2011 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards - winners

The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) made their selections this afternoon for their year-end film awards.

Their top prize-winner was Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist. It won Best Picture, Director, and Film Music or Score. It was also the top prize-winner with the New York Film Critics Circle two weeks ago.

Michael Shannon was the winner for Best Actor (Take Shelter) while the Best Actress was Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady. Supporting acting awards went to Albert Brooks (Drive) and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids). Jessica Chastain was named the Breakthrough Performer for her many standout roles this year.

The Best Foreign Language Film was Asghar Farhadi's A Separation from Iran. The Best Documentary was Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin was named Best Animated Film.

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Complete list of winners for the 2011 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards

Picture

The Artist

Actor

Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

Runners-up: Michael Fassbender, Shame: and Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Actress

Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Runner-up: Viola Davis, The Help

Director

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Best Supporting Actor

Albert Brooks, Drive

Best Supporting Actress

Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Breakthrough Performer

Jessica Chastain, Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields, The Tree of Life

Debut Director

Joe Cornish, Attack The Block

Ensemble Cast

Bridesmaids

Screenplay

The Descendants

Documentary

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Foreign Language

A Separation

Animated

The Adventures of Tintin

Cinematography

The Tree of Life

Film Music or Score

The Artist

TOP PICTURES OF 2011 (alphabetical)

The Artist (The Weinstein Co.)

The Descendants (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Drive (Film District)

The Help (Walt Disney Pictures)

Hugo (Paramount Pictures)

Melancholia (Magnolia Pictures)

Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics)

Take Shelter (Sony Pictures Classics)

The Tree of Life (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

War Horse (Dreamworks Pictures)