Below are the winners of this year’s Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics’ Choice Awards. All technical achievement categories are included and most of the choices were spread evenly across many films with Drive winning Best Action Film the only really exciting choice.
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.
Award Tallies
(4) The Artist
(3) The Help
(2) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
(1) Beginners
(1) Bridesmaids
(1) The Descendants
(1) Drive
(1) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
(1) George Harrison: Living in the Material World
(1) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(1) Midnight in Paris
(1) Moneyball
(1) The Muppets
(1) Rango
(1) Rise of the Planet of the Apes
(1) A Separation
(1) The Tree of Life
(1) War Horse
The Awards
Best Picture
The Artist
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Best Actor
George Clooney – The Descendants
Best Actress
Viola Davis – The Help
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Best Original Screenplay
Midnight in Paris
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Best Score
The Artist
Best Song
“Life’s a Happy Song” – The Muppets
Best Editing
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Cinematography
TIE:
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Art Direction
Hugo
Best Costume Design
The Artist
Best Makeup
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Best Sound
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Best Visual Effects
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation
Best Documentary
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Best Young Actor or Actress
Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Acting Ensemble
The Help
Best Comedy
Bridesmaids
Best Action Movie
Drive
Broadcast Film Critics Association Data
Year Founded: 1995
First Awards: 1995 (17)
Precursor Accuracy
KEY:
- Winner won the corresponding Oscar
- Winner was nominated for the corresponding Oscar
- Winner was not nominated for a corresponding Oscar
- Total (2010-2009-2008-2007-2006)
Picture: 4 (0-1-1-1-1) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Animated Feature: 4 (1-1-1-1-0) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Director: 4 (0-1-1-1-1) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Actor: 5 (1-1-1-1-1) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Actress: 3 (1-1-0-0-1) W / 7 (1-2-2-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Supporting Actor: 4 (1-1-1-1-0) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Supporting Actress: 3 (1-1-0-0-1) W / 4 (1-1-0-1-1) N / 1 (0-0-1-0-0) I
Original Screenplay: 1 (1-0-X) W / 2 (1-1-X) N / 0 (0-0-X) I
Adapted Screenplay: 1 (1-0-X) W / 2 (1-1-X) N / 0 (0-0-X) I
Original/Adapted Screenplay: 3 (X-1-1-1) W / 3 (X-1-1-1) N / 0 (X-0-0-0) I
Original Score: 3 (1-1-1-0-0) W / 3 (1-1-1-0-0) N / 2 (0-0-0-1-1) I
Original Song: 2 (0-1-0-1-0) W / 4 (1-1-0-1-1) N / 1 (0-0-1-0-0) I
Editing: 0 (0-0-X) W / 1 (0-1-X) N / 1 (1-0-X) I
Cinematography: 2 (1-1-X) W / 2 (1-1-X) N / 0 (0-0-X) I
Art Direction: 1 (0-1-X) W / 2 (1-1-X) N / 0 (0-0-X) I
Costume Design: 2 (1-1-X) W / 2 (1-1-X) N / 0 (0-0-X) I
Makeup: 0 (0-0-X) W / 0 (0-0-X) N / 2 (1-1-X) I
Sound: 1 (1-0-X) W / 2 (1-1-X) N / 0 (0-0-X) I
Visual Effects: 2 (1-1-X) W / 2 (1-1-X) N / 0 (0-0-X) I
Foreign Language Film: 0 (0-0-0-0-0) W / 1 (0-0-1-0-0) N / 4 (1-1-0-1-1) I
Documentary Feature: 3 (0-1-1-0-1) W / 4 (0-1-1-1-1) N / 1 (1-0-0-0-0) I
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