Critics Choice Awards 2012 nominations / 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations

Unlike many of my fellow film critics, I actually love award season quite a bit. The big award shows like the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards are constantly called stuffy and pretentious by internet bloggers and younger critics alike. And while they are (let's be totally honest here), they are also capable of doing good for the movie industry. Think about it: nowhere near as many people