Another Country Heard From

The Toronto Film Critics Association have chosen their top of 2011, and once again we see there are no consensus choices among critics.  Certain names are regularly cropping up, but no single title or actor dominates, which should lead to a fairly open Oscar race.

BEST PICTURE
The Tree of Life
Runners-up:
The Artist
The Descendants

BEST ACTOR
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Runners-up:
George Clooney, The Descendants
Michael Fassbender, Shame

BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Runners-up:
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Runners-up:
Albert Brooks, Drive
Patton Oswalt, Young Adult

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
Runners-up:
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Runners-up:
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive

BEST SCREENPLAY
Moneyball, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin,
story by Stan Chervin, based on the book by Michael Lewis
Runners-up:
The Descendants, Alexander Payne
The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Attack the Block, directed by Joe Cornish
Runners-up:
Margin Call, directed by J.C. Chandor
Martha Marcy May Marlene, directed by Sean Durkin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
Runners-up:
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Mysteries of Lisbon
Runners-up:
Attenberg
Le Havre
A Separation

ALLAN KING DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Nostalgia for the Light
Runners-up:
Into the Abyss
Project Nim

Some interesting choices here.  One of the more fascinating results is Jessica Chastain finished second to herself for supporting actress. Since the Oscars only nominate one performance at a time, will she block herself?

It's also interesting that Moneyball is the best screenplay but doesn't show up anywhere else.