Για 46η χρονιά, 58 από τους πιο αναγνωρισμένους κριτικούς των Η.Π.Α., οι οποίοι και απαρτίζουν το National Society Of Film Critics, ψήφισαν κι ανακήρυξαν τις προτιμήσεις τους για τη χρονιά που πέρασε. Αναλυτικά οι νικητές κατά κατάταξη και αριθμό ψήφων:

Best Picture:
1. Melancholia (29)
2. The Tree Of Life (28)
3. A Separation (20)

Best Director:
1. Terrence Malick – "The Tree Of Life" (31)
2. Martin Scorsese – "Hugo" (29)
3. Lars von Trier – "Melancholia" (23)

Best Actor:
1. Brad Pitt – "Moneyball" & "The Tree Of Life" (35)
2. Gary Oldman – "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (22)
3. Jean Dujardin – "The Artist" (19)

Best Actress:
1. Kirsten Dunst – "Melancholia" (39)
2. Yoon Jeong-hee – "Poetry" (25)
3. Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady" (20)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Albert Brooks – "Drive" (38)
2. Christopher Plummer – "Beginners" (24)
3. Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult" (19)

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Jessica Chastain – "The Help", "Take Shelter" & "The Tree Of Life" (30)
2. Jeannie Berlin – "Margaret" (19)
3. Shailene Woodley – "The Descendants" (17)

Best Screenplay:
1. Asghar Farhadi – "A Separation" (39)
2. Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin – "Moneyball" (22)
3. Woody Allen – "Midnight In Paris" (16)

Best Cinematography:
1. Emmanuel Lubezki – "The Tree Of Life" (76)
2. Manuel Alberto Claro – "Melancholia" (41)
3. Robert Richardson – "Hugo" (33)

Best Foreign Language Film:
1. A Separation (67)
2. Mysteries Of Lisbon (28)
3. Le Havre (22)

Best Non-Fiction Film:
1. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (35)
2. The Interrupters (26)
3. Into The Abyss (18)