Iowa Film Critics Awards
Significant insofar as the heartland hearts The Descendants
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 Film: Rango
Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa: We Need to Talk About Kevin AND Project Nim
(thanks, Sean Wu)
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These wouldn’t be the same people from Georgia on a road trip, would they? Gypsy critics, awarding a different film in each state?
The prestigious “Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa” award, finally announced! The last piece in this jigsaw.
Wow, those two sure love The Descendants.
awesome! I live in Des Moines -love these picks!
Did I watch a different version of The Descendants??? surely I did.
Iowa has Film Critics?
Yeah and we even have running water too. And light years ahead of everyone else on gay marriage. Your remark is idiotic.
Sincerely,
An Iowa resident
The Iowa film critics have been around for more than one year unlike Nevada or Georgia. Unfortunate that they don’t give Albert Brooks Supporting Actor like he deserves.
I 2nd that @Dane M, so many misconceptions about Iowa.
I’m glad some of the critics groups are starting to acknowledge Viola Davis.
For what it’s worth, these are the IFCC nominees (announced January 12th)
http://www.quadcitydailynews.com/pages/index.cfm?id=350&edit§ion=pages
MOVIE
Midnight in Paris
The Descendants
The Artist
DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick, Tree of Life
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artis
ACTOR
George Clooney, The Descendants
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
ACTRESS
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Albert Brooks, Drive
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
ANIMATED FILM
Rango
Puss in Boots
TinTin
this seems to be the only critics group without an official website. however, they’ve been giving awards since 2003:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_Film_Critics_Awards_2009
http://film-book.com/iowa-film-critics-awards-2010-winners-the-social-network
The Descendants is overrated in my opinion. I think it is Paynes weekest film
Any group that gives an award to Melissa McCarthy deserves a hard slap in the face.
@Koles Sorry you don’t know a brilliant performance when you see one.
Dane, Nichola… it was a joke. I grew up in MN, so when I had a chance to take a shot at you “folks” from down south I had to.
@Nichola
If you call Melissa McCarthy work in “Bridesmaids” a brilliant performance, then I hate to break it to you, but it is not me who doesn’t know a thing about brilliant performances.
@Koleś:
It was a brilliant performance. Sorry that it didn’t reduce you to tears.
Payne is from the bordering state of Nebraska. Hmmmm.
How do they know that We Need to Talk About Kevin AND Project Nim are the best films when they haven’t seen it yet?