Rich Picks
20102012

Awards & Top Films

2011

Rich Picks for Film Excellence

WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 2011

1
A
Melancholia3 Wins · 5 Nominations
2
A
Weekend3 Wins · 4 Nominations
3
A
Warrior1 Win · 3 Nominations
4
A-
The Artist8 Nominations
5
A-
B+
The Tree of Life1 Win · 5 Nominations
6
A-
B+
Midnight in Paris1 Win · 4 Nominations
7
A-
B+
A Better Life4 Nominations
8
B+
War Horse1 Win · 3 Nominations
9
B+
The Ides of March5 Nominations
10
B+
We Need to Talk about Kevin2 Nominations

Film

Animated Feature

Rango
Producer: Gore Verbinski
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTA

Documentary

Hot Coffee
Producers: Alan Oxman and Carly Hugo
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Producers: Corinne LaPook and James J. Miller

International Feature

A Separation
Producer: Asghar Farhadi
GlobeNBRBAFTASpirit

Live-Action Feature

Weekend
Producer: Tristan Goligher
Melancholia
Producers: Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen and Louise Vesth
The Tree of Life
Producers: Dede Gardner, Bill Pohlad, Sarah Green, and Grant Hill
OscarNBR
The Artist
Producer: Thomas Langmann
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTASpiritSAG
Warrior
Producer: Greg O'Connor

Directing & Editing

Directing

Gavin O'Connor
Warrior
Lynne Ramsay
We Need to Talk about Kevin
Andrew Haigh
Weekend
Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris
OscarGlobeDGA
Lars von Trier
Melancholia

Editing

Mike Cahill
Another Earth
Dana E. Glauberman
Young Adult
Stephen Mirrione
The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist
OscarBAFTA
Michael Kahn
War Horse

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Michael Fassbender
as Carl Jung in
A Dangerous Method
as Brandon in
Shame
GlobeBAFTA
Demián Bichir
as Carlos Galindo in
A Better Life
OscarSpirit
Ryan Gosling
as Stephen Meyers in
The Ides of March
Globe
Hunter McCracken
as Young Jack in
The Tree of Life
Jean Dujardin
as George Valentin in
The Artist
OscarBAFTASpirit

Actor in a Supporting Role

Chris New
as Glen in
Weekend
Nick Nolte
as Paddy Conlon in
Warrior
Oscar
Frank Grillo
as Frank Campana in
Warrior
Paul Giamatti
as Tom Duffy in
The Ides of March
Corey Stoll
as Ernest Hemingway in
Midnight in Paris
Spirit

Actress in a Leading Role

Kirsten Dunst
as Justine in
Melancholia
Glenn Close
as Albert Nobbs in
Albert Nobbs
Oscar
Jodie Foster
as Penelope Longstreet in
Carnage
Elizabeth Olsen
as Martha in
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Spirit
Tilda Swinton
as Eva Khatchadourian in
We Need to Talk about Kevin
NBRBAFTA

Actress in a Supporting Role

Jessica Chastain
as Celia Foote in
The Help
OscarBAFTA
as Samantha in
Take Shelter
Spirit
Janet McTeer
as Hubert Page in
Albert Nobbs
OscarSpirit
Michelle Williams
as Marilyn Monroe in
My Week with Marilyn
OscarBAFTA
Bérénice Bejo
as Peppy Miller in
The Artist
OscarBAFTA
Anjelica Huston
as Diane in
50/50
Spirit

Writing

Screenplay (Adapted)

Diablo Cody
Young Adult
based on the German fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
based on the novel by John le Carré
OscarBAFTA
Moira Buffini
Jane Eyre
based on Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name
George Clooney, Beau Willimon, and Grant Heslov
The Ides of March
based on the play Farragut North by Willimon
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Zack Stentz, and Ashley Miller
X-Men: First Class
based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics

Screenplay (Original)

Andrew Haigh
Weekend
Roger L. Simon and Eric Eason
A Better Life
J. C. Chandor
Margin Call
OscarSpirit
Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist
OscarGlobeBAFTASpirit

Visual

Art Direction

Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
Hugo
Production design: Dante Ferretti
Set decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
OscarBAFTAADG
Patrizia von Brandenstein, Jenny Oman, and Susie Cullen
Albert Nobbs
Production design: Patrizia von Brandenstein, Jenny Oman, and Susie Cullen
Rena de Angelo, Mark Ricker, and Curt Beech
The Help
Production design: Rena de Angelo, Mark Ricker, and Curt Beech
ADG
Nancy Haigh and Jess Gonchor
Moneyball
Production design: Nancy Haigh and Jess Gonchor
Maria Djurkovic
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Production design: Maria Djurkovic
BAFTAADG

Cinematography

Manuel Alberto Claro
Melancholia
Hoyte van Hoytema
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
BAFTAASC
Javier Aguirresarobe
A Better Life
Emmanuel Lubezki
The Tree of Life
OscarASC

Costuming

Pascaline Chavanne
Trophy Wife
Sonia Grande
Midnight in Paris
Mark Bridges
The Artist
OscarBAFTACDG
Lisy Christl
Anonymous
Oscar
Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Albert Nobbs

Effects

Dan Glass
The Tree of Life
Christopher Townsend
Captain America: The First Avenger
Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, and Joe Letteri
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
OscarBAFTA
Shailendra Swarnkar and Guy Williams
X-Men: First Class
Greg Na Butler, Tim Burke, David Vickery, and John Richardson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
OscarBAFTA

Make-Up & Hairstyling

Jenny Shircore
My Week with Marilyn
BAFTA
Clarisse Domine and Julie Hewett
The Artist
BAFTA
Heike Merker and Björn Rehbein
Anonymous
Daniel Phillips
Jane Eyre
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
The Iron Lady
BAFTA

Sound & Music

Original Score

John Williams
War Horse
GlobeBAFTA
Alexandre Desplat
The Ides of March
Alexandre Desplat
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Alexandre Desplat
Carnage
Ludovic Bource
The Artist
GlobeBAFTA
Alexandre Desplat
A Better Life
Howard Shore
A Dangerous Method
Alberto Iglesias
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
BAFTA

Original Song

"Coeur Volant"
Hugo
Music & lyrics: Howard Shore
"Think You Can Wait"
Win Win
Music & lyrics: The National
"Life's a Happy Song"
The Muppets
Music and Lyrics: Bret McKenzie

Sound Editing

Kirsty Whalley, Jonathan Schultz, Robert Houston, and Jennifer L. Dunnington
Hugo
Scoring editors: Kirsty Whalley, Jonathan Schultz, and Yann McCullough
Music Editors: Robert Houston and Jennifer L. Dunnington
BAFTA
Craig Berkey
X-Men: First Class
Ren Klyce
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
War Horse
Foley Artists: Dennie Thorpe and Jana Vance
Sound editors: Richard Hymns, Tim Nielsen, Kyrsten Mate, Teresa Eckton, and Colette D. Dahanne
Sound Designer: Gary Rydstrom
Dialogue Editor: Jeremy Molod
ADR editors: Rich Quinn, Cheryl Nardi, and Jonathan Null
Foley editor: Luke Dunn Gielmuda
BAFTA

Sound Mixing

André Rigaut
Melancholia
Jeremy Peirson, Craig Berkey, and Christopher Scarabosio
The Tree of Life
Michael Semanick, David Parker, and Ren Klyce
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Niv Adiri and Paul Cotterell
Shame