We’re just a week away from the Academy Awards. But before the big night, here are my picks for the Best of 2011. Yes, it’s time for the annual LCJ Movie Awards. There are 25 categories with the winner of each. Be prepared for some surprises:
2012 LCJ MOVIE AWARDS WINNERS AND NOMINEES
Best Picture: Live-Action
The Artist
Buck
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Best Picture: Action
Captain America: The First Avenger
Hanna
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Unknown
Best Picture: Animation
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Gnomeo and Juliet
Puss in Boots
Winnie the Pooh
Best Picture: Comedy
The Artist
Jack and Jill
Midnight in Paris
The Muppets
Tower Heist
Best Picture: Documentary
African Cats
Born to Be Wild 3D
Buck
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Best Picture: Drama
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
The Iron Lady
My Week with Marilyn
Best Picture: Family
Dolphin Tale
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
The Muppets
Prom
The Smurfs
Best Actor
George Clooney – “The Descendants”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “J. Edgar”
Jean Dujardin – “The Artist”
Thomas Horn – “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
Owen Wilson – “Midnight in Paris”
Best Actress
Viola Davis – “The Help”
Saorise Ronan – “Hanna”
Emma Stone – “The Help”
Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williams – “My Week with Marilyn”
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – “My Week with Marilyn”
Jonah Hill – “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte – “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer – “Beginners”
Andy Serkis – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo – “The Artist”
Cate Blanchett – “Hanna”
Jessica Chastain – “The Tree of Life”
Octavia Spencer – “The Help”
Shailene Woodley – “The Descendants”
Best Director for a Live-Action film
Woody Allen – “Midnight in Paris”
Stephen Daldry – “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist”
Alexander Payne – “The Descendants”
Steven Spielberg – “War Horse”
Best Director for an Animated film
Stephen Anderson and Don Hall – “Winnie the Pooh”
John Lasseter and Brad Lewis – “Cars 2”
Chris Miller – “Puss in Boots”
Jennifer Yuh Nelson – “Kung Fu Panda 2”
Sarah Smith – “Arthur Christmas”
Best Original Score
The Artist
Beginners
Hanna
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Best Original Song
“Fake ID” – “Footloose”
“Hello Hello” – “Gnomeo and Juliet”
“Life’s a Happy Song” – “The Muppets”
“Pictures in My Head” – “The Muppets”
“So Long” – “Winnie the Pooh”
Best Costume Design
The Artist
The Help
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
My Week with Marilyn
Best Makeup
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Help
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
Best Visual Effects
The Adventures of Tintin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The Tree of Life
Best Animated Short Film
The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore
Hawaiian Vacation
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Nullarbor
Best Ensemble
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Midnight in Paris
Best Original Screenplay
Arthur Christmas
The Artist
Hanna
The Iron Lady
Midnight in Paris
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
The Muppets
Unknown
Best Cameo
Johnny Depp – “Jack and Jill”
Neil Patrick Harris – “The Muppets”
Hugh Jackman – “X-Men: First Class”
Stan Lee – “Captain America: The First Avenger”
Regis Philbin – “Jack and Jill”
Best 3D
Arthur Christmas
Born to Be Wild 3D
Hugo
The Smurfs
The Adventures of Tintin
Best Editing
The Artist
Buck
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Puss in Boots