Before we can wrap up all the goodies from 2011, let us remember some of the crap, so we’re that much more thankful for the good stuff. This category was wide open, but there were enough votes for these five to be “awarded” the Worst Films of 2011.
5. Green Lantern (17 points) 4. Jack and Jill (19 points) 3. Just Go with It (22 points) 2. Sucker Punch (30...Today’s LION is for Best Director. Here are your picks for 2011:
5. David Fincher for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (39 points) 4. Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (52 points) 3. Martin Scorsese for Hugo (57 points) 2. Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life (84 points) 1. Nicholas Winding Refn for Drive (109 points)Come back tomorrow for the worst of the...
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Finishing the acting awards, the results for Best Actor follow this year’s trend of “the Academy got it wrong”:
5. Michael Shannon in Take Shelter (47 points) 4. Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (49 points) 3. Jean Dujardin in The Artist (52 points) 2. Michael Fassbender in Shame (80 points) 1. Ryan Gosling in Drive (85 points) Looking for...It’s time for our 6th LION Award and again don’t expect the results to reflect the Oscar nods:
5. Juliette Binoche in Certified Copy (40 points) 4. Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin (50 points) 3. Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia (64 points) 2. Viola Davis in The Help (78 points) 1. Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (83 points)Come...
For the halfway-mark LION Award, it’s time to reveal our favorite writers for Best Screenplay.
5. Will Reiser for 50/50 and Abbas Kiarostami for Certified Copy (28 points) 4. Diablo Cody for Young Adult (30 points) 3. Steven Zaillian, Stan Chervin and Aaron Sorkin for Moneyball (49 points) 2. Asghar Farhadi for A Separation (53 points) 1. Woody Allen for...The fourth LION Award is for Best Supporting Actress. This is the most intriguing category I’ve tallied (so far), because of the massive support for three separate Jessica Chastain roles. How many made it or did she split the vote?
5. Jessica Chastain in The Tree of Life (39 points) 4. Shailene Woodley in The Descendants (46 points) 3. Jessica Chastain in The Help (50 points) 2....