'Tree of Life' by Terrence Malick Wins 5 Film Critics Awards
“The Tree of Life,” directed by Terrence Malick, turned out to be the big winner Monday night as it swooped five awards at the 15th annual Online Film Critics Society (OFCA) awards.
The movie was widely hailed by critics and won the top award of the night, Best Picture of the Year, beating out four other films that were up for the award, including “The Artist,” “The Descendants,” “Drive,” and “Hugo.”
“The Tree of Life,” which explores the creation of the universe and the development of the Earth amidst a suburban family drama, also brought in other major prizes, including Best Director, Best Editing, Cinematography for Emmanuel Lubezski, and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Chastain. “The Tree of Life” was also the only movie to win more than one award out of all the nominees.
The OFCA is a collection of reviews and essays by 200 critics whose work appears mostly on the Internet, MSN Entertainment reported.
Michael Fassbender picked up the award for Best Lead Actor for “Shame,” Tilda Swinton won Best Lead Actress for “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” while the prize for Best Supporting Actor went to Christopher Plummer for his role in “Beginners.”
In the Screenplays category, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” earned the Adapted Screenplay award, while Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” was given Best Original Screenplay. Werner Herzog’s “Cave of Forgotten Dreams,” which explores the earliest human cave paintings discovered won for Best Documentary.
The list of the winners at the 15th-annual Online Film Critics Society awards included:
Best Picture
“The Tree of Life”
Animated Feature
“Rango”
Director
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Lead Actor
Michael Fassbender, “Shame”
Lead Actress
Tilda Swinton, “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, “The Tree of Life”
Original Screenplay
“Midnight in Paris”
Adapted Screenplay
"Tinker Tailor Solider Spy”
Editing
“The Tree of Life”
Cinematography
“The Tree of Life”
Best Film Not in the English Language
“A Separation”
Documentary
“Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
