Hard to argue with this year’s “The Critics Choice Movie Awards”, especially the decision to name “The Artist” as the Best Film of 2011.
Here are some other highlights:
Best Actor – George Clooney “The Descendants”
Best Actress – Viola Davis “The Help”
Best Supporting Actor – Christopher Plummer “Beginners” (Jonah Hill was sadly snubbed out of a nomination)
Best Supporting Actress – Octavia Spencer “The Help”
Best Animated Feature – “Rango” (at least “Arthur Christmas” and “Puss in Boots” were nominated)
Best Original Song – “Life’s a Happy Song” – “The Muppets” (It’s too bad none of the three songs nominated from “The Muppets” are up for a Golden Globe. What was the Hollywood Foreign Press listening to this year?)
Best Visual Effects – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (Andy Serkis was also a Best Supporting Actor nominee)
The members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, who vote on these awards, pride themselves in being the best indicator for the Oscars. We’ll see if that holds-up again this year.
Next-up this awards season: The Globes on Sunday. These are always a bit more unpredictable. And let’s see if Ricky Gervais can really top himself.