Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominees

As Sasha Stone from Awards Daily pointed out, there is not one female nominee for Best Director (although there is a separate category for women). I do like some of their Female-centric categories. They are wildly interesting and show off the range and complexity of female entertainers and female story-lines. Check out the nominees below:
 
Best Film:

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• Hugo
• Melancholia
• Midnight in Paris

Best Director:

• Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
• Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
• Terrence Malick - Tree of Life
• Alexander Payne - The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Screenplay, Original

• The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
• Beginners - Mike Mills
• Bridesmaids - Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo
• Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
• Win Win - Thomas McCarthy

Best Screenplay, Adapted

• The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
• Hugo - John Logan
• Moneyball - Steven Zallian and Aaron Sorkin
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan
• We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lynne Ramsey and Rory Kinnear

Best Documentary

• Bill Cunningham New York
• Buck
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams
• The Interrupters
• Pina
• Project Nim

Best Animated Film

• Arthur Christmas
• Kung Fu Panda
• Puss in Boots
• Rango
• Tintin

Best Actress

• Viola Davis - Abileen Clark in The Help
• Kirsten Dunst - Justine in Melancholia
• Meryl Streep - Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady
• Tilda Swinton - Eva Khatchadourian in We Need To Talk About Kevin
• Michelle Williams - Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Bernice Bejo - Peppy Miller in The Artist
• Jessica Chastain - Celia Foote in The Help
• Janet McTeer - Hubert Page in Albert Nobbs
• Carey Mulligan - Sissy Sullivan in Shame
• Octavia Spencer - Minny Jackson in The Help

Best Actor

• George Clooney - Matt King in The Descendants
• Jean Dujardin - George Valentin in The Artist
• Michael Fassbinder - Brandon Sullivan in Shame
• Brad Pitt - Billy Beane in Moneyball
• Michael Shannon - Curtis in Take Shelter

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Kenneth Brannagh - Sir Laurence Olivier in My Week With Marilyn
• Albert Brooks - Bernie Rose in Drive
• Christopher Plummer - Hal Fields in Beginnings
• Alan Rickman - Professor Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
• Andy Serkis - in Planet of the Apes

Best Ensemble Cast

• Bridesmaids
• The Descendants
• The Help
• Margin Call
• Midnight In Paris

Best Editing:

• The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
• Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
• Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker
• Tree of Life - Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa
• War Horse - Michael Kahn

Best Cinematography:

• The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
• Hugo - Robert Richardson
• Melancholia - Manuel Alberto Claro
• Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki
• Warhorse - Janusz Kaminski

Best Film Music Or Score :

• The Artist - Ludovic Bource, Original Score
• Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Original Score
• Hannah - The Chemical Brothers, Original Score

Best Non-English-Language Film:

• Le Havre - Aki Kaurismaki, Finland/France
• Pina - Wim Wenders, Germany
• A Separation - Ashgar FarhadI, Iran
• The Skin I Live In - Pedro Almodovar, Spain
• Trollhunter - André Øvredal, Norway

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
 
Best Woman Director

• Lynne Ramsey - We Need To Talk About Kevin
• Dee Rees - Pariah
• Vera Farmiga - Higher Ground
• Kelly Reichardt - Meek’s Cutoff
• Jennifer Yuh - Kung Fu Panda

Best Woman Screenwriter

• Diablo Cody - Young Adult
• Abi Morgan - The Iron Lady
• Lynne Ramsey and Rory Kinnear - We Need To Talk About Kevin
• Dee Rees - Pariah
• Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo - Bridesmaids

Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star

• Rooney Mara — Lisbeth Salander in Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Helen Mirren - Rachel Singer in The Debt
• Paula Patton - Jane in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
• Saoirse Ronan - Hanna in Hanna
• Zoe Saldana - Cataleya in Colombiana

Best Animated Female

• Emily Blunt as Juliet in Gnomeo and Juliet
• Isla Fisher as Beans in Rango
• Anne Hathaway as Jewel in Rio
• Salma Hayak as Kitty Softpaws in Puss in Boots
• Angelina Jolie - Tigress in Kung Fu Panda

Best Breakthrough Performance

• Jessica Chastain as Mrs. O’Brien in Tree of Life
• Elizabeth Olsen as Martha, Marcy May and Marlene in Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Adepero Oduye as Alike in Pariah
• Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Shailene Woodley as Alexandra King in The Descendants

Female Icon Award

• Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs in Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis as Abileen Clark in The Help
• Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady

Actress Defying Age and Ageism

• Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs in Albert Nobbs
• Judi Dench as Anna Marie Hoover in J. Edgar Hoover
• Helen Mirren as Rachel Singer in The Debt
• Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia in Coriolanus
• Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady

This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry:

• Jessica Chastain for performances in four highly acclaimed films
• Thelma Schoonmaker for editing Hugo
• Stacey Snider for helming Dreamworks
• Kristin Wiig for Bridesmaids

AWFJ Award Humanitarian Activism

• Sandra Bullock for tsunami relief
• Elaine Hendrix for Animal Rescue Corps and In Defense of Animals
• Angelina Jolie for UN work and making In The Land of Milk and Blood to raise awareness about genocide.
• Elizabeth Taylor for her work with AIDS
• Olivia Wilde for relief work in Haiti

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award

• The Hollywood Reporter for failing to invite any women to join the Directors Roundtable
• I Melt With You, production and cast
• Jack and Jill, production and cast
• Something Borrowed, production and cast
• Sucker Punch, production and cast

Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent

• Jennifer Aniston
• Kate Hudson
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Amanda Seyfried
• All actresses in New Year’s Eve

Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t:

• Drive
• The Future
• Sucker Punch
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
• Young Adult

Unforgettable Moment Award:

• The Artist - The sound of glass clinking on the table
• Drive - The elevator scene
• Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Lisbeth’s revenge
• The Help - The pie scene
• Shame - Carey Mulligan singing New York, New York

Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction:

• A Dangerous Method - Carl Jung spanks Sabina Speilrein
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo — Lisbeth mounts Mikael
• Melancholia - Justine in the moonlight
• Shame - Opening sequence on the subway train
• Shame - Brandon with co-worker

Sequel or Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award:

• Arthur
• Cars 2
• Hangover Part II
• Hoodwinked 2
• Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon

Most Egregious Age Difference:

• Albert Nobbs - Glenn Close (64) and Mia Wasikowska (22)
• Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Daniel Craig (43) and Rooney Mara (26)
• Midnight in Paris - Owen Wilson (43) and Léa Seydoux (26)
• Sleeping Beauty - Emily Browning (23) and Man 1 (Peter Carroll, 1968), Man 2 (Chris Haywood, 63) and Man 3 (Hugh Keays-Byrne, 64)
• Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 - Bella (18) and Edward (over 100)