National Society of Film Critics Awards

Picture
Melancholia
Runner-Up: The Tree of Life, A Separation

Director
Terence Malick (The Tree of Life)
Runner-Up: Martin Scorcese (Hugo), Lars von Trier (Melancholia)

Actor
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
Runner-Up: Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Actress
Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)
Runner-Up: Yun Jung-hee (Poetry), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks (Drive)
Runner-Up: Christopher Plummer (Beginners), Patton Oswalt (Young Adult)

Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain (The Help)
Runner-Up: Jeannie Berlin (Margaret),Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) 

Screenplay
A Separation
Runner-Up: Moneyball, Midnight in Paris 

Foreign Language Film
A Separation
Runner-Up: Mysteries of Lisbon, Le Havre 

Cinematography
The Tree of Life
Runner-Up: Melancholia, Hugo