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17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012)
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Critics' Choice 2012 Winners & Nominees

The 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012) took place on January 12, 2012. Con Artist won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 22 categories is below.

All 22 categories Most wins
categories
22
nominations
115
films nominated
41
winners
21
Held on
Best Picture
Con Artist
Headline winners

Critics' Choice 2012: The Winners

Con Artist won Best Picture against 8 other nominees. Michel Hazanavicius (Best Director), George Clooney (Best Actor) and Viola Davis (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Con Artist (2010) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Con Artist

2010 · Comedy, Documentary · $2.54K worldwide

4 wins from 11 nominations at the 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012)

  • Best Director
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Score

A wealthy and self-absorbed billionaire uses his fame to search for the ideal partner. However, he soon realizes that his own inflated ego and egocentric behavior are preventing him from forming a genuine connection. He must confront his flaws and learn humility before he can find true love and build a meaningful relationship.

About Con Artist
Scoreboard

Critics' Choice 2012: Which Films Won the Most

Con Artist won 4 awards from 11 nominations. 15 films won at least once, while My Week with Marilyn went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Con Artist (2010) movie poster
    Con Artist 4 / 11
    2010 · Comedy, Documentary · 4 wins from 11 nominations
  2. The Help (2011) movie poster
    The Help 3 / 7
    2011 · Drama · 3 wins from 7 nominations
  3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) movie poster
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2 / 4
    2011 · Adventure, Mystery · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  4. Hugo (2011) movie poster
    Hugo 1 / 11
    2011 · Mystery, Family · 1 win from 11 nominations
  5. Drive (2011) movie poster
    Drive 1 / 8
    2011 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 8 nominations
  6. The Descendants (2011) movie poster
    The Descendants 1 / 7
    2011 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 7 nominations
  7. War Horse (2011) movie poster
    War Horse 1 / 7
    2011 · War · 1 win from 7 nominations
  8. The Tree of Life (2011) movie poster
    The Tree of Life 1 / 5
    2011 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 win from 5 nominations
  9. Midnight in Paris (2011) movie poster
    Midnight in Paris 1 / 3
    2011 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  10. Moneyball (2011) movie poster
    Moneyball 1 / 3
    2011 · Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
Full results

All 22 Critics' Choice 2012 Categories: Winners & Nominees

22 categories and 115 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.

22 categories · 115 nominations

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 2012 Winners

Drama led with 52 nominations across 18 films and won 8. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 8 wins · 52 nominations · 15%
  2. Comedy 8 wins · 34 nominations · 24%
  3. Mystery 4 wins · 18 nominations · 22%
  4. Action 3 wins · 17 nominations · 18%
  5. Documentary 4 wins · 15 nominations · 27%
  6. Family 2 wins · 15 nominations · 13%
  7. Adventure 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  8. Fantasy 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  9. Thriller 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
  10. War 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
2012 season

How the Rest of the 2012 Awards Season Voted

The other 13 ceremonies of 2012, with the winner of each top prize. Con Artist also won the top prize at 4 of them.

All 2012 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 2012: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012)?

Con Artist (2010) won Best Picture. The other nominees were The Descendants, Drive, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life and War Horse.

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Which film won the most awards at the 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012)?

Con Artist (2010) won the most: 4 awards from 11 nominations. The Help was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012)?

Con Artist (2010) and Hugo (2011) led with 11 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012)?

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for Con Artist. Best Actor: George Clooney for The Descendants. Best Actress: Viola Davis for The Help. Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer for Beginners. Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer for The Help.

When was the 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012)?

The 17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012) took place on January 12, 2012. The database has 22 categories and 115 nominations for it.