Although the San Diego critics have been giving out awards for sixteen years now, their first nomination set was revealed only in 2010, which means we have no way of knowing their impact. The Artist continues its dominance and Drive is showing surprising resilience.

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

(9) The Artist
(7) Hugo
(6) Drive / The Tree of Life
(5) Midnight in Paris
(4) Beginners / Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
(3) The Descendants / The Help

The Nominations

Best Film

The Artist
Drive
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life

Best Animated Film

Arthur Christmas
Happy Feet Two
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
Winnie the Pooh

Best Director

Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Nicholas Winding Refn – Drive
Martin Scorsese – Hugo

Best Actor

George Clooney – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Michael Shannon – Take Shelter

Best Actress

Viola Davis – The Help
Brit Marling – Another Earth
Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor

Albert Brooks – Drive
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Best Supporting Actress

Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melanie Laurent – Beginners
Carey Mulligan – Shame
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay

50/50
The Artist
Beginners
Midnight in Paris
Win Win

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants
Drive
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Moneyball

Best Score

The Artist
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
The Tree of Life

Best Editing

The Artist
Beginners
Drive
Hugo
The Tree of Life

Best Cinematography

The Artist
Drive
Hugo
Take Shelter
The Tree of Life

Best Production Design

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life

Best Foreign Language Film

The Double Hour
Happy, Happy
Of Gods and Men
Le Quattro Volte
A Somewhat Gentle Man

Best Documentary

Buck
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Into the Abyss
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Project Nim

Best Ensemble Performance

Carnage
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
The Help
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris

GROUP Data

First Awards: 1996 (16)

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: 5 (5) N / 0 (0) I
Animated Feature: 3 (3) N / 2 (2) I
Director: 2 (2) N / 3 (3) I
Actor: 3 (3) N / 2 (2) I
Actress: 3 (3) N / 2 (2) I
Supporting Actor: 4 (4) N / 1 (1) I
Supporting Actress: 2 (2) N / 3 (3) I
Original Screenplay: 2 (2) N / 3 (3) I
Adapted Screenplay: 2 (2) N / 3 (3) I
Original Score: 1 (1) N / 4 (4) I
Editing: 3 (3) N / 2 (2) I
Cinematography: 2 (2) N / 3 (3) I
Art Direction: 3 (3) N / 2 (2) I
Foreign Language Film: 1 (1) N / 4 (4) I
Documentary Feature: 2 (2) N / 3 (3) I