Chicago Film Critics Nominations

[Sabin]

Random cool thing that I did the other night: my buddy and former co-writer, A.A. Dowd, is now the head film critic of Time Out Chicago, and he got to vote in these nominations. So he called me up as he filled out his ballot. There was a very strong Margaret bloc that was only intermittently successful in getting at least Anna Paquin nominated. He tried to get Margaret in for screenwriting, and why The Tree of Life needs a nomination there I don't know. But his dog in the race was A Separation and at least he and several other passionate individuals got it in for screenwriting. And apparently Martha Marcy May Marlene is a little more divisive than I would imagine, and even still they got it in for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay on top of Most Promising Filmmaker and Performer. He also pushed pretty hard for Michael Shannon.

He'll be voting...
Best Picture - The Tree of Life
Best Director - Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best Actor - Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Best Actress - Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Supporting Actor - Nick Nolte, Warrior
Best Supporting Actress - Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Best Adapted Screenplay - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Original Screenplay - A Separation
Best Cinematography - The Tree of Life
Best Original Score - Drive
Best Animated Film - Rango
Best Documentary - The Interrupters
Best Foreign Film - A Separation
Most Promising Performer - Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Most Promising FIlmmaker - Sean Durkin, Martha Marcy May Marlene

[criddic3]

I see Roger Ebert still has some influence...he loved Uncle Boonmee.

[mayukh]

Haven't seen the film yet, but it's nice to see a group recognizing Anna Paquin's performance, which I've heard is quite good indeed.

[Damien]

Finally Jessica Chastain gets nominated for the right film. She's transcendental in The Tree of Life. And yay for Hunter McCracken, arguably the best performance by a child actor since Dean Stockwell.

[mlrg]

Finally The Tree Of Life leading the pack. Probably the best set of nominations I've seen so far this season


Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Hugo"
"The Tree of Life"

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Nicolas Wainding Refn, "Drive"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

Best Actor
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender, "Shame"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
Michael Shannon, "Take Shelter"

Best Actress
Kirsten Dunst, "Melancholia"
Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Anna Paquin, "Margaret"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week with Marilyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks, "Drive"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Patton Oswalt, "Young Adult"
Brad Pitt, "The Tree of Life"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"

Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, "The Tree of Life"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan, "Shame"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

Best Original Screenplay
"The Artist"
"Martha Marcy May Marlene"
"Midnight in Paris"
"A Separation"
"The Tree of Life"

Best Cinematography
"Drive"
"Hugo"
"Melancholia"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

Best Original Score
"The Artist"
"Drive"
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hanna"
"Hugo"

Best Animated Feature
"The Adventures of Tintin"
"Arthur Christmas"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"
"Winnie the Pooh"

Best Documentary
"Cave of Forgotten Dreams"
"The Interrupters"
"Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life"
"Pina"
"Project Nim"
"Tabloid"

Best Foreign Film
"In a Better World"
"Incendies"
"A Separation"
"The Skin I Live In"
"Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives"

Most Promising Performer
Liana Liberato, "Trust"
Brit Marling, "Another Earth"
Hunter McCracken, "The Tree of Life"
Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"

Most Promising Filmmaker
J.C. Chandor, "Margin Call"
Simon Curtis, "My Week with Marilyn"
Drake Doremus, "Like Crazy"
Sean Durkin, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Tate Taylor, "The Help"