2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Explained

77th NYFCC Awards

January 9, 2012

----Best Picture:
The Artist

The 77th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 29 November 2011 and presented on 9 January 2012.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Winners

• Best Film:
  • The Artist
  • Runners-up: Melancholia and Hugo
• Best Director:
  • Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
  • Runners-up: Martin Scorsese – Hugo and Lars von Trier – Melancholia
• Best Actor:
  • Brad Pitt – Moneyball and The Tree of Life
  • Runners-up: Michael Fassbender – Shame and Jean Dujardin – The Artist
• Best Actress:
  • Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
  • Runners-up: Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn and Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Albert Brooks – Drive
  • Runners-up: Christopher Plummer – Beginners and Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Jessica Chastain – The Help, Take Shelter, and The Tree of Life
  • Runners-up: Carey Mulligan – Shame and Vanessa Redgrave – Coriolanus
• Best Screenplay:
  • Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian – Moneyball
• Best Cinematography:
  • Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) • Iran
  • Runner-up: Incendies • Canada
• Best Non-Fiction Film:
  • Cave of Forgotten Dreams
• Best First Film:
  • J. C. Chandor – Margin Call
• Special Award:
  • Raúl Ruiz

External links

• 2011 Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: New York critics name 'The Artist' best film of the year . 29 November 2011 . 26 December 2017 . Times Union.
2. Web site: ‘The Artist’ Leads New York Film Critics’ Circle Awards . Knegt . Peter . 29 November 2011 . . 23 December 2017.
3. Web site: New York Film Critics Can’t Wait to Give Their Top Prizes to The Artist . Corliss . Richard . 29 November 2011 . . 7 August 2016.