Awards 2010: National Society of Film Critics

It's not really spreading the wealth if you mention the runners-up in the category, but I guess these precursors just wanted to give the losers the illusion that they just barely lost out. That's not really the case, because the rankings don't give any idea how big the gap in between may be, and it only makes people feel worse in any case. Ignoring the runners-up, The Social Network took away the most wins with the NSFC, and Olivia Williams (The Ghost Writer) continues to be an outside contender that we can dream will be nominated for the Oscars, but the odds are still against her.

Best Picture: "The Social Network"
Runner-up: "Carlos"
Second runner-up: "Winter's Bone"



Best Director: David Fincher ("The Social Network")
Runner-up: Olivier Assayas ("Carlos")
Second runner-up: Roman Polanski ("The Ghost Writer")

Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network")
Runner-up: Colin Firth ("The King's Speech")
Second runner-up: Edgar Ramirez ("Carlos")

Best Actress: Giovanna Mezzogiorno ("Vincere")
Runner-up: Annette Bening ("The Kids Are All Right")
Second runner-up: Lesley Manville ("Another Year")

Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush ("The King's Speech")
Runner-up: Christian Bale ("The Fighter")
Second runner-up: Jeremy Renner ("The Town")

Best Supporting Actress: Olivia Williams ("The Ghost Writer")
Runner-up: Amy Adams ("The Fighter")
Second runner-up: Melissa Leo ("The Fighter")/Jacki Weaver ("Animal Kingdom")

Best Screenplay: "The Social Network"
Runner-up: "The King's Speech"
Second runner-up: "The Ghost Writer"

Best Cinematography: "True Grit"
Runner-up: "Black Swan"
Second runner-up: "Somewhere"

Best Documentary: "Inside Job"
Runner-up: "Exit Through the Gift Shop"
Second runner-up: "Last Train Home"

Best Foreign Language Film: "Carlos"
Runner-up: "A Prophet"
Second runner-up: "White Material"