Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2011
24th CFCA Awards
December 19, 2011
Best Film: 
 The Tree of Life 
The 24th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on December 19, 2011.
Winners and nominees

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Best Actor
Michael Shannon – Take Shelter
- George Clooney – The Descendants
 - Jean Dujardin – The Artist
 - Michael Fassbender – Shame
 - Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
 
Best Actress
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
- Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
 - Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
 - Anna Paquin – Margaret
 - Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
 
Best Animated Film
Best Cinematography
The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki
- Drive – Newton Thomas Sigel
 - Hugo – Robert Richardson
 - Melancholia – Manuel Alberto Claro
 - War Horse – Janusz Kamiński
 
Best Director
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
 - Alexander Payne – The Descendants
 - Martin Scorsese – Hugo
 - Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
 
Best Documentary Film
Best Film
Best Foreign Language Film
- In a Better World, Denmark/Sweden
 - Incendies, Canada
 - The Skin I Live In, Spain
 - Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Thailand
 
Best Original Score
- The Artist – Ludovic Bource
 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
 - Hanna – The Chemical Brothers
 - Hugo – Howard Shore
 
Best Screenplay – Adapted
Moneyball – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
- The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
 - Drive – Hossein Amini
 - Hugo – John Logan
 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan
 
Best Screenplay – Original
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
- Martha Marcy May Marlene – Sean Durkin
 - Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
 - A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
 - The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick
 
Best Supporting Actor
- Nick Nolte – Warrior
 - Patton Oswalt – Young Adult
 - Brad Pitt – The Tree of Life
 - Christopher Plummer – Beginners
 
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain – The Tree of Life
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
 - Carey Mulligan – Shame
 - Octavia Spencer – The Help
 - Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
 
Most Promising Filmmaker
Sean Durkin – Martha Marcy May Marlene
- J. C. Chandor – Margin Call
 - Simon Curtis – My Week with Marilyn
 - Drake Doremus – Like Crazy
 - Tate Taylor – The Help
 
Most Promising Performer
Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Liana Liberato – Trust
 - Brit Marling – Another Earth
 - Hunter McCracken – The Tree of Life
 - Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
 
References
- Tree of Life Leads CFCA Nominations with 7; Descendants, Drive Follow with 6 chicagofilmcritics.org
 - Chicago Film Critics Nominations AwardsDaily
 - CFCA Names Tree of Life Best Picture chicagofilmcritics.org