17th Critics Choice Awards (2012)
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Stephen Daldry - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Steven Spielberg - War Horse
Best Acting Ensemble
The Help
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Ides of March
Best Actor
George Clooney - The Descendants as Matt King
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover
Jean Dujardin - The Artist as George Valentin
Michael Fassbender - Shame as Brandon Sullivan
Ryan Gosling - Drive as Driver
Brad Pitt - Moneyball as Billy Beane
Best Actress
Viola Davis - The Help as Aibileen Clark
Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha/Marcy May/Marlene Lewis
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
Charlize Theron - Young Adult as Mavis Gary
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer - Beginners as Hal Fields
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier
Albert Brooks - Drive as Bernie Rose
Nick Nolte - Warrior as Paddy Conlon
Patton Oswalt - Young Adult as Matt Freehauf
Andy Serkis - Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer - The Help as Minny Jackson
Bérénice Bejo - The Artist as Peppy Miller
Jessica Chastain - The Help as Celia Rae Foote
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids as Megan Price
Carey Mulligan - Shame as Sissy Sullivan
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants as Alex King
Best Original Screenplay
Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
50/50 - Will Reiser
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
Win Win - Tom McCarthy and Joe Tiboni
Young Adult - Diablo Cody
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball - Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, and Steven Zaillian
The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Eric Roth
The Help - Tate Taylor
Hugo - John Logan
Best Editing
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
Drive - Matthew Newman
Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker
War Horse - Michael Kahn
Best Cinematography
The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki (TIE)
War Horse - Janusz Kamiński (TIE)
The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
Drive - Newton Thomas Sigel
Hugo - Robert Richardson
Best Art Direction
Hugo - Dante Ferretti (Production Design) / Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)
The Artist - Laurence Bennett (Production Design) / Robert Gould (Set Decoration)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - Stuart Craig (Production Design) / Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
The Tree of Life - Jack Fisk (Production Design) / Jeanette Scott (Set Decoration)
War Horse - Rick Carter (Production Design) / Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)
Best Costume Design
The Artist - Mark Bridges
The Help - Sharen Davis
Hugo - Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre - Michael O'Connor
My Week with Marilyn - Jill Taylor
Best Makeup
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Albert Nobbs
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
My Week with Marilyn
Best Visual Effects
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Super 8
The Tree of Life
Best Score
The Artist - Ludovic Bource
Drive - Cliff Martinez
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Hugo - Howard Shore
War Horse - John Williams
Best Song
"Life's a Happy Song" - The Muppets
"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo & Juliet
"The Living Proof" - The Help
"Man or Muppet" - The Muppets
"Pictures in My Head" - The Muppets
Best Sound
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Super 8
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation • Iran
In Darkness • Poland
Le Havre • Finland
The Skin I Live In • Spain
Where Do We Go Now? • Lebanon
Best Documentary Feature
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Buck
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Project Nim
Undefeated
Best Animated Feature
Rango
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Best Action Movie
Drive
Fast Five
Hanna
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
Best Comedy Movie
Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Horrible Bosses
Midnight in Paris
The Muppets
Best Young Actor/Actress
Thomas Horn - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Oskar Schell
Asa Butterfield - Hugo as Hugo Cabret
Elle Fanning - Super 8 as Alice Dainard
Ezra Miller - We Need to Talk About Kevin as Kevin Khatchadourian
Saoirse Ronan - Hanna as Hanna
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants as Alex King
Joel Siegel Award
Sean Penn
Music+Film Award
Martin Scorsese