From one Critics Society’s nominations to another, and today the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics Choice Awards. Once again The Artist and Hugo lead the pack with eleven nominations each – and a surprise but hugely welcome nomination for Melissa McCarty in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Bridesmaids.

There has been a slow buzz around McCarthy’s performance and we have previously commented on her Oscar chances. This new nomination follows on from awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics.

Elizabeth Olsen gains another Best Actress nomination for the outstanding Martha Marcy May Marlene, and TV star Patton Oswalt garners a further nomination for his supporting role alongside Charlize Theron in Young Adult.

Most notably, the Broadcast Film Critics have a category focusing specifically on the best young actor or actress of the year. This year they’ve chosen some of our favorite performances of the year – and a surprise choice of Saoirse Ronan in the little talked about Hanna. Also nominated are Asa Butterfield (Hugo), Elle Fanning (Super 8), Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin) and Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

Click below for the full list of nominees. The awards ceremony will be televised on VH1 on January 12th 2012.

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney — “The Descendants”
Leonardo DiCaprio — “J. Edgar”
Jean Dujardin — “The Artist”
Michael Fassbender — “Shame”
Ryan Gosling — “Drive”
Brad Pitt — “Moneyball”

BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis — “The Help”
Elizabeth Olsen — “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Meryl Streep — “The Iron Lady”
Tilda Swinton — “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Charlize Theron — “Young Adult”
Michelle Williams — “My Week With Marilyn”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh — “My Week With Marilyn”
Albert Brooks — “Drive”
Nick Nolte — “Warrior”
Patton Oswalt — “Young Adult”
Christopher Plummer — “Beginners”
Andrew Serkis — “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo — “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain — “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy — “Bridesmaids”
Carey Mulligan — “Shame”
Octavia Spencer — “The Help”
Shailene Woodley — “The Descendants”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Asa Butterfield — “Hugo”
Elle Fanning — “Super 8″
Thomas Horn — “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Ezra Miller — “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Saoirse Ronan — “Hanna”
Shailene Woodley — “The Descendants”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March

BEST DIRECTOR
Stephen Daldry — “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Michel Hazanavicius — “The Artist”
Alexander Payne — “The Descendants”
Nicolas Winding Refn — “Drive”
Martin Scorsese — “Hugo”
Steven Spielberg — “War Horse”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The Artist” — Michel Hazanavicius
“50/50″ — Will Reiser
“Midnight in Paris” — Woody Allen
“Win Win” — Screenplay by Tom McCarthy, Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni
“Young Adult” — Diablo Cody

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“The Descendants” — Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” — Eric Roth
“The Help” — Tate Taylor
“Hugo” — John Logan
“Moneyball” — Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Artist” — Guillaume Schiffman
“Drive” — Newton Thomas Sigel
“Hugo” — Robert Richardson
“The Tree of Life” — Emmanuel Lubezki
“War Horse” — Janusz Kaminski

BEST ART DIRECTION
“The Artist” — Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ — Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan
“Hugo” — Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo
“The Tree of Life” — Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank
“War Horse” — Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee Sandales

BEST EDITING
“The Artist” — Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion
“Drive” — Matthew Newman
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” — Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“Hugo” — Thelma Schoonmaker
“War Horse” — Michael Kahn

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Artist” — Mark Bridges
“The Help” — Sharen Davis
“Hugo” — Sandy Powell
“Jane Eyre” — Michael O’Connor
“My Week With Marilyn” — Jill Taylor

BEST MAKEUP
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
My Week With Marilyn

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
The Tree of Life

BEST SOUND
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Super 8
The Tree of Life
War Horse

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Drive
Fast Five
Hanna
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8

BEST COMEDY
Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Horrible Bosses
Midnight in Paris
The Muppets

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
In Darkness
Le Havre
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Where Do We Go Now

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Buck
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Project Nim
Undefeated

BEST SONG”Hello Hello” — performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga/written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin — Gnomeo & Juliet
“Life’s a Happy Song” — performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie — The Muppets
“The Living Proof” — performed by Mary J. Blige/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason, Jr. — The Help
“Man or Muppet” — performed by Jason Segel and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie — The Muppets
“Pictures in My Head” — performed by Kermit and the Muppets/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman — The Muppets

BEST SCORE
“The Artist” — Ludovic Bource
“Drive” — Cliff Martinez
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
“Hugo” — Howard Shore
“War Horse” — John Williams0