2011 Film Awards and Nominations

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
Publish Date: December 5, 2011
Comments: ↓ 6 user comments

Final 2011 film awards scorecard

Added in final update (Feb. 26): Academy Award winners, Independent Spirit Award winners

Below is our current running tally of the most honored 2011 films and individuals, which will be updated daily throughout awards season (December - February) as new nominations and awards are announced. For each category, our points system works as follows:

3 points for winning an award
2 points for each runner-up (not common, but a few groups award a 2nd place prize)
1 point for being nominated (and not winning), or for being listed for an award that does not pick a winner

Don't forget to check page 2 of this report, where you can find all of the individual nominations and awards announced throughout awards season (from over 40 different organizations overall).

	Best Picture	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	The Artist	19	4	8	73
2	The Descendants	9	3	19	52
3	The Tree of Life	7	2	15	40
4	Drive	2	2	17	27
5	Hugo	2	0	17	23
6	Midnight in Paris	0	0	15	15
7	The Help	0	0	12	12
	Moneyball	0	0	12	12
9	War Horse	0	0	9	9
10	Melancholia	1	0	4	7

	BEST DIRECTOR	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	Michel Hazanavicius The Artist	15	3	8	59
2	Terrence Malick The Tree of Life	9	2	7	38
3	Martin Scorsese Hugo	6	2	13	35
4	Nicholas Winding Refn Drive	6	2	9	31
5	Alexander Payne The Descendants	2	0	12	18

	LEAD ACTOR	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	George Clooney The Descendants	9	1	13	42
2	Jean Dujardin The Artist	8	2	12	40
3	Michael Fassbender Shame	6	2	12	34
4	Brad Pitt Moneyball	5	0	13	28
	Michael Shannon Take Shelter	6	1	8	28

	LEAD ACTRESS	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	Michelle Williams My Week With Marilyn	12	1	12	50
2	Meryl Streep The Iron Lady	8	2	13	41
3	Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin	5	3	8	29
4	Viola Davis The Help	5	0	10	25
5	Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene	4	1	9	23

	SUPPORTING ACTOR	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	Albert Brooks Drive	17	5	9	70
2	Christopher Plummer Beginners	19	2	7	68
3	Kenneth Branagh My Week With Marilyn	1	0	11	14
4	Nick Nolte Warrior	1	0	7	10
5	Patton Oswalt Young Adult	0	2	5	9

	Supporting Actress	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	Jessica Chastain (Multiple films including Tree of Life and The Help)	10	1	13	45
2	Shailene Woodley The Descendants	8	3	8	38
3	Octavia Spencer The Help	8	1	7	33
4	Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids	4	0	12	24
5	Bérénice Bejo The Artist	2	1	7	15

	Original Screenplay	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	Woody Allen Midnight in Paris	8	2	8	36
2	Michel Hazanavicius The Artist	7	1	10	33
3	Will Reiser 50/50	3	1	5	16
4	Asghar Farhadi A Separation	3	0	3	12
5	Thomas McCarthy Win Win	1	0	8	11

	Adapted Screenplay	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash The Descendants	16	2	10	62
2	Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin Moneyball	10	5	10	50
3	Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy	3	0	5	14
4	Tate Taylor The Help	1	0	6	9
5	Hossein Amini Drive	1	0	5	8

	CINEMATOGRAPHY	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	Emmanuel Lubezki The Tree of Life	19	1	3	62
2	Janusz Kaminski War Horse	2	2	6	16
	Robert Richardson Hugo	1	1	11	16
4	Guillaume Schiffman The Artist	2	0	9	15
5	Newton Thomas Sigel Drive	1	0	8	11

	Foreign Feature *	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	A Separation	17	2	2	57
2	The Skin I Live In	6	3	7	31
3	13 Assassins	2	2	7	17
4	I Saw the Devil	2	0	3	9
	Mysteries of Lisbon	2	1	1	9

* Note that many organizations have different criteria for including films in this category. While many groups require the film to be in a foreign language, others merely ask that the film be produced outside of the U.S. We are including all such films here.

	Documentary Feature	Wins	2nd Place	Nominated	Points
1	Project Nim	7	4	12	41
2	Cave of Forgotten Dreams	10	0	6	36
3	Senna	5	0	2	17
4	The Interrupters	2	1	6	14
	Tabloid	2	2	4	14

	Animated Feature *	Wins	2nd Place	Nominations	Points
1	Rango	22	2	5	75
2	The Adventures of Tintin	8	4	10	42
3	Arthur Christmas	2	0	7	13
	Kung Fu Panda 2	0	1	11	13
	Puss in Boots	0	1	11	13

* Some organizations also include "mixed media" films in this category.

List of all awards and nominations

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Comments (6)

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D-Slice
- Jan 27, 2012 2:48PM
You were saying, movie2187? And I agree with you, it probably is the best film ever made.
movie2187
- Jan 9, 2012 12:22AM
The Tree of Life has no chance at the oscars...Shame because it is probably the best film ever made (yea, I just said it)
Potter17
- Dec 20, 2011 5:12PM
Rebel6794, I also am really surprised by the lack of recognition for Harry Potter. Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is one of the most acclaimed films of the year, and it is not getting nominations for best picture at any circle of professional critics (expect at NBR), while less acclaimed films are being constantly nominated (such as The Help and The Ides of March). I am starting to think that film awards are more about buzz rather than quality or suddenly critics started to think that Deathly Hallows 2 wasn't a good movie.
rebel6794
- Dec 18, 2011 10:51PM
I'm really taken aback at the lack of nominations for HP Part 2. With its universal acclaim given by film critics and audiences alike, it is a slap in the face to such a supposedly well-made movie. Movies don't get 87's or 96%'s out of reverence for the ending of a series; they get them because they are technically or artfully astounding to viewers. Maybe it's just me...
MEESTERMAJICK
- Dec 6, 2011 10:02AM
@pookpooi oh. yeah. you're right. I didn't scrolled down lower. Thank you though.
MEESTERMAJICK
- Dec 5, 2011 5:26PM
Which awards or recognitions did you used for the basis of this early tally?

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