Brad Pitt took home a gong for Best Actor at the National Society of Film Critics awards 2011, for his role in Moneyball and The Tree of Life.
Kirsten Dunst took home the Best Actress prize for her role in Lars von Trier's Melancholia, which also earned Best Picture.
Kirsten Dunst took home the Best Actress prize
The National Society of Film Critics is made up of 58 of the most prominent movie critics in the US. It held its 46th annual awards voting meeting at Sardi's Restaurant in New York City.
List of winners in full:
Best Picture: Melancholia
Best Director: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best Actor: Brad Pitt, Moneyball, The Tree of Life
Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks, Drive
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life, Take Shelter, The Help
Best Screenplay: A Separation, Asghar Farhadi
Best Cinematography: The Tree of Life, Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Nonfiction Film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Werner Herzog
Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation, Asghar Farhadi
Best Experimental Film: Seeking the Monkey King, Ken Jacobs
