Phoenix Critics pick top films of 2010

The Phoenix Film Critics Society announced today their annual list of Phoenician awards for the films, filmmakers and actors of 2010. I've been a member since 2001. Overall, I'm pretty happy with how the voting turned out. The King's Speech winning the top award came as a surprise, an unexpected but welcome one. Inception, my No. 4 pick of the year, won the most awards with seven awards, including best director.

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Best Picture

The King’s Speech

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Top Ten Films

127 Hours
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
Never Let Me Go
Shutter Island
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

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Best Director

Christopher Nolan, Inception

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Best Actor

Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

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Best Actress

Natalie Portman, Black Swan

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Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, The Fighter

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Best Supporting Actress

Melissa Leo, The Fighter
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Best Ensemble Acting

The Social Network

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Best Original Screenplay

Inception

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Best Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network

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Best Live Action Family Film

Alice in Wonderland

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Overlooked Film of the Year
Never Let Me Go

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Best Animated Film

Toy Story 3

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Best Foreign Language Film

Biutiful

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Best Documentary

Restrepo

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Best Original Song

Burlesque, “You Haven’t See the Last of Me”

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Best Original Score

Inception

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Best Cinematography

True Grit

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Best Film Editing

Inception

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Best Production Design

Inception

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Best Costume Design

Alice in Wonderland

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Best Visual Effects

Inception

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Best Stunts

Inception

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Breakthrough Performance on Camera

Chloe Moretz, Kick-Ass

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Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera

Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone

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Best Performance by a Youth — Male

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Let Me In

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Best Performance by a Youth — Female

Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

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