17th Critics' Choice Awards

17th Critics' Choice Awards
17th Critics' Choice Awards
Date	January 12, 2012
Hosted by	Rob Huebel ; Paul Scheer
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	The Artist
Most awards	The Artist (4)
Most nominations	The Artist (11) ; Hugo (11)
Television coverage
Network	VH1
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Last updated July 21, 2025

The 17th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2011 filmmaking.^[1] The ceremony was broadcast on VH1, and hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer.^[2] The nominees were announced on December 13, 2011.^[3]

Winners and nominees

Best Picture The Artist The Descendants Drive Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse	Best Director 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
Best Actor *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	Best Actress *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
Best Supporting Actor *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	Best Supporting Actress *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
Best Young Actor/Actress *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	Best Acting Ensemble The Help The Artist Bridesmaids The Descendants The Ides of March
Best Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen 50/50 – Will Reiser The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Win Win – Tom McCarthy and Joe Tiboni Young Adult – Diablo Cody	Best Adapted Screenplay 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
Best Animated Feature Rango The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots	Best Documentary Feature George Harrison: Living in the Material World Buck Cave of Forgotten Dreams Page One: Inside the New York Times Project Nim Undefeated
Best Action Movie Drive Fast Five Hanna Rise of the Planet of the Apes Super 8	Best Comedy Movie Bridesmaids Crazy, Stupid, Love Horrible Bosses Midnight in Paris The Muppets
Best Foreign Language Film A Separation • Iran In Darkness • Poland Le Havre • Finland The Skin I Live In • Spain Where Do We Go Now? • Lebanon	Best Art Direction 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)
Best Cinematography The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki (TIE) War Horse – Janusz Kamiński (TIE) The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman Drive – Newton Thomas Sigel Hugo – Robert Richardson	Best Costume Design The Artist – Mark Bridges The Help – Sharen Davis Hugo – Sandy Powell Jane Eyre – Michael O'Connor My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Best Editing 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	Best Makeup Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Albert Nobbs The Iron Lady J. Edgar My Week with Marilyn
Best Score 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	Best Song "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
Best Sound Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life War Horse	Best Visual Effects 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 ^[4]

Music+Film Award

Martin Scorsese ^[5]

Statistics

Nominations	Film
11	The Artist
11	Hugo
8	Drive
8	The Help
7	The Descendants
7	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

↑ "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood . January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
↑ Ng, Philiana (December 13, 2011). "Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel to Co-Host Critics' Choice Movie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 13, 2011.
↑ Hammond, Pete (December 13, 2011). "'Hugo' & 'The Artist' Lead Critics Choice Movie Award Nominations With 11 Each". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 13, 2011.
↑ "Sean Penn To Receive Broadcast Critics Honor". Deadline Hollywood . January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
↑ Andreeva, Nellie (December 6, 2011). "Martin Scorsese To Get Music+Film Award At Upcoming Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 6, 2011.

External links

17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2012) – Best Picture: The Artist Archived 2013-01-08 at the Wayback Machine at Critics Choice Association

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[1] "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood . January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

[2] Ng, Philiana (December 13, 2011). "Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel to Co-Host Critics' Choice Movie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 13, 2011.

[3] Hammond, Pete (December 13, 2011). "'Hugo' & 'The Artist' Lead Critics Choice Movie Award Nominations With 11 Each". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 13, 2011.

[4] "Sean Penn To Receive Broadcast Critics Honor". Deadline Hollywood . January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

[5] Andreeva, Nellie (December 6, 2011). "Martin Scorsese To Get Music+Film Award At Upcoming Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 6, 2011.

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