New York Film Critics Online; arguably the nations finest film-critic society, announces the 2011 film awards in 15 categories. Taking the title for 2011 Animated Feature "The Adventures of Tintin"; while "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" took the 2011 Documentary Award. Combined top awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Use of Music went to Director Michael Hazanavicius for "The Artist", an unexpected silent film. Other winners included "The Bridesmaids" for Best Supporting Actress and Best Ensemble Cast.



At their twelfth annual awards meeting, held Sunday, December 11, 2011 in New York's Greenwich Village, members of New York Film Critics Online voted their annual film awards in 15 categories.

FILM
"The Artist"

DIRECTOR
Michael Hazanavicius for "The Artist"

ACTOR
Michael Shannon for "Take Shelter"

ACTRESS
Meryl Streep for "The Iron Lady"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Albert Brooks for "Drive"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa McCarthy for "Bridesmaids"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Tree of Life" - Emmanuel Lubezki

SCREENPLAY
"The Descendants" - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
"A Separation"

DOCUMENTARY
"Cave of Forgotten Dreams"

ANIMATED FEATURE
"The Adventures of Tintin"

USE OF MUSIC
"The Artist" - Ludovic Bource

BREAKOUT PERFORMER
Jessica Chastain for "The Tree of Life, "The Help,"The Debt," "Take Shelter"

DEBUT AS DIRECTOR
Joe Cornish for "Attack the Block"

ENSEMBLE CAST
"Bridesmaids"

TOP PICTURES OF 2011 (alphabetical)
"The Artist" (The Weinstein Company)
"The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
"Drive" (Film District)
"The Help" (Dreamworks Pictures)
"Hugo" (Paramount Pictures)
"Melancholia" (Magnolia Pictures)
"Midnight in Paris" (Sony Pictures Classics)
"Take Shelter" (Sony Pictures Classics)
"The Tree of Life" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
"War Horse" (Dreamworks Pictures)