~* Felix Awards 2012 *~

FELIX AWARDS

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Same system -- most points wins. Either comment with your votes or e-mail to elizacalvin@gmail.com.

Fewest points wins coveted HaliBuster Award (just came up with that title). Your favorite spicy juice in Buster's dish.

Due by noon on February 26th.

I think this year is going to get very interesting.

BEST PICTURE -- 20 POINTS

The Artist

Hugo

The Descendants

The Help

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

War Horse

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- 15 POINTS

Demian Bichir

George Clooney

Jean Dujardin

Gary Oldman

Brad Pitt

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- 15 POINTS

Glenn Close

Viola Davis

Rooney Mara

Meryl Streep

Michelle Williams

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- 15 POINTS

Kenneth Branagh

Jonah Hill (he is dating Adam's roommate's ex-girlfriend. Don't vote for him)

Nick Nolte

Max von Sydow

Christopher Plummer

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- 15 POINTS

Berenice Bejo

Jessica Chastain

Melissa McCarthy

Janet McTeer

Octavia Spencer

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM -- 10 POINTS

A Cat in Paris

Chico & Rita

Kung Fu Panda 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

CINEMATOGRAPHY -- 15 POINTS

Guillaume Schiffman for 'TheArtist'

Jeff Cronenweth for 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

Robert Richardson for 'Hugo'

Emmanuel Lubeski for 'Tree of Life'

Janusz Kaminski for 'War Horse'

ART DIRECTION -- 7 POINTS

The Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

War Horse

COSTUME DESIGN -- 7 POINTS

Anonymous

The Artist

Hugo

Jane Eyre

W.E.

DIRECTING -- 15 POINTS

Michel Hazanavicius for 'The Artist'

Alexander Payne for 'The Descendants'

Sir Martin Scorsese for 'Hugo'

Sir Woody Allen for 'Midnight in Paris'

Sir Terrence Malick for 'The Tree of Life'

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE -- 10 POINTS

Hell and Back Again

If a Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Pina

Undefeated

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT -- 7 POINTS

The Barber of Birmingham

God is the Bigger Elvis

Incident in New Baghdad

Saving Face

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

FILM EDITNG -- 10 POINTS

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- 10 POINTS

'Bullhead' from Belgium

'Monsieur Lazhar' from Canada

'A Seperation' from Iran

'Footnote' from Israel

'In Darkness' from Poland

MAKEUP -- 7 POINTS

Albert Nobbs

Harry Potter

The Iron Lady

MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE -- 7 POINTS

The Adventures of Tintin

The Artist

Hugo

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

War Horse

MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG -- 7 POINTS

'Man or Muppet' from The Muppets

'Real in Rio' from Rio

SHORT FILMED ANIMATED -- 5 POINTS

Dimanche/Sunday

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

La Luna

A Morning Stroll

Wild Life

SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION -- 5 POINTS

Pentecost

Raju

The Shore

Time Freak

Tuba Atlantic

SOUND EDITING -- 5 POINTS

Drive

Hugo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Transformers

War Horse

SOUND MIXING -- 5 POINTS

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

Transformers

War Horse

VISUAL EFFECTS -- 7 POINTS

Harry Potter

Hugo

Real Steel

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Transformers

WRITING ADAPTED SCREENPLAY -- 10 POINTS

The Descendants

Hugo

The Ides of March

Moneyball

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

WRITING ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY -- 10 POINTS

The Artist

Bridesmaids

Margin Call

Midnight in Paris

A Seperation