I premi della critica di Toronto e Houston

La Toronto Film Critics Association e la Houston Film Critics Society hanno annunciato i vincitori dei loro premi della critica. Scelte decisamente diverse tra loro: a Toronto ha trionfato The Tree of Life (miglior film, miglior regista), mentre a Houston ha scelto The Descendants di Alexander Payne, dando poi il premio della regia a Nicholas Winding Refn (Drive).

Potete leggere qui sotto le liste:

TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

• BEST PICTURE: The Tree of Life
  Runners-up: The Artist, The Descendant

• BEST ACTOR: Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)
  Runners-up: George Clooney (The Descendants), Michael Fassbender (Shame)

• BEST ACTRESS: Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn)
  Runners-up: Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
  Runners-up: Albert Brooks (Drive), Patton Oswalt (Young Adult)

• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain (Take Shelter)
  Runners-up: Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life), Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

• BEST DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
  Runners-up: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)

• BEST SCREENPLAY: Moneyball, written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, story by Stan Chervin, based on the book by Michael Lewis
  Runners-up: The Descendants, written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings; The Tree of Life, written by Terrence Malick

• BEST FIRST FEATURE: Attack the Block, directed by Joe Cornish
  Runners-up: Margin Call, directed by J.C. Chandor; Martha Marcy May Marlene, directed by Sean Durkin

• BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: The Adventures of Tintin
  Runners-up: Puss in Boots, Rango

• BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: Mysteries of Lisbon
  Runners-up: Attenberg, Le Havre, A Separation

• ALLAN KING DOCUMENTARY AWARD: Nostalgia for the Light
  Runners-up: Into the Abyss, Project Nim

HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY

• Best Picture  — The Descendants

• Best Director  –  Nicholas Winding Refn (Drive)

• Best Actor  –  Michael Fassbender (Shame)

• Best Actress  –  Tilda Swinton (We Need To Talk About Kevin)

• Best Supporting Actor  –  Albert Brooks (Drive)

• Best Supporting Actress  –  Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

• Best Screenplay  –  Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (The Descendants)

• Best Animated Film  –  Rango

• Best Cinematography  –  Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life)

• Best Documentary  –  Project Nim  

• Best Foreign Film  –  I Saw The Devil

• Best Original Score  –  Ludovic Bource (The Artist)

• Best Original Song  — “Life’s A Happy Song” from The Muppets, music & lyrics by Bret McKenzie

• Technical Achievement — Rise of the Planet of the Apes

• Worst Film of the Year — Your Highness

• Humanitarian of the Year Award — Joanne King Herring

• Lifetime Achievement Award  — Jeff Bridges

• Outstanding Achievement — Hunter Todd

• Outstanding Achievement — Mary Lampe