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(Columbus, January 6, 2011) Christopher Nolan’s Inception was named Best Film in the Central Ohio Film Critics Association’s 9th annual awards, which recognize excellence in the film industry for 2010. The film also won three other awards. Nolan was honored for his work behind the camera with the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay prizes. Composer Hans Zimmer won Best Score.
Inception’s four wins match No Country for Old Men (2007), Up in the Air (2009), and Inglourious Basterds (2009) for the most awards given to an individual film in the nine years the Columbus-area critics organization has been in existence.
True Grit, which finished sixth on the Best Film list, received two awards: Best Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld) and Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins).
James Franco also claimed two wins. Franco was tabbed as Best Actor for his performance in 127 Hours and Actor of the Year, which honors an exemplary body of 2010 work that also included Howl, Date Night, and Eat Pray Love.
Rounding out the performance-based awards are Best Actress Natalie Portman for Black Swan; Best Supporting Actor Geoffrey Rush in The King’s Speech; Chloe Moretz as Breakthrough Film Artist for her noteworthy turns in Let Me In, Kick-Ass, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid; and The Fighter for Best Ensemble.
Other winners include The Social Network’s Aaron Sorkin for Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop; Best Foreign Language Film Mother (Madeo); Best Animated Film Toy Story 3; and Please Give as Best Overlooked Film.
Founded in 2002, the Central Ohio Film Critics Association is comprised of film critics based in Columbus, Ohio and the surrounding areas. Its membership consists of more than 20 print, radio, television, and new media critics. COFCA’s official website at www.cofca.org contains links to member reviews and past award winners.
Winners were announced at a private party on January 6.
Complete list of awards:
Best Film
1. Inception
2. The Social Network
3. The King’s Speech
4. Black Swan
5. Toy Story 3
6. True Grit
7. 127 Hours
8. The Fighter
9. Winter’s Bone
10. Exit Through the Gift Shop
Best Director
-Christopher Nolan, Inception
-Runner-up: David Fincher, The Social Network
Best Actor
-James Franco, 127 Hours
-Runner-up: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Actress
-Natalie Portman, Black Swan
-Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Best Supporting Actor
-Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
-Runner-up: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress
-Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
-Runner-up: Amy Adams, The Fighter
Best Ensemble
-The Fighter
-Runner-up: True Grit
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
-James Franco, 127 Hours, Date Night, Eat Pray Love, and Howl
-Runner-up: Chloe Moretz, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kick-Ass, and Let Me In
Breakthrough Film Artist
– Chloe Moretz, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kick-Ass, and Let Me In (for acting)
-Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone (for acting)
Best Cinematography
-Roger Deakins, True Grit
-Runner-up: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Best Adapted Screenplay
-Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
-Runner-up: Michael Arndt, Toy Story 3
Best Original Screenplay
-Christopher Nolan, Inception
-Runner-up: Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, and John McLaughlin, Black Swan
Best Score
-Hans Zimmer, Inception
-Runner-up: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
Best Documentary
-Exit Through the Gift Shop
-Runner-up: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Best Foreign Language Film
-Mother (Madeo)
-Runner-up: The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte)
Best Animated Film
-Toy Story 3
-Runner-up: Despicable Me
Best Overlooked Film
-Please Give
-Runner-up: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
COFCA offers its congratulations to the winners.
Previous Best Film winners:
2002: Punch-Drunk Love
2003: Lost in Translation
2004: Million Dollar Baby
2005: A History of Violence
2006: Children of Men
2007: No Country for Old Men
2008: WALL·E
2009: Up in the Air
For more information about the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, please visit www.cofca.org or e-mail info@cofca.org.
The complete list of members and their affiliations:
Kevin Carr (www.7mpictures.com, FilmSchoolRejects.com) ; Nick Chordas (The Columbus Dispatch), Bill Clark (www.fromthebalcony.com); John DeSando (90.5 WCBE); Johnny DiLoretto (Fox 28 WTTE); Chad Dull (The Other Paper); Frank Gabrenya (The Columbus Dispatch); Kelly Gingery (WVMX – Mix 107.9 FM, FlickChick.TV, Movie Lovers Only); Brad Keefe (Columbus Alive); Kaizaad Kotwal (C Magazine, Gay Peoples Chronicle); Kristin Dreyer Kramer (NightsAndWeekends.com, 90.5 WCBE); Joyce Long (WOSU Public Media); Rico Long (WOSU Public Media); Hope Madden (The Other Paper); Shelley Mann (Columbus Alive); Paul Markoff (WOCC-TV3); David Medsker (Bullz-Eye.com, Premium Hollywood); Lori Pearson (Kids-in-Mind.com, critics.com); Mark Pfeiffer (Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema; WOCC-TV3); George Wolf (The Other Paper); Jason Zingale (Bullz-Eye.com).
