CENTRAL OHIO FILM CRITICS

There are a ton of film critic groups that award movies every year. Even the Central Ohio Film Critics Association. According to their website they were "Founded in 2002, the Central Ohio Film Critics Association is made up of film critics based in Columbus, Ohio, and the surrounding areas. Its membership consists of more than 25 print, radio, television, and new media critics."


They announced their awards yesterday and I am happy to see MELANCHOLIA and DRIVE (my 2 favorites of the year) finally get some attention. Even if it's only in Columbus, Ohio. Here is the complete list of winners:


Best Film
1. Drive
2. Martha Marcy May Marlene
3. Take Shelter
4. Melancholia
5. The Descendants
6. Midnight in Paris
7. The Tree of Life
8. The Artist
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
10. Hugo

Best Director
-Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
-Runner-up: Lars von Trier, Melancholia


Best Actor
-Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
-Runner-up: Ryan Gosling, Drive

Best Actress
-Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
-Runner-up: Charlize Theron, Young Adult

Best Supporting Actor
-Christopher Plummer, Beginners
-Runner-up: Albert Brooks, Drive

Best Supporting Actress
-Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
-Runner-up: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life


Best Ensemble
-Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
-Runner-up: The Descendants

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
-Jessica Chastain, Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields,
and The Tree of Life
-Runner-up: Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Drive, and The Ides of March

Breakthrough Film Artist
- Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive (for directing)
-Runner-up: Jessica Chastain, Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields,
and The Tree of Life (for acting)

Best Cinematography
-Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
-Runner-up: Manuel Alberto Claro, Melancholia

Best Adapted Screenplay
-Steven Zaillian, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
-Runner-up: Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball

Best Original Screenplay
-Ben Ripley, Source Code
-Runner-up: Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Best Score
-The Chemical Brothers, Hanna
-Runner-up: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Documentary
-Cave of Forgotten Dreams
-Runner-up: Project Nim
Best Foreign Language Film
-Of Gods and Men (Des homes et des dieux)
-Runner-up: The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito)

Best Animated Film
-Arthur Christmas
-Runner-up: Winnie the Pooh

Best Overlooked Film
-Margaret
-Runner-up: Beginners