The awards season is on the brink of exploding, with January the time of year when nominations are announced and consideration is asked to be taken by expectant film companies. Many critics believed that Martin Scorsese's Hugo wouldn't have too much of a say in proceedings, however after it won the top honor from the National Board of Review earlier this month it is starting to be looked at more seriously.
Scorsese himself earned the Best Director trophy with George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Christopher Plummer and Shailene Woodley also being award several accolades. The Descendants three awards meant that it was the most lauded film of the evening.
Check out the full list of winners below ...
Best Film: 'Hugo'
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, 'Hugo'
Best Actor: George Clooney, 'The Descendants'
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, 'Beginners'
Best Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley, 'The Descendants'
Best Original Screenplay: Will Reiser, '50/50'
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, 'The Descendants'
Best Animated Feature: 'Rango'
Breakthrough Performance: Felicity Jones, 'Like Crazy'
Breakthrough Performance: Rooney Mara, 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
Debut Director: J.C. Chandor, 'Margin Call'
Best Ensemble: 'The Help'
Spotlight Award: Michael Fassbender ('A Dangerous Method,' 'Jane Eyre,' 'Shame,' 'X-Men: First Class')
NBR Freedom of Expression: 'Crime After Crime'
NBR Freedom of Expression: 'Pariah'
Best Foreign Language Film: 'A Separation'
Best Documentary: 'Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory'
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: The 'Harry Potter' Franchise -- A Distinguished Translation from Book to Film
Top Films
(in alphabetical order)
'The Artist'
'The Descendants'
'Drive'
'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2'
'The Ides of March'
'J. Edgar'
'The Tree of Life'
'War Horse'
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
(in alphabetical order)
'13 Assassins'
'Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'
'Footnote'
'Le Havre'
'Point Blank'
Top 5 Documentaries
(in alphabetical order)
'Born to be Wild'
'Buck'
'George Harrison: Living in the Material World'
'Project Nim'
'Senna'
Top 10 Independent Films
(in alphabetical order)
'50/50'
'Another Earth'
'Beginners'
'A Better Life'
'Cedar Rapids'
'Margin Call'
'Shame'
'Take Shelter'
'We Need To Talk About Kevin'
'Win Win'
