Director David Fincher's take on the creation of Facebook had a banner day today, as The Social Network was named the Best Film of the year by the L.A Film Critics Association and one of the top ten movies of the year by the AFI. Fincher also tied for Best Director, and writer Aaron Sorkin won for Best Screenplay, courtesy of the L.A. Critics. The full list of winners for both groups after the break.
LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS AWARDS
PICTURE: The Social Network; Runner-up: Carlos
DIRECTOR: Olivier Assayas, Carlos, and David Fincher, The Social Network (tie)
ACTOR: Colin Firth, The King's Speech; Runner-up: Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
ACTRESS: Kim Hye-ja, Mother; Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Niels Arestrup, A Prophet; Runner-up: Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom; Runner-up: Olivia Williams, The Ghost Writer
SCREENPLAY: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network; Runner-up: David Seidler, The King's Speech
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Carlos; Runner-up: Mother
ANIMATION: Toy Story 3; Runner-up: The Illusionist
DOCUMENTARY / NON-FICTION FILM: Last Train Home; Runner-up: Exit Through the Gift Shop
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan; Runner-up: Roger Deakins, True Grit
MUSIC/SCORE: Alexandre Desplat, Winter's Bone, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network(tie)
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Inception; Runner-up: Eve Stewart, The King's Speech
NEW GENERATION: Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture
DOUGLAS E. EDWARDS INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL FILM/VIDEO: Film Socialism
LEGACY OF CINEMA AWARDS: Serge Bromberg, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno, and the F.W. Murnau Foundation and Fernando Pena for the restoration of Metropolis
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: Paul Mazursky
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
127 Hours
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
The Big C
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Glee
Mad Men
Modern Family
The Pacific
Temple Grandin
30 Rock
The Walking Dead
AFI SPECIAL AWARDS
The King's Speech
Waiting for Superman