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Critics' Choice 2011 Winners & Nominees

The 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011) took place on January 14, 2011. The Social Network won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Inception won the most, 6 of its 10 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 23 categories is below.

All 23 categories Most wins
categories
23
nominations
116
films nominated
42
winners
23
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Best Picture
The Social Network
Headline winners

Critics' Choice 2011: The Winners

The Social Network won Best Picture against 8 other nominees. David Fincher (Best Director), Colin Firth (Best Actor) and Natalie Portman (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Social Network (2010) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

The Social Network

2010 · Biography, Drama, History · $225M worldwide

4 wins from 9 nominations at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011)

  • Best Director
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Score

In 2003, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launches an online platform that rapidly gains popularity, evolving from a dorm room project into a worldwide phenomenon. The creation, initially known as Facebook, brings immense wealth and recognition to its founder. However, the rise to success is complicated by legal battles and interpersonal conflicts, revealing a complex story of ambition, betrayal, and the dawn of a new social era.

About The Social Network
Scoreboard

Critics' Choice 2011: Which Films Won the Most

Inception won 6 awards from 10 nominations. 11 films won at least once, while 127 Hours went home empty-handed from 7 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Inception (2010) movie poster
    Inception 6 / 10
    2010 · Action, Sci-Fi · 6 wins from 10 nominations
  2. The Social Network (2010) movie poster
    The Social Network 4 / 9
    2010 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 9 nominations
  3. The Fighter (2010) movie poster
    The Fighter 3 / 6
    2010 · Drama, Sport · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  4. The King's Speech (2010) movie poster
    The King's Speech 2 / 11
    2010 · Drama, History · 2 wins from 11 nominations
  5. Alice in Wonderland (2010) movie poster
    Alice in Wonderland 2 / 4
    2010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  6. Black Swan (2010) movie poster
    Black Swan 1 / 12
    2010 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 12 nominations
  7. True Grit (2010) movie poster
    True Grit 1 / 11
    2010 · Drama, Western · 1 win from 11 nominations
  8. Toy Story 3 (2010) movie poster
    Toy Story 3 1 / 4
    2010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) movie poster
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 1 / 2
    2010 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 2 nominations
  10. Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) movie poster
    Waiting for 'Superman' 1 / 1
    2010 · Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 23 Critics' Choice 2011 Categories: Winners & Nominees

23 categories and 116 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (9). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

23 categories · 116 nominations

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 2011 Winners

Drama led with 88 nominations across 22 films and won 17. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 17 wins · 88 nominations · 19%
  2. Thriller 8 wins · 43 nominations · 19%
  3. Comedy 6 wins · 32 nominations · 19%
  4. History 6 wins · 20 nominations · 30%
  5. Adventure 3 wins · 18 nominations · 17%
  6. Biography 4 wins · 17 nominations · 24%
  7. Action 6 wins · 15 nominations · 40%
  8. Mystery 7 wins · 14 nominations · 50%
  9. Sci-Fi 6 wins · 12 nominations · 50%
  10. Family 3 wins · 11 nominations · 27%
2011 season

How the Rest of the 2011 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2011, with the winner of each top prize. The Social Network also won the top prize at one of them. The King's Speech won the most of them: 4.

All 2011 awards
Earlier years

Previous Critics' Choice Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Critics' Choice page has every year back to 1996.

Every Critics' Choice ceremony

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Critics' Choice 2011: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011)?

The Social Network (2010) won Best Picture. The other nominees were 127 Hours, Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King's Speech, Toy Story 3, True Grit and Winter's Bone.

About The Social Network

Which film won the most awards at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011)?

Inception (2010) won the most: 6 awards from 10 nominations. The Social Network was next with 4 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011)?

Black Swan (2010) led with 12 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011)?

Best Director: David Fincher for The Social Network. Best Actor: Colin Firth for The King's Speech. Best Actress: Natalie Portman for Black Swan. Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale for The Fighter. Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo for The Fighter.

When was the 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011)?

The 16th Critics' Choice Awards (2011) took place on January 14, 2011. The database has 23 categories and 116 nominations for it.