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By Sandra Olmsted
The St. Louis Film Critics, a professional association, has announced the winners of its annual St. Louis Film Critics’ Awards. The association gives these awards to recognize the best in cinema for each year. Winners of the St. Louis Film Critics Awards, along with the nominees, are posted on the association’s website: www.stlfilmcritics.org.
Winners of the 2010 St. Louis Film Critics’ Awards:
Best Film: The Social Network. runner-up: The King’s Speech
Best Director: David Fincher (The Social Network) runner-up: Christopher Nolan (Inception)
Best Actor, Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) runner-up: James Franco (127 Hours)
Best ActressNatalie Portman (Black Swan) runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Fighter) runner-up: Geoffrey Rush (King’s Speech)
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo (The Fighter) runner-up: Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
Best Cinematography (photography, not special effects) True Grit (Roger Deakins)
runner-up: 127 Hours (Enrique Chediak and Anthony Dod Mantle)
Best Music: (soundtrack or score) Social Network runners-up: Inception & Black Swan (tie)
Best Visual Effects: Inception runner-up: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Best Original Screenplay: The King’s Speech (David Seidler) runner-up: Inception (Christopher Nolan)
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network (Aaron Sorkin) runner-up: Winter’s Bone (Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini)
Best Documentary: The Tillman Storyrunner-up: Waiting for Superman
Best Comedy :Scott Pilgrim vs the World runner-up: Micmacs
Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3 runner-up: How To Train Your Dragon
To be eligible for an award, a film must have been shown in St. Louis, by theatrical release, at a film festival or film series, or made available for viewing by the SLFC member film critics during the past year.
The St. Louis Film Critics association also confers annual awards at the St. Louis International Film Festival and St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, both presented by Cinema St. Louis, and sponsors film-related events throughout the year.
For further information on the St. Louis Film Critics Awards, the St. Louis Film Critics association or the association’s other film awards and activities contact SLFC at stlfilmcritics@gmail.com or 314.576.2912.
