Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2011

32nd BSFC Awards

December 11, 2011

Best Film:
The Artist

The 32nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2011, were given on December 11, 2011.

Winners

Best Film:
- The Artist
- Runner-up: Hugo and Margaret
Best Actor:
- Brad Pitt – Moneyball
- Runner-up: George Clooney – The Descendants and Michael Fassbender – Shame
Best Actress:
- Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
- Runner-up: Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor:
- Albert Brooks – Drive
- Runner-up: Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Supporting Actress:
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
- Runner-up: Jeannie Berlin – Margaret
Best Director:
- Martin Scorsese – Hugo
- Runner-up: Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Best Screenplay:
- Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
- Runner-up: Kenneth Lonergan – Margaret
Best Cinematography:
- Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life
- Runner-up: Robert Richardson – Hugo
Best Documentary:
- Project Nim
- Runner-up: Bill Cunningham New York
Best Foreign-Language Film:
- Incendies • Canada
- Runner-up: A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) • Iran and Poetry (Shi) • South Korea
Best Animated Film:
- Rango
Best Editing:
- Christian Marclay – The Clock
- Runner-up: Thelma Schoonmaker – Hugo
Best New Filmmaker:
- Sean Durkin – Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Runner-up: J. C. Chandor – Margin Call
Best Ensemble Cast:
- Carnage
- Runner-up: Margaret
Best Use of Music in a Film (TIE):
- The Artist
- Drive
- Runner-up: The Descendants