Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011

The 10th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were given out on December 5, 2011.

Winners and nominees
Best Film
 * The Artist
 * The Descendants
 * Drive
 * Hugo
 * Win Win

Best Director
 * Martin Scorsese – Hugo
 * Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
 * Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
 * Alexander Payne – The Descendants
 * Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive

Best Actor
 * George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King
 * Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin
 * Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan
 * Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane
 * Michael Shannon – Take Shelter as Curtis LaForche

Best Actress
 * Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe
 * Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clarke
 * Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha
 * Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
 * Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eve Khatchadourian

Best Supporting Actor
 * Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose
 * Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier
 * John Hawkes – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Patrick
 * Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal
 * Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar

Best Supporting Actress
 * Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson
 * Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller
 * Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan
 * Carey Mulligan – Shame as Sissy Sullivan
 * Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra King

Best Adapted Screenplay
 * The Descendants – Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, and Alexander Payne
 * The Help – Tate Taylor
 * Hugo – John Logan
 * Moneyball – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
 * Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan

Best Original Screenplay
 * 50/50 – Will Reiser
 * The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
 * Bridesmaids – Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig
 * Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
 * Win Win – Tom McCarthy

Best Cast
 * Bridesmaids
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
 * The Help
 * Hugo
 * Margin Call

Best Animated Film
 * Rango
 * The Adventures of Tintin
 * Arthur Christmas
 * Puss in Boots
 * Winnie the Pooh

Best Documentary Film
 * Cave of Forgotten Dreams
 * Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
 * Buck
 * Into the Abyss
 * Project Nim

Best Foreign Language Film
 * The Skin I Live In • Spain
 * 13 Assassins • Japan
 * Certified Copy • France
 * I Saw the Devil • South Korea
 * Pina • Germany

Best Art Direction
 * Hugo
 * The Artist
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
 * The Tree of Life
 * War Horse

Best Cinematography
 * The Tree of Life
 * The Artist
 * Hugo
 * Melancholia
 * War Horse

Best Score
 * The Artist – Ludovic Bource
 * Drive – Cliff Martinez
 * The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
 * Hugo – Howard Shore
 * War Horse – John Williams