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Phoenix Film Critics Society - 2011 PFCS Awards

Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS)
PFCS Awards (12th)
Nominations: December 13, 2011
Awards: December 27, 2011


Below are the nominations & winners for the 12th Annual PFCS Awards.

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Best Picture
WINNER "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company)

Top Ten Films
"The Artist" (The Weinstein Company)
"The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Little Blair, Dune, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Ingenious Film Partners
"Drive" (FilmDistrict) Marc Platt Productions, Motel Movies
"The Help" (Walt Disney) 1492 Pictures, Harbinger Pictures
"Hugo" (Paramount Pictures) GK Films
"Midnight in Paris" (Sony Pictures Classics) Pontchartrain
"Moneyball" (Sony Pictures Entertainment) Scott Rudin Productions, Rachael Horovitz, Michael De Luca
"My Week With Marilyn" (The Weinstein Company) BBC, Trademark Films
"Super 8" (Paramount Pictures) Bad Robot, Amblin Entertainment
"The Tree of Life" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Cottonwood Pictures

Best Director
"Midnight in Paris" (Sony Pictures Classics) Woody Allen
WINNER "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company) Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Alexander Payne
"Hugo" (Paramount Pictures) Martin Scorsese
"The Help" (Walt Disney) Tate Taylor

Best Actor
George Clooney in "The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
WINNER Jean Dujardin in "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company)
Michael Fassbender in "Shame" (Fox Searchlight)
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball" (Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Best Actress
Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs" (Roadside Attractions)
Viola Davis in "The Help" (Walt Disney)
WINNER Elizabeth Olsen in "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" (Weinstein Co.)
Michelle Williams in "My Week With Marilyn" (The Weinstein Company)

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh in "My Week With Marilyn" (The Weinstein Company)
WINNER Albert Brooks in "Drive" (FilmDistrict)
John Hawkes in "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball" (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" (Focus Features)

Best Supporting Actress
WINNER Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company)
Bryce Dallas Howard in "The Help" (Walt Disney)
Jessica Chastain in "The Help" (Walt Disney)
Octavia Spencer in "The Help" (Walt Disney)
Shailene Woodley in "The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Best Ensemble
"Bridesmaids" (Universal Pictures) Apatow Productions
"Contagion" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Double Feature Films, Gregory Jacobs
"Margin Call" (Roadside Attractions) Before the Door
"Midnight in Paris" (Sony Pictures Classics) Pontchartrain
WINNER "Super 8" (Paramount Pictures) Bad Robot, Amblin Entertainment

Best Original Screenplay
WINNER "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company) Michel Hazanavicius
"Beginners" (Focus Features) Parts & Labor, Mike Mills
"Midnight in Paris" (Sony Pictures Classics) Pontchartrain, Woody Allen

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Little Blair, Dune, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Ingenious Film Partners, Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
WINNER "The Help" (Walt Disney) 1492 Pictures, Harbinger Pictures, Tate Taylor
"Hugo" (Paramount Pictures) GK Films, John Logan

Best Live Action Family Film
"Dolphin Tale" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Alcon Entertainment
"Hugo" (Paramount Pictures) GK Films
WINNER "The Muppets" (Walt Disney Pictures) Walt Disney Studios
"We Bought a Zoo" (20th Century Fox)

Overlooked Film
WINNER "A Better Life" (Summit Entertainment)
"The Conspirator" (Roadside Attractions) The American Film Company
"Texas Killing Fields" (Anchor Bay Films)

Best Animated Film
"The Adventures of Tintin" (Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures) Amblin Entertainment, WingNut Films, Kennedy/Marshall
WINNER "Rango" (Paramount Pictures) GK Films, Blind Wink
"Winnie the Pooh" (Walt Disney) Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Foreign Language Film
"Incendies" (Lucky Red, Sony Pictures Classics) Canada
"Point Blank" (Gaumont, Magnolia Pictures) France
WINNER "The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito)" Canal+ España, El Deseo S.A., Insituto de Crédito Oficial, Spain

Best Documentary
"African Cats" (Disneynature) Disneynature
"Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" (Sony Pictures Classics)
WINNER "Page One: Inside The New York Times" (Magnolia Pictures)
"Project Nim" (Roadside Attractions) Red Box Films

Best Original Song
"I Believe In You" from "Johnny English Reborn" (Universal Pictures)
WINNER "Life's a Happy Song" from "The Muppets" (Walt Disney Pictures)
"The Living Proof" from "The Help" (Walt Disney)
"Star Spangled Man" from "Captain America: The First Avenger" (Paramount Pictures)

Best Original Score
WINNER "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company) Ludovic Bource
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Alexandre Desplat
"Moneyball" (Sony Pictures Entertainment) Scott Rudin Productions, Rachael Horovitz, Michael De Luca, Mychael Danna
"Super 8" (Paramount Pictures) Bad Robot, Amblin Entertainment, Michael Giacchino

Best Cinematography
"The Artist" (The Weinstein Company) Guillaume Schiffman
"Hugo" (Paramount Pictures) GK Films, Robert Richardson
WINNER "The Tree of Life" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Cottonwood Pictures, Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Film Editing
WINNER "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company) Anne-Sophie Bion & Michel Hazanavicius
"Super 8" (Paramount Pictures) Bad Robot, Amblin Entertainment, Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
"The Tree of Life" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Cottonwood Pictures, Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber & Mark Yoshikawa

Best Production Design
"The Artist" (The Weinstein Company) Laurence Bennett
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Heyday Films, Stuart Craig
WINNER "Hugo" (Paramount Pictures) GK Films, Dante Ferretti

Best Costume Design
WINNER "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company) Mark Bridges
"Hugo" (Paramount Pictures) GK Films, Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" (Focus Features) Ruby Films, Michael O'Connor

Best Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Heyday Films
WINNER "Hugo" (Paramount Pictures) GK Films
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (20th Century Fox) Chernin Entertainment

Best Stunts
WINNER "Drive" (FilmDistrict) Marc Platt Productions, Motel Movies
"Fast Five" (Universal Pictures) Original Film, One Race Films
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Heyday Films

Breakthrough on Camera
Elle Fanning in "Super 8" (Paramount Pictures)
WINNER Thomas Horn in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Elizabeth Olsen in "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Shailene Woodley in "The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Breakthrough Behind the Camera
"Martha Marcy May Marlene" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Sean Durkin
WINNER "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company) Michel Hazanavicius
"The Help" (Walt Disney) Tate Taylor

Best Performance by a Youth - Male
Asa Butterfield in "Hugo" (Paramount Pictures)
Joel Courtney in "Super 8" (Paramount Pictures)
WINNER Thomas Horn in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Performance by a Youth - Female
Elle Fanning in "Super 8" (Paramount Pictures)
Amara Miller in "The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Chloë Grace Moretz in "Hugo" (Paramount Pictures)
WINNER Saoirse Ronan in "Hanna" (Focus Features)


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