Precursor: 17th Broadcast Film Critics Nominations (2011)

The Broadcast Film Critics Association, who call themselves the “Critics’ Choice” despite only representing a fraction of working critics, have announced their annual Oscar predictions…I mean award nominations. As expected, The Artist, Hugo and The Help were among the most nominated with Drive doing much better than I would have expected from this group. Each category looks, more or less, like the conversations we’ve been having about nominations for Oscars this year, which often makes me wonder if members don’t just vote for their personal Oscar predictions instead of their personal best or if their taste is so Oscar voter-like that it just looks that way. Several films and nominees are helped and hurt by these nominations, but some rumination is needed before fully assessing that.

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

(11) The Artist / Hugo
(8) Drive / The Help
(7) The Descendants / War Horse
(5) The Tree of Life
(4) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close / Harry Potter / The Muppets / My Week with Marilyn / Super 8
(3) Bridesmaids / Midnight in Paris / Moneyball / Rise of the Planet of the Apes / Young Adult

The Nominations

Best Picture

The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Animated Feature

The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Director

Stephen Daldry – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Steven Spielberg – War Horse

Best Actor

George Clooney – The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Ryan Gosling – Drive
Brad Pitt – Moneyball

Best Actress

Viola Davis – The Help
Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Charlize Theron – Young Adult
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks – Drive
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Patton Oswalt – Young Adult
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Andrew Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Supporting Actress

Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Carey Mulligan – Shame
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay

50/50
The Artist
Midnight in Paris
Win Win
Young Adult

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Moneyball

Best Score

The Artist
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

Best Song

“Hello Hello” – Gnomeo & Juliet
“Life’s a Happy Song” – The Muppets
“The Living Proof” – The Help
“Man or Muppet” – The Muppets
“Pictures in My Head” – The Muppets

Best Editing

The Artist
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

Best Cinematography

The Artist
Drive
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Art Direction

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Costume Design

The Artist
The Help
Hugo
Jane Eyre
My Week With Marilyn

Best Makeup

Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
My Week With Marilyn

Best Sound

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Super 8
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
The Tree of Life

Best Foreign Language Film

In Darkness
Le Havre
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Where Do We Go Now

Best Documentary Feature

Buck
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Project Nim
Undefeated

Best Young Actor/Actress

Asa Butterfield – Hugo
Elle Fanning – Super 8
Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Ezra Miller – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Saoirse Ronan – Hanna
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

Best Acting Ensemble

The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March

Best Action Movie

Drive
Fast Five
Hanna
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8

Best Comedy

Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Horrible Bosses
Midnight in Paris
The Muppets

Broadcast Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 1995
First Awards: 1995 (17)

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: Animated Feature: Director: Actor: Actress: Supporting Actor: Supporting Actress: Original Screenplay: Adapted Screenplay: Original/Adapted Original Score: Original Song: Editing: Cinematography: Art Direction: Costume Design: Makeup: Sound Mixing: Visual Effects: Foreign Language Film: Documentary Feature: 22 (9-8-5-5-5) N / 18 (1-2-5-5-5) I
15 (3-4-3-2-3) N / 10 (2-1-2-3-2) I
20 (4-5-4-3-4) N / 8 (2-1-1-3-1) I
23 (4-5-5-4-5) N / 7 (2-1-1-2-1) I
22 (5-4-4-4-5) N / 7 (1-2-2-2-0) I
20 (4-4-4-5-3) N / 8 (2-2-1-0-3) I
19 (5-3-4-3-4) N / 10 (1-3-2-2-2) I
9 (5-4-X) N / 2 (1-1-X) I
9 (5-4-X) N / 3 (1-2-X) I
Screenplay: 14 (X-X-5-4-5) N / 3 (X-X-0-2-1) I
12 (3-2-3-2-2) N / 15 (2-3-2-4-4) I
11 (3-2-2-2-2) N / 15 (2-3-3-3-4) I
6 (3-3-X) N / 3 (1-2-X) I
7 (4-3-X) N / 3 (1-2-X) I
6 (4-2-X) N / 4 (1-3-X) I
7 (4-3-X) N / 2 (0-2-X) I
1 (0-1-X) N / 8 (4-4-X) I
5 (2-3-X) N / 5 (3-2-X) I
6 (3-3-X) N / 3 (1-2-X) I
6 (1-1-1-0-3) N / 19 (2-4-5-5-3) I
9 (3-2-1-2-1) N / 18 (3-3-4-4-4) I