The summer started out rather weak, was picked-up a bit in the middle, and finished pretty strong. Here are the nominees and the winners of the 2001 Lights-Camera-Jackson Summer Movie Awards. The winners are in bold.
Best Animated Feature
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Winnie the Pooh
Best Action
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Comedy
Larry Crowne
Midnight in Paris
Best Documentary
Buck
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
Best Drama
Everything Must Go
The Help
Best Family
Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
The Smurfs
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Hank Azaria “The Smurfs”
Jim Carrey “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”
Andy Serkis “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Daniel Radcliffe “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
Owen Wilson “Midnight in Paris”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis “The Help”
Carla Gugino “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”
Rachel McAdams “Midnight in Paris”
Octavia Spencer “The Help”
Emma Stone “The Help”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Kevin Bacon “X-Men: First Class”
Ralph Fiennes “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
Neil Patrick Harris “The Smurfs”
John Lithgow “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Stanley Tucci “Captain America: The First Avenger”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Marian Cotillard “Midnight in Paris”
Bryce Dallas Howard “The Help”
Angela Lansbury “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”
Sissy Spacek “The Help”
Emma Watson “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
Best Male Voice
Larry the Cable Guy “Cars 2”
Jim Cummings “Winnie the Pooh”
Jonathan Winters “The Smurfs”
Best Female Voice
Angelina Jolie “Kung Fu Panda 2”
Emily Mortimer “Cars 2”
Katy Perry “The Smurfs”
Best Ensemble Cast
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Principal Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton
The Help Principal: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, Jessica Chastin
Midnight in Paris Principal: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody
Mr. Popper’s Penguins Principal: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Clark Gregg, Madeline Carroll, Maxwell Perry Cotton
X-Men: First Class Principal: James McAvoy, Mark Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Oliver Platt
Best Ensemble Voice Cast
Cars 2 Principal Cast: Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Eddie Izzard, John Turturro
Kung Fu Panda 2 Principal: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Gary Oldman, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu
The Smurfs Principal: Jonathan Winters, Alan Cumming, Katy Perry, George Lopez, Fred Armisen, Anton Yelchin, Paul Reubens
Winnie the Pooh Principal: John Cleese, Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, Tom Kenny, Bud Luckey, Travis Oates, Jack Boulter
Worst Movie
Cowboys & Aliens
Green Lantern
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Best Average Movie
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
Monte Carlo
Super 8
Thor
Zookeeper
Best Animation
Cars 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
The Smurfs – Sony Pictures Animation
Winnie the Pooh – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Music & Original Score
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Midnight in Paris
Winnie the Pooh
Best Screenplay
Cars 2 – Screenplay by Ben Queen; Story by John Lasseter, Brad Lewis, and Dan Fogelman
The Help – Screenplay by Tate Taylor
Midnight in Paris – Written by Woody Allen
The Smurfs – Screenplay by J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, and David Ronn; Story by J. David Stem and David N. Weiss
Winnie the Pooh – Story by Stephen J. Anderson, Clio Chiang, Don Dougherty, Don Hall, Brian Kesinger, Nicole Mitchell, and Jeremy Spears
Best Original Song
Cars 2 – “Nobody’s Fool” Performed by Brad Paisley
The Help – “Living Proof” Performed by Mary J. Blidge
Winnie the Pooh – “So Long” Performed by Zooey Deschanel
Best Special/Visual Effects
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Director
Woody Allen “Midnight in Paris”
Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall “Winnie the Pooh”
John Lasseter and Brad Lewis “Cars 2”
Tate Taylor “The Help”
David Yates “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
Best Live-Action Movie
Buck
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Help
Midnight in Paris
Best Film
Buck
Cars 2
The Help
The Smurfs
Winnie the Pooh