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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Florida Film Critics Circle likes The Social Network best but Inception tosses a curve

Like nearly all other groups during awards season, the Florida Film Critics Circle -- of which I'm a member -- has selected The Social Network as the best movie of 2010.

But just to be different -- it's Florida, after all -- the FFCC bestowed more of its annual awards to Christopher Nolan's brain-twisting fantasy Inception, for Nolan's original screenplay plus cinematography, visual effects and art direction/production design.

The Social Network won only one other award, for Aaron Sorkin's adapted screenplay.

Colin Firth was named best actor for The King's Speech, with Natalie Portman was selected as best actress for Black Swan, continuing their early momentum in the Academy Awards marathon. The Fighter landed a one-two punch in the supporting performer competition, with Christian Bale and Melissa Leo topping the balloting.

Toy Story 3 was named the year's best animated feature, while I Am Love was voted the top foreign-language film. The Tillman Story led all documentaries and Jennifer Lawrence was named breakout star of 2010 for her performance in Winter's Bone.

The annual Golden Orange award for contributions to Florida's film scene went to Matthew Curtis, lead programmer for Enzian Theater and the Florida Film Festival in Orlando.

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