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CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

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    Critics Choice Award

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    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Social Network

      7.8 (798K)
    • [object Object]

      127 Hours

      7.5 (417K)
    • [object Object]

      The Fighter

      7.8 (401K)
    • [object Object]

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
    • [object Object]

      The King's Speech

      8.0 (724K)
    • [object Object]

      The Town

      7.5 (436K)
    • [object Object]

      Toy Story 3

      8.3 (942K)
    • [object Object]

      True Grit

      7.6 (369K)
    • [object Object]

      Winter's Bone

      7.1 (155K)
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)

    Best Actor

    • Colin Firth
      Winner
      • Colin Firth
      • The King's Speech
    • Jeff Bridges at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
      • Jeff Bridges
      • True Grit
    • Robert Duvall at an event for Four Christmases (2008)
      • Robert Duvall
      • Get Low
    • Jesse Eisenberg
      • Jesse Eisenberg
      • The Social Network
    • James Franco
      • James Franco
      • 127 Hours
    • Ryan Gosling at an event for Lost River (2014)
      • Ryan Gosling
      • Blue Valentine

    Best Young Actor/Actress

    • Hailee Steinfeld
      Winner
      • Hailee Steinfeld
      • True Grit
    • Elle Fanning
      • Elle Fanning
      • Somewhere
    • Jennifer Lawrence at an event for Passengers (2016)
      • Jennifer Lawrence
      • Winter's Bone
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
      • Chloë Grace Moretz
      • Let Me In
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
      • Chloë Grace Moretz
      • Kick-Ass
    • Kodi Smit-McPhee
      • Kodi Smit-McPhee
      • Let Me In

    Best Actress

    • Natalie Portman at an event for The Oscars (2020)
      Winner
      • Natalie Portman
      • Black Swan
    • Annette Bening in The Face of Love (2013)
      • Annette Bening
      • The Kids Are All Right
    • Nicole Kidman at an event for The Paperboy (2012)
      • Nicole Kidman
      • Rabbit Hole
    • Jennifer Lawrence at an event for Passengers (2016)
      • Jennifer Lawrence
      • Winter's Bone
    • Noomi Rapace
      • Noomi Rapace
      • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    • Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
      • Michelle Williams
      • Blue Valentine

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Christian Bale at an event for The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
      Winner
      • Christian Bale
      • The Fighter
    • Andrew Garfield
      • Andrew Garfield
      • The Social Network
    • Jeremy Renner
      • Jeremy Renner
      • The Town
    • Sam Rockwell at an event for 75th Golden Globe Awards (2018)
      • Sam Rockwell
      • Conviction
    • Mark Ruffalo
      • Mark Ruffalo
      • The Kids Are All Right
    • Geoffrey Rush
      • Geoffrey Rush
      • The King's Speech

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Melissa Leo
      Winner
      • Melissa Leo
      • The Fighter
    • Amy Adams
      • Amy Adams
      • The Fighter
    • Helena Bonham Carter
      • Helena Bonham Carter
      • The King's Speech
    • Mila Kunis
      • Mila Kunis
      • Black Swan
    • Hailee Steinfeld
      • Hailee Steinfeld
      • True Grit
    • Jacki Weaver
      • Jacki Weaver
      • Animal Kingdom

    Best Director

    • David Fincher
      Winner
      • David Fincher
      • The Social Network
    • Danny Boyle
      • Danny Boyle
      • 127 Hours
    • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
      Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
      • True Grit
    • Tom Hooper
      • Tom Hooper
      • The King's Speech
    • Christopher Nolan at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Christopher Nolan
      • Inception
    • Darren Aronofsky at an event for Golden Globe Awards (2009)
      • Darren Aronofsky
      • Black Swan

    Best Screenplay, Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The King's Speech

      8.0 (724K)
      David Seidler
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)
      Mark Heyman
      Andres Heinz
      John J. McLaughlin
    • [object Object]

      Another Year

      7.4 (32K)
      Mike Leigh
    • [object Object]

      The Fighter

      7.8 (401K)
      Scott Silver
      Paul Tamasy
      Eric Johnson
      Keith Dorrington
    • [object Object]

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
      Christopher Nolan
    • [object Object]

      The Kids Are All Right

      7.0 (136K)
      Lisa Cholodenko
      Stuart Blumberg

    Best Screenplay, Adapted

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Social Network

      7.8 (798K)
      Aaron Sorkin
    • [object Object]

      127 Hours

      7.5 (417K)
      Simon Beaufoy
      Danny Boyle
    • [object Object]

      The Town

      7.5 (436K)
      Peter Craig
      Ben Affleck
      Aaron Stockard
    • [object Object]

      Toy Story 3

      8.3 (942K)
      Michael Arndt
      John Lasseter(story)
      Andrew Stanton(story)
      Lee Unkrich(story)
    • [object Object]

      True Grit

      7.6 (369K)
      Joel Coen
      Ethan Coen
    • [object Object]

      Winter's Bone

      7.1 (155K)
      Debra Granik
      Anne Rosellini

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
      Wally Pfister
    • [object Object]

      127 Hours

      7.5 (417K)
      Anthony Dod Mantle
      Enrique Chediak
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)
      Matthew Libatique
    • [object Object]

      The King's Speech

      8.0 (724K)
      Danny Cohen
    • [object Object]

      True Grit

      7.6 (369K)
      Roger Deakins

    Best Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
      Guy Hendrix Dyas
      Larry Dias
      Douglas A. Mowat
    • [object Object]

      Alice in Wonderland

      6.4 (459K)
      Robert Stromberg
      Karen O'Hara
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)
      Thérèse DePrez
      Tora Peterson
    • [object Object]

      The King's Speech

      8.0 (724K)
      Eve Stewart
      Judy Farr
    • [object Object]

      True Grit

      7.6 (369K)
      Jess Gonchor
      Nancy Haigh

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alice in Wonderland

      6.4 (459K)
      Colleen Atwood
    • [object Object]

      True Grit

      7.6 (369K)
      Mary Zophres
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)
      Amy Westcott
      Kate Mulleavy
      Laura Mulleavy
    • [object Object]

      The King's Speech

      8.0 (724K)
      Jenny Beavan

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
      Richard King Slifka
      Ed Novick
      Lora Hirschberg
      Gary A. Rizzo
    • [object Object]

      127 Hours

      7.5 (417K)
      Glenn Freemantle
      Steven C. Laneri
      Douglas Cameron
      Ian Tapp
      Richard Pryke
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)
      Brian Emrich
      Craig Henighan
    • [object Object]

      The Social Network

      7.8 (798K)
      Ren Klyce
      David Parker
      Michael Semanick
      Mark Weingarten
    • [object Object]

      Toy Story 3

      8.3 (942K)
      Tom Myers
      Michael Silvers

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
      Lee Smith
    • [object Object]

      127 Hours

      7.5 (417K)
      Jon Harris
    • [object Object]

      The Social Network

      7.8 (798K)
      Angus Wall
      Kirk Baxter
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)
      Andrew Weisblum

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
      Chris Corbould
      Andrew Lockley
      Pete Bebb
      Paul J. Franklin
    • [object Object]

      Alice in Wonderland

      6.4 (459K)
      Ken Ralston
      David Schaub
      Carey Villegas
      Sean Phillips
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

      7.7 (639K)
      Tim Burke
      John Richardson
      Christian Manz
      Nicolas Aithadi
    • [object Object]

      Tron: Legacy

      6.8 (370K)
      Eric Barba
      Romain Bayle
      Mattias Bergbom
      Craig Calvert
      Dan Carnegie
      David Cole
      Jon Cowley
      Janelle Ralla
      Ian Dawson
      Natalia de la Garza
      Karl Denham
      Devin Fairbairn
      Brian Gazdik
      Dean Grubb
      Brian Gyss
      Mike Harrison
      Chris Harvey
      Ryan Hietanen
      Samir Hoon
      Konstantin Hristozov
      Christoffer Hulusjö
      Walter F. Hyneman

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alice in Wonderland

      6.4 (459K)
      Jaremy Aiello
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)
      Marjorie Durand
      Geordie Sheffer
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

      7.7 (639K)
      Mark Coulier
      Paula Eden
      Katy Fray
      Paul Spateri
      Lisa Tomblin
    • [object Object]

      True Grit

      7.6 (369K)
      Beate Petruccelli
      Kay Georgiou
      Thomas Nellen
      Geordie Sheffer

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      127 Hours

      7.5 (417K)
      Dido(Performer) (Writer)
      Rollo(Writer)
      A.R. Rahman(Performer) (Music By)
      For the song "If I Rise".
    • [object Object]

      Toy Story 3

      8.3 (942K)
      Randy Newman(Performer) (Writer)
      For the song "We Belong Together".
    • [object Object]

      Waiting for Superman

      7.4 (12K)
      John Legend(Performer) (Writer)
      For the song "Shine".
    • [object Object]

      Burlesque

      6.4 (97K)
      Cher(Performer)
      Diane Warren(Writer)
      For the song "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me".
    • [object Object]

      Tangled

      7.7 (527K)
      Mandy Moore(Performer)
      Zachary Levi(Performer)
      Alan Menken(Writer)
      Glenn Slater(Writer)
      For the song "I See the Light".

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waiting for Superman

      7.4 (12K)
      Davis Guggenheim
    • [object Object]

      Exit Through the Gift Shop

      7.9 (70K)
      Banksy
    • [object Object]

      Inside Job

      8.2 (82K)
      Charles Ferguson
    • [object Object]

      Restrepo

      7.4 (25K)
      Tim Hetherington
      Sebastian Junger
    • [object Object]

      Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

      7.3 (3.9K)
      Ricki Stern
      Anne Sundberg
    • [object Object]

      The Tillman Story

      7.7 (5.5K)
      Amir Bar-Lev

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      7.8 (228K)
      Niels Arden Oplev
    • [object Object]

      Biutiful

      7.4 (97K)
      Alejandro G. Iñárritu
    • [object Object]

      I Am Love

      7.0 (25K)
      Luca Guadagnino

    Best Animated Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Toy Story 3

      8.3 (942K)
      Walt Disney Pictures
      Pixar Animation Studios
    • [object Object]

      How to Train Your Dragon

      8.1 (863K)
      Dean DeBlois
      Chris Sanders
    • [object Object]

      The Illusionist

      7.4 (37K)
      Sylvain Chomet
    • [object Object]

      Tangled

      7.7 (527K)
      Nathan Greno
      Byron Howard
    • [object Object]

      Despicable Me

      7.6 (616K)
      Universal Pictures
      Illumination Entertainment

    Best Acting Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fighter

      7.8 (401K)
    • [object Object]

      The Kids Are All Right

      7.0 (136K)
    • [object Object]

      The King's Speech

      8.0 (724K)
    • [object Object]

      The Social Network

      7.8 (798K)
    • [object Object]

      The Town

      7.5 (436K)

    Best Action Movie

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
      Christopher Nolan
    • [object Object]

      Kick-Ass

      7.6 (612K)
      Matthew Vaughn
    • [object Object]

      Red

      7.0 (334K)
      Robert Schwentke
    • [object Object]

      The Town

      7.5 (436K)
      Ben Affleck
    • [object Object]

      Unstoppable

      6.8 (215K)
      Tony Scott

    Best Comedy Movie

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Easy A

      7.0 (435K)
    • [object Object]

      Cyrus

      6.3 (37K)
    • [object Object]

      Date Night

      6.3 (177K)
    • [object Object]

      Get Him to the Greek

      6.3 (189K)
    • [object Object]

      I Love You Phillip Morris

      6.6 (102K)
    • [object Object]

      The Other Guys

      6.7 (302K)

    Best Picture Made for Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Pacific

      8.3 (140K)
      Jeremy Podeswa
      Timothy Van Patten
      David Nutter
    • [object Object]

      Temple Grandin

      8.2 (35K)
      Mick Jackson
    • [object Object]

      You Don't Know Jack

      7.5 (31K)
      Steve Lee Jones(executive producer)
      Lydia Dean Pilcher(executive producer)
      Barry Levinson(executive producer)
      Bee Holder Productions
      Cine Mosaic

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Social Network

      7.8 (798K)
      Trent Reznor
      Atticus Ross
    • [object Object]

      The King's Speech

      8.0 (724K)
      Alexandre Desplat
    • [object Object]

      True Grit

      7.6 (369K)
      Carter Burwell
    • [object Object]

      Black Swan

      8.0 (867K)
      Clint Mansell
    • [object Object]

      Inception

      8.8 (2.7M)
      Hans Zimmer

    Joel Siegel Award

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    • Matt Damon
      Winner
      • Matt Damon

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