2011 in film

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The following is an overview of the events of 2011 in film, including the highest-grossing films, film festivals, award ceremonies and a list of films released and notable deaths. More film sequels were released in 2011 than any other year before it, with 27 sequels released.[1]

Evaluation of the year

Richard Brody of The New Yorker observed that the best films of 2011 "exalt the metaphysical, the fantastical, the transformative, the fourth-wall-breaking, or simply the impossible, and—remarkably—do so ... These films depart from 'reality' ... not in order to forget the irrefutable but in order to face it, to think about it, to act on it more freely".[2] Film critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya of RogerEbert.com considers the year of 2011 as the best year for cinema, countering the notion of 1939 being film's best year overall, citing examples such as Drive, The Tree of Life, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Keyhole, Contagion, The Adventures of Tintin, and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. He stated that "2011 housed not just some of the greatest art films of our age, but a revolution in the language of blockbuster filmmaking. One big-budget action film after another used digital cameras to show the world behind explosions in starker, stranger light, while constructing a backbone of classical ideas and images."[3]

Highest-grossing films

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Highest-grossing films of 2011
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Warner Bros. $1,341,511,219
2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Paramount $1,123,794,079
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Disney $1,045,713,802
4 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Summit $712,205,856
5 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Paramount $694,713,380
6 Kung Fu Panda 2 $665,692,281
7 Fast Five Universal $626,137,675
8 The Hangover Part II Warner Bros. $586,764,305
9 The Smurfs Sony $563,749,323
10 Cars 2 Disney $559,852,396

Box office records

2011 was the first year to have three films cross the billion-dollar milestone,[5] surpassing the previous year's record of two films[6] and also the first time when at least 10 films grossed more than $500 million worldwide (in 11th and 12th place, Puss in Boots and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows also earned over $500 million making it twelve films to do so)

Events

Awards

Category/Organization 17th Critics' Choice Awards
January 12, 2012		 69th Golden Globe Awards
January 15, 2012		 Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards 65th BAFTA Awards
February 12, 2012		 84th Academy Awards
February 26, 2012
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film The Artist The Descendants The Artist
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist		 Martin Scorsese
Hugo		 Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist
Best Actor George Clooney
The Descendants		 Jean Dujardin
The Artist
Best Actress Viola Davis
The Help		 Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady		 Michelle Williams
My Week with Marilyn		 Viola Davis
The Help		 Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer
Beginners
Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer
The Help
Best Screenplay, Adapted Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
Moneyball		 Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris		 Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
The Descendants		 Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy		 Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
The Descendants
Best Screenplay, Original Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris		 Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris		 Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist		 Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris
Best Animated Film Rango The Adventures of Tintin Rango
Best Original Score The Artist
Ludovic Bource		 — The Artist
Ludovic Bource
Best Original Song "Life's a Happy Song"
The Muppets		 "Masterpiece"
W.E.		 — — "Man or Muppet"
The Muppets
Best Foreign Language Film A Separation — The Skin I Live In A Separation
Best Documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World — — Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest Senna Undefeated

Palme d'Or (64th Cannes Film Festival):

The Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malick, United States

Golden Lion (68th Venice International Film Festival):

Faust (Фауст), directed by Alexander Sokurov, Russia

Golden Bear (61st Berlin International Film Festival):

A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین), directed by Asghar Farhadi, Iran

2011 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Births

Deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 2 Anne Francis 80 US Actress Template:Hlist
2 Pete Postlethwaite 64 UK Actor Template:Hlist
2 Miriam Seegar 103 US Actress Template:Hlist
2 Patricia Smith 80 US Actress Template:Hlist
2 Margot Stevenson 98 US Actress Template:Hlist
3 Jill Haworth 65 UK Actress Template:Hlist
3 Yosef Shiloach 69 Iran Actor Template:Hlist
9 Peter Yates 81 UK Director Template:Hlist
10 John Dye 47 US Actor Template:Hlist
11 David Nelson 74 US Actor Template:Hlist
15 Susannah York 72 UK Actress Template:Hlist
16 Paul Picerni 88 US Actor Template:Hlist
16 Juan Piquer Simón 75 Spain Director Template:Hlist
20 Bruce Gordon 94 US Actor Template:Hlist
21 Theoni V. Aldredge 82 Greece Costume Designer Template:Hlist
24 Bernd Eichinger 61 Germany Producer, Screenwriter Template:Hlist
26 María Mercader 92 Spain Actress Template:Hlist
26 Mario Scaccia 91 Italy Actor Template:Hlist
27 Charlie Callas 83 US Actor Template:Hlist
30 John Barry 77 UK Composer Template:Hlist
31 Michael Tolan 86 US Actor Template:Hlist
February 2 Margaret John 84 UK Actress Template:Hlist
3 Maria Schneider 58 France Actress Template:Hlist
4 Fred Hole 75 UK Art Director Template:Hlist
4 Tura Satana 72 Japan Actress Template:Hlist
5 Donald Peterman 79 US Cinematographer Template:Hlist
10 Bill Justice 97 US Animator Template:Hlist
11 Myrna Dell 86 US Actress Template:Hlist
12 Betty Garrett 91 US Actress, Dancer, Singer Template:Hlist
12 Kenneth Mars 75 US Actor Template:Hlist
13 Larry Holden 49 US Actor Template:Hlist
13 T. P. McKenna 81 Ireland Actor Template:Hlist
14 David F. Friedman 87 US Producer Template:Hlist
16 Alfred Burke 92 UK Actor Template:Hlist
16 Len Lesser 88 US Actor Template:Hlist
17 Perry Moore 39 US Producer, Director Template:Hlist
18 Walter Seltzer 96 US Producer Template:Hlist
20 Raphaël Bretton 91 France Set Decorator Template:Hlist
26 Greg Goossen 65 US Actor Template:Hlist
27 Gary Winick 49 US Director, Producer Template:Hlist
28 Annie Girardot 79 France Actress Template:Hlist
28 Nick LaTour 84 US Actor Template:Hlist
28 Jane Russell 89 US Actress Template:Hlist
March 4 Charles Jarrott 83 UK Director Template:Hlist
11 Hugh Martin 96 US Composer Template:Hlist
17 Michael Gough 94 UK Actor Template:Hlist
18 Enzo Cannavale 82 Italy Actor Template:Hlist
21 Joe Wizan 76 US Producer Template:Hlist
22 Helen Stenborg 86 US Actress Template:Hlist
23 Elizabeth Taylor 79 UK Actress Template:Hlist
27 Farley Granger 85 US Actor Template:Hlist
April 2 Bill Varney 77 US Sound Engineer Template:Hlist
3 Kevin Jarre 56 US Screenwriter Template:Hlist
4 Wayne Robson 64 Canada Actor Template:Hlist
6 Skip O'Brien 60 US Actor Template:Hlist
9 Sidney Lumet 86 US Director, Producer, Screenwriter Template:Hlist
11 Angela Scoular 65 UK Actress Template:Hlist
14 Trevor Bannister 76 UK Actor Template:Hlist
17 Michael Sarrazin 70 Canada Actor Template:Hlist
23 Terence Longdon 88 UK Actor Template:Hlist
24 Marie-France Pisier 66 France Actress Template:Hlist
28 William Campbell 87 US Actor Template:Hlist
May 3 Jackie Cooper 88 US Actor, Director Template:Hlist
4 Mary Murphy 80 US Actress Template:Hlist
5 Arthur Laurents 93 US Screenwriter Template:Hlist
5 Dana Wynter 79 Germany Actress Template:Hlist
8 Hilton Rosemarin 58 Canada Set Decorator Template:Hlist
9 Dolores Fuller 88 US Actress Template:Hlist
15 Barbara Stuart 76 US Actress Template:Hlist
16 Edward Hardwicke 78 UK Actor Template:Hlist
20 Randy Savage 58 US Actor Template:Hlist
21 David J. Hudson 67 US Sound Engineer Template:Hlist
21 Bill Hunter 71 Australia Actor Template:Hlist
22 Joseph Brooks 73 US Director, Screenwriter, Songwriter Template:Hlist
22 Gimel Everett 60 US Producer, Screenwriter Template:Hlist
27 Jeff Conaway 60 US Actor Template:Hlist
30 Clarice Taylor 93 US Actress Template:Hlist
June 3 James Arness 88 US Actor Template:Hlist
3 Pat Jackson 95 UK Director Template:Hlist
3 Miriam Karlin 85 UK Actress Template:Hlist
6 John Boswall 91 UK Actor Template:Hlist
7 Jorge Semprún 87 Spain Screenwriter Template:Hlist
7 Leonard B. Stern 87 US Screenwriter, Director Template:Hlist
8 John Mackenzie 83 UK Director Template:Hlist
11 Gunnar Fischer 100 Sweden Cinematographer Template:Hlist
12 Laura Ziskin 61 US Producer Template:Hlist
14 Badi Uzzaman 72 India Actor Template:Hlist
19 Joel Simon 60 US Producer Template:Hlist
20 Ryan Dunn 34 US Actor Template:Hlist
22 David Rayfiel 87 US Screenwriter Template:Hlist
23 Peter Falk 83 US Actor Template:Hlist
25 Alice Playten 63 US Actress Template:Hlist
25 Margaret Tyzack 79 UK Actress Template:Hlist
26 Edith Fellows 88 US Actress Template:Hlist
27 Elaine Stewart 81 US Actress Template:Hlist
July 1 Leslie Brooks 88 US Actress Template:Hlist
3 Anna Massey 73 UK Actress Template:Hlist
5 Gordon Tootoosis 69 Canada Actor Template:Hlist
8 Roberts Blossom 87 US Actor Template:Hlist
15 Googie Withers 94 UK Actress Template:Hlist
17 David Ngoombujarra 44 Australia Actor Template:Hlist
19 Sheila Burrell 89 UK Actress Template:Hlist
22 Tom Aldredge 83 US Actor Template:Hlist
22 Linda Christian 87 Mexico Actress Template:Hlist
24 Tresa Hughes 81 US Actress Template:Hlist
24 G. D. Spradlin 90 US Actor Template:Hlist
25 Michael Cacoyannis 89 Greece Director, Producer, Screenwriter Template:Hlist
26 Silvio Narizzano 84 Canada Director Template:Hlist
27 Polly Platt 72 US Producer, Screenwriter, Production Designer Template:Hlist
August 2 Richard Pearson 93 UK Actor Template:Hlist
3 Bubba Smith 66 US Actor Template:Hlist
5 Francesco Quinn 48 Italy Actor Template:Hlist
6 John Wood 81 UK Actor Template:Hlist
14 Shammi Kapoor 79 India Actor, Director Template:Hlist
19 Raúl Ruiz 70 Chile Director Template:Hlist
19 Jimmy Sangster 83 UK Screenwriter Template:Hlist
23 Sybil Jason 83 US Actress Template:Hlist
23 Michael Showers 45 US Actor Template:Hlist
24 Frank DiLeo 63 US Actor Template:Hlist
24 Jack Hayes 93 US Composer, Orchestrator Template:Hlist
27 Eve Brent 82 US Actress Template:Hlist
September 10 Cliff Robertson 88 US Actor Template:Hlist
11 Andy Whitfield 39 UK Actor Template:Hlist
13 John Calley 81 US Producer, Executive Template:Hlist
13 Jack Garner 84 US Actor Template:Hlist
15 Frances Bay 92 Canada Actress Template:Hlist
16 Norma Eberhardt 82 US Actress Template:Hlist
19 John Dunning 84 Canada Producer Template:Hlist
21 Paulette Dubost 100 France Actress Template:Hlist
22 Peter E. Berger 67 US Film Editor Template:Hlist
22 Jonathan Cecil 72 UK Actor Template:Hlist
26 David Zelag Goodman 81 US Screenwriter Template:Hlist
26 Jerry Haynes 84 US Actor Template:Hlist
27 Fritz Manes 79 US Producer Template:Hlist
October 2 Peter Przygodda 69 Germany Film Editor Template:Hlist
4 Doris Belack 85 US Actress Template:Hlist
5 Steve Jobs 56 US Studio Executive
5 Charles Napier 75 US Actor Template:Hlist
6 Diane Cilento 78 Australia Actress Template:Hlist
7 George Baker 80 UK Actor Template:Hlist
8 David Hess 75 US Actor Template:Hlist
10 Ray Aghayan 83 US Costume Designer Template:Hlist
10 Alan Fudge 67 US Actor Template:Hlist
13 Sheila Allen 78 UK Actress Template:Hlist
13 Barbara Kent 103 Canada Actress Template:Hlist
18 Norman Corwin 101 US Screenwriter Template:Hlist
20 Sue Lloyd 72 UK Actress Template:Hlist
31 Gilbert Cates 77 US Director, Producer Template:Hlist
November 2 Sid Melton 94 US Actor Template:Hlist
2 Leonard Stone 87 US Actor Template:Hlist
3 Rosángela Balbó 70 Italy Actress Template:Hlist
3 Bruno Rubeo 65 Italy Production Designer Template:Hlist
4 Theadora Van Runkle 83 US Costume Designer Template:Hlist
6 Margaret Field 89 US Actress Template:Hlist
6 Hal Kanter 92 US Screenwriter, Director Template:Hlist
8 Gene Cantamessa 80 US Sound Engineer Template:Hlist
8 Heavy D 44 US Rapper, Actor Template:Hlist
15 Dulcie Gray 95 UK Actress Template:Hlist
15 Karl Slover 93 US Actor Template:Hlist
16 Maureen Swanson 78 UK Actress Template:Hlist
19 Russell Garcia 95 US Composer Template:Hlist
19 John Neville 86 UK Actor Template:Hlist
20 Dorothy Morris 89 US Actress Template:Hlist
21 Syd Cain 93 UK Production Designer Template:Hlist
27 Ken Russell 84 UK Director, Screenwriter Template:Hlist
28 Vittorio De Seta 88 Italy Director, Screenwriter Template:Hlist
28 Patrice O'Neal 41 US Comedian, Actor Template:Hlist
December 1 Bill McKinney 80 US Actor Template:Hlist
3 Dev Anand 88 India Actor, Director, Producer Template:Hlist
4 Marion Dougherty 88 US Casting Director Template:Hlist
6 Giancarlo Badessi 83 Italy Actor Template:Hlist
7 Harry Morgan 96 US Actor Template:Hlist
8 Đơn Dương 54 Vietnam Actor Template:Hlist
11 Harold Hopkins 67 Australia Actor Template:Hlist
12 Bert Schneider 78 US Producer Template:Hlist
14 Don Sharp 67 Australia Director Template:Hlist
16 Robert Easton 81 US Actor, Dialogue Coach Template:Hlist
16 Nicol Williamson 73 UK Actor Template:Hlist
18 Doe Avedon 86 US Actress Template:Hlist
20 Yoshimitsu Morita 61 Japan Director Template:Hlist
22 William Duell 88 US Actor Template:Hlist
23 Denise Darcel 87 US Actress Template:Hlist
26 Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. 71 Mexico Actor Template:Hlist
27 Betty Jane Rhodes 90 US Actress, Singer Template:Hlist

Film debuts

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External links

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