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ChiTown Crix Like ‘The Social Network’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday December 22, 2010 @ 10:15am PSTTags: Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, David Fincher, Hailee Steinfeld, Movies, The Social Network
Mike Fleming

The Chicago Film Critics Association chose The Social Network for its Best Picture and Best Director honors for David Fincher and Best Adapted Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin. I’m not sure how important Monday’s results from the Chicago contingent figures in the larger Oscar picture, but it certainly bolsters my prognosticating colleague Pete Hammond’s feelings about how The Social Network is rising in the critical consensus so far.

The winners:

Best picture: The Social Network

Director: David Fincher, The Social Network

Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Supporting actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter

Supporting actress: Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

Original screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Inception

Adapted screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Foreign language film: A Prophet

Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop

Animated feature: Toy Story 3

Cinematography: Wally Pfister, Inception

Original score: Clint Mansell, Black Swan

Promising performer: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone

Promising filmmaker: Derek Cianfrance, Blue Valentine

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Chicago Crix Deliver Nominations

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday December 17, 2010 @ 10:19am PSTTags: Awards, Black Swan, Chicago Film Critics Association, Inception, Movies, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Winter's Bone
Mike Fleming

The Chicago Film Critics Association has released its nominations, covering many of the usual suspects who’ve lined other awards lists. Here is the list of nominees:

BEST PICTURE

Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Winter’s Bone

BEST DIRECTOR

Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception

BEST … Read More »

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