Irish Stars Among The Best In Hollywood For Critics' Choice Nominations

The nominations are in for the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Awards and it comes as no surprise to see some of Ireland's finest actors dotted throughout the categories. Movie Editor Mike Sheridan's 'actor of the moment', (rumour has it he's written no less than 15 news stories on him in the last few weeks AND he was off galivanting with the star himself in London yesterday) Michael Fassbender, born and raised in Killarney, is up for the highly coveted Best Actor award. Fassbender has earned this nomination following his performance in the critically acclaimed Shame. (Keep an eye out for Mike's video interview in the next few days) He's in good company among George Clooney who's nominated for Descendants, Leonardo DiCaprio who's there for Clint Eastwood's biopic J. Edgar, Ryan Gosling for Drive, Brad Pitt for Moneyball and Jean Dujardin for The Artist.

And no worthy award ceremony would be complete without a nomination for the fantastic Saoirse Ronan. For Critic's Choice she's up for Best Young Actor/Actress in contention with Thomas Horn, Shailene Woodley, Elle Fanning, Ezra Miller, and Asa Butterfield.

Best Actor and Best Young Actress? We should expect no less from such fine Irish actors.

Here's the full list of categories and nominees. The Awards take place on January 12th.

BEST PICTURE

"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Drive"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"

BEST ACTOR

George Clooney – "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio – "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin – "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender – "Shame"
Ryan Gosling – "Drive"
Brad Pitt – "Moneyball"

BEST ACTRESS

Viola Davis – "The Help"
Elizabeth Olsen – "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Meryl Streep – "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton – "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Charlize Theron – "Young Adult"
Michelle Williams – "My Week With Marilyn"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh – "My Week With Marilyn"
Albert Brooks – "Drive"
Nick Nolte – "Warrior"
Patton Oswalt – "Young Adult"
Christopher Plummer – "Beginners"
Andrew Serkis – "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo – "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain – "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy – "Bridesmaids"
Carey Mulligan – "Shame"
Octavia Spencer – "The Help"
Shailene Woodley – "The Descendants"

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Asa Butterfield – "Hugo"
Elle Fanning – "Super 8"
Thomas Horn – "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Ezra Miller – "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Saoirse Ronan – "Hanna"
Shailene Woodley – "The Descendants"

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

"The Artist"
"Bridesmaids"
"The Descendants"
"The Help"
"The Ides of March"

BEST DIRECTOR

Stephen Daldry – "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Michel Hazanavicius – "The Artist"
Alexander Payne – "The Descendants"
Nicolas Winding Refn – "Drive"
Martin Scorsese – "Hugo"
Steven Spielberg – "War Horse"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"The Artist" – Michel Hazanavicius
"50/50" – Will Reiser
"Midnight in Paris" – Woody Allen
"Win Win" – Screenplay by Tom McCarthy, Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni
"Young Adult" – Diablo Cody

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"The Descendants" – Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" – Eric Roth
"The Help" – Tate Taylor
"Hugo" – John Logan
"Moneyball" – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin

BEST ART DIRECTION

"The Artist" Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo" Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"The Tree of Life" Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank
"War Horse" Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee Sandales

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

"The Artist" – Guillaume Schiffman
"Drive" – Newton Thomas Sigel
"Hugo" – Robert Richardson
"The Tree of Life" – Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" – Janusz Kaminski

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

"The Artist" – Mark Bridges
"The Help" – Sharen Davis
"Hugo" – Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" – Michael O’Connor
"My Week With Marilyn" – Jill Taylor

BEST EDITING

"The Artist" – Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion
"Drive" – Matthew Newman
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" – Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"Hugo" – Thelma Schoonmaker
"War Horse" – Michael Kahn

BEST MAKEUP

"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"
"J. Edgar"
"My Week With Marilyn"

BEST SONG

"Hello Hello" – performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga/written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin – "Gnomeo & Juliet"
"Life’s a Happy Song" – performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – "The Muppets"
"The Living Proof" – performed by Mary J. Blige/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason, Jr. – "The Help"
"Man or Muppet" – performed by Jason Segel and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – "The Muppets"
"Pictures in My Head" – performed by Kermit and the Muppets/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman – "The Muppets"

BEST SCORE

"The Artist" – Ludovic Bource
"Drive" – Cliff Martinez
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
"Hugo" – Howard Shore
"War Horse" – John Williams

BEST SOUND

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Super 8"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugo"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Super 8"
"The Tree of Life"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

"The Adventures of Tintin"
"Arthur Christmas"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"

BEST ACTION MOVIE

"Drive"
"Fast Five"
"Hanna"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Super 8"

BEST COMEDY

"Bridesmaids"
"Crazy, Stupid, Love"
"Horrible Bosses"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Muppets"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"In Darkness"
"Le Havre"
"A Separation"
"The Skin I Live In"
"Where Do We Go Now"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Buck"
"Cave of Forgotten Dreams"
"George Harrison: Living in the Material World"
"Page One: Inside the New York Times"
"Project Nim"
"Undefeated"


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