Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011
# Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011

The 10th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were given out on December 5, 2011.

## Winners and nominees

Best Film

* The Artist

   * The Descendants

   * Drive

   * Hugo

   * Win Win

Best Director

* Martin Scorsese – Hugo

   * Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris

   * Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

   * Alexander Payne – The Descendants

   * Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive

Best Actor

* George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King

   * Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin

   * Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan

   * Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane

   * Michael Shannon – Take Shelter as Curtis LaForche

Best Actress

* Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe

   * Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clarke

   * Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha

   * Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher

   * Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eve Khatchadourian

Best Supporting Actor

* Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose

   * Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier

   * John Hawkes – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Patrick

   * Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal

   * Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar

Best Supporting Actress

* Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson

   * Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller

   * Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan

   * Carey Mulligan – Shame as Sissy Sullivan

   * Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra King

Best Adapted Screenplay

* The Descendants – Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, and Alexander Payne

   * The Help – Tate Taylor

   * Hugo – John Logan

   * Moneyball – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

   * Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan

Best Original Screenplay

* 50/50 – Will Reiser

   * The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius

   * Bridesmaids – Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig

   * Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen

   * Win Win – Tom McCarthy

Best Cast

* Bridesmaids

   * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

   * The Help

   * Hugo

   * Margin Call

Best Animated Film

* Rango

   * The Adventures of Tintin

   * Arthur Christmas

   * Puss in Boots

   * Winnie the Pooh

Best Documentary Film

* Cave of Forgotten Dreams

   * Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

   * Buck

   * Into the Abyss

   * Project Nim

Best Foreign Language Film

* The Skin I Live In • Spain

   * 13 Assassins • Japan

   * Certified Copy • France

   * I Saw the Devil • South Korea

   * Pina • Germany

Best Art Direction

* Hugo

   * The Artist

   * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

   * The Tree of Life

   * War Horse

Best Cinematography

* The Tree of Life

   * The Artist

   * Hugo

   * Melancholia

   * War Horse

Best Score

* The Artist – Ludovic Bource

   * Drive – Cliff Martinez

   * The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

   * Hugo – Howard Shore

   * War Horse – John Williams
