BEST PICTURE
Josh‘s picks
Young Adult
Beginners
Shame
Midnight in Paris
Submarine
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Contagion
Warrior
Matt‘s picks
Drive
Super 8
Submarine
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Tree of Life
The Muppets
The Rum Diary
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Josh’s picks
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Craig Roberts, Submarine
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Matt’s picks
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life
Craig Roberts, Submarine
Johnny Depp, The Rum Diary
Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Josh’s picks
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Melanie Laurent, Beginners
Matt’s picks
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Carey Mulligan, Drive
Miss Piggy, The Muppets (I have seen, like, zero films with strong lead women this year)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh’s picks
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Michael Sheen, Midnight in Paris
Patton Oswalt, Young Adult
Jared Harris, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Matt’s picks
Jared Harris, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
David Tennant, Fright Night
Albert Brooks, Drive
Giovanni Ribisi, The Rum Diary
Matt Damon, Contagion
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh’s picks
Ellen Page, Super
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Marion Cotillard, Midnight in Paris
Carey Mulligan, Shame
Matt’s picks
Kate Winslet, Contagion
Elle Fanning, Super 8
Judy Greer, The Descendants
DIRECTING
Josh’s picks
Steve McQueen, Shame
Richard Ayoade, Submarine
Mike Mills, Beginners
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Steven Soderbergh, Contagion
Matt’s picks
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Richard Ayoade, Submarine
David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
James Bobin, The Muppets
J.J. Abrams, Super 8
SCREENPLAY (COMBINED)
Josh’s picks
Richard Ayoade, Submarine
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Mike Mills, Beginners
Diablo Cody, Young Adult
Miranda July, The Future
Matt’s picks
Richard Ayoade, Submarine
Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary
Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Hossein Amini, Drive
Steve Zaillian, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo