Awards -- Denver Film Critics

Truth be told, I didn't even know Denver had a critics group. Maybe it's a newly formed one, at least within the last few years. But either way, they announced their nominees for this year, with a lot of top contenders showing up yet again, and a few nice surprises along the way.

BEST PICTURE
Black Swan
Blue Valentine
The King's Speech
The Social Network

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle "127 Hours"
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen "True Grit"
David Fincher "The Social Network"
Christopher Nolan "Inception"

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg "The Social Network"
Colin Firth "The King's Speech"
James Franco "127 Hours"

BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence "Winter's Bone"
Lesley Manville "Another Year"
Natalie Portman "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams "Blue Valentine"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale "The Fighter"
Matt Damon "True Grit"
Jeremy Renner "The Town"
Geoffrey Rush "The King's Speech"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo "The Fighter"
Jackie Weaver "Animal Kingdom"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Inception -- Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right -- Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
The King's Speech -- David Seidler
Please Give -- Nicole Holofcener

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours -- Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufor
The Social Network -- Aaron Sorkin
The Town -- Ben Affleck, Peter Craig & Aaron Stockard
True Grit -- Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

BEST ANIMATED FILM
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Swan
The Social Network
Tron: Legacy
True Grit

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"If I Rise" -- 127 Hours
"Me and Tennessee" -- Country Strong
"Shine" -- Waiting for Superman
"We Belong Together" -- Toy Story 3

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Biutiful
I Am Love
Mother
White Material

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Restrepo
Waiting for Superman