BEST PICTURE
Pina
The rest in alphabetical order:
Artist, The
Attack the Block
Drive
Havre, La
Kid With a Bike, The
Midnight In Paris
Of Gods and Men
Poetry
Separation, A
Snowtown
Though the list is in alphabetical order, Of Gods and Men is my second favorite; A Separation my third; and Poetry, my third.
I also liked: Point Blank, The Guard, The Future, Extraterrestrials, Moneyball, 50/50, Oslo, August 31st, Another Earth, Meek’s Cutoff, Elite Squad II, The Princess of Montparsnee
World on a Wire – A special award to the rediscovery of this remarkable two part television film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
BEST ACTOR
Lambert Wilson – Of Gods and Men, The Princess of Montparsnee
In alphabetical order:
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Payman Moadi – A Separation
Gary Oldman – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Brad Pitt – Moneyball, Tree of Life
I also liked: Joseph Gorden-Levitt, 50/50, Hasher; Gilles Lelouche, Point Blank; Brendan Gleeson, The Guard; Dany Boon, Nothing to Declare; Andre Wilms, Le Havre; Woody Harrelson, Rampart; Michael Fassbender, Shame; Paul Giamatti, Win, Win, The Ides of March
BEST ACTRESS:
Meryl Streep -The Iron Lady
Sorry, I couldn’t reduce the rest of the category to four, so here are the others:
In alphabetical order:
Juliette Binoche – Certified Copy
Viola Davis -The Help
Leila Hatami – A Separation
Tilda Swinton – We Have to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
Jeong-hie Yun – Poetry
I also liked: Rooney Mara, Girl with Dragon Tattoo; Charlize Theron, Young Adult.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Albert Books – Drive
In alphabetical order:
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Shahab Hussein – A Separation
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
I also liked: Armee Hammer, J. Edgar; Jared Harris, Sherlock Holmes; and Patton Oswalt, Young Adult.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Carey Mulligan – Drive, Shame
Again, I couldn’t reduce the number to four:
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Sareh Bayat – A Separation
Jessica Chastain – Tree of Life
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaid
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer – The Help
BEST DIRECTOR:
Wim Wenders – Pina
The rest in alphabetical order:
Joe Cornish – Attack the Block
Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
I also liked: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life; Fred Cavaye – Point Blank; Xavier Beauvois – Of Gods and Men; Chang-dong Lee – Poetry;
BEST SCREENPLAY
Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
Going for five over four more here:
Woody Allen – Midnight In Paris
Xavier Beauvois, Etienne Comar – Of Gods and Men
Chang-dong Lee – Poetry
Will Reiser – 50/50
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
I also liked: Thomas McCarthy, Win Win; J.C. Chandor, Margin Call; John Michael McDonagh, The Guard; Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, The Kid With a Bike; Jochaim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Oslo, August 31st;Brit Marling, Mike Cahill, Another Earth
