16th Critics' Choice Awards

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16th Critics' Choice Awards
DateJanuary 14, 2011
Official website www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film The Social Network
Most awards Inception (6)
Most nominations Black Swan (12)
Television coverage
Network VH1

The 16th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 14, 2011 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2010 filmmaking. [1] The ceremony was broadcast on VH1. The nominees were announced on December 13, 2010. [2]

Contents

Winners and nominees

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David Fincher, Best Director winner
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Colin Firth, Best Actor winner
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Natalie Portman, Best Actress winner
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Christian Bale, Best Supporting Actor winner
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Melissa Leo, Best Supporting Actress winner
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Hailee Steinfeld, Best Young Actor/Actress winner
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Aaron Sorkin, Best Adapted Screenplay winner
Trent Reznor (left) and Atticus Ross (right), Best Score co-winners Reznor Ross G5 setup cropped tight.jpg
Trent Reznor (left) and Atticus Ross (right), Best Score co-winners
Best Picture

The Social Network

Best Director

David Fincher The Social Network

Best Actor

Colin Firth The King's Speech as King George VI

Best Actress

Natalie Portman Black Swan as Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale The Fighter as Dicky Eklund

Best Supporting Actress

Melissa Leo The Fighter as Alice Eklund-Ward

Best Young Actor/Actress

Hailee Steinfeld True Grit as Mattie Ross

Best Acting Ensemble

The Fighter

Best Original Screenplay

The King's Speech David Seidler

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network Aaron Sorkin

Best Animated Feature

Toy Story 3

Best Documentary Feature

Waiting for "Superman"

Best Action Movie

Inception

Best Comedy Movie

Easy A

Best Foreign Language Film

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Denmark / Germany / Sweden

Best Art Direction

Inception Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design) / Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (Set Decoration)

Best Cinematography

Inception Wally Pfister

Best Costume Design

Alice in Wonderland Colleen Atwood

Best Editing

Inception Lee Smith

Best Makeup

Alice in Wonderland

Best Score

The Social Network Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best Song

"If I Rise" – 127 Hours

Best Sound

Inception

Best Visual Effects

Inception

Best Picture Made for Television

The Pacific [3]

Joel Siegel Award

Matt Damon [4]

Music+Film Award

Quentin Tarantino [5]

Statistics

NominationsFilm
12 Black Swan
11 The King's Speech
True Grit
10 Inception
9 The Social Network
8 127 Hours
6 The Fighter
5 The Town
Toy Story 3
4 Alice in Wonderland
The Kids Are All Right
Winter's Bone
2 Blue Valentine
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Kick-Ass
Let Me In
Tangled
Waiting for "Superman"
WinsFilm
6 Inception
4 The Social Network
3 The Fighter
2 Alice in Wonderland
The King's Speech

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References

  1. Alexander, Bryan (January 14, 2011). "'Social Network' Snags Best Picture at the Critics' Choice Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  2. Alexander, Bryan (December 13, 2010). "'Black Swan' Leads Critics' Choice With Record 12 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  3. Knox, David (January 16, 2011). "The Pacific wins at Critic's Choice Awards". TV Tonight . Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  4. "Matt Damon to Receive Joel Siegel Award at the 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards". PR Newswire. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  5. Lindsay Powers; Gregg Kilday (January 10, 2011). "Quentin Tarantino to Receive First-Ever Critics' Choice Music+Film Award". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 10, 2011.