Picks listed in (roughly) descending order by preference. (Right, I like The Tree of Life. A lot. Dinos and all.)
FILM
The Tree of Life
Margaret
This Is Not a Film
Meek's Cutoff
Almayer's Folly
DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
Kelly Reichardt - Meek's Cutoff
Chantal Akerman - Almayer's Folly
Bela Tarr - The Turin Horse
Lars von Trier - Melancholia
ACTRESS
Anna Paquin - Margaret
Kirsten Dunst - Melancholia
Michelle Williams - Meek's Cutoff
Deannie Yip - A Simple Life
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
ACTOR
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Peyman Maadi - A Separation
Andy Lau - A Simple Life
Antonio Banderas - The Skin I Live In
Vincent Gallo - Essential Killing
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt - The Tree of Life
John Hawkes - Martha Marcy May Marlene
Albert Brooks - Drive
Bruce Greenwood - Meek's Cutoff
Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain - The Tree of Life
Jeannie Berlin - Margaret
Keira Knightley - A Dangerous Method
J. Smith-Cameron - Margaret
Luna Zimic Mijovic - Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
SCREENPLAY
Kenneth Lonergan - Margaret
Ashgar Farhadi - A Separation
Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo - Bridesmaids
Dustin Lance Black - J. Edgar
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki - The Tree of Life
Raymond Fromont - Almayer's Folly
Fred Kelemen - The Turin Horse
Christopher Blauvelt - Meek's Cutoff
Manuel Alberto Claro - Melancholia
