2012 CRITICS' CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS: WINNERS

Starting to cement their front-runner status, George Clooney and Viola Davis were selected as Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Clooney was awarded for his performance in 'The Descendants', besting Brad Pitt's soul-searching performance in 'Moneyball', while Davis surprisingly beat screen legend Meryl Streep with her role in 'The Help'. List of winners below:

2012 CRITICS' CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS - WINNERS


BEST PICTURE
The Artist

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney – The Descendants

BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis – The Help

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer – Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Octavia Spencer – The Help

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Help

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Midnight In Paris

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Moneyball

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Tree of Life/War Horse

BEST ART DIRECTION
Hugo

BEST EDITING
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Artist

BEST MAKEUP
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

BEST SOUND
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Rango

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Drive

BEST COMEDY
Bridesmaids

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Separation

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
George Harrison: Living in the Material World

BEST SONG
“Life’s a Happy Song” - The Muppets

BEST SCORE
The Artist

JOEL SIEGEL AWARD
Awarded to: Sean Penn

MUSIC + FILM AWARD
Awarded to: Martin Scorsese