The Inaugural Tommy D Awards

Yes, that time is finally upon us. The true conclusion to the awards season for the cinema of 2011: The Inaugural Tommy D Awards, which carry infinitely more weight than the Oscars. My nominees for 14 categories are listed, with my winners in bold. The categories are mostly traditional, but I also threw in a couple of my own to make things fun.

Let’s get right to it! 

Best Cinematography

• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
• Hugo
• The Tree of Life

Best Film Editing

• The Artist
• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Moneyball
• Take Shelter

Best Sound (Mixing and Editing)

• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
• Hugo
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Trent Reznor accepting the 2010 Golden Globe award for Best Original Score ('The Social Network')

Best Original Score

• Ludovic Bource, The Artist
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  
• Harry Escot, Shame
• David Wingo, Take Shelter
• Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  

Best Original Screenplay

• Will Reiser, 50/50
• Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
• Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
• Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter
• Tom McCarthy, Win Win
  

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash; The Descendants
• Steven Zaillian, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon; The Ides of March
• Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball
• Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best “Under-the-Radar”/Indie Film

• A Dangerous Method
• Carnage
• Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Shame
• Take Shelter

Best Cast

• Carnage
• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
• The Ides of March

Best Supporting Actress 

• Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
• Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
• Carey Mulligan, Shame
• Octavia Spencer, The Help
• Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Supporting Actor

• Albert Brooks, Drive
• John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
• Nick Nolte, Warrior
• Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Actress

• Viola Davis, The Help
• Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
• Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Actor

• George Clooney, The Descendants
• Michael Fassbender, Shame
• Ryan Gosling, Drive
• Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

Best Director

• Sean Durkin, Martha Marcy May Marlene
• David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
• Alexander Payne, The Descendants
• Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive

Best Picture

• 50/50
• The Descendants
• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Take Shelter

Summary (Nominations/Wins)

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: 9/5
• Drive:  8/2
• Shame:  4/2
• Take Shelter:  7/1
• The Descendants:  5/1
• 50/50:  2/1 
• The Ides of March:  2/1
• Beginners:  1/1
• Martha Marcy May Marlene:  4/0
• The Artist:  3/0
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II:  3/0
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy:  3/0
• Carnage:  2/0
• The Help:  2/0
• Bridesmaids:  2/0
• A Dangerous Method:  2/0
• Hugo:  2/0
  
• Moneyball:  2/0
• The Iron Lady:  1/0
  
• Midnight in Paris:  1/0
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes:  1/0
• The Tree of Life:  1/0
• Warrior:  1/0
• We Need to Talk About Kevin:  1/0
• Win Win:  1/0

In all, 25 films received at least one Tommy D nomination, and eight took home at least one award. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was this year’s big winner, winning five of a possible nine Tommy Ds, including Best Picture. Martha Marcy May Marlene had the toughest luck, as it garnered four nominations but zero wins.

Now that the Tommy D Awards have finally been distributed, we can turn the page on 2011 and look forward to what the remainder of 2012 has in store for us. It should be a great year!