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Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

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    CFCA Award

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    Best Actor

    • Michael Shannon at an event for 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2016)
      Winner
      • Michael Shannon
      • Take Shelter
    • Jean Dujardin at an event for Un + Une (2015)
      • Jean Dujardin
      • The Artist
    • Michael Fassbender
      • Michael Fassbender
      • Shame
    • Gary Oldman
      • Gary Oldman
      • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    • George Clooney
      • George Clooney
      • The Descendants

    Best Actress

    • Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
      Winner
      • Michelle Williams
      • My Week with Marilyn
    • Kirsten Dunst at an event for The Two Faces of January (2014)
      • Kirsten Dunst
      • Melancholia
    • Elizabeth Olsen
      • Elizabeth Olsen
      • Martha Marcy May Marlene
    • Meryl Streep
      • Meryl Streep
      • The Iron Lady
    • Anna Paquin
      • Anna Paquin
      • Margaret

    Best Animated Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rango

      7.3 (309K)
    • [object Object]

      The Adventures of Tintin

      7.3 (251K)
    • [object Object]

      Arthur Christmas

      7.1 (71K)
    • [object Object]

      Puss in Boots

      6.6 (204K)
    • [object Object]

      Winnie the Pooh

      7.1 (30K)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (190K)
      Emmanuel Lubezki
    • [object Object]

      Drive

      7.8 (743K)
      Newton Thomas Sigel
    • [object Object]

      Melancholia

      7.1 (204K)
      Manuel Alberto Claro
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Robert Richardson
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Janusz Kaminski

    Best Director

    • Terrence Malick in The Thin Red Line (1998)
      Winner
      • Terrence Malick
      • The Tree of Life
    • Michel Hazanavicius
      • Michel Hazanavicius
      • The Artist
    • Alexander Payne
      • Alexander Payne
      • The Descendants
    • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Hugo
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Drive

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Interrupters

      7.5 (3.7K)
    • [object Object]

      Cave of Forgotten Dreams

      7.4 (18K)
    • [object Object]

      Into the Abyss

      7.3 (18K)
    • [object Object]

      Pina

      7.6 (16K)
    • [object Object]

      Project Nim

      7.4 (8.7K)
    • [object Object]

      Tabloid

      7.0 (7.5K)

    Best Foreign Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Separation

      8.3 (272K)
    • [object Object]

      In a Better World

      7.6 (43K)
    • [object Object]

      Incendies

      8.3 (234K)
    • [object Object]

      The Skin I Live In

      7.6 (176K)
    • [object Object]

      Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

      6.7 (18K)

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Drive

      7.8 (743K)
      Cliff Martinez
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Ludovic Bource
    • [object Object]

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      7.8 (518K)
      Trent Reznor
      Atticus Ross
    • [object Object]

      Hanna

      6.7 (212K)
      Ed Simons
      Tom Rowlands
      as The Chemical Brothers
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Howard Shore

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (190K)
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
    • [object Object]

      The Descendants

      7.3 (257K)
    • [object Object]

      Drive

      7.8 (743K)
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)

    Best Screenplay, Adapted

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moneyball

      7.6 (493K)
      Steven Zaillian
      Aaron Sorkin
    • [object Object]

      The Descendants

      7.3 (257K)
      Alexander Payne
      Nat Faxon
      Jim Rash
    • [object Object]

      Drive

      7.8 (743K)
      Hossein Amini
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      John Logan
    • [object Object]

      Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

      7.0 (222K)
      Bridget O'Connor
      Peter Straughan

    Best Screenplay, Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Michel Hazanavicius
    • [object Object]

      Martha Marcy May Marlene

      6.8 (57K)
      Sean Durkin
    • [object Object]

      Midnight in Paris

      7.6 (464K)
      Woody Allen
    • [object Object]

      A Separation

      8.3 (272K)
      Asghar Farhadi
    • [object Object]

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (190K)
      Terrence Malick

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Albert Brooks
      Winner
      • Albert Brooks
      • Drive
    • Nick Nolte
      • Nick Nolte
      • Warrior
    • Patton Oswalt
      • Patton Oswalt
      • Young Adult
    • Brad Pitt
      • Brad Pitt
      • The Tree of Life
    • Christopher Plummer
      • Christopher Plummer
      • Beginners

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Jessica Chastain at an event for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
      Winner
      • Jessica Chastain
      • The Tree of Life
    • Melissa McCarthy
      • Melissa McCarthy
      • Bridesmaids
    • Carey Mulligan
      • Carey Mulligan
      • Shame
    • Octavia Spencer
      • Octavia Spencer
      • The Help
    • Shailene Woodley in To Catch a Killer (2023)
      • Shailene Woodley
      • The Descendants

    Most Promising Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Martha Marcy May Marlene

      6.8 (57K)
      Sean Durkin
    • [object Object]

      Margin Call

      7.1 (155K)
      J.C. Chandor
    • [object Object]

      My Week with Marilyn

      6.9 (91K)
      Simon Curtis
    • [object Object]

      Like Crazy

      6.6 (64K)
      Drake Doremus
    • [object Object]

      The Help

      8.1 (517K)
      Tate Taylor

    Most Promising Performer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Martha Marcy May Marlene

      6.8 (57K)
      Elizabeth Olsen
    • [object Object]

      Trust

      6.9 (46K)
      Liana Liberato
    • [object Object]

      Another Earth

      6.9 (103K)
      Brit Marling
    • [object Object]

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (190K)
      Hunter McCracken
    • [object Object]

      The Descendants

      7.3 (257K)
      Shailene Woodley

    Commitment to Chicago Award

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    • Dennis Farina
      Winner
      • Dennis Farina

    Oscar Micheaux Award

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    • James Earl Jones
      Winner
      • James Earl Jones

    Commedia Extraordinaire Award

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    • Jason Segel
      Winner
      • Jason Segel

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