Top 10 User-Rated Movies of 2011
Here’s our list of our top 10 movies for 2011, as rated by users of the IMDb. These rankings were not based upon critical assessments or box-office performance but the actual ratings by more than 100 million unique monthly users of IMDb.com.
“ #6: 50/50
Our users say: “Honest and at times tough to watch but never purposefully harsh or depressing. In fact, it is generally positive but in a way that isn’t all sunshine and unicorns. It is smart, hilarious, and even touching while all the time remaining respectful of the audience’s ability to relate to difficult circumstances without artificial emotional fishing.” ”
Our users say: “Honest and at times tough to watch but never purposefully harsh or depressing. In fact, it is generally positive but in a way that isn’t all sunshine and unicorns. It is smart, hilarious, and even touching while all the time remaining respectful of the audience’s ability to relate to difficult circumstances without artificial emotional fishing.” ”
Utah Film Critics Give it to Drive
Best Picture
Drive (runner-up: The Artist)
Best Achievement in Directing
Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist (runner-up: Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive)
Best Lead Performance by an Actor
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 50/50 (runner-up: Jean Dujardin, The Artist)
Best Lead Performance by an Actress
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn (runner-up: Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor
Albert Brooks, Drive (runner-up: Christopher Plummer, Beginners)
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress
Amy Ryan, Win Win (runner-up: Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus)
Best Original Screenplay
Will Reiser, 50/50 (runner-up: Mike Mills, Beginners)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants (runner-up: Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller, The Muppets)
Best Cinematography
Newton Thomas Sigel, Drive (runner-up: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life)
Best Documentary Feature
Senna (runner-up: Project Nim)
Best Non-English Language Feature
A Separation (runner-up: 13 Assassins)
Best Animated Feature
Rango (runners-up: The Adventures of Tintin and Kung Fu Panda 2)
Social tagging: Utah Film Critics
Congrats to Joe and Will!
Golden Globe film nominations: The good, the bad, the ugly
The Good
Nominations for Rooney Mara (“The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo”), Jonah Hill (“Moneyball”) and particularly Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“50/50”), Brendan Gleeson (“the Guard”) and Viggo Mortensen (“A Dangerous Method”) show the HFPA thinking outside the box. That small indie hit “50/50” made it into the Comedy/Musical Picture race is also a welcome surprise.
Golden Globe nominations for actor in a comedy
The 69th annual Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a comedy or musical film have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The category’s nominees announced Thursday morning include: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”; Brendan Gleeson, “The Guard”; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “50/50”; Ryan Gosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”; Owen Wilson,”“Midnight in Paris.” The Golden Globes will be presented Jan. 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, televised live by NBC and hosted by Ricky Gervais. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/12/15/national/a054454S80.DTL#ixzz1gc3H9zvQ
