17th Critics' Choice Awards

The 17th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2011 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on VH1, and hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer. The nominees were announced on December 13, 2011.

Winners and nominees

The Artist The Descendants Drive Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse	Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Alexander Payne – The Descendants Martin Scorsese – Hugo Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive Stephen Daldry – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Steven Spielberg – War Horse
George Clooney – The Descendants as Matthew King Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling – Drive as Driver	Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark Charlize Theron – Young Adult as Mavis Gary Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha/Marcy May/Marlene Lewis Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon Patton Oswalt – Young Adult as Matt Freehauf	Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson Berenice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Carey Mulligan – Shame as Sissy Sullivan Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Rae Foote Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra King
Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Oskar Schell Asa Butterfield – Hugo as Hugo Cabret Elle Fanning – Super 8 as Alice Dainard Ezra Miller – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Kevin Khatchadourian Saoirse Ronan – Hanna as Hanna Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra King	The Help The Artist Bridesmaids The Descendants The Ides of March
Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen 50/50 – Will Reiser The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Win Win – Joe Tiboni and Tom McCarthy Young Adult – Diablo Cody	Moneyball – Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin and Steven Zaillian The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Jim Rash and Nat Faxon Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Eric Roth The Help – Tate Taylor Hugo – John Logan
Rango The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots Rio	Buck Cave of Forgotten Dreams ' Project Nim Undefeated
Drive Fast Five Hanna Rise of the Planet of the Apes Super 8 Thor	Bridesmaids Crazy, Stupid, Love Horrible Bosses Midnight in Paris The Muppets
A Separation • Iran In Darkness • Poland Le Havre • Finland The Skin I Live In • Spain Where Do We Go Now? • Lebanon	Hugo – Dante Ferretti /Francesca Lo Schiavo The Artist – Laurence Bennett /Robert Gould Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Stuart Craig /Stephenie McMillan The Tree of Life – Jack Fisk /Jeanette Scott War Horse – Rick Carter /Lee Sandales
The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki War Horse – Janusz Kaminski The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman Drive – Newton Thomas Sigel Hugo – Robert Richardson	The Artist – Mark Bridges The Help – Sharen Davis Hugo – Sandy Powell Jane Eyre – Michael O'Connor My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter The Artist – Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius Drive – Matthew Newman Hugo – Thelma Schoonmaker War Horse – Michael Kahn	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Albert Nobbs The Iron Lady J. Edgar My Week with Marilyn
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life War Horse	Rise of the Planet of the Apes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life
The Artist – Ludovic Bource Drive – Cliff Martinez The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor Hugo – Howard Shore War Horse – John Williams	'"Life's a Happy Song" – The Muppets "Hello Hello" – Gnomeo & Juliet "The Living Proof" – The Help "Man or Muppet" – The Muppets "Pictures in My Head" – The Muppets "Collision of Worlds" - Cars 2''

Music+Film Award

Martin Scorsese

Joel Siegel Award

Sean Penn

Statistics

Wins	Film
4	The Artist
3	The Help
2	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

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