Every year I do it. I'm surprised how few others do. I vote for the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards as a member of the BFCA (Broadcast Film Critics Association). My official ballot is below, and I think all critics should show what they consider the best, whether they vote in the OFCS (Online Film Critics Society) or CFCA (Chicago Film Critics Society) or any other awards. The 16th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards airs on VH1 on Friday night January 11, 2011. I will be there for the first time ever.
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THE 16th ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS
BEST PICTURE
127 Hours Black Swan The Fighter Inception (my vote) The King’s Speech The Social Network (will win) The Town Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone
BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges – “True Grit” Robert Duvall – “Get Low” Jesse Eisenberg – “The Social Network” Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech” (my vote) (will win) James Franco – “127 Hours” Ryan Gosling – “Blue Valentine”
BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening – “The Kids Are All Right” Nicole Kidman – “Rabbit Hole” Jennifer Lawrence – “Winter’s Bone” Natalie Portman – “Black Swan” (my vote) (will win) Noomi Rapace – “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” Michelle Williams – “Blue Valentine”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christian Bale – “The Fighter” (will win) Andrew Garfield – “The Social Network” Jeremy Renner – “The Town” Sam Rockwell – “Conviction” Mark Ruffalo – “The Kids Are All Right” Geoffrey Rush – “The King’s Speech” (my vote)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – “The Fighter” Helena Bonham Carter – “The King’s Speech” Mila Kunis – “Black Swan” Melissa Leo – “The Fighter” (my vote) Hailee Steinfeld – “True Grit” (will win) Jacki Weaver – “Animal Kingdom”
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning – “Somewhere” Jennifer Lawrence – “Winter’s Bone” Chloe Grace Moretz – “Let Me In” Chloe Grace Moretz – “Kick-Ass” Kodi Smit-McPhee – “Let Me In” Hailee Steinfeld – “True Grit” (my vote) (will win)
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Fighter The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech (my vote) The Social Network (will win) The Town
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky – “Black Swan” Danny Boyle – “127 Hours” Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – “True Grit” David Fincher – “The Social Network” (will win) Tom Hooper – “The King’s Speech” Christopher Nolan – “Inception” (my vote)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Another Year” – Mike Leigh “Black Swan” – Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin “The Fighter” – Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson) “Inception” – Christopher Nolan (my vote) “The Kids Are All Right” – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg “The King’s Speech” – David Seidler (will win)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“127 Hours” – Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle “The Social Network” – Aaron Sorkin (my vote) (will win) “The Town” – Ben Affleck, Peter Craig and Sheldon Turner “Toy Story 3” – Michael Arndt (Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich) “True Grit” – Joel Coen & Ethan Coen “Winter’s Bone” – Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“127 Hours” – Anthony Dod Mantle (my vote) “Black Swan” – Matthew Libatique (will win) “Inception” – Wally Pfister “The King’s Speech” – Danny Cohen “True Grit” – Roger Deakins
BEST ART DIRECTION
“Alice in Wonderland” – Stefan Dechant “Black Swan” – Therese DePrez and Tora Peterson (will win) “Inception” – Guy Hendrix Dyas (my vote) “The King’s Speech” – Netty Chapman “True Grit” – Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh
BEST EDITING
“127 Hours” – Jon Harris “Black Swan” – Andrew Weisblum “Inception” – Lee Smith (my vote) “The Social Network” – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter (will win)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Alice in Wonderland” – Colleen Atwood “Black Swan” – Amy Westcott (will win) “The King’s Speech” – Jenny Beavan “True Grit” – Mary Zophres (my vote)
BEST MAKEUP
Alice in Wonderland Black Swan (will win) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 True Grit (my vote)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland (will win) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Inception (my vote) Tron: Legacy
BEST SOUND 127 Hours Black Swan Inception (my vote) (will win) The Social Network Toy Story 3
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Despicable Me How to Train Your Dragon The Illusionist Tangled Toy Story 3 (my vote) (will win)
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Inception (my vote) (will win) Kick-Ass Red The Town Unstoppable
BEST COMEDY
Cyrus (my vote) Date Night Easy A (will win) Get Him to the Greek I Love You Phillip Morris The Other Guys
BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION -- didn't vote since I didn't watch any of these movies
The Pacific Temple Grandin You Don’t Know Jack
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Biutiful I Am Love The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (my vote)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Exit Through the Gift Shop (my vote) Inside Job Restrepo Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work The Tillman Story Waiting for Superman
BEST SONG
“I See the Light” – performed by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi/written by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater – Tangled “If I Rise” – performed by Dido and A.R. Rahman/music by A.R. Rahman/lyrics by Dido Armstrong and Rollo Armstrong – 127 Hours (my vote) “Shine” – performed and written by John Legend – Waiting for Superman “We Belong Together” – performed and written by Randy Newman – Toy Story 3 “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me Yet” – performed by Cher/written by Diane Warren – Burlesque
BEST SCORE
“Black Swan” – Clint Mansell “Inception” – Hans Zimmer (my vote) “The King’s Speech” – Alexandre Desplat “The Social Network” – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross “True Grit” – Carter Burwell