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B E S T   F I L M
The Kids Are All Right

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
(Lisa Cholodenko)
It's rare to get one character as complex and challenging as the five at the centre of this story.
And each of them has an
engaging story to tell.

2. OF GODS AND MEN (Xavier Beauvois)
3. INCEPTION
(Christopher Nolan)
4. TOY STORY 3
(Lee Unkrich)
5. THE ARBOR
(Clio Barnard)
6. 127 HOURS
(Danny Boyle)
7. LAST TRAIN HOME
(Fan Lixin)
8. THE KING'S SPEECH
(Tom Hooper)
9. THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES
(Juan Jose Campanella)
10. RESTREPO
(Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger)

11. The Fighter (David O Russell)
12. Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky)
13. Winter's Bone (Debra Granik)
14. Mother (Bong Joon-ho)
15. Monsters (Gareth Edwards)
16. Exit Through the Gift Shop (Banksy)
17. Another Year (Mike Leigh)
18. Howl (Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman)
19. Catfish (Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost)
20. Undertow (Javier Fuentes-Leon)
21. The Social Network (David Fincher)
22. Green Zone (Paul Greengrass)
23. The Other Guys (Adam McKay)
24. Inside Job (Charles Ferguson)
25. The Ghost (Roman Polanski)
26. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel)
27. My Afternoons With Margueritte (Jean Becker)
28. Son of Babylon (Mohamed Al-Daradji)
29. Rare Exports (Jalmari Helander)
30. I Am Love (Luca Guadagnino)
31. The Maid (Sebastian Silva)
32. Tabloid (Errol Morris)
33. Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese)
34. I Killed My Mother (Xavier Dolan)
35. Eyes Wide Open (Haim Tabakman)
36. The Illusionist (Sylvain Chomet)
37. Get Low (Aaron Schneider)
38. Heartbreaker (Pascal Chauleil)
39. How to Train Your Dragon (Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders)

40. Down Terrace (Ben Wheatley)
41. Kick-Ass (Matthew Vaughn)
42. Enemies of the People (Rob Lemkin & Thet Sambath)
43. Revanche (Gotz Spielmann)
44. Tetro (Francis Ford Coppola)
45. Waste Land (Lucy Walker)
46. The Disappearance of Alice Creed (J Blakeson)
47. The Town (Ben Affleck)
48. True Grit (Joel & Ethan Coen)
49. Rabbit Hole (John Cameron Mitchell)
50. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (Werner Herzog)
NB. I saw 484 films in 2010
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director: nolan D I R E C T O R

Christopher Nolan
(Inception)
2. Bong Joon-ho (Mother)
3. Danny Boyle (127 Hours)
4. Clio Barnard (The Arbor)
5. Lucrecia Martel (The Headless Woman)
6. John Cameron Mitchell (Rabbit Hole)
7. David O Russell (The Fighter)
8. Claire Denis (White Material)
9. Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
10. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman (Howl)

screenplay: toy story 3 W R I T E R

Michael Arndt
(Toy Story 3)

2. Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg (The Kids Are All Right)
3. Christopher Nolan (Inception)
4. Xavier Beauvois, Etienne Comar (Of Gods and Men)
5. Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)
6. Efthymis Filippou, Giorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth)
7. Clio Barnard (The Arbor)
8. Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell (Four Lions)
9. Park Eun-kyo, Bong Joon-ho (Mother)
10. Juan Jose Campanella, Eduardo Sacheri (The Secret in Their Eyes)

actress: pike A C T R E S S

Rosamund Pike
(Barney's Version, Made in Dagenham)

2. Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
3. Maria Onetto (The Headless Woman)
4. Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
5. Tilda Swinton (I Am Love)
6. Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right, Shelter)
7. Kim Hye-Ja (Mother)
8. Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
9. Sylvie Testud (Lourdes, Lucky Luke)
10. Catalina Saavedra (The Maid)

actor: firth A C T O R

Colin Firth
(The King's Speech)

2. James Franco (127 Hours, Howl, Eat Pray Love, Date Night)
3. Edgar Ramirez (Carlos)
4. Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes, Carancho)
5. Riz Ahmed (Four Lions)
6. Johannes Krisch (Revanche)
7. Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, The Other Guys, Date Night)
8. Thomas Turgoose (The Scouting Book for Boys)
9. Lambert Wilson (Of Gods and Men)
10. Olle Sarri (The Ape)

supporting: williams S U P P O R T I N G
A C T R E S S

Olivia Williams
(The Ghost)

2. Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Date Night)
3. Melissa Leo (The Fighter, Conviction)
4. Ruth Sheen (Another Year)
5. Mia Wasikowska (The Kids Are All Right, Alice in Wonderland)
6. Marion Cotillard (Inception)
7. Anne Dorval (I Killed My Mother, Heartbeats)
8. Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1)
9. Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
10. Tamsin Greig (Tamara Drewe)

supporting: isaacs S U P P O R T I N G
A C T O R

Jason Isaacs
(Green Zone, Skeletons, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1)

2. Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, Never Let Me Go)
3. Christian Bale (The Fighter)
4. Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right, Shutter Island)
5. Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
6. Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Adrift)
7. Miles Teller (Rabbit Hole)
8. Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right)
9. Sam Rockwell (Conviction, Iron Man 2)
10. Stanley Tucci (Burlesque, Easy A)

H A L L   O F   S H A M E

worst: old dogs WORST FILM
Old Dogs
(Walt Becker)

2. All About Steve (Phil Traill)
3. Grown Ups (Dennis Dugan)
4. Jonah Hex (Jimmy Hayward)
5. Vampires Suck (Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer)
6. Marmaduke (Tom Dey)
7. Mega Piranha (Eric Forsberg)
8. The Wolfman (Joe Johnston)
9. MacGruber (Jorma Taccone)
10. Due Date (Todd Phillips)
11. Takers (John Luessenhop)
12. Chatroom (Hideo Nakata)
13. Ditching (Factotum)
14. When in Rome (Mark Steven Johnson)
15. It's a Wonderful Afterlife (Gurinder Chada)
16. Freestyle (Kolton Lee)
17. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (Brad Peyton)
18. Charlie St Cloud (Burr Steers)
19. Tron: Legacy (Joseph Kosinski)
20. Repo Men (Miguel Sapochnik)
disappointment: tron legacy BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Tron: Legacy
Alice in Wonderland. The Wolfman. How Do You Know. Brighton Rock.
MOST PRETENTIOUS: Takers
The Book of Eli. Raging Sun, Raging Sky. Remember Me. Ivul.
MOST INDULGENT: Gulliver's Travels
Grown Ups. Jackass 3D. Sex and the City 2. Valentine's Day.
MOST DERIVATIVE: Tron: Legacy
Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief. Daybreakers.
MOST OVERBLOWN (THE MICHAEL BAY AWARD): The Expendables
Takers. Knight and Day. Repo Men. Scott Pilgrim vs the World.
MOST ANTI-CLIMACTIC REUNION: Adam Sandler and friends (Grown Ups)
WORST MESSAGE: Sex and the City 2
Repo Men. The Losers. Takers.
WORST TITLE: The Karate Kid
Knight and Day. The Town.
MOST ANNOYING VOICEOVER (THE MORGAN FREEMAN AWARD): Sandra Bullock (All About Steve)
Jason Bateman (The Switch). Jude Law (Repo Men).
LEAST 'SPECIAL' EFFECTS: The Wolfman
Old Dogs. It's a Wonderful Afterlife.
MOST WASTEFUL DIRECTOR: Ryan Murphy (Eat Pray Love)
Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy). Jimmy Hayward (Jonah Hex).
MOST WASTED DIRECTOR: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Tourist)
James Mangold (Knight and Day). Mark Steven Johnson (When in Rome).
SHOULD RETIRE: Gurinder Chadha
Nicholas Sparks. Noel Clarke. Martin Lawrence. Rob Schneider.
WORST MANAGEMENT: Alfred Molina (Prince of Persia, The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
William H Macy (Marmaduke). Josh Brolin (Jonah Hex). Maria Bello (Grown Ups). Danny Glover (Death at a Funeral).

N O N - F I L M   P I C K S

tv: mad men TV SERIES
Mad Men
(BBC)

2. Ugly Betty (C4)
3. 30 Rock (CC)
4. Glee (C4)
5. United States of Tara (Showtime)
6. Sherlock (BBC)
7. Dexter (FX)
8. True Blood (FX)
9. Downton Abbey (ITV)
10. The Walking Dead (FX)
11. Peep Show (C4)
12. Nurse Jackie (BBC)
13. Lost (Sky)
14. Come Fly With Me (BBC)
15. Misfits (C4)
16. Breaking Bad (Five)
17. The Simpsons (Sky)
18. Desperate Housewives (C4)
19. Modern Family (Sky)
20. The Big C (Showtime)

single: plan b SINGLE
She Said
(Plan B)

2. Telephone (Lady Gaga & Beyonce)
3. Fire With Fire (Scissor Sisters)
4. Love the Way You Lie (Eminem & Rihanna)
5. [Forget] You! (Cee Lo Green)
6. Shine a Light (McFly & Taio Cruz)
7. Empire State of Mind (Alicia Keyes)
8. Bang Bang Bang (Mark Ronson & the Business Intl)
9. SOS (Take That)
10. Dog Days Are Over (Florence + the Machine)
11. New York (Paloma Faith)
12. Many of Horror (Biffy Clyro)
13. Get Outta My Way (Kylie Minogue)
14. Pack Up (Eliza Doolittle)
15. Islands (The XX)
16. Airplanes (BoB & Hayley Williams)
17. Prayin' (Plan B)
18. When It's Time (Green Day)
19. Superfast Jellyfish (Gorillaz)
20. Christmas Lights (Coldplay)
21. This Ain't a Love Song (Scouting for Girls)
22. The Bike Song (Mark Ronson + The Business Intl)
23. Nothin' on You (BoB & Bruno Mars)
24. All the Lovers (Kylie)
25. Raise Your Glass (Pink)
26. Radioactive (Kings of Leon)
27. Alejandro (Lady Gaga)
28. Weightless (All Time Low)
29. Kids (Mgmt)
30. Dirtee Disco (Dizzee Rascal)

S P E C I A L   A W A R D S

ensemble: kids are all right ENSEMBLE: The Kids Are All Right
2. Inception
3. Another Year
4. Four Lions
5. Please Give
BREAKOUT FILMMAKER: Gareth Edwards (Monsters)
2. Clio Barnard (The Arbor)
3. Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother, Heartbeats)
4. J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed)
5. Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace)
BREAKOUT ACTOR: Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass, Let Me In)
2. Noomi Rapace (The Millennium Trilogy)
3. Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right)
4. Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
5. Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone).

music: 127 hours MUSIC: 127 Hours (AR Rahman)
2. True Grit (Carter Burwell)
3. Black Swan (Clint Mansell)
4. The Social Network (Trent Reznor, Atticus Rose)
5. Shutter Island (Robbie Robertson)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: 127 Hours (Enrique Chediak, Anthony Dod Mantle)
2. I Am Love (Yorick Le Saux)
3. Somewhere (Harris Savides)
4. The Ghost (Pawel Edelman)
5. True Grit (Roger Deakins)
EDITING: Inception (Lee Smith)
2. True Grit (Roderick Jaynes)
3. 127 Hours (Jon Harris)
4. Black Swan (Andrew Weisblum)
5. Unstoppable (Robert Duffy, Chris Lebenzon)
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Inception (Guy Hendrix Dyas)
2. Black Swan (Therese DePrez)
3. True Grit (Jess Gonchor)
4. Shutter Island (Dante Ferretti)
5. The Ghost (Albrecht Konrad)
EFFECTS: Inception
2. Monsters
3. Tron: Legacy
4. Scott Pilgrim vs the World
5. Black Swan.
STUNTS: Kick-Ass
Inception. Whip It. The Other Guys. Unstoppable.

casting: streep BEST CASTING: Sly, Arnie, Bruce and friends (The Expendables)
Eric Elmosnino (Gainsbourg). Scarlett Johansson (Iron Man 2). Isobel Meikle-Small, Charlie Rowe and Ella Purnell (Never Let Me Go).
WORST CASTING: Steve Coogan as Hades (Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief) and a villainous banker (The Other Guys)
BEST ANIMAL PERFORMANCE: The crow (Four Lions)
Sonny (Due Date). The flamingos (My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done). The pigs (Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang).
BEST HAIR: Kristen Wiig (MacGruber)
Miranda Richardson (Made in Dagenham). Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins (The Wolfman).
WORST HAIR: Nicolas Cage (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
Joaquin Phoenix (I'm Still Here). Sandra Bullock (All About Steve). Noel Clarke (Huge).
LEAST CONVINCING MAKE-UP: The Wolfman

babe: rapace BABE OF THE YEAR: Noomi Rapace (The Millennium Trilogy)
Alice Eve (She's Out of My League, Sex and the City 2). Eva Mendes (The Other Guys). Delphine Chaneac (Splice).
HUNK OF THE YEAR: Cam Gigandet (Burlesque, Easy A)
Taylor Lautner (Eclipse). Liam Hemsworth (The Last Song). Romain Duris (Heartbreaker).
BEST CHEMISTRY: Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg (The Other Guys)
Stanley Tucci & Cher (Burlesque). Romain Duris & Vanessa Paradis (Heartbreaker). Tina Fey & Steve Carell (Date Night).
WORST CHEMISTRY: Bruce Willis & Tracy Morgan (Cop Out)
Robin Williams & Kelly Preston (Old Dogs). Megan Fox & Josh Brolin (Jonah Hex). Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart (Eclipse).
BEST VILLAIN: Dale Dickey (Winter's Bone)
Jonah Hill (Cyrus). Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Robin Hood). Dieter Laser (The Human Centipede). Engine 777 (Unstoppable).
MOST LUDICROUS VILLAIN: Steve Coogan (The Other Guys)
Julian McMahon (Red). Jason Patric (The Losers). Eric Roberts (The Expendables). The green mist (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader).

scene stealer: cage BEST SCENE-STEALING: Nicolas Cage (Kick-Ass)
Jason Isaacs (Green Zone, Skeletons). Sean Combs (Get Him to the Greek). Justin Timberlake (The Social Network).
BEST SCENE-CHEWING: Nicolas Cage (Bad Lieutenant)
Andy Serkis (Brighton Rock). Ellen Barkin (Brooklyn's Finest). Miranda Richardson (Made in Dagenham).
WORST SCENE-CHOMPING: Nicolas Cage (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
Michael Sheen (Tron: Legacy). Rita Wilson (Old Dogs). Tim Curry (Burke & Hare).
BEST COSTAR-CHEWING: We Are What We Are
BIGGEST HAM: Tracy Morgan (Cop Out, Death at a Funeral)
Dieter Laser (The Human Centipede). Anthony Hopkins (The Wolfman). Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland).
BEST ACCENT: Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia)
WORST ACCENT: Russell Crowe (Robin Hood)
BEST PHONED-IN PERFORMANCE: Rhys Ifans (Greenberg)
Matt Dillon (Takers). Carice van Houten (Repo Men). Don Cheadle (Iron Man 2).

cameo: franco & kunis BEST CAMEO: James Franco & Mila Kunis (Date Night)
Lars Ulrich (Get Him to the Greek). Brandon Routh & Chris Evans (Scott Pilgrim vs the World). Samuel L Jackson & Dwayne Johnson (The Other Guys).
MOST POINTLESS CAMEO: Christopher Lee (Burke & Hare).
Danny Huston (Clash of the Titans). Penelope Cruz (Sex and the City 2). David Walliams (Marmaduke)
WORST CAMEO: Ann-Margret (Old Dogs)
Malcolm McDowell (The Book of Eli). Liza Minnelli (Sex and the City 2). Don Johnson (When in Rome).
EWAN McGREGOR GOLDEN LIGHT SABER AWARD: Jerry O'Connell (Piranha 3D)
Edgar Ramirez (Carlos). Martin Compston (The Disappearance of Alice Creed). Martin Freeman (Nightwatching). Jan Uddin (Boogie Woogie).
underrated: shutter island MOST UNDERRATED: Shutter Island
2. The Ghost
3. World's Greatest Dad
4. Tetro
5. Kick-Ass
MOST OVERRATED: The Social Network
2. Buried
3. Youth in Revolt
4. Greenberg
5. Eclipse
MOST IMPORTANT FILM: Inside Job
2. Four Lions
3. The Social Network
4. London River
5. GasLand
See also: Dogtooth. The Kids Are All Right. Please Give. Exit Through the Gift Shop. Son of Babylon. Last Train Home.
MOST INVENTIVE: Inception
Howl. The Arbor. Monsters.
CLEVER APPROACH TO A COMPLEX ISSUE: Four Lions
The Arbor. Exit Through the Gift Shop. Africa United.

guilty pleasure: burlesque GUILTY PLEASURE: Burlesque
2. The Other Guys
3. Piranha 3D
4. Date Night
5. Rare Exports
NICEST SURPRISE: Monsters
The Other Guys. Kick-Ass. Heartbreaker. StreetDance
MOST SURPRISINGLY NOT-AWFUL SEQUEL: [Rec]2
Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Iron Man 2
MOST SURPRISINGLY NOT-AWFUL REMAKE: Let Me In
The Next Three Days.
BEST USE OF 3D: How to Train Your Dragon
StreetDance. Toy Story 3. Piranha 3D.
WORST USE OF 3D: Clash of the Titans
Alice in Wonderland. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Gulliver's Travels.

funniest: the other guys FUNNIEST MOVIE: The Other Guys
Date Night. Toy Story 3. Four Lions. Tabloid.
LEAST FUNNY COMEDY: Old Dogs. Vampires Suck. Grown Ups. All About Steve. When in Rome.
SCARIEST MOVIE: GasLand. Inside Job. Winter's Bone. 127 Hours. Green Zone.
LEAST SCARY THRILLER: A Nightmare on Elm Street. Chatroom. The Wolfman. Takers. Shelter.
SEXIEST MOVIE: Heartbreaker
Love & Other Drugs. The Kids Are All Right. Heartbeats. Chico & Rita
LEAST ROMANTIC LOVE STORY: Eclipse
Leap Year. The Bounty Hunter. Remember Me.
GIRLIEST MOVIE: Sex and the City 2
Made in Dagenham. The Runaways. Whip It. Charlie St Cloud.
MOPIEST MOVIE (THE TWILIGHT AWARD): Eclipse
Remember Me. The Last Song. The Extra Man
YUCKIEST MOVIE: The Human Centipede. A Serbian Film. The Horde. Black Death. Repo Men.

hollywoodised: eay prat love MOST HOLLYWOODISED BIOPIC: Eat Pray Love
Conviction. The Way Back.
MOST DEPRESSING DOC: Collapse
GasLand. Inside Job. The Tillman Story. Into Eternity..
THE FAMILY VALUES AWARD: World's Greatest Dad
Mother. Animal Kingdom. The Fighter. Down Terrace.
STRAIGHTEST GAY MOVIE (THE BROKEBACK AWARD): Burlesque
Death at a Funeral. The Extra Man. The Expendables. Whip It.
GAYEST STRAIGHT MOVIE (THE BROMANCE AWARD): The Other Guys
Due Date. Grown Ups. Valentine's Day.

book-to-film: 127 Hours BEST BOOK-TO-FILM: 127 Hours
Winter's Bone. Shutter Island. The Ghost. The Social Network. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
WORST BOOK-TO-FILM: Eat Pray Love
Death & Life of Charlie St Cloud. Eclipse.
BEST COMIC-TO-FILM: Kick-Ass
WORST COMIC-TO-FILM: Jonah Hex
BEST TV-TO-FILM: Jackass 3D
WORST TV-TO-FILM: MacGruber
BEST STAGE-TO-FILM: The Arbor
WORST STAGE-TO-FILM: Huge
BEST/WORST GAME-TO-FILM: Prince of Persia

biopic: howl BEST BIOPIC: Howl
I Love You Phillip Morris. Carlos. Mr Nice.
WORST BIOPIC: Confucius.
Motherhood. Bonded by Blood. Cemetery Junction.
BEST REMAKE: True Grit
Let Me In. The Next Three Days. Piranha 3D.
WORST REMAKE: The Wolfman
A Nightmare on Elm Street. Clash of the Titans. Gulliver's Travels.
BEST SEQUEL: Toy Story 3
[Rec]2. Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang. Iron Man 2.
WORST SEQUEL: Alice in Wonderland
Tron: Legacy. Little Fockers. Shrek Forever After.
BEST/WORST PREQUEL: Robin Hood

aardest workin: arterton THE HARDEST WORKING PERSON IN MOVIES: Gemma Arterton (Tamara Drewe, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Prince of Persia, Clash of the Titans, St Trinian's 2)
Martin Compston (SoulBoy, Donkeys, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Pimp). Ralph Fiennes (Cemetery Junction, Nanny McPhee 2, Clash of the Titans, Harry Potter 7). James Franco (127 Hours, Howl, Eat Pray Love, Date Night). Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine, Meek's Cutoff, Mammoth, Shutter Island).
BEST NEW TREND: genre-smashing (The Arbor, Restrepo, Howl, Down Terrace, Monsters); using humour to balance tough issues (The Infidel, Four Lions)
WORST NEW TREND: bad 3D (Clash of the Titans, Alice in Wonderland, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Gulliver's Travels); gratuitous, immoral violence (Red, Takers, The A-Team, The Expendables, Repo Men, Knight and Day)
MOST ANTICIPATED FILM OF 2011: Tree of Life.
The Adventures of Tin Tin: Secret of the Unicorn. Green Lantern. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Cowboys & Aliens. Priest.
LEAST ANTICIPATED FILM OF 2011: Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Big Momma's Like Father Like Son. Johnny English Reborn. Straw Dogs.

S H A D O W S   S W E E P S T A K E S   2 0 1 1
The final standings on 11.Mar.11 with 168 awards tabulated...

F I L M
1248 The Social Network *+
1147 Toy Story 3 **++
775 Inception *+
717 The King's Speech **++
587 Black Swan *+
530 Winter's Bone *
469 Exit Through the Gift Shop *
417 The Kids Are All Right *+
381 True Grit *+
372 127 Hours *+
D I R E C T O R
582 David Fincher (The Social Network) *+
394 Christopher Nolan (Inception) +
318 Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) *+
306 Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) **++
212 Danny Boyle (127 Hours)
W R I T E R
644 Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) **++
348 Christopher Nolan (Inception). *++
292 Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg (The Kids Are All Right). *+
284 David Seidler (The King's Speech). **
219 Joel & Ethan Coen (True Grit) *+
A C T R E S S
599 Natalie Portman (Black Swan) **++
415 Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) *+
381 Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) *+
213 Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole) *+
185 Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine *, Meek's Cutoff, Shutter Island)
A C T O R
686 Colin Firth (The King's Speech) **++
370 James Franco (127 Hours *+, Howl)
363 Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) *+
223 Jeff Bridges (True Grit) *+
139 Robert Duvall (Get Low) +
S U P P O R T I N G   A C T R E S S
456 Melissa Leo (The Fighter **++, Conviction)
343 Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) *+
329 Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech *+, Alice in Wonderland)
271 Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) *
253 Amy Adams (the Fighter) *+
S U P P O R T I N G   A C T O R
641 Christian Bale (The Fighter) **++
371 Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech) *+
280 Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, Never Let Me Go)
249 Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right) *+
202 John Hawkes (Winter's Bone) *+
E N S E M B L E
118 The Kids Are All Right +
105 The Fighter +
90 The Social Network +
80 The King's Speech ++
59 Inception
B R E A K T H R O U G H   A C T O R
115 Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone)
100 Cloe Grace Moretz (Let Me In, Kick-Ass, Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
53 Tom Hardy (Inception)
50 Conor McCarron (NEDs)
44 Andrew Garfield (Never Let Me Go, The Social Network)
B R E A K T H R O U G H   F I L M M A K E R
95 Gareth Edwards (Monsters)
74 Clio Barnard (The Arbor)
52 Chris Morris (Four Lions)
40 Banksy (Exit Through the Gift Shop)
40 Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture)
S C O R E
249 The Social Network (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross) **
243 Inception (Hans Zimmer) *
149 The King's Speech (Alexandre Desplat) *
134 Black Swan (Clint Mansel)
132 127 Hours (AR Rahman) *
C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y
338 Inception (Wally Pfister) **++
272 Black Swan (Matthew Libatique) *+
270 True Grit (Roger Deakins) *+
173 127 Hours (Enrique Chediak, Anthony Dod Mantle)
120 The Social Network (Jeff Cronenweth) *+
E D I T I N G
294 Inception (Lee Smith) +
259 The Social Network (Angus Wall) **++
257 Black Swan (Andrew Weisblum) *+
186 127 Hours (Jon Harris) *
183 True Grit (Roderick Jaynes)
W O R S T   F I L M
176 The Last Airbender
169 Sex and the City 2
100 Eclipse
75 Jonah Hex
74 Vampires Suck
63 Old Dogs
63 Valentine's Day
54 Grown Ups
50 The Bounty Hunter
47 All About Steve
Oscar *nominees **winners           guild +nominees ++winners.
Numbers are cumulative points based on Shadows' complex, highly secret scoring system,
combining year-end awards, Oscarwatchers, top-ten lists and much more.
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