The Critics Have Spoken

There's only one more critic group left to weigh in, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), which is set to announce their winners later this week (view their nominees here). The other dozen or 30 have made their choices and here is the finalize tally of films and actors they loved.

The list of critic groups include the National Board of Review (NBR), Alliance of Women Journalist (AWJ), African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), National Society of Film Critics (NSFC), Online Film Critics (OFCS) as well as critic groups from the following regions: Los Angeles (LAFCA), New York (NYFCC), Boston (BSFC), Washington D.C (WAFCA), New York Online (NYFCO), Southeastern (SEFCA), Indiana (IFJA), San Francisco (SFFC), Austin (AFCA), San Diego (SDFCS), Toronto (TFCA), Dallas-Forth Worth (DFWFCA), Las Vegas (LVFCS), Utah (UFCA), Detroit (DFCS), Houston (HFCS), Chicago (CFCA), Florida (FFCC), St. Louis (SLFC), Phoenix (PFCS), Oklahoma (OFCC), Kansas City (KCFCC), Central Ohio (COFCA), North Texas (NTFC), and Vancouver (VFCC).

The winners are...

BEST PICTURE

• The Hurt Locker - (12) NYFCC, LAFCA, BSFC, AWJ, SFFC, AFCA, LVFCS, HFCS, CFCA, OFCC, NSFC, OFCS
• Up in the Air - (12) NBR, WAFCA, SEFCA, IFJA, DFWFCA, UFCA, FFCC, SLFC, KCFCC, COFCA, NTFC, VFCC
• Inglourious Basterds - (3) SDFCS, TFCA, PFCS
• Avatar - (1) NYFCO
• Up- (1) DFCS
• Hunger - (1) TFCA
• Precious - (1) AAFCA

BEST DIRECTOR

• Kathryn Bigelow - (20) NYFCC, LAFCA, NYFCO, WAFCA, BSFC, AWJ, SEFCA, SFFC, AFCA, TFCA, LVFCS, HFCS, CFCA, SLFC, OFCC, NSFC, KCFCC, OFCS, NTFC, VFCC
• Jason Reitman - (1) DFWFCA, UFCA, FFCC, COFCA
• Quentin Tarantino - (1) SDFCS, PFCS
• Clint Eastwood - (1) NBR
• Lee Daniels - (1) AAFCA
• Pete Docter - (1) DFCS
• Spike Jonze - (1) IFJA

BEST ACTOR

• George Clooney - (14) NBR, NYFCC, WAFCA, SEFCA, IFJA, DFWFCA, HFCS, FFCC, SLFC, PFCS, OFCC, KCFCC, COFCA, NTFC
• Jeremy Renner - (5) BSFC, LVFCS, CFCA, NSFC, OFCS
• Colin Firth - (5) SFFC, AFCA, SDFCS, DFCS, VFCC
• Jeff Bridges - (3) LAFCA, NYFCO, AWJ
• Morgan Freeman - (2) NBR, AAFCA
• Viggo Mortensen - (1) UFCA
• Nicolas Cage - (1) TFCA

BEST ACTRESS

• Carey Mulligan - (12) NBR, WAFCA, AWJ, IFJA, TFCA, DFWFCA, UFCA, HFCS, CFCA, SLFC, COFCA, VFCC
• Meryl Streep - (9) NYFCC, NYFCO, BSFC, SEFCA, SFFC, PFCS, OFCC, KCFCC, NTFC
• Gabourey Sidibe - (3) LVFCS, DFCS, FFCC
• Yolande Moreau - (2) LAFCA, NSFC
• Melanie Laurent - (2) AFCA, OFCS
• Michelle Monaghan - (1) SDFCS
• Nicole Beharie - (1) AAFCA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Christoph Waltz - (26) NYFCC, LAFCA, NYFCO, WAFCA, BSFC, AWJ, SEFCA, IFJA, AFCA, SDFCS, TFCA, DFWFCA, LVFCS, DFCS, HFCS, CFCA, FFCC, SLFC, PFCS, OFCC, NSFC, KCFCC, OFCS, COFCA, NTFC, VFCC
• Christian McKay - (2) SFFC, UFCA
• Woody Harrelson - (1) NBR
• Paul Schneider - (1) NSFC
• Anthony Mackie - (1) AAFCA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Mo'Nique - (23) NYFCC, LAFCA, NYFCO, WAFCA, BSFC, AWJ, SEFCA, IFJA, SFFC, AAFCA, DFWFCA, LVFCS, UFCA, DFCS, CFCA, FFCC, SLFC, PFCS, OFCC, NSFC, KCFCC, OFCS, COFCA
• Anna Kendrick - (5) NBR, AFCA, TFCA, HFCS, NTFC
• Vera Farmiga - (1) VFCC
• Samantha Morton - (1) SDFCS

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Inglourious Basterds - (9) NYFCO, WAFCA, SFFC, AFCA, SDFCS, TFCA, KCFCC, OFCS, COFCA
• 500 Days - (6) AWJ, SEFCA, LVFCS, FFCC, SLFC, OFCC
• A Serious Man - (3) NBR, BSFC, NSFC
• The Hurt Locker - (1) CFCA
• Up - (1) PFCS

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Up in the Air - (16) NBR, LAFCA, WAFCA, AWJ, SEFCA, IFJA, AFCA, TFCA, DFWFCA, HFCS, CFCA, PFCS, OFCC, KCFCC, COFCA, VFCC
• Fantastic Mr. Fox - (4) SFFC, SDFCS, UFCA, OFCS
• Precious - (1) AAFCA
• In the Loop - (1) NYFCC
• Princess & The Frog - (1) AAFCA

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• Up - (16) NBR, NYFCO, BSFC, WAFCA, AWJ, SEFCA, AFCA, DFWFCA, HFCS, CFCA, FFCC, SLFC, PFCS, KCFCC, OFCS, COFCA, NTFC
• Fantastic Mr. Fox - (7) NYFCC, LAFCA, IFJA, TFCA, LVFCS, UFCA, OFCC
• Coraline - (1) SFFC

What's important to note, however, is that critics DO NOT choose who win at the Academy Awards. They may help in narrowing the list of potential nominees and highlighting films and performances that may have been forgotten. Do you see Avatar or District 9 on these lists? Barely, but watch out for them to get multiple nods at the Oscars. Of course critical favorites Kathryn Bigelow, Christoph Waltz, Mo'Nique, and Up seem likely to repeat their award season domination at the Oscars.