Critics Choice Award Nominations

The nominees for the Broadcast Film Critics Association-- they are typically a solid (if often irritating) predictor of the Academy Awards:

BEST PICTURE

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• Drive
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• The Help
• Hugo
• Midnight in Paris
• Moneyball
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

DIRECTOR

• Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
• Alexander Payne, The Descendants
• Nicolas Welding Refn, Drive
• Martin Scorsese, Hugo
• Steven Spielberg, War Horse

ACTOR

• George Clooney, The Descendants
• Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
• Jean Dujardin, The Artist
• Michael Fassbender, Shame
• Ryan Gosling, Drive
• Brad Pitt, Moneyball

ACTRESS

• Viola Davis, The Help
• Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
• Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
• Charlize Theron, Young Adult
• Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
• Albert Brooks, Drive
• Nick Nolte, Warrior
• Patton Oswalt, Young Adult
• Christopher Plummer, Beginners
• Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Berenice Bujo, The Artist
• Jessica Chastain, The Help
• Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
• Carey Mulligan, Shame
• Octavia Spencer, The Help
• Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• 50/50- Will Reiser
• The Artist- Michel Hazanavicius
• Midnight in Paris- Woody Allen
• Win Win- Tom McCarthy
• Young Adult- Diablo Cody

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Descendants- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close- Eric Roth
• The Help- Tate Taylor
• Hugo- John Logan
• Moneyball- Steven Zailian & Aaron Sorkin

ANIMATED FEATURE

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Arthur Christmas
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rango

FOREIGN FILM

• In Darkness
• Le Havre
• A Separation
• The Skin I Live In
• Where Do We Go Now?

DOCUMENTARY

• Buck
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams
• George Harrison: Living in a Material World
• Page One: Inside the New York Times
• Project Nim
• Undefeated

ART DIRECTION

• The Artist
• Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Hugo
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

CINEMATOGRAPHY

• The Artist
• Drive
• Hugo
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

COSTUME DESIGN

• The Artist
• The Help
• Hugo
• Jane Eyre
• My Week With Marilyn

FILM EDITING

• The Artist
• Drive
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• War Horse

SCORE

• The Artist
• Drive
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• War Horse

SONG

• "Hello Hello," Gnomeo & Juliet
• "The Living Proof," The Help
• "Life's a Happy Song," The Muppets
• "Man or Muppet," The Muppets
• "Pictures in My Head," The Muppets

MAKE-UP

• Albert Nobbs
• Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• The Iron Lady
• J. Edgar
• My Week With Marilyn

SOUND

• Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Hugo
• Super 8
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

VISUAL EFFECTS

• Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Hugo
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Super 8
• The Tree of Life

YOUNG ACTOR\ACTRESS

• Asa Butterfield, Hugo
• Elle Fanning, Super 8
• Thomas Horn, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Ezra Miller, We Need to Talk About Kevin
• Saoirse Ronan, Hanna
• Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

ACTING ENSEMBLE

• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• The Descendants
• The Help
• The Ides of March

ACTION FILM

• Drive
• Fast Five
• Hanna
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Super 8

COMEDY FILM

• Bridesmaids
• Crazy, Stupid, Love
• Horrible Bosses
• Midnight in Paris
• The Muppets