Since 2010 is coming to a close and the 83rd Academy Awards are just around the corner (February of next year), the Washington Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their picks for the best films of this year. The Social Network took top recognition for Best Film, Best Director (David Fincher) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin). Notably, Black Swan and 127 Hours lost out across the board. Just like last year, here at Popscorn we’re raising our hands in a few areas of disagreement. Of course, we participated in the polling, but we’re just one of the 39 critics. And healthy, if not irritating descension, is what criticism is all about, right? The rundown of WAFCA’s 15 picks can be found after the jump.
Best Film: The Social Network
Popscorn would have picked: Black Swan
Best Director: David Fincher (The Social Network)
Popscorn would have picked: Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
Best Actor: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
Popscorn would have picked: James Franco (127 Hours)
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)
Popscorn would have picked: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Fighter)
Popscorn would have picked: Jeremy Renner (The Town)
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Popscorn would have picked: We’re ok with this pick. Although, we miss the ensuing cat fight if Mila Kunis was nominated for Black Swan.
Best Acting Ensemble: The Town
Popscorn would have picked: Completely agree here.
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network)
Popscorn would have picked: Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours)
Best Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan (Inception)
Popscorn would have picked: Completely agree here.
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Popscorn would have picked: How could you not agree with this?
Best Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Popscorn would have picked: This has our vote, too, but fans of the darling Waiting for Superman are going to be pissed.
Best Foreign Language Film: Biutiful
Popscorn would have picked: We endorse this one.
Best Art Direction: Luke Freeborn, Brad Ricker and Dean Wolcott (Inception)
Popscorn would have picked: Inception totally deserves it.
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister (Inception)
Popscorn would have picked: Here too.
Best Score: Hans Zimmer (Inception)
Popscorn would have picked: Zimmer scores (zing!).
