Overall, I love this nominees list, but I don't know what is 50/50 doing between the Best Feature nominees instead of Midnight In Paris, The Tree of Life or Like Crazy (50/50 is a good movie, but mostly due to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's work, which was snubed). Brad Pitt for The Tree of Life, George Clooney for The Descendants, Berenice Bejo for The Artist and Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones for Like Crazy are missing in the acting categories, in my opinion, but my reaction keeps positive.
I won't dare predicting the winners, so here's the nominees list:
BEST FEATURE
- 50/50
- Beginners
- Drive
- Take Shelter
- The Artist
- The Descendants
BEST DIRECTOR
- Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
- Mike Mills for Beginners
- Jeff Nichols for Take Shelter
- Alexander Payne for The Descendants
- Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Joseph Cedar for Footnote
- Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
- Thomas McCarthy for Win Win
- Mike Mills for Beginners
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash for The Descendants
BEST FIRST FEATURE
- Another Earth
- In the Family
- Margin Call
- Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Natural Selection
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
- Mike Cahill, Brit Marling for Another Earth
- J.C. Chandor for Margin Call
- Patrick Dewitt for Terri
- Phil Johnston for Cedar Rapids
- Will Reiser for 50/50
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
- Bellflower
- Circumstance
- Hello Lonesome
- Pariah
- The Dynamiter
BEST FEMALE LEAD
- Lauren Ambrose for Think of Me
- Rachael Harris for Natural Selection
- Adepero Oduye for Pariah
- Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn
BEST MALE LEAD
- Demián Bichir for A Better Life
- Jean Dujardin for The Artist
- Ryan Gosling for Drive
- Woody Harrelson for Rampart
- Michael Shannon for Take Shelter
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
- Jessica Chastain for Take Shelter
- Anjelica Huston for 50/50
- Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs
- Harmony Santana for Gun Hill Road
- Shailene Woodley for The Descendants
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
- Albert Brooks for Drive
- John Hawkes for Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Christopher Plummer for Beginners
- John C. Reilly for Cedar Rapids
- Corey Stoll for Midnight in Paris
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Joel Hodge for Bellflower
- Benjamin Kasulke for The Off Hours
- Darius Khondji for Midnight in Paris
- Guillaume Schiffman for The Artist
- Jeffrey Waldron for The Dynamiter
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- An African Election
- Bill Cunningham New York
- The Interrupters
- The Redemption of General Butt Naked
- We Were Here
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD
- A Separation (Iran)
- Melancholia (Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany)
- Shame (UK)
- The Kid with a Bike (Belgium/France/Italy)
- Tyrannosaur (UK)
PIAGE PRODUCERS AWARD - The 15th annual Piaget Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.
- Chad Burris - Mosquita y Mari
- Sophia Lin - Take Shelter
- Josh Mond - Martha Marcy May Marlene
SOMEONE TO WATCH - The 18th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
- Simon Arthur - Silver Tongues
- Mark Jackson - Without
- Nicholas Ozeki - Mamitas
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD - The 17th annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
- Heather Courtney - Where Soldiers Come From
- Danfung Dennis - Hell and Back Again
- Alma Har'el - Bombay Beach
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
- Margin Call - Director: J.C. Chandor Casting Director: Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey Ensemble Cast: Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci
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