BFCA's Critics' Choice Awards Results & Analysis

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Best Picture:
WINNER: "The Social Network" (my pick)

Best Director:
WINNER: David Fincher, "The Social Network" (my pick)

Best Actor:
WINNER: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech" (my pick)

Best Actress:
WINNER: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" (my pick)

Best Supporting Actor:
WINNER: Christian Bale, "The Fighter" (my pick)

Best Supporting Actress:
WINNER: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
My pick: Amy Adams, "The Fighter"

Best Young Actor/Actress:
WINNER: Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"
My pick: Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"

Best Acting Ensemble:
WINNER: "The Fighter"
My pick: "The Social Network"

Best Original Screenplay:
WINNER: David Seidler, "The King's Speech"
My pick: Christopher Nolan, "Inception"

Best Adapted Screenplay:
WINNER: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network" (my pick)

Best Cinematography:
WINNER: Wally Pfister, "Inception"
My pick: Roger Deakins, "True Grit"

Best Comedy:
WINNER: "Easy A" (my pick)

Best Action Movie:
WINNER: "Inception" (my pick)

More after the jump...

BFCA Critics' Choice Awards Predictions

The BFCA's 16th annual Critics' Choice Awards airs this Friday evening, representing the first of a string of televised award ceremonies all leading up to the Academy Awards in late February. Though this one has a tendency to slip under the radar a bit, it's important to note that it does hold some weight as a credible and foretelling awards ceremony. Being the first televised awards show of the season, it has a chance to really set the tone for the remaining heavyweights (Golden Globes, SAGs, etc.).

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) is comprised of approximately 250 television, radio and online critics, making it the largest film critic organization in the United States. Unlike the AMPAS (Oscar voters), the BFCA is run by professional journalists who are obligated—and paid to—see every film that has a real chance of contention each year. And although the Academy is comprised of some of the most prestigious industry professionals, it's important to realize that these people simply do not get a chance to see every film each year. Also, since many Academy members are Hollywood insiders, it's possible for some bias and favoritism to skew voting results. Of course, this can also be true of the BFCA, but i'm thinking that it's probably much less of an issue. Critics are journalists, and they are expected to remain professional, critical, and as objective as possible.

Also, the BFCA didn't nominate The Tourist in any category this year, which automatically gives it more credibility than the Hollywood Foreign Press.

My predictions after the jump...