Boston Critics: The Artist, Martin Scorsese, Brad Pitt, Michelle Williams

The Artist was the Boston Society of Film Critics’ choice for Best Picture. Brad Pitt was voted Best Actor for Moneyball and Michelle Williams was honored as Best Actress. In supporting categories Melissa McCarthy won for Bridesmaids and Albert Brooks took a prize for Drive. Complete list follows: Best Picture “The Artist” (Runners-up: “Hugo” and “Margaret”) Best Director Martin Scorsese, “Hugo” (Runner-up: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”) Best Actor Brad Pitt, “Moneyball” (Runners-up: George Clooney, “The Decendants” and Michael Fassbender, “Shame”) Best Actress Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn” (Runner-up: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”) Best Supporting Actor Albert Brooks, “Drive” Best Supporting Actress Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids” (Runner-up: Jeannie Berlin, “Margaret”) Best Screenplay “Moneyball” (Runner-up: “Margaret”) Best Foreign Film “Incendies” (Runners-up: “A Separation” and “Poetry”) Best Cinematography “The Tree of Life” (Runner-up: Hugo) Best Documentary “Project Nim” (Runner-up: Bill Cunningham, NY) Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) The Clock (Runner-up: Hugo) Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) Sean Durkin, Martha Marcy May Marlene (Runner-up: JC Chandor, Margin Call) Best Ensemble Cast “Carnage (Runner-up: “Margaret”) Best Use of Music in a Film “The Artist” and “Drive” (Runner-up: “The Descendants”)