The Tree of Life, Malick reappear at 15th Toronto Awards

The 2011 TFCA (Toronto Film Critics Association) Award winners

Best Picture
The Tree of Life

Best Director
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life

Best Actor
Michael Shannon – Take Shelter

Best Actress
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer – Beginners

Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain – Take Shelter

Best Screenplay
Moneyball

Best Foreign-Language Film
Mysteries of Lisbon

Best Documentary Feature
Nostalgia for the Light

Best First Feature
Attack the Block

Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin

Multiple surprises at 2011 LVFCS Sierra Awards

Melissa McCarthy was one of a few relative surprises that stole the Sierra Awards show.

No surprise here: The Artist beats all nominated films with 5 wins. Surprises: Melissa McCarthy and Jean Dujardin (acting), and Nicholas Winding Refn (directing).

LVFCS 2011 Top 10 List

The Artist
Hugo
Moneyball
The Descendents
Drive
The Help
50/50
Midnight in Paris
Shame
Warrior

Best Picture
The Artist

Best Director
Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive

The Artist, Martin Scorsese extend leads at 2011 BSFC Awards

Best Picture  –  The Artist

Best Actor –  Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Best Actress – Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor –  Albert Brooks for Drive

Best Supporting Actress –  Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids

The Artist, Scorsese top D.C. Area film awards

Michelle Williams was one of a couple of "surprise" awardees when the awards were announced earlier today.

Octavia Spencer joined her, winning unexpectedly in the "Supporting" category.

Like many other regional awards organizations, the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association is young — 8 years exactly. As a rookie, the association, made up of 34 Washington D.C.-area film critics in television, radio, print, and Internet, has largely stuck to the script for the past few years. This year though, the members changed it up a bit. Michelle Williams was one of the odd choices this year. Though certainly a strong contender for this year’s “Best Actress,” Williams’s win over early frontrunners like Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, and Viola Davis, for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn, a film with mixed critical reviews, was definitely unexpected. Octavia Spencer was another surprising pick at this point, winning for her role as feisty maid Minny Jackson in The Help. The Artist added another honor to its “Best Picture” pile, over other favorites like Hugo and The Descendants. Hugo didn’t go away empty-handed though, winning “Best Director” for Martin Scorsese as well as “Best Art Direction.” George Clooney jumped to the front of the “Best Actor” race with his win for The Descendants, which also won for “Best Adapted Screenplay.” Other winners below.