Sunday, February 12, 2012

Looking Back at 2011 - Top 10 and More

At the time of this posting, I've seen 82 films with a US release date from 2011.

The Top 10 Films Released in 2011

1. Tree of Life
2. Drive
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Hugo
5. Tabloid
6. Take Shelter
7. The Ides of March
8. The Artist
9. My Week with Marilyn
10. Shame

Individual Accolades

Best Director:
1. Terrence Malick - "Tree of Life"
2. Pedro Almodovar - "The Skin I Live In"
3. Martin Scorsese - "Hugo"
4. David Fincher - "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
5. Nicolas Winding Refn - "Drive"

Best Performance by an Actor:
1. Tom Hardy - "Warrior"
2. Michael Fassbender - "Shame"
3. Michael Shannon - "Take Shelter"
4. Leonardo DiCaprio - "J. Edgar"
5. Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Ides of March"

Best Performance by an Actress:
1. Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn"
2. Meryl Streep - "Iron Lady"
3. Rooney Mara - "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
4. Juliette Binoche - "Certified Copy"
5. Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"

Best Screenplay:
1. Woody Allen - "Midnight in Paris"
2. Asghar Farhadi - "A Separation"
3. Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin - "Moneyball"
4. Abbas Kiarostami - "Certified Copy"
5. Steven Zaillian - "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"