The COFCA, located primarily based out of Columbus, Ohio, have announced their nominees. There were a few ties in the voting round, so several categories have more than the usual number of nominees. Love some of the choices here. Nice to see a few things, like Source Code, and Tinker Tailor, and Hanna pop up.
They will announce winners soon, but here are the nominees.
BEST PICTURE
1. DRIVE
2. Martha Marcy May Marlene
3. Take Shelter
4. Melancholia
5. The Descendants.
6. Midnight in Paris
7. The Tree of Life
8. The Artist
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
10. Hugo
Honorable Mentions: The Ides of March, Margin Call, Moneyball, Super 8, Win Win
BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher - "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Terrence Malick - "The Tree of Life"
Nicolas Winding Refn - "Drive"
Martin Scorsese - "Hugo"
Lars von Trier - "Melancholia"
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney - "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender - "Shame"
Ryan Gosling - "Drive"
Michael Shannon - "Take Shelter"
BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis - "The Help"
Kirsten Dunst - "Melancholia"
Elizabeth Olsen - "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"
Charlize Theron - "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Albert Brooks - "Drive"
John Hawkes - "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Patton Oswalt - "Young Adult"
Brad Pitt - "The Tree of Life"
Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain - "The Help"
Jessica Chastain - "The Tree of Life"
Melissa McCarthy - "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan - "Shame"
Shailene Woodley - "The Descendants"
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March
Margin Call
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Tree of Life
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Midnight in Paris
Source Code
Take Shelter
The Tree of Life
Young Adult
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Descendants
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
Winnie the Pooh
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Drive
Hugo
Melancholia
The Tree of Life
War Horse
BEST SCORE
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hanna
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
13 Assassins
Certified Copy
I Saw the Devil
Of Gods and Men
The Skin I Live In
BEST DOCUMENTARY
African Cats
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Project Nim
Tabloid
ACTOR OF THE YEAR (for an exemplary body of work)
Jessica Chastain - "Coriolanus", "The Debt", "The Help", "Take Shelter", "Texas Killing Fields" & "The Tree of Life"
George Clooney - "The Descendants" & "The Ides of March"
Michael Fassbender - "A Dangerous Method", "Jane Eyre", "Shame" & "X-Men: First Class"
Ryan Gosling - "Crazy, Stupid, Love.", "Drive" & "The Ides of March"
Brad Pitt - "Happy Feet Two", "Moneyball" & "The Tree of Life"
BREAKTHROUGH FILM ARTIST
Jessica Chastain -- acting -- "Coriolanus", "The Debt", "The Help", "Take Shelter", "Texas Killing Fields" & "The Tree of Life"
Sean Durkin -- directing & screenwriting -- "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Elizabeth Olsen -- acting -- "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Nicolas Winding Refn -- directing -- "Drive"
Shailene Woodley -- acting -- "The Descendants"
BEST OVERLOOKED FILM
Attack the Block
Beginners
Higher Ground
Margaret
Of Gods and Men
