The Descendants

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, of which we are a proud member, voted the comedy-drama 1)THE DESCENDANTS as the best film of 2011, according to the results of its 18th annual critics’ poll released today. Rounding out the composite list of the top 10 films of the year were:

2) THE ARTIST

3) EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE

4) MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

5) THE TREE OF LIFE

6) HUGO

7) 50/50

8) DRIVE

9) SHAME

10) MONEYBALL


Best Actor

The DescendantsFor Best Actor, the association named:

1) George Clooney for THE DESCENDANTS. Runners-up included:

2) Jean Dujardin for THE ARTIST

3) Michael Fassbender for SHAME

4) Brad Pitt for MONEYBALL

5) Michael Shannon for TAKE SHELTER


Best Actress

My Week With Marilyn1) Michelle Williams was voted Best Actress for MY WEEK WITH MARILYN. Next in the voting were:

2) Tilda Swinton for WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2),

3) Meryl Streep for THE IRON LADY (3),

4) Charlize Theron for YOUNG ADULT

5) Kirsten Dunst for MELANCHOLIA (5).


Best Supporting Actor

The BeginnersIn the Best Supporting Actor category, the winner was:

1) Christopher Plummer for BEGINNERS. He was followed by:

2) Albert Brooks for DRIVE

3) Max von Sydow for EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE

4) Armie Hammer for J. EDGAR

5) Kenneth Branagh for MY WEEK WITH MARILYN


Best Supporting Actress

The DescendantsFor Best Supporting Actress, the association named:

1) Shailene Woodley for THE DESCENDANTS. Runners-up included:

2) Berenice Bejo for THE ARTIST

3) Octavia Spencer for THE HELP

4) Melissa McCarthy for BRIDESMAIDS

5) Carey Mulligan for SHAME


Best Director

The Descendants1) Alexander Payne was voted Best Director for THE DESCENDANTS. Next in the voting were:

2) Michel Hazanavicius for THE ARTIST

3) Terrence Malick for THE TREE OF LIFE

4) Martin Scorsese for HUGO

5) Woody Allen for MIDNIGHT IN PARIS


Best Foreign Language Film

A SeparationThe association voted:

1) A SEPARATION as the best foreign-language film of the year. Runners-up were:

2) THE SKIN I LIVE IN (2)

3) INCENDIES (3),

4 & 5) Tie between 13 ASSASSINS and OF GODS AND MEN and CERTIFIED COPY


Best Documentary

Cave of Forgotten Dreams1) CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS won for Best Documentary over:

2) PROJECT NIM

3) THE INTERRUPTERS

4) PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES

5) BUCK


Best Animated Film

Rango1) RANGO was named the best animated film of 2011

2) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN


Best Screenplay

The Descendants1) Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash won the Best Screenplay award for THE DESCENDANTS

2) Woody All MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.


Best Cinematography

The Tree of LifeThe award for Best Cinematography went to Emmanuel Lubezki for THE TREE OF LIFE

2) WAR HORSE.


Russell Smith Award

We Need to Talk About KevinThe association voted WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN as the winner of the Russell Smith Award, named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.


 

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 29 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout North Texas. For more information, visit www.dfwfilmcritics.com.