2011 OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARD WINNERS

Here is my full list of winners for this year's Oscar Beachhouse awards. A very wide range of films nominated in 26 categories, and when it came down to it, I found myself doling out at least 1 award to 19 different films, which is by far a record for me, with the previous record being 16 (back in 2006). Granted, a few new categories (and one gone [Best Scene]), but still a very wide-cast net this year. A lot of admire, a lot to love, and a lot to reward. In previous years, since I started doing this back in 2000, the Best Pic winners were...
 
2000 -- Gladiator (7 Awards)
               8 total winning films
2001 -- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (9 Awards)
               8 total winning films
2002 -- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (6 Awards)
               11 total winning films
2003 -- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (13 Awards)
               7 total winning films
2004 -- The Passion of the Christ (5 Awards)
               12 total winning films
2005 -- Crash (6 Awards)
               14 total winning films
2006 -- United 93 (4 Awards)
               16 total winning films
2007 -- Ratatouille (3 Awards)
               16 total winning films
2008 -- The Dark Knight (5 Awards)
               14 total winning films
2009 -- The Hurt Locker (3 Awards)
               13 total winning films
2010 -- The Social Network (3 Awards)
               13 total winning films

So here they are, The OSCAR BEACHHOUSE AWARDS, my personal winners for the 2011 film year. 26 categories, 19 winning films. Congratulations to all the inspiring winners! And the Beachhouse goes to...

BEST PICTURE
The Descendants

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius -- "The Artist"

BEST ACTOR
Jean Dujardin -- "The Artist"

BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams -- "My Week with Marilyn"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Andy Serkis -- "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Shailene Woodley -- "The Descendants"

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Midnight in Paris

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Moneyball

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Rango

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Tree of Life

BEST FILM EDITING
Drive

BEST ART DIRECTION

Hugo

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Hugo

BEST SOUND MIXING
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

BEST SOUND EDITING
Super 8

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

BEST MAKEUP
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Life's a Happy Song" - The Muppets

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

A Separation

BEST COMEDY FILM

50/50

BEST ACTION FILM
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Shailene Woodley -- "The Descendants"

BEST BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER
Nicolas Winding Refn -- "Drive"

BEST OVERLOOKED FILM
Win Win

So there you have it. THE DESCENDANTS is the big winner, taking 3 awards. Here's the full breakdown by # of wins.

3
THE DESCENDANTS  (6 nods)

2
THE ARTIST  (9 nods)
DRIVE  (8 nods)
HUGO  (8 nods)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2  (5 nods)
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES  (4 nods)

1
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN  (4 nods)
WAR HORSE  (4 nods)
50/50  (4 nods)
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS  (3 nods)
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY  (3 nods)
THE TREE OF LIFE  (3 nods)
THE MUPPETS  (3 nods)
MONEYBALL  (2 nods)
SUPER 8  (2 nods)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL  (2 nods)
RANGO  (1 nod)
A SEPARATION  (1 nod)
WIN WIN  (1 nod)