| 2011 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
| Best Film |
| The Descendants |
| Best Director |
|
Terrence Malick
The Tree of Life |
| Best Actor |
|
George Clooney
The Descendants |
| Best Actress |
|
Kirsten Dunst
Melancholia |
| Best Supporting Actor |
|
Christopher Plummer
Beginners |
| Best Supporting Actress |
|
Jessica Chastain
The Tree of Life |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted |
|
Moneyball
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin |
| Best Screenplay, Original |
|
Beginners
Mike Mills |
| Best Foreign Film |
| A Separation (Iran) |
| Best Documentary |
| Cave of Forgotten Dreams |
| Best Animated Film |
| Rango |
| Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film |
| Hugo |