The 17th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2011 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on VH1, and hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer. The nominees were announced on December 13, 2011.
Winners and nominees
The Artist The Descendants Drive Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Stephen Daldry – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Alexander Payne – The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive Martin Scorsese – Hugo Steven Spielberg – War Horse George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling – Drive as Driver Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha/Marcy May/Marlene Lewis Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian Charlize Theron – Young Adult as Mavis Gary Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon Patton Oswalt – Young Adult as Matt Freehauf Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Rae Foote Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price Carey Mulligan – Shame as Sissy Sullivan Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alex King Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Oskar Schell Asa Butterfield – Hugo as Hugo Cabret Elle Fanning – Super 8 as Alice Dainard Ezra Miller – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Kevin Khatchadourian Saoirse Ronan – Hanna as Hanna Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alex King The Help The Artist Bridesmaids The Descendants The Ides of March Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen 50/50 – Will Reiser The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Win Win – Tom McCarthy and Joe Tiboni Young Adult – Diablo Cody | valign="top" width="50%" | Moneyball – Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, and Steven Zaillian The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Eric Roth The Help – Tate Taylor Hugo – John Logan |- | valign="top" width="50%" | Rango The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots George Harrison: Living in the Material World Buck Cave of Forgotten Dreams Page One: Inside the New York Times Project Nim Undefeated Drive Fast Five Hanna Rise of the Planet of the Apes Super 8 Bridesmaids Crazy, Stupid, Love Horrible Bosses Midnight in Paris The Muppets A Separation • Iran In Darkness • Poland Le Havre • Finland The Skin I Live In • Spain Where Do We Go Now? • Lebanon | valign="top" width="50%" | Hugo – Dante Ferretti (Production Design) / Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration) The Artist – Laurence Bennett (Production Design) / Robert Gould (Set Decoration) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Stuart Craig (Production Design) / Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration) The Tree of Life – Jack Fisk (Production Design) / Jeanette Scott (Set Decoration) War Horse – Rick Carter (Production Design) / Lee Sandales (Set Decoration) |- | valign="top" width="50%" | The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki (TIE) War Horse – Janusz Kamiński (TIE) The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman Drive – Newton Thomas Sigel Hugo – Robert Richardson | valign="top" width="50%" | The Artist – Mark Bridges The Help – Sharen Davis Hugo – Sandy Powell Jane Eyre – Michael O'Connor My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor |- | valign="top" width="50%" | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall The Artist – Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius Drive – Matthew Newman Hugo – Thelma Schoonmaker War Horse – Michael Kahn | valign="top" width="50%" | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Albert Nobbs The Iron Lady J. Edgar My Week with Marilyn 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 | valign="top" width="50%" | "Life's a Happy Song" – The Muppets "Hello Hello" – Gnomeo & Juliet "The Living Proof" – The Help "Man or Muppet" – The Muppets "Pictures in My Head" – The Muppets Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life War Horse Rise of the Planet of the Apes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life
Joel Siegel Award Sean Penn
Music+Film Award Martin Scorsese
Statistics Nominations Film 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 and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 The Muppets My Week with Marilyn Super 8 3 Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris Moneyball Rise of the Planet of the Apes Young Adult 2 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hanna The Iron Lady J. Edgar Shame We Need to Talk About Kevin
Wins Film 4 The Artist 3 The Help 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
References
External links 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2012) – Best Picture: The Artist at Critics Choice Association