The 2011-2012 Film Awards Circuit
Charting the winners and losers of this year's Oscar season
Jean Dujardin and Uggie the Dog in one of the year's most awarded films, "The Artist"
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And so, the Oscar madness has come to a close. Before moseying on into the new territory of 2012, one more time, here is The Circuit, your one-stop shop for all of the announcements from the 2011-2012 film awards season.
From AFI to the Washington D.C. Film Critics Association and everything in between, this list represents the most comprehensive cross-section of the year you're bound to find, all of it providing tea leaves and intrigue, building right up to the film industry's big moment: Oscar night.
Enjoy reliving the memories. And before you know it, we'll be putting together another one for the new season.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Awards) - Nominees | Winners
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (Saturn Awards) - Nominees | Winners
African American Film Critics Association
Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Nominees | Winners
American Cinema Editors (ACE Awards) - Nominees | Winners
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC Awards) - Nominees | Winners
Annie Awards - Nominees | Winners
Art Directors Guild (ADG Awards) - Nominees | Winners
Austin Film Critics Association
Boston Society of Film Critics
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Awards) - Nominees | Winners
British Independent Film Awards - Nominees | Winners
Broadcast Film Critics Association (Critics' Choice Movie Awards) - Nominees | Winners
Central Ohio Film Critics Association - Nominees | Winners
Related
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'The Artist' wins Best Picture, Best Director from NYFCC, Brad Pitt and Meryl Streep also cited
Gotham crowd spotlights 'Moneyball' and 'The Tree of Life' as well
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'The Descendants,' Terrence Malick win with LA film critics
Fassbender takes Best Actor, Best Actress brings another perennial surprise
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'Hugo' leaps into the Best Picture race with National Board of Review win
Martin Scorsese also takes Best Director; George Clooney and Tilda Swinton na...
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'Melancholia,' Dunst and Pitt among National Society of Film Critics winners
'Tree of Life' close runner-up for Best Picture, takes Best Director
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'The Artist,' 'The Descendants' win big with Golden Globes (plus live blog)
George Clooney and Meryl Streep take top acting honors
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'The Artist' wins five Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor (with live blog)
'Hugo' also nabs five while Meryl Streep shocks in Best Actress
Chicago Film Critics Association - Nominees | Winners
Cinema Audio Society (CAS Awards) - Nominees | Winners
Cinema Eye Honors - Nominees | Winners
Costume Designers Guild (CDG Awards) - Nominees | Winners
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Denver Film Critics Society - Nominees | Winners
Detroit Film Critics Society - Nominees | Winners
Directors Guild of America (DGA Awards) - Nominees | Winners
Evening Standard Film Awards - Nominees | Winners
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Nominees | Winners
French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques - Nominees | Winners
Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association - Nominees | Winners
Georgia Film Critics Association - Nominees | Winners
Gotham Awards - Nominees | Winners
Hollywood Film Festival (Hollywood Film Awards)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) - Nominees | Winners
Houston Film Critics Society - Nominees | Winners
Indiana Film Journalists Association
International Cinephile Society - Nominees | Winners
International Documentary Association - Nominees | Winners
International Film Music Critics Association - Nominees | Winners
International Press Academy (Satellites) - Nominees | Winners
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
London Film Critics Circle - Nominees | Winners
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE Golden Reel Awards) - Nominees | Winners
NAACP Image Awards - Nominees | Winners
National Society of Film Critics
North Texas Film Critics Association
Online Film Critics Society - Nominees | Winners
Phoenix Film Critics Society - Nominees | Winners
Producers Guild of America (PGA Awards) - Nominees | Winners
San Diego Film Critics Society - Nominees | Winners
San Francisco Film Critics Association
Screen Actors Guild (SAG Awards) - Nominees | Winners
Sight & Sound's Best of 2011 Poll
Southeastern Film Critics Association
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association - Nominees | Winners
Toronto Film Critics Association
USC Libraries Scripter Award - Nominees | Winners
Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Nominees | Winners
Visual Effects Society - Nominees | Winners
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association - Nominees | Winners
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Spearheaded by editor Kristopher Tapley, In Contention represents a collective of awards obsessives who comment and reflect upon, muse about and attempt to decipher the Oscar season on a daily basis throughout the year, and especially during the Oscar crunch of the fall. Regular contributors include Guy Lodge, Roth Cornet and Gerard Kennedy.
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2011-2012 OSCAR NOMINATIONS
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Film Editing
Best Makeup
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Foreign Language Film
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December 19, 2011 at 1:01PM EST Reply to CommentFlorida Film Critics Circle just announced their winners today. Descendants, Scorsese, Fassbender, Williams, Brooks, Woodley http://bit.ly/vVEqYX
Kristopher Tapley Much appreciated. Working on a big update as we speak.
December 19, 2011 at 1:05PM ESTJJ1
December 19, 2011 at 4:35PM EST Reply to CommentIndieWire critics went big for 'Margaret', Kris. :)
Kristopher Tapley :)
December 19, 2011 at 5:45PM ESTvv
December 20, 2011 at 2:16AM EST Reply to CommentDublin Film Critics Circle pick Drive as best picture of the year. Ryan Gosling & Nicolas Winding Refn also win actor & director. Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, also Best Int Breakthrough. Best Doc: Senna. Foreign Picture: A Separation.
JJ1 very cool. Thanks
December 20, 2011 at 9:27AM ESTvv The Guard wins best Irish film & Irish Breakthrough for director/writer John Michael McDonagh. Knuckle wins best Irish doc.
December 20, 2011 at 9:39AM ESTDavid Thanks! Any votes breakdown? I was only able to find their winner list here - http://entertainment.ie/cinema/news/The-Dublin-Film-Critics-Circle-Announce-Best-Of-2011/95786.htm
December 20, 2011 at 3:43PM ESTInstan
February 28, 2012 at 11:30PM EST Reply to CommentThey should make a sequel to "No Country for Old Men" called "More Country for Old Men". Now there's a winner.
People want to see that.
Also, "Midnight in Paris" is a prequel to "One Night in Paris".
Derek 8-Track
February 29, 2012 at 2:53AM EST Reply to CommentI know I can find it other places, but will you be highlighting or placing an asterisk next to the Oscar winners in the sidebar.