Since the last Tracker – posted on September 14 – I have seen Our Idiot Brother, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Drive, Moneyball, Straw Dogs, Contagion, The Ides of March, 50/50, Real Steel, and Paranormal Activity 3 in the theatre and Win Win on DVD.  It has been a mix.  Some of these movies will be a factor here; others, not so much.  There are several movies out in limited release that have so far proven difficult for me to catch – Take Shelter, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Like Crazy.  Hopefully, I will make it out to those as soon as I can, and since it’s November, there should be a notable release coming out just about every day.  Stay tuned.

Best Film
Bridesmaids
Moneyball
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Midnight in Paris

Director
The orders for Film and Director aren’t quite matching up.  Constant re-evaluation will likely be taking place.
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Rupert Wyatt, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Paul Feig, Bridesmaids
Bennett Miller, Moneyball
Glen Ficarra and John Requa, Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Lead Actor
Tom Hardy, Warrior
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life
James McAvoy, X-Men: First Class
Michael Fassbender, X-Men: First Class

Lead Actress
Viola Davis, The Help
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Emma Stone, The Help
Saoirse Ronan, Hanna

Supporting Actor
Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Kevin Bacon, X-Men: First Class
Bruno Ganz, Unknown
Peter Sarsgaard, Green Lantern
Nick Nolte, Warrior

Supporting Actress
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Analeigh Tipton, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Bryce Dallas Howard, The Help
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Lin Shaye, Insidious

Adapted Screenplay
Stan Chervin, Aaron Sorkin, and Steven Zaillian, Moneyball

Original Screenplay
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, Bridesmaids
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Dan Fogelman, Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Editing
The seamless interweaving of the main story, flashbacks, and archival video and audio in Moneyball lead me to include Editing for the first time.
Christopher Tellefsen, Moneyball

Cinematography
I forgot to include cinematography on the first couple of trackers – I guess Tree of Life was just too obvious.
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life

Score
Cliff Martinez, Drive
Michael Andrews, Bad Teacher
The Chemical Brothers, Hanna
Cliff Martinez, Contagion

Visual Effects
Rise of the Planet of the Apes