17th Critics' Choice Awards

17th Critics' Choice Awards
Date	January 12, 2012
Hosted by	Rob Huebel ; Paul Scheer
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	The Artist
Most awards	The Artist (4)
Most nominations	The Artist (11) ; Hugo (11)
Television coverage
Network	VH1

The 17th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2011 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on VH1, and hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer. The nominees were announced on December 13, 2011.[1][2][3]

Winners and nominees

Michel Hazanavicius, Best Director winner

George Clooney, Best Actor winner

Viola Davis, Best Actress winner

Christopher Plummer, Best Supporting Actor winner

Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress winner

Woody Allen, Best Original Screenplay winner

Aaron Sorkin, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner

Best Picture The Artist The Descendants Drive Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse	Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Alexander Payne – The Descendants Martin Scorsese – Hugo Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive Stephen Daldry – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Steven Spielberg – War Horse
Best Actor *George Clooney – The Descendants* as Matthew King** Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling – Drive as Driver	Best Actress *Viola Davis – The Help* as Aibileen Clark** Charlize Theron – Young Adult as Mavis Gary Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha/Marcy May/Marlene Lewis Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
Best Supporting Actor *Christopher Plummer – Beginners* as Hal Fields** Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon Patton Oswalt – Young Adult as Matt Freehauf	Best Supporting Actress *Octavia Spencer – The Help* as Minny Jackson** Berenice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Carey Mulligan – Shame as Sissy Sullivan Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Rae Foote Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra King
Best Young Actor/Actress *Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* as Oskar Schell** Asa Butterfield – Hugo as Hugo Cabret Elle Fanning – Super 8 as Alice Dainard Ezra Miller – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Kevin Khatchadourian Saoirse Ronan – Hanna as Hanna Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra King	Best Acting Ensemble The Help The Artist Bridesmaids The Descendants The Ides of March
Best Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen 50/50 – Will Reiser The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Win Win – Joe Tiboni and Tom McCarthy Young Adult – Diablo Cody	Best Adapted Screenplay Moneyball – Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin and Steven Zaillian The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Jim Rash and Nat Faxon Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Eric Roth The Help – Tate Taylor Hugo – John Logan
Best Animated Feature Rango The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots Rio	Best Documentary Feature George Harrison: Living in the Material World Buck Cave of Forgotten Dreams Page One: Inside the New York Times Project Nim Undefeated
Best Action Movie Drive Fast Five Hanna Rise of the Planet of the Apes Super 8 Thor	Best Comedy Movie Bridesmaids Crazy, Stupid, Love Horrible Bosses Midnight in Paris The Muppets
Best Foreign Language Film A Separation • Iran In Darkness • Poland Le Havre • Finland The Skin I Live In • Spain Where Do We Go Now? • Lebanon	Best Art Direction Hugo – Dante Ferretti (Production Design)/Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration) The Artist – Laurence Bennett (Production Design)/Robert Gould (Set Decoration) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Stuart Craig (Production Design)/Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration) The Tree of Life – Jack Fisk (Production Design)/Jeanette Scott (Set Decoration) War Horse – Rick Carter (Production Design)/Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)
Best Cinematography The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki (Tie) War Horse – Janusz Kaminski (Tie) The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman Drive – Newton Thomas Sigel Hugo – Robert Richardson	Best Costume Design The Artist – Mark Bridges The Help – Sharen Davis Hugo – Sandy Powell Jane Eyre – Michael O'Connor My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Best Editing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter The Artist – Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius Drive – Matthew Newman Hugo – Thelma Schoonmaker War Horse – Michael Kahn	Best Makeup Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Albert Nobbs The Iron Lady J. Edgar My Week with Marilyn
Best Sound Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life War Horse	Best Visual Effects Rise of the Planet of the Apes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life
Best Score The Artist – Ludovic Bource Drive – Cliff Martinez The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor Hugo – Howard Shore War Horse – John Williams	Best Song "Life's a Happy Song" – The Muppets "Hello Hello" – Gnomeo & Juliet "The Living Proof" – The Help "Man or Muppet" – The Muppets "Pictures in My Head" – The Muppets "Collision of Worlds" - Cars 2

Music+Film Award

Martin Scorsese [4]

Joel Siegel Award

Sean Penn [5]

Statistics

Nominations	Film
11	The Artist
11	Hugo
8	Drive
8	The Help
7	The Descendants
7	War Horse
5	The Tree of Life
4	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
	The Muppets
	My Week with Marilyn
	Super 8
3	Bridesmaids
	Midnight in Paris
	Moneyball
	Rise of the Planet of the Apes
	Young Adult
2	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
	Hanna
	The Iron Lady
	J. Edgar
	Shame

Wins	Film
4	The Artist
3	The Help
2	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

References

"17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2012) - Best Picture: The Artist". Critics' Choice Awards.
"'Hugo,' 'The Artist' top nominees for Critics Choice Awards". December 13, 2011.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2011-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Martin Scorsese To Get Music+Film Award At Upcoming Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Deadline Hollywood. December 6, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
"Sean Penn To Receive Broadcast Critics Honor". Deadline Hollywood. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

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[1] "17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2012) - Best Picture: The Artist". Critics' Choice Awards.

[2] "'Hugo,' 'The Artist' top nominees for Critics Choice Awards". December 13, 2011.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2011-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Martin Scorsese To Get Music+Film Award At Upcoming Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Deadline Hollywood. December 6, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.

[5] "Sean Penn To Receive Broadcast Critics Honor". Deadline Hollywood. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

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