On January 8th, 2012, the Kansas City Film Critics Circle announced its choices for the 45th Annual Loutzenhiser Awards, named for late local critic James Loutzenhiser.
Though the voting of the thirty-plus critics often went to three rounds, the awards for films for 2011:
Best Film:
The Descendants
Robert Altman Award for Best Director:
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
Best Actor:
George Clooney - The Descendants
Best Actress:
Kirsten Dunst - Melancholia
Best Supporting Actor:
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Chastain - The Tree of Life
Best Original Screenplay:
Mike Mills - Beginners
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball
Best Animated Film:
Rango
Best Foreign Film:
A Separation (Iran)
Best Documentary:
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film:
Hugo
