Critics Awards Grid
| Best Director | Best Actress | Best Actor | Best Picture | |
| New York Film Critics Circle |  (The Artist) |
 (The Iron Lady) |
 The Tree of Life) |
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| National Board of Review |  (Hugo) |
 (We Need to Talk About Kevin) |
 (The Descendants) |
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| Washington DC Film Critics Association | (Hugo) |
 (My Week with Marilyn) |
(The Descendants) |
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| Los Angeles Film Critics |  (The Tree of Life) |
 (Poetry) |
 (Multiple films including Shame) |
(The Descendants) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | (Hugo) |
(My Week with Marilyn) |
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| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | (The Tree of Life) |
(We Need to Talk About Kevin) |
 (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) |
(The Tree of Life) |
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