31st Shadows Awards

Yes, it's that time of year when I publish my rather ludicrous Shadows Awards - listing all of my best and worst of cinema for the past 12 months (or so). I've seen 507 films in 2011, and the year isn't quite finished yet. Here are my main winners - plus my worst of the year. The full lists, which do go on a bit, are HERE.

B E S T   F I L M

1. A SEPARATION (Asghar Farhadi)
2. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (Lynne Ramsay)
3. THE ARTIST (Michel Hazanavicius)
4. POETRY (Lee Chang-dong)
5. WEEKEND (Andrew Haigh)
6. CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (Werner Herzog)
7. DRIVE (Nicolas Winding Refn)
8. THIS IS NOT A FILM (Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb)
9. THE TREE OF LIFE (Terrence Malick)
10. JANE EYRE (Cary Joji Fukunaga)

D I R E C T O R
Michel Hazanavicius (THE ARTIST)

W R I T E R
Asghar Farhadi (A SEPARATION)

A C T R E S S
Anna Paquin (MARGARET)

A C T O R
Dominic Cooper (THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE)

S U P P O R T I N G    A C T R E S S
Sareh Bayat (A SEPARATION)

S U P P O R T I N G   A C T O R
Andy Serkis (RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES)

W O R S T     F I L M
NEW YEAR'S EVE (Garry Marshall)

Meanwhile, you can also check out the nominees for two sets of awards I vote in - spot the differences!

• 32nd London Critics' Circle Film Awards - winners will be presented at a ceremony on 19th January at BFI Southbank. Best film nominees are: The Artist, Drive, A Separation, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Tree of Life.
• 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards - winners will be announced on Monday. Best film nominees are: The Artist, The Descendants, Drive, Hugo and The Tree of Life.

Being the holidays, there aren't any press screenings this week, but I do have plenty of DVDs to watch! Screenings start up next Wednesday with Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami.