Critics Choice Awards 2011 Winners (Complete List)

Jeffrey Weeks
The 16th annual Critics Choice Awards 2011 were held Friday night and the big winner was the movie "The Social Network". The hit drama about the founding of Facebook took home the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and also won for Best Score.

Christopher Nolan's "Inception" won the most overall awards due to its five technical nods and a win in Best Action Movie. "The Fighter" was received awards in acting categories including Best Supporting awards and the Ensemble award. Natalie Portman won lead actress for her performance in "Black Swan" and Colin Firth took home the lead actor award for "The King's Speech."

Critics Choice Awards 2011 winners have a strong track record at the Oscars, so look for some of these films to go to Academy Award glory.

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Here is a complete list of winners for the 16th annual Critics Choice Awards 2011:

Best Picture

"The Social Network"

Best Actor

Colin Firth - "The King's Speech"

Best Actress

Natalie Portman - "Black Swan"

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale - "The Fighter"

Best Supporting Actress

Melissa Leo - "The Fighter"

Best Young Actor/Actress

Hailee Steinfeld - "True Grit"

Best Acting Ensemble

"The Fighter"

Best Director

David Fincher - "The Social Network"

Best Original Screenplay

"The King's Speech" - David Seidler

Best Adapted Screenplay

"The Social Network" - Aaron Sorkin

Best Cinematography

"Inception" - Wally Pfister

Best Art Direction

"Inception" - Guy Hendrix Dyas

Best Editing

"Inception" - Lee Smith

Best Costume Design

"Alice in Wonderland" - Colleen Atwood

Best Makeup

"Alice in Wonderland"

Best Visual Effects

"Inception"

Best Sound

"Inception"

Best Animated Feature

"Toy Story 3"

Best Action Movie

"Inception"

Best Comedy

"Easy A"

Best Picture Made for Television

"The Pacific"

Best Foreign Language Film

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Best Documentary Feature

"Waiting for Superman"

Best Song

"If I Rise" - "127 Hours"

Best Score

"The Social Network" - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

The 16th annual Critics Choice Awards 2011 took place at the Hollywood Palladium were broadcast by VH1.

Published by Jeffrey Weeks

Jeffrey Weeks is an award-winning NC newspaper columnist who writes about saltwater and freshwater fishing, southern seafood and cooking, hunting, popular entertainment, and sports.  View profile

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  • Davida Chazan1/30/2011

    Portman really is raking them in. My money is on her for the Oscar as well.

  • Heather White1/17/2011

    Great coverage!!! thank you :)

  • Shirley A. Mandel1/16/2011

    I would love to see "The Black Swan." She looks kinda spooky, doesn't she?

  • guest1/15/2011

    the social network is crap like these judges.

  • Diane Z. Ciatto1/15/2011

    Thanks Jeffrey!!!!!

  • Laura Cone1/15/2011

    great job

  • Dina Sullivan1/15/2011

    Very cool, I definitely want to see that movie, Black Swan... :o)

  • Lori Gunn1/15/2011

    Excellent work ♥

  • Michele Starkey1/15/2011

    I have missed so many of these - I'll have to rely on the Critics Choices! cheers ;)

  • Michael Hollingsworth1/15/2011

    Thanks, Good Report. ℳ.ℋ.

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