Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2011

Best Picture

	The Descendants
	Drive
	Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
	Midnight in Paris
	Take Shelter
	The Artist
	The Help
	The Tree of Life
	War Horse
	Win Win

Best Direction of a Motion Picture

	Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive
	Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
	Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
	Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
	Alexander Payne - The Descendants

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

	Michael Fassbender - Shame
	George Clooney - The Descendants
	Jean Dujardin - The Artist
	Brad Pitt - Moneyball
	Michael Shannon - Take Shelter

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

	Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
	Viola Davis - The Help
	Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene
	Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
	Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

	Albert Brooks - Drive
	Armie Hammer - J. Edgar
	Christopher Plummer - Beginners
	Andy Serkis - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
	Alex Shaffer - Win Win

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

	Shailene Woodley - The Descendants
	Jessica Chastain - The Help
	Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
	Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
	Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Screenplay

	Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - The Descendants
	Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
	Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
	Tom McCarthy - Win Win
	Will Reiser - 50/50

Best Cinematography

	Emmanuel Lubezki - The Tree of Life
	Janusz Kamiński - War Horse
	Robert Richardson - Hugo
	Guillaume Schiffman - The Artist
	Newton Thomas Sigel - Drive

Best Original Score

	Ludovic Bource - The Artist
	Alexandre Desplat - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
	Harry Escott - Shame
	John Williams - The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
	John Williams - War Horse

Best Original Song

	"Life's A Happy Song" by Bret McKenzie - The Muppets
	"Lay Your Head Down" by Brian Byrne & Glenn Close
	- Albert Nobbs
	"Star-Spangled Man" by Alan Menken & David Zippel
	- Captain America: The First Avenger
	"The Living Proof" by Mary J. Blige - The Help
	"Think You Can Wait" by The National - Win Win

Best Foreign Language Film

	I Saw the Devil • South Korea
	13 Assassins • Japan
	The Artist • France
	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within • Brazil
	The Skin I Live In • Spain

Best Documentary Feature

	Project Nim
	Buck
	Cave of Forgotten Dreams
	The Elephant in the Living Room
	Undefeated

Best Animated Feature Film

	Rango
	The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
	Happy Feet Two
	Kung Fu Panda 2
	Puss in Boots
	Winnie the Pooh

Best Texas Independent Film

	Puncture from Millennium Entertainment
	Deadbeat TV, Volume 2 from Invisible Studios
	The Great American Moon Rock Caper
	from Flock of Film Productions
	Jacob from Odyssee Pictures
	Stick 'Em Up from Shoot Edit Sleep

Worst Picture

	Your Highness
	Jack and Jill
	Red Riding Hood
	The Sitter
	The Smurfs
	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1