Critics' Groups

'A Separation' Tops International Cinephile Society Awards

Peter Knegt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:32:38 GMT

Breaking from the awards season pack in a pretty significant way, the International Cinephile Society announced that Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation" led the winners of their 9th annual...

'The Artist,' 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' Top London Film Critics' Circle Awards

Peter Knegt — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:36:15 GMT

The 32nd London Film Critics' Circle Awards were announced today, with Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist" named best film of the year and Lynne Ramsay's "We Need To Talk...

A Complete Guide To 2011-12 Awards Season

Peter Knegt — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:03:00 GMT

Award season is in full swing, with months of announcements from critic groups, guilds, boards, academies, and organizations underway. To help everyone keep up, Indiewire has this comprehensive...

Detroit Critics Like 'The Artist,' Fassbender, Williams

Peter Knegt — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:03:00 GMT

Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist" led the winners of the Detroit Critics Awards, taking best picture and best director honors. The full list of winners and nominations is below....

'The Tree of Life' Leads Online Film Critics Society Awards

Peter Knegt — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:43:00 GMT

"The Tree of Life", Terrence Malick's exploration of suburban family life in the 1950's, led the winners of 15th Annual Online Film Critics Society awards. The film won awards for...

'The Artist' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Award Nominations

Peter Knegt — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:44:00 GMT

The Vancouver Film Critics Association announced the nominations for their annual awards, with Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist" leading a generally expected list of honorees. ...

Central Ohio Critics Award Nominations

Peter Knegt — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:43:00 GMT

The Central Ohio Film Critics Association have announced their extensive nominees for the best in 2011. A whopping 15 films were nominated in the best picture category, including unlikely Oscar...

Austin Critics Go For 'Hugo,' Shannon, Swinton

Peter Knegt — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:24:31 GMT

The Austin Film Critics Association have announced their annual awards, with Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" taking the top prize. Nicolas Winding Refn took best director honors for...

Oklahoma Critics Go For 'Artist," Clooney, Williams

Peter Knegt — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:48:00 GMT

Michel Hazanvicius The Artist' led the winners of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle's annual awards, which generally fell in step with most other critics' announcements so far this season....

'The Artist' Leads Women Film Journalists' EDA Award Noms

Peter Knegt — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:44:29 GMT

'The Artist' led the nominations for the Alliance of Women Film Journalists' 2011 AWFJ EDA Awards. The winners will be announced on January 10, 2012. As in years past, the...

'The Help' and 'Pariah' Top Black Film Critics' Awards

Peter Knegt — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:54:52 GMT

Tate Taylor's 'The Help' and Dee Rees's 'Pariah' were among the major winners at the Black Film Critics Circle's annual awards. The former took best picture, best...

'Drive' and 'The Guard' Lead Dublin Film Critics' Awards

Peter Knegt — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:51:17 GMT

Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Drive' topped the Dublin Film Critics' awards, taking best picture, best director and best actor (Ryan Gosling) honors. Other major winners included...

'Drive,' Gordon-Levitt and Williams Top Utah Critics' Awards

Peter Knegt — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:48:49 GMT

Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Drive' led the winners of the Utah Film Critics' annual awards, taking best picture and best cinematography honors and placing runner-up in the best director...

Critical Consensus: EW's Owen Gleiberman and Elle's Karen Durbin On "Dragon Tattoo" and 10 Best Lists

Eric Kohn — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:52:14 GMT

Editor’s note: Critical Consensus is a biweekly feature in which two critics from Indiewire’s Criticwire network (newly relaunched in a temporary format while we prepare its new design)...

'Drive' and 'Tinker Tailor' Lead London Film Critics Award Nominations

Peter Knegt — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:52:41 GMT

The London Critics’ Circle have announced the nominations for their 32nd annual Film Awards, with Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and Nicolas Winding Refn's...

Florida Critics Go For 'Descendants,' Fassbender, Williams

Peter Knegt — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:40:59 GMT

Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" topped the winners of the Florida Film Critics's annual awards. The film took honors for best picture, supporting actress (Shailene Woodley) and...

Southeastern Critics Go For 'The Descendants,' Clooney, Streep

Peter Knegt — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:12:24 GMT

Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" topped the winners of the Southeastern Film Critics Association's annual awards. The film took honors for best picture, actor (George Clooney)...

'The Tree of Life' Leads Chicago Critics Awards

Peter Knegt — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:40:00 GMT

Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" led the winners of the Chicago Film Critics Association's awards, taking 4 prizes including best picture, best director and supporting actress...

'Iron Lady' and 'Kevin' Top Women Film Critics' Awards

Indiewire — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:57:00 GMT

The Women Film Critics Circle Awards have been announced, with "The Iron Lady" and "We Need To Talk About Kevin" tying for top honors in the "best movie by a woman"...

10 Things We Know From the SAG, Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Nominations

Peter Knegt — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:40:26 GMT

In the past 72 hours, a seemingly endless parade of groups have announced their annual film award nominations, including the three most reliable Oscar predictors: Critics' Choice, SAG and the...

'The Tree of Life' Tops Toronto Critics Awards

Peter Knegt — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:38:03 GMT

Terrance Malick's "The Tree of Life" led the winners of the Toronto Film Critics Association's annual awards, taking both best picture and best director prizes. ...

'The Artist' Tops Phoenix Film Critics Awards

Peter Knegt — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:29:00 GMT

Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist" led the Phoenix Critics Awards, taking best picture, best director, best actor and best supporting actress honors. The full list of winners and...

'The Artist' Leads Houston and St. Louis Film Critics Awards

Peter Knegt — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:05:00 GMT

Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist" led the winners for both the Houston Film Critics Awards and the St. Louis Film Critics Awards, taking best picture from both groups. The full...

"The Artist," Winding Refn Win At Las Vegas Critics Awards

Peter Knegt — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:02:58 GMT

Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist" led the winners of the Las Vegas Film Critics Society's Sierra Awards, taking awards for best picture, actor, score, art direction and costume...

'The Artist' Leads San Diego Critics Awards

Peter Knegt — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:36:53 GMT

Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist" led the winners of the San Diego Film Critics Awards, taking the best picture prize. While that goes in line with most other awards groups, the...