2012 DFCS Awards by DFC January 9, 2012 · 2012 / News Here are the 2012 Denver Film Critics Society nominees and winners. Disclaimer: The following selections are reviewed and selected by DFCS members, who may or may not be a reviewer on this website. Best Actor Winner Brad Pitt Moneyball George Clooney The Descendants Jean Dujardin The Artist Michael Fassbender Shame Woody Harrelson Rampart Best Actress Winner Meryl Streep The Iron Lady Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene Glenn Close Albert Nobbs Kirsten Dunst Melancholia Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Best Animated Film Winner Rango Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots Rio The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn The Adventures of Tintin (original title) Best Breakout Star Winner Jessica Chastain Like Crazy Felicity Jones Martha Marcy May Marlene Elizabeth Olsen The Descendants Shailene Woodley The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Rooney Mara Best Director Winner Michel Hazanavicius The Artist Tied with Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life (2011). Winner Terrence Malick The Tree of Life Tied with Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011). Alexander Payne The Descendants Lars von Trier Melancholia Sean Durkin Martha Marcy May Marlene Best Documentary Film Winner Page One Page One: Inside the New York Times (original title) Buck Into the Abyss Project Nim The Other F Word Best Foreign Language Film Winner A Separation Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (original title) Iran Le Havre France The Double Hour La doppia ora (original title) Italy The Flowers of War Jin ling shi san chai (original title) China The Skin I Live In La piel que habito (original title) Spain Best Original Score Winner The Artist Ludovic Bource Hanna The Chemical Brothers Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Alexandre Desplat The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Alberto Iglesias Best Picture Winner The Tree of Life Martha Marcy May Marlene Melancholia The Artist The Descendants Best Screenplay Winner The Descendants Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Bridesmaids Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig Contagion Scott Z. Burns Martha Marcy May Marlene Sean Durkin Moneyball Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin Best Supporting Actor Winner Christopher Plummer Beginners Albert Brooks Drive John Hawkes Martha Marcy May Marlene Nick Nolte Warrior Ryan Gosling Crazy, Stupid, Love. Best Supporting Actress Winner Shailene Woodley The Descendants Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs Jessica Chastain The Tree of Life Judy Greer The Descendants Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids
