Awards - Detroit Film Critics

And now we have the critics from Detroit throwing in their two cents. Nice to see a few new names popping up, and few new films mentioned, such as the "Shame" nods. Also a lot of love for Take Shelter, which I still need to see. And their nominees and winners are...


BEST PICTURE

The Artist

The Descendants
Hugo
Take Shelter
The Tree of Life

BEST DIRECTOR

Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"

Terrence Malick - "The Tree of Life"
Jeff Nichols - "Take Shelter"
Nicholas Winding Refn - "Drive"
Martin Scorsese - "Hugo"

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney - "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"

Michael Fassbender - "Shame"

Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"
Michael Shannon - "Take Shelter"

BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis - "The Help"
Felicity Jones - "Like Crazy"
Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"
Charlize Theron - "Young Adult"

Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh - "My Week with Marilyn"
Albert Brooks - "Drive"
Ryan Gosling - "Crazy Stupid Love"
Patton Oswalt - "Young Adult"

Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo - "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain - "Take Shelter"

Carey Mulligan - "Shame"

Vanessa Redgrave - "Coriolanus"
Octavia Spencer - "The Help"

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Carnage

Cedar Rapids
Crazy Stupid Love
The Help
Margin Call
Win Win

BEST SCREENPLAY
50/50 - Will Reiser
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
Beginners - Mike Mills

Moneyball - Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian

Take Shelter - Jeff Nichols

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Into Eternity
Into the Abyss
Marwencol

Tabloid

We Were Here

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Jessica Chastain - "The Help" / "Take Shelter" / "The Tree of Life"

Felicity Jones - "Like Crazy"
Melissa McCarthy - "Bridesmaids"
Elizabeth Olsen - "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Shailene Woodley - "The Descendants"