2011 24th Chicago Film Critics Awards BEST PICTURE * The Tree of Life The Artist The Descendants Drive Hugo BEST DIRECTOR * Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne - The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive Martin Scorsese - Hugo BEST ACTOR * Michael Shannon - Take Shelter George Clooney - The Descendants Jean Dujardin - The Artist Michael Fassbender - Shame Gary Oldman - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy BEST ACTRESS * Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn Kirsten Dunst - Melancholia Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene Anna Paquin - Margaret Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR * Albert Brooks - Drive Nick Nolte - Warrior Patton Oswalt - Young Adult Brad Pitt - The Tree of Life Christopher Plummer - Beginners BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS * Jessica Chastain - The Tree of Life Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids Carey Mulligan - Shame Octavia Spencer - The Help Shailene Woodley - The Descendants BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY * The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius Martha Marcy May Marlene - Sean Durkin Midnight In Paris - Woody Allen A Separation - Asghar Farhadi The Tree of Life - Terrence Malick BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY * Moneyball - Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash Drive - Hossein Amini Hugo - John Logan Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan BEST ANIMATED FEATURE * Rango The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Puss In Boots Winnie the Pooh BEST DOCUMENTARY * The Interrupters Cave of Forgotten Dreams Into the Abyss Pina Project Nim Tabloid BEST FOREIGN FILM * A Separation In a Better World Incendies The Skin I Live In Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY * The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki Drive - Newton Thomas Sigel Hugo - Robert Richardson Melancholia - Manuel Alberto Claro War Horse - Janusz Kaminski BEST ORIGINAL SCORE * Drive - Cliff Martinez The Artist - Ludovic Bource The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Hanna - The Chemical Brothers Hugo - Howard Shore MOST PROMISING PERFORMER * Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene Liana Liberato - Trust Brit Marling - Another Earth Hunter McCracken - The Tree of Life Shailene Woodley - The Descendants MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER * Sean Durkin - Martha Marcy May Marlene J.C. Chandor - Margin Call Simon Curtis - My Week With Marilyn Drake Doremus - Like Crazy Tate Taylor - The Help