Best of the Rest of 2011

BEST DIRECTOR: Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive


Honorable Mentions: Steven Spielberg (War Horse, The Adventures of Tintin), Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Terence Malick (The Tree of Life), David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Duncan Jones (Source Code), Takashi Miike (13 Assassins)


BEST SCREENPLAY: Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley, & Jonathan Goldstein, Horrible Bosses


Honorable Mentions: Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene), John Logan (Rango), Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), Ben Ripley (Source Code), Park Hoon-jung (I Saw the Devil)


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life


Honorable Mentions: Jody Lee Lipes (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Janusz Kaminski (War Horse), Newton Thomas Sigel (Drive), Lee Mo-gae (I Saw the Devil), Jose Maria Civit (Road to Nowhere)


BEST EDITING: Zachary Stuart-Pointer, Martha Marcy May Marlene


Honorable Mentions: Chris King & Gregers Sall (Senna), Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, & Mark Yoshikawa (The Tree of Life), Anne-Sophie Bion & Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Matthew Newman (Drive)


BEST SCORE: Cliff Martinez, Drive


Honorable Mentions: The Chemical Brothers (Hanna), David Wingo (Take Shelter), Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), John Williams (War Horse), Hans Zimmer (Rango)


BEST SONG: "A Real Hero", Drive


Honorable Mentions: "Life's A Happy Song" (The Muppets), "Nightcall" (Drive), "Man or Muppet" (The Muppets), "Fake I.D." (Footloose), "Star Spangled Man (Captain America: The First Avenger), "It Will Rain" (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I), "Shelter" (Take Shelter)


BEST OPENING CREDITS: Super


Honorable Mentions: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Adventures of Tintin, Drive


BEST POSTER ART: The Girl with Dragon Tattoo


Honorable Mentions: Shame, Super 8, Bridesmaids, Young Adult, Super, The Tree of Life, The Mechanic, Hobo with a Shotgun


BEST TRAILER: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


Honorable Mentions: The Muppets "Green With Envy" Teaser, The Tree of Life, Battle: Los Angeles


BEST ANIMATED FILM: Rango


Honorable Mentions: The Adventures of Tintin, Arthur Christmas


BEST DOCUMENTARY: Senna


Honorable Mentions: Bill Cunningham New York, The Arbor, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest


BEST GUILTY PLEASURE: Red Riding Hood



FUTURE CULT AND APPRECIATION


Films that I feel will grow on me beyond my initial expectations and opinions and become the great films that they sought to be.


The Arbor
Attack the Block
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Hobo with a Shotgun
Road to Nowhere
Take Shelter
Troll Hunter
Warrior
Win Win



UNDERRATED AND UNDERAPPRECIATED


Actors and Actresses that gave great performances in terrible films and/or in roles with little material and screentime.


Angela Bassett (Green Lantern)
Alison Brie (Scream 4)
Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch)
Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class)
Paul Giamatti (The Hangover: Part II)
James Hong (Kung Fu Panda 2)
Richard Jenkins (Waiting for Forever)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Chris Pratt (Moneyball)
Sam Rockwell (Cowboys and Aliens)
Peter Sarsgaard (Green Lantern)
Mark Strong (Green Lantern)
Karl Urban (Priest)