The 10th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were given out on December 5, 2011.
Winners and nominees Best Film The Artist The Descendants Drive Hugo Win Win
Best Director Martin Scorsese – Hugo Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Alexander Payne – The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Best Actor George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane Michael Shannon – Take Shelter as Curtis LaForche
Best Actress Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clarke Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eve Khatchadourian
Best Supporting Actor Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier John Hawkes – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Patrick Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Carey Mulligan – Shame as Sissy Sullivan Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra King
Best Adapted Screenplay The Descendants – Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, and Alexander Payne The Help – Tate Taylor Hugo – John Logan Moneyball – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor and Peter StraughanBest Original Screenplay 50/50 – Will Reiser The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Bridesmaids – Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen Win Win – Tom McCarthyBest Cast Bridesmaids Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 The Help Hugo Margin Call
Best Animated Film Rango The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Puss in Boots Winnie the Pooh
Best Documentary Film Cave of Forgotten Dreams Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Buck Into the Abyss Project Nim
Best Foreign Language Film The Skin I Live In • Spain 13 Assassins • Japan Certified Copy • France I Saw the Devil • South Korea Pina • Germany
Best Art Direction Hugo The Artist Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 The Tree of Life War Horse
Best Cinematography The Tree of Life The Artist Hugo Melancholia War Horse
Best Score The Artist – Ludovic Bource Drive – Cliff Martinez The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Hugo – Howard Shore War Horse – John Williams
References
External links wafca.com