Awards - Broadcast Film Critics (Critics Choice)

And now we have one of the biggest awards of the year, and traditionally, one of the best precursors for the Oscar race. One of my personal favorites awards of the year. Usually bestowed on very deserving films. It also looks like they may have expanding their categories, bringing in almost all of the technical races. Hugo and The Artist continue their steamroll through the awards season, both receiving 11 nominations. Drive and The Help pulled in 8, while The Descendents and War Horse followed up with 7. Full nominees below...

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

Stephen Daldry - "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"

Alexander Payne - "The Descendants"

Nicolas Winding Refn - "Drive"

Martin Scorsese - "Hugo"

Steven Spielberg - "War Horse"

BEST ACTOR

George Clooney - "The Descendants"

Leonardo DiCaprio - "J. Edgar"

Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"

Michael Fassbender - "Shame"

Ryan Gosling - "Drive"

Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"

BEST ACTRESS

Viola Davis - "The Help"

Elizabeth Olsen - "Martha Marcy May Marlene"

Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"

Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"

Charlize Theron - "Young Adult"

Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh - "My Week with Marilyn"

Albert Brooks - "Drive"

Nick Nolte - "Warrior"

Patton Oswalt - "Young Adult"

Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"

Andrew Serkis - "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo - "The Artist"

Jessica Chastain - "The Help"

Melissa McCarthy - "Bridesmaids"

Carey Mulligan - "Shame"

Octavia Spencer - "The Help"

Shailene Woodley - "The Descendants"

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

The Artist

Bridesmaids

The Descendants

The Help

The Ides of March

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

50/50

The Artist

Midnight in Paris

Win Win

Young Adult

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Descendants

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Help

Hugo

Moneyball

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Adventures of Tintin

Arthur Christmas

Kung Fu Panda 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Artist

Drive

Hugo

The Tree of Life (tie)

War Horse (tie)

BEST FILM EDITING

The Artist

Drive

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

War Horse

BEST ART DIRECTION

The Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Hugo

The Tree of Life

War Horse

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Artist

The Help

Hugo

Jane Eyre

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

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Hugo

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Super 8

The Tree of Life

BEST MAKEUP

Albert Nobbs

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

The Iron Lady

J. Edgar

My Week with Marilyn

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Artist

Drive

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo & Juliet

"Life's a Happy Song" - The Muppets

"The Living Proof" - The Help

"Man or Muppet" - The Muppets

"Pictures in My Head" - The Muppets

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

In Darkness

Le Havre

A Separation

The Skin I Live In

Where Do We Go Now

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Buck

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Page One: Inside the New York Times

Project Nim

Undefeated

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Asa Butterfield - "Hugo"

Elle Fanning - "Super 8"

Thomas Horn - "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Ezra Miller - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"

Saoirse Ronan - "Hanna"

Shailene Woodley - "The Descendants"

BEST ACTION MOVIE

Drive

Fast Five

Hanna

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Super 8

BEST COMEDY MOVIE

Bridesmaids

Crazy, Stupid, Love

Horrible Bosses

Midnight in Paris

The Muppets