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My official BFCA ballot for the 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards

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