Η Ένωση Κριτικών του Σικάγο έδωσε και φέτος τα βραβεία της. Οι νικητές αναλυτικά:

BEST PICTURE:
The Tree Of Life
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Hugo

BEST DIRECTOR:
Terrence Malick – "The Tree Of Life"
Michel Hazanavicius – "The Artist"
Alexander Payne – "The Descendants"
Nicolas Winding Refn – "Drive"
Martin Scorsese – "Hugo"

BEST ACTOR:
Michael Shannon – "Take Shelter"
George Clooney – "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin – "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender – "Shame"
Gary Oldman – "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

BEST ACTRESS:
Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn"
Kirsten Dunst – "Melancholia"
Elizabeth Olsen – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Anna Paquin – "Margaret"
Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Albert Brooks – "Drive"
Nick Nolte – "Warrior"
Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult"
Brad Pitt – "The Tree Of Life"
Christopher Plummer – "Beginners"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Jessica Chastain – "The Tree Of Life"
Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan – "Shame"
Octavia Spencer – "The Help"
Shailene Woodley – "The Descendants"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
"The Artist" – Michel Hazanavicius
"Martha Marcy May Marlene" – Sean Durkin
"Midnight In Paris" – Woody Allen
"A Separation" – Asghar Farhadi
"The Tree Of Life" – Terrence Malick

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
"Moneyball" – Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin
"The Descendants" – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Drive" – Hossein Amini
"Hugo" – John Logan
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" – Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Rango
The Adventures Of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Puss In Boots
Winnie The Pooh

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
The Interrupters
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams
Into The Abyss
Pina
Project Nim
Tabloid

BEST FOREIGN FILM:
A Separation
In A Better World
Incendies
The Skin I Live In
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
"The Tree Of Life" – Emmanuel Lubezki
"Drive" – Newton Thomas Sigel
"Hugo" – Robert Richardson
"Melancholia" – Manuel Alberto Claro
"War Horse" – Janusz Kaminski

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
"Drive" – Cliff Martinez
"The Artist" – Ludovic Bource
"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
"Hanna" – The Chemical Brothers
"Hugo" – Howard Shore

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER:
Elizabeth Olsen – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Liana Liberato – "Trust"
Brit Marling – "Another Earth"
Hunter McCracken – "The Tree Of Life"
Shailene Woodley – "The Descendants"

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER:
Sean Durkin – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
J.C. Chandor – "Margin Call"
Simon Curtis – "My Week With Marilyn"
Drake Doremus – "Like Crazy"
Tate Taylor – "The Help"