Best of 2011 · Awards Season Leaderboard

Below are the top films of 2011 based on awards nominations and wins. Films earn 1 point for each nomination and 3 points for each win. You can find a full list of awards and nominations at the bottom of the page. There are 44 ceremonies included so far.

Recent Awards: Academy Awards (Oscars) (Winners Feb. 26), Independent Spirit Awards (Winners Feb. 25), Writers Guild of America (Winners Feb. 19), Annie Awards (Winners Feb. 4), Screen Actors Guild (Winners Jan. 29)

Best Motion Picture
Nominee Score Noms Wins
1 The Artist 69 31 19
2 The Descendants 46 30 8
3 The Tree of Life 41 25 8
4 Drive 25 21 2
5 Hugo 23 19 2
6 Midnight in Paris 15 15 0
7 The Help 12 12 0
8 Moneyball 12 12 0
9 War Horse 9 9 0
10 Melancholia 7 5 1
11 Take Shelter 6 6 0
12 A Separation 6 4 1
13 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 5 5 0
14 Shame 5 5 0
15 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 4 4 0
16 50/50 4 4 0
17 My Week with Marilyn 4 4 0
18 Beginners 4 2 1
19 The Ides of March 3 3 0
20 Bridesmaids 3 3 0
21 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 3 3 0
22 Martha Marcy May Marlene 3 3 0
23 Win Win 3 3 0
24 Faust 3 1 1
25 Where Do We Go Now? 3 1 1
26 Like Crazy 3 1 1
Director
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist 56 26 15
Martin Scorsese Hugo 33 21 6
Terrence Malick The Tree of Life 33 17 8
Nicolas Winding Refn Drive 29 17 6
Alexander Payne The Descendants 18 14 2
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris 9 9 0
Lars von Trier Melancholia 4 4 0
Steve McQueen Shame 4 2 1
David Fincher The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 3 3 0
Screenplay
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash The Descendants 60 28 16
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin Moneyball 34 20 7
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris 34 18 8
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist 32 18 7
Will Reiser 50/50 15 9 3
Peter Straughan, Bridget O'Connor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 14 8 3
Asghar Farhadi A Separation 12 6 3
Tate Taylor The Help 9 7 1
Tom McCarthy Win Win 9 7 1
Terrence Malick The Tree of Life 8 6 1
Hossein Amini Drive 8 6 1
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin Moneyball 8 4 2
John Logan Hugo 7 7 0
Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo Bridesmaids 5 5 0
Mike Mills Beginners 5 5 0
J.C. Chandor Margin Call 5 3 1
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon The Ides of March 4 4 0
Steven Zaillian The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 4 2 1
Diablo Cody Young Adult 3 3 0
Sean Durkin Martha Marcy May Marlene 3 3 0
Ava DuVernay You Lead, I Follow 3 1 1
Ben Ripley Source Code 3 1 1
Lead Actor
Nominee Score Noms Wins
George Clooney The Descendants 38 22 8
Jean Dujardin The Artist 38 22 8
Michael Fassbender Shame 32 20 6
Brad Pitt Moneyball 28 18 5
Michael Shannon Take Shelter 27 15 6
Gary Oldman Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 12 10 1
Ryan Gosling Drive 10 8 1
Woody Harrelson Rampart 6 4 1
Leonardo DiCaprio J. Edgar 4 4 0
Joseph Gordon-Levitt 50/50 4 2 1
Demián Bichir A Better Life 3 3 0
Brendan Gleeson The Guard 3 3 0
Paul Giamatti Win Win 3 1 1
Lead Actress
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn 49 25 12
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady 39 23 8
Viola Davis The Help 25 15 5
Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin 25 15 5
Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene 23 15 4
Kirsten Dunst Melancholia 10 8 1
Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 7 5 1
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs 6 6 0
Charlize Theron Young Adult 6 6 0
Anna Paquin Margaret 4 2 1
Yoon Jeong-hee Poetry 4 2 1
Brit Marling Another Earth 3 1 1
Supporting Actor
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Albert Brooks Drive 65 31 17
Christopher Plummer Beginners 63 27 18
Kenneth Branagh My Week with Marilyn 14 12 1
Nick Nolte Warrior 10 8 1
Patton Oswalt Young Adult 7 7 0
Jonah Hill Moneyball 7 7 0
John Hawkes Martha Marcy May Marlene 7 7 0
Andy Serkis Rise of the Planet of the Apes 5 5 0
Armie Hammer J. Edgar 3 3 0
Brad Pitt The Tree of Life 3 3 0
Max von Sydow Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3 3 0
Supporting Actress
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Jessica Chastain The Tree of Life 43 25 9
Shailene Woodley The Descendants 35 19 8
Octavia Spencer The Help 32 16 8
Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids 24 16 4
Bérénice Bejo The Artist 14 10 2
Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs 12 10 1
Carey Mulligan Shame 12 10 1
Vanessa Redgrave Coriolanus 7 5 1
Amy Ryan Win Win 4 2 1
Viola Davis The Help 3 1 1
International Feature
Nominee Score Noms Wins
A Separation 52 20 16
The Skin I Live In 28 16 6
13 Assassins 15 11 2
I Saw the Devil 9 5 2
Mysteries of Lisbon 8 4 2
Incendies 7 5 1
Certified Copy 7 5 1
Le Havre 6 6 0
Of Gods and Men 5 3 1
The Kid with a Bike 4 4 0
The Four Times 4 2 1
Point Blank 3 3 0
City of Life and Death 3 1 1
Kinyarwanda 3 1 1
Animated Feature
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Rango 70 28 21
The Adventures of Tintin 38 22 8
Arthur Christmas 13 9 2
Puss in Boots 12 12 0
Kung Fu Panda 2 12 12 0
Winnie the Pooh 8 8 0
Rio 4 4 0
Cars 2 3 3 0

All Awards and Nominations

Academy Awards (Oscars) · February 26, 2012
Best Picture
The Descendants
Best Director
Alexander Payne · The Descendants
Best Actor
Brad Pitt · Moneyball
Best Actress
Viola Davis · The Help
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer · Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa McCarthy · Bridesmaids
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Golden Globes · January 15, 2012
Best Director
Nicolas Winding Refn · Drive
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks · Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain · Take Shelter
Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen · Midnight in Paris
Best Adapted Screenplay
Hossein Amini · Drive
Best International Film
I Saw the Devil
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards · December 19, 2011
Best Picture
The Descendants
Best Director
Martin Scorsese · Hugo
Best Actor
Michael Fassbender · Shame
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks · Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Shailene Woodley · The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius · The Artist
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon · The Descendants
Best International Film
The Skin I Live In
Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin
Satellite Awards · December 18, 2011
Best Director
Nicolas Winding Refn · Drive
Best Actor
Jean Dujardin · The Artist
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks · Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa McCarthy · Bridesmaids
Best Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin · Moneyball
Best International Film
13 Assassins
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Best Director
Steve McQueen · Shame
Best Actor
Woody Harrelson · Rampart
Best Actress
Viola Davis · The Help
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks · Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer · The Help
Best Screenplay
Ava DuVernay · You Lead, I Follow
Best International Film
Kinyarwanda
Best Picture
The Tree of Life
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks · Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Vanessa Redgrave · Coriolanus
Best Original Screenplay
J.C. Chandor · Margin Call
Best International Film
Certified Copy
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Best Picture
The Artist
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius · The Artist
Best Actress
Meryl Streep · The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks · Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa McCarthy · Bridesmaids
Best International Film
A Separation
Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin
Best Picture
The Artist
Best Director
Martin Scorsese · Hugo
Best Actor
Brad Pitt · Moneyball
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks · Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa McCarthy · Bridesmaids
Best Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin · Moneyball
Best International Film
Incendies
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Best Picture
The Artist
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius · The Artist
Best Actor
Brad Pitt · Moneyball
Best Actress
Meryl Streep · The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks · Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain · The Tree of Life
Best Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin · Moneyball
Best International Film
A Separation