I premi della critica di Los Angeles e Boston, la top 10 dell'AFI

Sono stati assegnati nelle ultime ore diversi premi della critica "locale" americana. Se a Boston a vincere il premio come miglior film è stato The Artist, con la regia assegnata a Martin Scorsese per Hugo Cabret e il premio come miglior attore a Brad Pitt per Moneyball, a Los Angeles la critica ha voluto premiare The Descendants come miglior film e la regia a Terrence Malick per The Tree of Life (già Runner-Up come miglior film). I critici online di New York si sono invece davvero affezionati a The Artist.

Come abbiamo già detto altre volte i premi della critica raramente danno indicazioni su quali film vinceranno agli Oscar, ma - mano a mano che si accumulano - segnalano le tendenze nei film che ottengono più riconoscimenti e che, inevitabilmente, si sono fatti notare e potrebbero ottenere delle nomination a fine gennaio.

E' arrivata anche la top ten dell'American Film Institute, che segnala i dieci film di maggior rilievo usciti ogni anno (tra tutti potrebbe sembrare un pesce fuor d'acqua Bridesmaids, e tuttavia Melissa McCarthy come migliore attrice non protagonista ha vinto sia a Boston che ai New York Film Critics Online Awards, e a questo punto il Golden Globe sembra in tasca).

Ecco i vari premi assegnati:

LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS AWARDS

BEST PICTURE:

• Winner: The Descendants

• Runner-Up: The Tree of Life

BEST ACTOR:

• Winner: Michael Fassbender (Shame, Jane Eyre, X Men: First Class, A Dangerous Method)

• Runner-Up: Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)

BEST ACTRESS:

• Winner: Yun Jung-hee (Poetry)

• Runner-Up: Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

• Winner: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

• Runner-Up: Patton Oswalt (Young Adult)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

• Winner: Jessica Chastain (The Help, The Tree of Life, Take Shelter)

• Runner-Up: Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)

BEST DIRECTOR:

• Winner: Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)

• Runner-Up: Martin Scorcese (Hugo)

BEST SCREENPLAY:

• Winner: A Separation

• Runner-Up: The Descendants

BEST ANIMATION:

• Winner: Rango

• Runner-Up: The Adventures of Tin-Tin

BEST MUSIC:

• Winner: The Chemical Brothers (Hanna)

• Runner-Up: Cliff Martinez (Drive)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

• Winner: Emanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life)

• Runner-Up: Cao Yu (City of Life and Death)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

• Winner: Hugo

• Runner-Up: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS

Best Picture

• WINNER:The Artist

• RUNNER-UP: Hugo/Margaret

Best Actor

• WINNER: Brad Pitt for Moneyball

• RUNNER-UP: George Clooney for The Descendants/Michael Fassbender for Shame

Best Actress -

• WINNER:Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn

• RUNNER-UP: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady

Best Supporting Actor -  

• WINNER: Albert Brooks for Drive

Best Supporting Actress -  

• WINNER: Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids

• RUNNER-UP: Jeannie Berlin for Margaret

Best Director -  

• WINNER: Martin Scorsese for Hugo

• RUNNER-UP: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist

Best Screenplay -  

• WINNER: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin for Moneyball

• RUNNER-UP: Margaret

Best Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki for The Tree of Life

Best Documentary -  

• WINNER: Project Nim

• RUNNER-UP: Bill Cunningham New York

Best Foreign-Language Film -

• WINNER: Incendies

• RUNNER-UP: Poetry/A Separation

Best Animated Film -  Rango

Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) - Christian Marclay for The Clock

Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) -  Sean Durkin for Martha Marcy May Marlene

Best Ensemble Cast -

• WINNER: Carnage

• RUNNER-UP: Margaret

Best Use of Music in a Film  -  Tie: Drive and The Artist

NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE AWARDS

• Best Picture: “The Artist”

• Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”

• Best Actor: Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter”
       Runners-up: Michael Fassbender, “Shame” and Gary Oldman, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”

• Best Actress: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
       Runner-up: Viola Davis, “The Help”

• Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks, “Drive”

• Best Supporting Actress: Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”

• Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, “The Descendants”

• Best Foreign-Language Film: “A Separation”

• Best Documentary: “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”

• Best Animated Feature: “The Adventures of Tintin”

• Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Tree of Life”

• Best Use of Music: Ludovic Bource, “The Artist”

• Best Ensemble Cast: “Bridesmaids”

• Best Debut Director: Joe Cornish, “Attack the Block”

• Breakthrough Performer: Jessica Chastain, “The Tree of Life,” “The Help,” “The Debt,” “Take Shelter,” “Texas Killing Fields,” “Coriolanus”

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR

• Bridesmaids

• The Descendants

• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

• The Help

• Hugo

• J. Edgar

• Midnight In Paris

• Moneyball

• The Tree Of Life

• War Horse