Top 10

So here is the [tentative] list of my favorite films of 2011.

1. Warrior
2. The Artist
3. The Music Never Stopped
4. Midnight in Paris
5. Hugo
6. The Help
7. Margin Call
8. Bridesmaids
9. 50/50
10. Last Night

NOTE:
Still have not seen the following that are on my list:

• Melancholia
• The Descendents
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• A Dangerous Method

Take that into account when reading the following list as well.

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The normal superlatives:

Favorite Director:  
Gavin O’Connor, Warrior

Favorite Lead Performance by an Actor:  
Michael Fassbender, Shame

Favorite Lead Performance by an Actress:   
Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Favorite Supporting Performance by an Actor:  
Nick Nolte, Warrior

Favorite Supporting Performance by an Actress:  
Berenice Bejo, The Artist

Favorite Original Screenplay:  
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris 

Favorite Adapted Screenplay:  
Steve Kloves, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part II, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling 

Favorite Musical Score:  
The Chemical Brothers, Hanna 

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The fun superlatives:

 
Overrated:  
Moneyball

Underrated:  
Warrior (obviously)

Favorite Ensemble Cast:  
Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, Simon Baker, Penn Badgley - Margin Call

Favorite Male Ensemble Casting:
Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, and Nick Nolte - Warrior

Favorite Female Ensemble Casting:
Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Ellie Kemper - Bridesmaids 

Favorite Performance by a Minor:  
Asa Butterfield, Hugo 

Favorite New (to me) Actor/Actress:   
Michael Fassbender - X-Men:  First Class, Shame, Jane Eyre 
(hope to see A Dangerous Method soon)

Favorite Action Movie:   
Source Code 

Favorite Male/Female Chemistry:
Keira Knightly and Guillaume Canet, Last Night 

Favorite Performance In A Movie I Didn't Really Like:
Charlize Theron, Young Adult

Pleasantly Surprised:
The Lincoln Lawyer (though all the good reviews alerted me a bit)

Unpleasantly Surprised: 
J. Edgar (though all the bad reviews alerted me a bit) 

Wish I Could Have Changed Half Of The Movie:
Tie between The Debt and Last Night


Film I Am Most Looking Forward to in 2012
Anna Karenena by Joe Wright
or
The Hobbit by Peter Jackson
or
The Hunger Games by Gary Ross