Women Film Critics Circle Announces 2011 Winners

The Women Film Critics Circle has announced its 2011 nominations for the best movies this year by and about women, and outstanding achievements by women, who get to be rarely honored historically, in the film world.

This year the big winner is The Iron Lady. I had a chance to catch this and although I agree it’s an amazing performance by Meryl Streep, I wasn’t too impressed with the storytelling. My review to come this week!

Below are the nominees and the winners in bold. Please give us your thoughts!

WOMEN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
CRITICAL WOMEN ON FILM 
Criticalwomen@gmail.com

BEST MOVIE BY A WOMAN – tied

• The Iron Lady – review coming soon!
• We Need To Talk About Kevin – review
• Pariah
• The Whistleblower

BEST MOVIE ABOUT WOMEN

• The Help – review
• Albert Nobbs  – review coming soon!
• Cracks – review
• Rid Of Me – review

BEST WOMAN STORYTELLER
Screenwriting Award

• The Iron Lady [Abi Morgan] – review coming soon!
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey [Angelina Jolie]
• Pariah [Dee Reese]
• We Need To Talk About Kevin [Lynne Ramsay] – review

BEST ACTRESS

• Viola Davis: The Help – review
• Jessica Chastain: The Debt/The Help  – review
• Meryl Streep: The Iron Lady – review coming soon!
• Tilda Swinton: We Need To Talk About Kevin – review

BEST ACTOR

• George Clooney: The Descendants – review
• Jean Dujardin: The Artist
• Tom Hardy: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy/Warrior
• Ryan Gosling: Drive – review/The Ides Of March – review

BEST COMEDIC ACTRESS

• Melissa McCarthy: Bridesmaids – review
• Katie O’Grady: Rid Of Me – review
• Sarah Jessica Parker: I Don’t Know How She Does It
• Kristen Wiig: Bridesmaids – review/Paul

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS

• Shailene Woodley: The Descendants – review
• Jordana Beatty: Judy Moody
• Liana Liberato: Trust
• Amara Miller: The Descendants – review

BEST FOREIGN FILM BY OR ABOUT WOMEN

• The Hedgehog
• A Separation
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey
• When We Leave

BEST FEMALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE

• The Whistleblower
• Albert Nobbs – review coming soon!
• The Iron Lady – review coming soon!
• Soul Surfer – review

WORST FEMALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE

• Melancholia – review
• Jack And Jill
• My Week With Marilyn (Alissa’s Review) (Alex’s Review)
• Young Adult – review

BEST MALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE

• The Descendants – review
• 50/50 – review
• Meet Monica Velour
• Of Gods And Men

WORST MALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE

• Hangover 2
• No Strings Attached – review
• The Skin I Live In
• Straw Dogs – review

BEST DOCUMENTARIES BY OR ABOUT WOMEN

• Always Faithful
• The Price Of Sex
• The Woman With The Five Elephants
• Women Art Revolution

BEST FAMILY FILM

• Hugo – review
• Judy Moody
• The Muppets – review
• The Adventures of Tintin – review coming soon!

BEST ANIMATED FEMALES

• Puss N Boots 3D
• Arthur Christmas
• Gnomeo And Juliet
• Kung Fu Panda 2

BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES

• The Debt
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – review coming soon!
• The Iron Lady – review coming soon!
• Midnight In Paris

COURAGE IN ACTING
Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on screen

• Glenn Close: Albert Nobbs – review coming soon!
• Josiane Balasko: The Hedgehog
• Mimi Chakarova: The Price Of Sex
• Tilda Swinton: We Need To Talk About Kevin – review

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN AWARD
Performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored

• Miral: Hiram Abbass
• Meeks Cutoff: Michelle Williams
• Danai Gurira: 3 Backyards
• Red Shirley

WOMEN’S WORK: BEST ENSEMBLE

• The Help – review
• Albert Nobbs – review coming soon!
• Bridesmaids – review
• The Whistleblower

BEST SCREEN COUPLE

• The Artist: Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin
• Gnomeo And Juliet
• The Iron Lady – review coming soon!
• Like Crazy

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

• Kathy Bates
• Cicely Tyson
• Hiam Abbass
• Michelle Yeoh

ACTING AND ACTIVISM

• Elizabeth Taylor
• Mia Farrow
• Daryl Hannah
• Alfre Woodard

ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD
For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women

• The Whistleblower
• In A Better World
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey
• Life, Above All

JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD
For best expressing the woman of color experience in America

• The Help – review
• America
• Pariah
• 3 Backyards

KAREN MORLEY AWARD
For best exemplifying a woman’s place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity

• Albert Nobbs – review coming soon!
• The Conspirator
• Meek’s Cutoff
• Snow Flower And The Secret Fan

MOMMIE DEAREST WORST SCREEN MOM OF THE YEAR AWARD

• Judi Dench: J. Edgar – review