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Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Mary J. Blige Among BFCA Award Nominees<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHUGO\u201d AND \u201cTHE ARTIST\u201d LEAD WITH 11 NOMINATIONS EACH FOR
\nTHE 17TH ANNUAL CRITICS\u2019 CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Posted by Wilson Morales
\nDecember 13, 2011<\/p>\n

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The Broadcast Film Critics Association<\/strong> (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards<\/strong>. The winners will be announced at the Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium. Hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer, featuring Fitz and The Tantrums as the house band, the show will broadcast live for the fifth year in a row on VH1 at 8:00 PM ET\/PT.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHugo\u201d and \u201cThe Artist\u201d each received an impressive 11 nominations for the 17th annual Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards, one short of the record 12 nominations for \u201cBlack Swan\u201d last year. Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cHugo\u201d garnered nods for Best Picture, Best Young Actor for Asa Butterfield, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Score. Michel Hazanavicius\u2019 \u201cThe Artist\u201d received nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, Best Supporting Actress for B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Bejo, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Score.<\/p>\n

Martin Scorsese could have a very big night at the Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards. In addition to the 11 nominations for his film \u201cHugo,\u201d he directed the Best Documentary Feature nominee \u201cGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World.\u201d Last week it was announced that Scorsese will also be honored with the Critics\u2019 Choice Music+Film Award at this year\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Help\u201d and \u201cDrive\u201d earned 8 nominations each, and \u201cThe Descendants\u201d and \u201cWar Horse\u201d both garnered 7 nominations. \u201cDrive\u201d was honored in the Best Picture and Best Action Movie categories while \u201cMidnight in Paris\u201d was recognized in Best Picture and Best Comedy categories. \u201cThe Tree of Life,\u201d \u201cExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close\u201d and \u201cMy Week With Marilyn\u201d also scored multiple nominations. \u201cThe Muppets\u201d received four nominations, three of which came in the Best Song category for \u201cLife\u2019s a Happy Song,\u201d \u201cMan or Muppet,\u201d and \u201cPictures in My Head,\u201d the fourth for Best Comedy.<\/p>\n

George Clooney received three nominations as part of the Best Acting Ensemble nominees for \u201cThe Descendants\u201d and \u201cThe Ides of March,\u201d along with his Best Actor nomination in \u201cThe Descendants.\u201d This gives Clooney a record 13 Critics\u2019 Choice nominations over the years, having received 10 prior nominations in addition to winning a special Freedom Award for \u201cGood Night, and Good Luck.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meryl Streep will be seeking her third Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Award as a Best Actress nominee for \u201cThe Iron Lady\u201d while Charlize Theron will be after her second award in the category. Streep previously won Best Actress for \u201cDoubt\u201d and \u201cJulie & Julia\u201d while Theron took the prize in 2003 for \u201cMonster.\u201d Michelle Williams, Critics\u2019 Choice winner for Best Supporting Actress in 2005\u2019s \u201cBrokeback Mountain\u201d will also compete for Best Actress for \u201cMy Week With Marilyn.\u201d Shailene Woodley earned nods in both the Best Supporting Actress and Best Young Actor\/Actress categories, among the seven nominations for \u201cThe Descendants.\u201d Saoirse Ronan was also nominated for Best Young Actor\/Actress for her role in \u201cHanna,\u201d having previously won the category in 2009 for \u201cThe Lovely Bones.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. The BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 250 television, radio and online critics. BFCA members are the primary source of information for today’s film going public. Eligible films were released in 2011. The accounting firm of CMM, LLP tallied the written ballots.<\/p>\n

Since its inception in 1995, the Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards has been a star-studded bellwether event of the movie awards season. Historically, the Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations. Last year, for example, all four of the acting category winners at the Oscars \u2013 Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo \u2013 first accepted their awards in the same categories at the Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards. In all, 18 of the 20 actors nominated for Oscars were first Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards nominees.<\/p>\n

Final ballots for the 17th annual Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards will be sent to BFCA members on January 8, 2012 with a deadline for returning final ballots on January 10, 2012. For more information about the show visit CriticsChoice.VH1.com, \u201cLike\u201d VH1 on Facebook, and follow @VH1 on Twitter and use the hashtag #CCMA to talk about the awards!<\/p>\n

The 17th Annual Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards is executive produced by Jesse Ignjatovic for Den of Thieves, Joey Berlin for Berlin Entertainment and Lee Rolontz for VH1.<\/p>\n

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 17th ANNUAL CRITICS\u2019 CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

BEST PICTURE
\nThe Artist
\nThe Descendants
\nDrive
\nExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
\nThe Help
\nHugo
\nMidnight in Paris
\nMoneyball
\nThe Tree of Life
\nWar Horse<\/p>\n

BEST ACTOR
\nGeorge Clooney \u2013 \u201cThe Descendants\u201d
\nLeonardo DiCaprio \u2013 \u201cJ. Edgar\u201d
\nJean Dujardin \u2013 \u201cThe Artist\u201d
\nMichael Fassbender \u2013 \u201cShame\u201d
\nRyan Gosling \u2013 \u201cDrive\u201d
\nBrad Pitt \u2013 \u201cMoneyball\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ACTRESS
\nViola Davis \u2013 \u201cThe Help\u201d
\nElizabeth Olsen \u2013 \u201cMartha Marcy May Marlene\u201d
\nMeryl Streep \u2013 \u201cThe Iron Lady\u201d
\nTilda Swinton \u2013 \u201cWe Need to Talk About Kevin\u201d
\nCharlize Theron \u2013 \u201cYoung Adult\u201d
\nMichelle Williams \u2013 \u201cMy Week With Marilyn\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR<\/p>\n

Kenneth Branagh \u2013 \u201cMy Week With Marilyn\u201d
\nAlbert Brooks \u2013 \u201cDrive\u201d
\nNick Nolte \u2013 \u201cWarrior\u201d
\nPatton Oswalt \u2013 \u201cYoung Adult\u201d
\nChristopher Plummer \u2013 \u201cBeginners\u201d
\nAndrew Serkis \u2013 \u201cRise of the Planet of the Apes\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
\nBerenice Bejo \u2013 \u201cThe Artist\u201d
\nJessica Chastain \u2013 \u201cThe Help\u201d
\nMelissa McCarthy \u2013 \u201cBridesmaids\u201d
\nCarey Mulligan \u2013 \u201cShame\u201d
\nOctavia Spencer \u2013 \u201cThe Help\u201d
\nShailene Woodley \u2013 \u201cThe Descendants\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST YOUNG ACTOR\/ACTRESS
\nAsa Butterfield \u2013 \u201cHugo\u201d
\nElle Fanning \u2013 \u201cSuper 8\u201d
\nThomas Horn \u2013 \u201cExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close\u201d
\nEzra Miller \u2013 \u201cWe Need to Talk About Kevin\u201d
\nSaoirse Ronan \u2013 \u201cHanna\u201d
\nShailene Woodley \u2013 \u201cThe Descendants\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
\nThe Artist
\nBridesmaids
\nThe Descendants
\nThe Help
\nThe Ides of March<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTOR
\nStephen Daldry \u2013 \u201cExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close\u201d
\nMichel Hazanavicius \u2013 \u201cThe Artist\u201d
\nAlexander Payne \u2013 \u201cThe Descendants\u201d
\nNicolas Winding Refn \u2013 \u201cDrive\u201d
\nMartin Scorsese \u2013 \u201cHugo\u201d
\nSteven Spielberg \u2013 \u201cWar Horse\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
\n\u201cThe Artist\u201d \u2013 Michel Hazanavicius
\n\u201c50\/50\u201d \u2013 Will Reiser
\n\u201cMidnight in Paris\u201d \u2013 Woody Allen
\n\u201cWin Win\u201d \u2013 Screenplay by Tom McCarthy, Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni
\n\u201cYoung Adult\u201d \u2013 Diablo Cody<\/p>\n

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
\n\u201cThe Descendants\u201d \u2013 Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
\n\u201cExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close\u201d \u2013 Eric Roth
\n\u201cThe Help\u201d \u2013 Tate Taylor
\n\u201cHugo\u201d \u2013 John Logan
\n\u201cMoneyball\u201d \u2013 Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
\n\u201cThe Artist\u201d \u2013 Guillaume Schiffman
\n\u201cDrive\u201d \u2013 Newton Thomas Sigel
\n\u201cHugo\u201d \u2013 Robert Richardson
\n\u201cThe Tree of Life\u201d \u2013 Emmanuel Lubezki
\n\u201cWar Horse\u201d \u2013 Janusz Kaminski<\/p>\n

BEST ART DIRECTION
\n\u201cThe Artist\u201d \u2013 Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper
\n\u201cHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2\u201d \u2013 Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan
\n\u201cHugo\u201d \u2013 Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo
\n\u201cThe Tree of Life\u201d \u2013 Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank
\n\u201cWar Horse\u201d \u2013 Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee Sandales<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING
\n\u201cThe Artist\u201d \u2013 Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion
\n\u201cDrive\u201d \u2013 Matthew Newman
\n\u201cThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo\u201d \u2013 Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
\n\u201cHugo\u201d \u2013 Thelma Schoonmaker
\n\u201cWar Horse\u201d \u2013 Michael Kahn<\/p>\n

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
\n\u201cThe Artist\u201d \u2013 Mark Bridges
\n\u201cThe Help\u201d \u2013 Sharen Davis
\n\u201cHugo\u201d \u2013 Sandy Powell
\n\u201cJane Eyre\u201d \u2013 Michael O\u2019Connor
\n\u201cMy Week With Marilyn\u201d \u2013 Jill Taylor<\/p>\n

BEST MAKEUP
\nAlbert Nobbs
\nHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
\nThe Iron Lady
\nJ. Edgar
\nMy Week With Marilyn<\/p>\n

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
\nHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
\nHugo
\nRise of the Planet of the Apes
\nSuper 8
\nThe Tree of Life<\/p>\n

BEST SOUND<\/p>\n

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
\nHugo
\nSuper 8
\nThe Tree of Life
\nWar Horse<\/p>\n

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
\nThe Adventures of Tintin
\nArthur Christmas
\nKung Fu Panda 2
\nPuss in Boots
\nRango<\/p>\n

BEST ACTION MOVIE
\nDrive
\nFast Five
\nHanna
\nRise of the Planet of the Apes
\nSuper 8<\/p>\n

BEST COMEDY
\nBridesmaids
\nCrazy, Stupid, Love
\nHorrible Bosses
\nMidnight in Paris
\nThe Muppets<\/p>\n

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
\nIn Darkness
\nLe Havre
\nA Separation
\nThe Skin I Live In
\nWhere Do We Go Now<\/p>\n

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
\nBuck
\nCave of Forgotten Dreams
\nGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World
\nPage One: Inside the New York Times
\nProject Nim
\nUndefeated<\/p>\n

BEST SONG
\n\u201cHello Hello\u201d \u2013 performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga\/written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin \u2013 Gnomeo & Juliet
\n\u201cLife\u2019s a Happy Song\u201d \u2013 performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter\/written by Bret McKenzie \u2013 The Muppets
\n\u201cThe Living Proof\u201d \u2013 performed by Mary J. Blige\/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason, Jr. \u2013 The Help
\n\u201cMan or Muppet\u201d \u2013 performed by Jason Segel and Walter\/written by Bret McKenzie \u2013 The Muppets
\n\u201cPictures in My Head\u201d \u2013 performed by Kermit and the Muppets\/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman \u2013 The Muppets<\/p>\n

BEST SCORE
\n\u201cThe Artist\u201d \u2013 Ludovic Bource
\n\u201cDrive\u201d \u2013 Cliff Martinez
\n\u201cThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo\u201d \u2013 Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
\n\u201cHugo\u201d \u2013 Howard Shore
\n\u201cWar Horse\u201d \u2013 John Williams<\/p>\n

NOMINEES BY PICTURE FOR
\nTHE 17th ANNUAL CRITICS\u2019 CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS<\/p>\n

50\/50 \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Original Screenplay<\/p>\n

A SEPARATION \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Foreign Language Film<\/p>\n

ALBERT NOBBS \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Makeup<\/p>\n

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Animated Feature<\/p>\n

BEGINNERS \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Supporting Actor\/Christopher Plummer<\/p>\n

BRIDESMAIDS \u2013 3 Nominations
\nBest Supporting Actress\/Melissa McCarthy
\nBest Acting Ensemble
\nBest Comedy<\/p>\n

BUCK \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Comedy<\/p>\n

DRIVE \u2013 8 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Actor\/Ryan Gosling
\nBest Supporting Actor\/Albert Brooks
\nBest Director\/Nicolas Winding Refn
\nBest Cinematography
\nBest Editing
\nBest Action Movie
\nBest Score<\/p>\n

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE \u2013 4 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Young Actor\/Thomas Horn
\nBest Director\/Stephen Daldry
\nBest Adapted Screenplay<\/p>\n

FAST FIVE \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Action Movie<\/p>\n

GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

GNOMEO & JULIET \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Song\/\u201cHello Hello\u201d<\/p>\n

HANNA \u2013 2 Nominations
\nBest Young Actress\/Saoirse Ronan
\nBest Action Movie<\/p>\n

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 \u2013 4 Nominations
\nBest Art Direction
\nBest Makeup
\nBest Visual Effects
\nBest Sound<\/p>\n

HORRIBLE BOSSES \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Comedy<\/p>\n

HUGO \u2013 11 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Young Actor\/Asa Butterfield
\nBest Director\/Martin Scorsese
\nBest Adapted Screenplay
\nBest Cinematography
\nBest Art Direction
\nBest Editing
\nBest Costume Design
\nBest Visual Effects
\nBest Sound
\nBest Score<\/p>\n

IN DARKNESS \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Foreign Language Film<\/p>\n

J. EDGAR \u2013 2 Nominations
\nBest Actor\/Leonardo DiCaprio
\nBest Makeup<\/p>\n

JANE EYRE \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Costume Design<\/p>\n

KUNG FU PANDA 2 \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Animated Feature<\/p>\n

LE HAVRE \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Foreign Language Film<\/p>\n

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Actress\/Elizabeth Olsen<\/p>\n

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS \u2013 3 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Original Screenplay
\nBest Comedy<\/p>\n

MONEYBALL \u2013 3 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Actor\/Brad Pitt
\nBest Adapted Screenplay<\/p>\n

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN \u2013 4 Nominations
\nBest Actress\/Michelle Williams
\nBest Supporting Actor\/Kenneth Branagh
\nBest Costume Design
\nBest Makeup<\/p>\n

PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

PROJECT NIM \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

PUSS IN BOOTS \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Animated Feature<\/p>\n

RANGO \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Animated Feature<\/p>\n

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES \u2013 3 Nominations
\nBest Supporting Actor\/Andrew Serki
\nBest Visual Effects
\nBest Action Movie<\/p>\n

SHAME \u2013 2 Nominations
\nBest Actor\/Michael Fassbender
\nBest Supporting Actress\/Carey Mulligan<\/p>\n

SUPER 8 \u2013 4 Nominations
\nBest Young Actress\/Elle Fanning
\nBest Visual Effects
\nBest Sound
\nBest Action Movie<\/p>\n

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Animated Feature<\/p>\n

THE ARTIST \u2013 11 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Actor\/ Jean Dujardin
\nBest Supporting Actress\/Berenice Bejo
\nBest Acting Ensemble
\nBest Director\/Michel Hazanavicius
\nBest Original Screenplay
\nBest Cinematography
\nBest Art Direction
\nBest Editing
\nBest Costume Design
\nBest Score<\/p>\n

THE DESCENDANTS \u2013 7 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Actor\/George Clooney
\nBest Supporting Actress\/Shailene Woodley
\nBest Young Actress\/Shailene Woodley
\nBest Acting Ensemble
\nBest Director\/Alexander Payne
\nBest Adapted Screenplay<\/p>\n

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO \u2013 2 Nominations
\nBest Editing
\nBest Score<\/p>\n

THE HELP \u2013 8 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Actress\/Viola Davis
\nBest Supporting Actress\/Jessica Chastain
\nBest Supporting Actress\/Octavia Spencer
\nBest Acting Ensemble
\nBest Adapted Screenplay
\nBest Costume Design
\nBest Song\/\u201cThe Living Proof\u201d<\/p>\n

THE IDES OF MARCH \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Acting Ensemble<\/p>\n

THE IRON LADY \u2013 2 Nominations
\nBest Actress\/Meryl Streep
\nBest Makeup<\/p>\n

THE MUPPETS \u2013 4 Nominations
\nBest Comedy
\nBest Song\/\u201cLife\u2019s a Happy Song\u201d
\nBest Song\/\u201cMan or Muppet\u201d
\nBest Song\/\u201cPictures in My Head\u201d<\/p>\n

THE SKIN I LIVE IN \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Foreign Language Film<\/p>\n

THE TREE OF LIFE \u2013 5 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Cinematography
\nBest Art Direction
\nBest Visual Effects
\nBest Sound<\/p>\n

UNDEFEATED \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

WAR HORSE \u2013 7 Nominations
\nBest Picture
\nBest Director\/Steven Spielberg
\nBest Cinematography
\nBest Art Direction
\nBest Editing
\nBest Sound
\nBest Score<\/p>\n

WARRIOR \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Supporting Actor\/Nick Nolte<\/p>\n

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN \u2013 2 Nominations
\nBest Actress\/Tilda Swinton
\nBest Young Actor\/Ezra Miller<\/p>\n

WHERE DO WE GO NOW \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Foreign Language Film<\/p>\n

WIN WIN \u2013 1 Nomination
\nBest Original Screenplay<\/p>\n

YOUNG ADULT \u2013 3 Nominations
\nBest Actress\/Charlize Theron
\nBest Supporting Actor\/Patton Oswalt
\nBest Original Screenplay<\/p>\n

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