Annual film awards
The 46th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 7 January 2012, honored the best in film for 2011.
46th NSFC Awards ;br ;
January 7, 2012
Best Film: ;br ;
 Melancholia 
Winners.
Film titles are listed, following the number of votes each received:
Best Picture.
1. Melancholia (29) ;br ;
2. "The Tree of Life" (28) ;br ;
3. "A Separation" (20)
Best Director.
1. Terrence Malick – "The Tree of Life" (31) ;br ;
2. Martin Scorsese – "Hugo" (29) ;br ;
3. Lars von Trier – "Melancholia" (23)
Best Actor.
1. Brad Pitt – "Moneyball" and "The Tree of Life" (35) ;br ;
2. Gary Oldman – "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (22) ;br ;
3. Jean Dujardin – "The Artist" (19)
Best Actress.
1. Kirsten Dunst – "Melancholia" (39) ;br ;
2. Yoon Jeong-hee – "Poetry" (25) ;br ;
3. Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady" (20)
Best Supporting Actor.
1. Albert Brooks – "Drive" (38) ;br ;
2. Christopher Plummer – "Beginners" (24) ;br ;
3. Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult" (19)
Best Supporting Actress.
1. Jessica Chastain – "The Help", "Take Shelter", and "The Tree of Life" (30) ;br ;
2. Jeannie Berlin – "Margaret" (19) ;br ;
3. Shailene Woodley – "The Descendants" (17)
Best Screenplay.
1. Asghar Farhadi – "A Separation" (39) ;br ;
2. Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin – "Moneyball" (22) ;br ;
3. Woody Allen – "Midnight in Paris" (16)
Best Cinematography.
1. Emmanuel Lubezki – "The Tree of Life" (76) ;br ;
2. Manuel Alberto Claro – "Melancholia" (41) ;br ;
3. Robert Richardson – "Hugo" (33)
Best Foreign Language Film.
1. A Separation (67) ;br ;
2. "Mysteries of Lisbon" (28) ;br ;
3. "Le Havre" (22)
Best Non-Fiction Film.
1. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (35) ;br ;
2. "The Interrupters" (26) ;br ;
3. "Into the Abyss" (18)
Best Experimental Film.
Seeking the Monkey King
References.
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