Each year the St. Louis Film Critics group (which includes newspaper reviewers, broadcast reviewers and online reviewers) picks its awards for the best film work during that particular year. I am a proud member of the group.

Here are this year’s finalists in the major categories. Our winners will be announced next week.

Best Film

The Artist

The Descendants

Drive

My Week With Marilyn

Tree of Life

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist

Terrence Malick for Tree of Life

Alexander Payne for The Descendants

David Fincher for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive

Best Actor

Ryan Gosling for Drive

George Clooney for The Descendants

Jean Dujardin for The Artist

Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soildier Spy

Michael Fassbender for Shame

Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Best Actress

Saoirse Ronan for Hanna

Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene

Michelle Williams for My Week With Marilyn

Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady

Rooney Mara for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Viola Davis for The Help

Best Supporting Actor

John Hawkes for Martha Marcy May Marlene

Albert Brooks for Drive

John Goodman for The Artist

Alan Rickman for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Jonah Hill for Moneyball

Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett for Hanna

Octavia Spencer for The Help

Shailene Woodley for The Descendants

Bérénice Bejo for The Artist

Jessica Chastain for Tree Of Life