2011 Year in Review

Here are my top films of 2011, and some of my favourite performances of this year.


Top Movies of 2011

1

The Descendants

2

The Artist

3

My Week With Marilyn

4

A Separation

5

Midnight in Paris

6

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part II

8

The Tree of Life

9

Melancholia

10

Rise of the Planet of the Apes


Honourable Mentions

11

Hugo

12

50/50

13

Shame

14

Mary Martha Marcy Marlene

15

Monsieur Lazhar

16

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

17

Moneyball

18

Bridesmaids

19

Jane Eyre

20

Ides of March



Outstanding Performance from a Lead Actress

Kirsten Dunst

Melancholia

Rooney Mara

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Elizabeth Olsen

Martha Marcy Mae Marlene

Michelle Williams

My Week With Marilyn



Outstanding Performance from a Lead Actor

Jean Dujardin

The Artist

George Clooney

The Descendents

Michael Fassbender

Shame

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

50/50

Peyman Moadi

A Separation

Gary Oldman

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Brad Pitt

Moneyball



Outstanding Performance from a Supporting Actress

Serah Bayat

A Separation

Berenice Bejo

The Artist

Jessica Chastain

The Tree of Life

Marion Cotillard

Midnight in Paris

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Melancholia

Judy Greer

The Descendents

Anna Kendrick

50/50

Melissa McCarthy

Bridesmaids

Carey Mulligan

Shame

Sophie Nelisse

Monsieur Lazhar

Emily Watson

War Horse

Kate Winslet

Contagion

Shailene Woodley

The Descendents



Outstanding Performance from a Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh

My Week With Marilyn

Ralph Fiennes

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II

John Hawkes

Martha Marcy Mae Marlene

Jonah Hill

Moneyball

Andy Serkis

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Brad Pitt

The Tree of Life

Michael Sheen

Midnight in Paris