'Tinker, Tailor' dominates biennial International Online Film Critics' Poll
Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman win top acting honors
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Here's something novel. A biennial awards presentation. The eligibility period for the International Online Film Critics' Poll is November 16, 2010 to November 15, 2012, leaving a wide array of films to choose from. Pity, then, that the critics' choices aren't themselves as varied. Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" won five awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. Check out the full list below (and the previously announce nominees at the poll's website). And of course, keep track of the season via The Circuit.
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Top 10 Films
"Argo"
"The Artist"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Black Swan"
"Lincoln"
"The King's Speech"
"The Master"
"Skyfall"
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
"The Tree of Life"
Best Picture
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
Best Director
Tomas Alfredson, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
Best Actor
Gary Oldman, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Best Supporting Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "The Master"
Best Adapted Screenplay
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
Best Original Screenplay
"The Master"
Best Cinematography
"Lincoln"
Best Editing
"The King's Speech"
Best Production Design
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
Best Score
"The Artist"
Best Visual Effects
"The Dark Knight Rises"
Best Cast
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupMatthew Starr
December 21, 2012 at 2:47PM EST Reply to CommentThe Dark Knight Rises has the best visual effects of the last two years? They must have passed on Rise of the Apes and Hugo last year.
Matthew Starr Also, best editing for King's Speech? No.
December 21, 2012 at 2:48PM ESTmicguar I didn't think the effects work on Rise of the Apes was anything special. It was Serkis' performance that did almost all the work of convincing me I was watching an ape. The CGI chimps were a lot less believable than the prosthetics in the Tim Burton remake back in 2001.
December 21, 2012 at 3:05PM ESTMatthew Starr Disagree entirely.
December 21, 2012 at 3:07PM ESTAndrej
December 21, 2012 at 2:51PM EST Reply to CommentWell, at least they didn't went full on The Social Network like everyone else did back then.
velocityknown It wasn't eligible, it came out in early October.
December 21, 2012 at 3:50PM ESTAndrej Ah, you're right. A quick visit to their website shows they nominated and awarded it for their 2nd edition (ditto Inception, which I also wondered about for editing and VFX here, lol).
December 21, 2012 at 4:09PM ESTJohn
December 21, 2012 at 3:13PM EST Reply to CommentSemi-annual means twice yearly; what you mean is bi-annual.
Daniel Hunt Yes, you are right...
December 21, 2012 at 3:20PM ESTKristopher Tapley No, biannual (one word) means twice yearly, too. I ACTUALLY meant "biennial," and I blame the press release for the fuck-up. :)
December 21, 2012 at 3:26PM ESTRobert Arkin
December 21, 2012 at 3:16PM EST Reply to CommentGreat winners! I like this award...
velocityknown
December 21, 2012 at 3:52PM EST Reply to CommentInternational Film Critics, huh? Not seeing a lot of international films here. Man, they could've at least included A Separation somewhere.
Evan
December 21, 2012 at 4:55PM EST Reply to Comment5 films from most of 2012, 3 from 2011, and 2 from the final months of 2010. It goes to show what a great year this has been.
Maxim
December 21, 2012 at 5:58PM EST Reply to CommentCool. Didn't think too many non-US critics even saw Lincoln in the first place considering it's not yet playing outside of North America.
Maxim And reading the description on the official site answered that question - they are only voting on US released films. This is like an online version of HFPA I guess.
December 21, 2012 at 6:05PM ESTAl
December 21, 2012 at 7:56PM EST Reply to CommentBlack Swan and Tinker Tailor are the two best films in the last 3 years. Very cool.
Laura Stewart
December 22, 2012 at 12:10AM EST Reply to CommentWhere's A Separation?!
ThirdMan
December 23, 2012 at 4:00PM EST Reply to CommentInteresting. I finally got around to seeing "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" the other day, and while I thought the direction, acting, and cinematography were top-notch, I felt the film did a rather poor job of attaching names to faces, considerably dulling its dramatic impact down the stretch. I can understand why a number of critics thought the 1979 mini-series did a better job in handling the narrative, and its large ensemble.