Craig's Cinematic Critique: CRAIG'S FILM OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2011 PART 1

In what has been another phenomenal year for film, I have once again been treated to some sublime entertainment on the big screen. We've had sequels and remakes. We've had memorable characters. We've had true stories and solid original work. To sum it up we've had trapped mountain climbers, stuttering kings, disturbed ballerinas, boxers, cowboys, foul mouthed aliens, giant robots, boy wizards, film-making kids, drunken teenagers, superheroes, genetic apes, cage fighters, spys, maids, psycho children, Hollywood beauty, swashbuckling cats, baseball, crude women and a badass computer hacker. All these amazing stories and individuals have combined to make 2011 a special year for film and to me, we've had a fantastic year for British cinema, some strong performances particularly from the ladies, a lot of humour and a final goodbye to one of the great film franchises of all time. This was 2011....

BEST FILM QUOTE

THE HELP

Minny Jackson: I said eat... my... shit.
Hilly Holbrook: Have you lost your mind?
Minny Jackson: No, ma'am but you is about to. 'Cause you just did.

OTHER CONTENDERS

BRIDESMAIDS
Megan: "I'm glad he's single, 'cause I'm gonna climb that like a tree."

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART TWO

Molly Weasley: Not my daughter, you bitch!

THE INBETWEENERS MOVIE

Will McKenzie: So smelling like an industrial accident in a Lynx factory and looking like the world's shittest boyband, we hit the town.

THE INBETWEENERS MOVIE

Neil Sutherland: I stopped believing in god when I realised it was just dog spelt backwards.

THE KING’S SPEECH

Lionel Logue: Do you know the "f" word?
King George VI: Ffff... fornication?

BEST SCENE OF THE YEAR

THE DANCE SCENE - THE INBETWEENERS MOVIE

OTHER CONTENDERS

THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN – THE MOTORCYCLE CHASE
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART TWO – THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
THE HELP – THE PIE SCENE
THE KING’S SPEECH – THE FINAL SPEECH
SUPER 8 – THE TRAIN CRASH

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

THE HELP (Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard,

Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Cecily Tyson)

OTHER CONTENDERS

BRIDESMAIDS (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Bryne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Chris O'Dowd, Jill Clayburgh, Jon Hamm, Matt Lucas)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART TWO (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Evanna Lynch, Warwick Davis, John Hurt, Helena Bonham Carter, Kelly Macdonald, Jason Isaacs, Helen McCroy, Tom Felton, Ciaran Hinds, Matthew Lewis, Bonnie Wright, Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent, Miriam Margoyles, David Bradley, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, Geraldine Sommerville, Gary Oldman, Robbie Coltrane)
THE KING'S SPEECH (Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jennifer Ehle, Claire Bloom)
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Watson, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Zoe Wannamaker, Toby Jones, Dougary Scott, Derek Jacobi)
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, David Dencik, Stephen Graham, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Kathy Burke)

BEST VILLAIN

KEVIN (ERZA MILLER) in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

OTHER CONTENDERS

JOHANN SCHMIDT (HUGO WEAVING) - CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
LORD VOLDEMORT (RALPH FIENNES) - HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART TWO
HILLY HOLBROOK (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD) - THE HELP
PROFESSOR MORIARTY (JARED HARRIS) - SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
JAMES (EDDIE MARSAN) - TYRANNOSAUR

BEST HERO

HARRY POTTER (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) - HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART TWO

OTHER CONTENDERS

ROOSTER COGBURN (JEFF BRIDGES) – TRUE GRIT
CAPTAIN AMERICA (CHRIS EVANS) – CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
KING GEORGE VI (COLIN FIRTH) – THE KING’S SPEECH
NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM (MATTHEW LEWIS) – HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART TWO
LISBETH SALANDER (ROONEY MARA) – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

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