Women Film Critics Circle Awards

Winners are italicized.

BEST MOVIE BY A WOMAN – tied

• The Iron Lady 
• We Need To Talk About Kevin
• Pariah
• The Whistleblower

BEST MOVIE ABOUT WOMEN

• The Help
• Albert Nobbs  
• Cracks
• Rid Of Me

BEST WOMAN STORYTELLER
Screenwriting Award

• The Iron Lady [Abi Morgan] 
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey [Angelina Jolie]
• Pariah [Dee Reese]
• We Need To Talk About Kevin [Lynne Ramsey] 

BEST ACTRESS

• Viola Davis: The Help
• Jessica Chastain: The Debt/The Help 
• Meryl Streep: The Iron Lady 
• Tilda Swinton: We Need To Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTOR

• George Clooney: The Descendants
• Jean Dujardin: The Artist
• Tom Hardy: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy/Warrior
• Ryan Gosling: Drive/The Ides Of March

BEST COMEDIC ACTRESS

• Melissa McCarthy: Bridesmaids
• Katie O’Grady: Rid Of Me
• Sarah Jessica Parker: I Don’t Know How She Does It
• Kristen Wiig: Bridesmaids

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS

• Shailene Woodley: The Descendants
• Jordana Beatty: Judy Moody
• Liana Liberato: Trust
• Amara Miller: The Descendants

BEST FOREIGN FILM BY OR ABOUT WOMEN

• The Hedgehog
• A Separation
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey
• When We Leave

BEST FEMALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE

• The Whistleblower
• Albert Nobbs 
• The Iron Lady 
• Soul Surfer

WORST FEMALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE

• Melancholia
• Jack And Jill
• My Week With Marilyn
• Young Adult

BEST MALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE

• The Descendants
• 50/50
• Meet Monica Velour
• Of Gods And Men

WORST MALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE

• Hangover 2
• No Strings Attached
• The Skin I Live In
• Straw Dogs

BEST DOCUMENTARIES BY OR ABOUT WOMEN

• Always Faithful
• The Price Of Sex
• The Woman With The Five Elephants
• Women Art Revolution

BEST FAMILY FILM

• Hugo
• Judy Moody
• The Muppets
• The Adventures of Tintin 

BEST ANIMATED FEMALES

• Puss N Boots 3D
• Arthur Christmas
• Gnomeo And Juliet
• Kung Fu Panda 2

BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES

• The Debt
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – review coming soon!
• The Iron Lady - review coming soon!
• Midnight In Paris

COURAGE IN ACTINGTaking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on screen

• Glenn Close: Albert Nobbs 
• Josiane Balasko: The Hedgehog
• Mimi Chakarova: The Price Of Sex
• Tilda Swinton: We Need To Talk About Kevin

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN AWARDPerformance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored

• Miral: Hiram Abbass
• Meeks Cutoff: Michelle Williams
• Danai Gurira: 3 Backyards
• Red Shirley

WOMEN’S WORK: BEST ENSEMBLE

• The Help –
• Albert Nobbs - 
• Bridesmaids –
• The Whistleblower

BEST SCREEN COUPLE

• The Artist: Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin
• Gnomeo And Juliet
• The Iron Lady 
• Like Crazy

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

• Kathy Bates
• Cicely Tyson
• Hiam Abbass
• Michelle Yeoh

ACTING AND ACTIVISM

• Elizabeth Taylor
• Mia Farrow
• Daryl Hannah
• Alfre Woodard

ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARDFor a film that most passionately opposes violence against women

• The Whistleblower
• In A Better World
• In The Land Of Blood And Honey
• Life, Above All

JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARDFor best expressing the woman of color experience in America

• The Help
• America
• Pariah
• 3 Backyards

KAREN MORLEY AWARDFor best exemplifying a woman’s place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity

• Albert Nobbs 
• The Conspirator
• Meek’s Cutoff
• Snow Flower And The Secret Fan

MOMMIE DEAREST WORST SCREEN MOM OF THE YEAR AWARD

• Judi Dench: J. Edgar