The OFCS has often run the gamut between popular Oscar contenders and eclectic films. This year’s selections were more towards the populist side than tradition, but names like Lars von Trier (Best Director nominee) and A Separation (Best Original Screenplay nominee) stood out as exceptions. As for Oscar correlation, their best record has been in Best Supporting Actress where they average a 4 of 5 correspondence. The other acting prizes, Best Picture and Best Editing near similar records. Try not to place too much on their picks for Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film or Best Documentary as none of these are particularly strong categories for the OFCS.

In addition to the nominees and/or winners listed below, this year, we’re giving you a quick background on each individual precursor including founding year, first awards year and a glimpse at how many predictions the group has gotten right in the last five years. This data can be found below.

Nomination Tallies

(7) The Tree of Life
(6) Drive
(4) The Artist / The Descendants / Martha Marcy May Marlene
(3) Hugo / Melancholia / Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / We Need to Talk About Kevin

The Nominations

Best Picture

The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Hugo
The Tree of Life

Best Animated Feature

The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
Winnie the Pooh

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Lars von Trier – Melancholia

Best Actor

George Clooney – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Solider Spy
Michael Shannon – Take Shelter

Best Actress

Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor

Albert Brooks – Drive
John Hawkes – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Brad Pitt – The Tree of Life
Christopher Plummer – Beginners

Best Supporting Actress

Jessica Chastain – The Tree of Life
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Carey Mulligan – Shame
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay

Martha Marcy May Marlene
Midnight in Paris
A Separation
The Tree of Life
Win Win

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants
Drive
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Solider Spy
We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Editing

Drive
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Tree of Life
We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Cinematography

The Artist
Drive
Hugo
Melancholia
The Tree of Life

Best Film Not in the English Language

13 Assassins
Certified Copy
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Best Documentary Feature

Cave of Forgotten Dreams
The Interrupters
Into the Abyss
Project Nim
Tabloid

Special Awards

To Jessica Chastain, the breakout performer of the year
To Martin Scorsese in recognition of his work and dedication to the pursuit of film preservation

Online Film Critics Society Data

Year Founded: 1997
First Awards: 1997 (15)

Precursor Accuracy

KEY:

• Nominee was nominated for the corresponding Oscar
• Nominee was not nominated for a corresponding Oscar
• Total (2010-2009-2008-2007-2006)

Picture: 18 (5-5-2-4-2) N / 7 (0-0-3-1-3) I
Animated Feature: 15 (3-4-3-2-3) N / 10 (2-1-2-3-2) I
Director: 14 (3-3-2-3-3) N / 11 (2-2-3-2-2) I
Actor: 18 (4-3-4-3-4) N / 8 (2-2-1-2-1) I
Actress: 18 (4-3-2-4-5) N / 7 (1-2-3-1-0) I
Supporting Actor: 19 (4-2-4-5-4) N / 6 (1-3-1-0-1) I
Supporting Actress: 20 (4-3-4-4-5) N / 6 (1-2-1-2-0) I
Original Screenplay: 17 (3-4-3-3-4) N / 8 (2-1-2-2-1) I
Adapted Screenplay: 17 (4-3-3-4-3) N / 8 (1-2-2-1-2) I
Editing: 18 (3-4-4-3-4) N / 7 (2-1-1-2-1) I
Cinematography: 16 (3-3-3-5-2) N / 9 (2-2-2-0-3) I
Foreign Language Film: 5 (1-1-1-0-2) N / 20 (4-4-4-5-3) I
Documentary Feature: 11 (3-2-2-2-2) N / 14 (2-3-3-3-3) I