Critics' Choice Movie Awards Winners: 'The Help' Cleans Up, Find Out Who Else Won!
by Andy Neuenschwander
Although the Critics' Choice Movie Awards might not be the biggest or most prestigious awards show, it comes at a prime time for predicting the Oscars. After all, the movies that do exceptionally well with critics usually end up being the ones that win Academy Awards. So, what did we learn from last night's CCMA's?
"The Help" sort of cleaned up as far as acting goes, with Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer winning Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. The cast of "The Help" also won for Best Acting Ensemble.
"The Help" is making an especially large push for the SAG Awards, sending members a full DVD with a case and a poster instead of the usual screener DVD in an unmarked envelope. They may make the same push for the Academy Awards as well following this win.
But "The Help" didn't win Best Picture… that honor went to silent film "The Artist," which came on the scene late in the year but made a big impact. The film also won director Michel Hazanavicius an award for Best Director.
Other big winners include George Clooney for "The Descendants" and Christopher Plummer for "Beginners." Another great win for "Bridesmaids" came in the form of a Best Comedy award, but that doesn't help much in terms of predictions for the Oscars, which doesn't have a comedy category.
See the full list of winners below:
Best picture: "The Artist"
Best actor: George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Best actress: Viola Davis, "The Help"
Best supporting actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Best supporting actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Best acting ensemble: "The Help"
Best director: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Best comedy: "Bridesmaids"
Best animated film: "Rango"
Best foreign film: "A Separation"
Best young actor or actress: Thomas Horn, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Best documentary feature: "George Harrison: Living in the Material World"
Best adapted screenplay: "Moneyball," Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, story by Stan Chervin
Best original screenplay: "Midnight in Paris," Woody Allen