Awards 2010

The 9th Annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2010, were announced on January 6, 2011.

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, Howl)
• Runner-Up: Chloe Moretz – (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kick-Ass, Let Me In)

Breakthrough Film Artist

• Chloe Moretz – (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kick-Ass, 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