Πραγματοποιήθηκε η απονομή των 17ων Critics' Choice Awards, η οποία θα λέγαμε πως δεν είχε ιδιαίτερες εκπλήξεις, αφού λίγο-πολύ περιμέναμε τους εν λόγω νικητές, δίνοντάς μας μια αίσθηση για το τι θα ακολουθήσει στα βραβεία Oscar τον επόμενο μήνα. Οι νικητές αναλυτικά:

BEST PICTURE:
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight Ιn Paris
Moneyball
The Tree Οf Life
War Horse

BEST ACTOR:
George Clooney (The Descendants)
Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Michael Fassbender (Shame)
Ryan Gosling (Drive)
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

BEST ACTRESS:
Viola Davis (The Help)
Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Tilda Swinton (We Need Τo Talk About Kevin)
Charlize Theron (Young Adult)
Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn)
Albert Brooks (Drive)
Nick Nolte (Warrior)
Patton Oswalt (Young Adult)
Andrew Serkis (Rise Οf Τhe Planet Οf Τhe Apes)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
Jessica Chastain (The Help)
Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Carey Mulligan (Shame)
Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS:
Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
Asa Butterfield (Hugo)
Elle Fanning (Super 8)
Ezra Miller (We Need Τo Talk About Kevin)
Saoirse Ronan (Hanna)
Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE:
The Help
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Ides Of March

BEST DIRECTOR:
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
Steven Spielberg (War Horse)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
"Midnight In Paris" – Woody Allen
"The Artist" – Michel Hazanavicius
"50/50" – Will Reiser
"Win Win" – Screenplay by Tom McCarthy, Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni
"Young Adult" – Diablo Cody

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
"Moneyball" – Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin
"The Descendants" – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" – Eric Roth
"The Help" – Tate Taylor
"Hugo" – John Logan

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

"The Tree Of Life" – Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" – Janusz Kaminski

"The Artist" – Guillaume Schiffman
"Drive" – Newton Thomas Sigel
"Hugo" – Robert Richardson

BEST ART DIRECTION:
"Hugo" – Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"The Artist" – Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper
"Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" – Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan
"The Tree Of Life" – Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank
"War Horse" – Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee Sandales

BEST EDITING:
"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" – Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall
"The Artist" – Michel Hazanavicius & Anne-Sophie Bion
"Drive" – Matthew Newman
"Hugo" – Thelma Schoonmaker
"War Horse" – Michael Kahn

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
"The Artist" – Mark Bridges
"The Help" – Sharen Davis
"Hugo" – Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" – Michael O'Connor
"My Week With Marilyn" – Jill Taylor

BEST MAKE-UP:
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Albert Nobbs
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
My Week With Marilyn

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Super 8
The Tree Of Life

BEST SOUND:
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Super 8
The Tree Of Life
War Horse

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Rango
The Adventures Of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss In Boots

BEST ACTION MOVIE:
Drive
Fast Five
Hanna
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Super 8

BEST COMEDY:
Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Horrible Bosses
Midnight In Paris
The Muppets

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
A Separation
In Darkness
Le Havre
The Skin I Live In
Where Do We Go Now

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
George Harrison: Living In The Material World
Buck
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams
Page One: Inside The New York Times
Project Nim
Undefeated

BEST SONG:
"Life's A Happy Song" – performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams & Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – "The Muppets"
"Hello Hello" – performed by Elton John & Lady Gaga/written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin – "Gnomeo & Juliet"
"The Living Proof" – performed by Mary J. Blige/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman & Harvey Mason, Jr. – "The Help"
"Man Or Muppet" – performed by Jason Segel & Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – "The Muppets"
"Pictures In My Head" – performed by Kermit & the Muppets/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis & Chen Neeman – "The Muppets"

BEST SCORE:
Ludovic Bource (The Artist)
Cliff Martinez (Drive)
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
Howard Shore (Hugo)
John Williams (War Horse)