“The Artist” won 9 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay. Elizabeth Olsen took the Best Actress award for her performance in the independent film “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” a clear underdog in a category that included veterans Meryl Streep and Glenn Close. The Phoenix Film Critics Society membership is comprised of print and broadcast film critics in Arizona.
The full list of winners below:
BEST PICTURE "The Artist"
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2011 (in alphabetical order) "The Artist" "The Descendants" "Drive" "The Help" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "Moneyball" "My Week With Marilyn" "Super 8" "The Tree of Life"
BEST DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Jean Dujardin, "The Artist
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Albert Brooks, "Drive"
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING "Super 8"
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL "The Artist"
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION "The Help"
BEST LIVE ACTION FAMILY FILM (Rated G or PG) "The Muppets"
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR "A Better Life"
BEST ANIMATED FILM "Rango"
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM "The Skin I Live In"
BEST DOCUMENTARY "Page One: Inside the New York Times"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG Life's a Happy Song, "The Muppets"
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE "The Artist"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY "Tree of Life"
BEST FILM EDITING "The Artist"
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN "Hugo"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN "The Artist"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS "Hugo"
BEST STUNTS "Drive"
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON CAMERA Thomas Horn, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
BREAKTROUGH PERFORMANCE BEHIND THE CAMERA Michael Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – MALE Thomas Horn, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – FEMALE Saoirse Ronan, "Hanna"
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