So, every year me and the kids sit down and discuss the best and worst of what we’ve seen in the previous year.  Our nominations are based on what we see as a family.  For example, as awesome as True Grit was, since I saw that by myself- it doesn’t count….but The Town does count since Nic, Jenni and I watched it together.  Here are our nominations for the 2011 English Family Movie Awards.

BEST MOVIE:

• DESPICABLE ME
• HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS part ONE
• INCEPTION (poster pictured)
• KICK ASS
• LET ME IN
• RED
• THE TOWN
• TRON LEGACY

FUNNIEST MOVIE:

• Despicable Me
• Grown Ups
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

BEST ACTION MOVIE:

• The A-Team
• Kick Ass
• Red

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE:

• Despicable Me
• How to Train Your Dragon
• Tangled
• Toy Story 3

SCARIEST MOVIE:

• The Crazies
• Let Me In (pictured)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street

BEST DIRECTOR:

• Tim Burton- ALICE IN WONDERLAND
• Christopher Nolan- INCEPTION
• Matt Reeves- LET ME IN
• Robert Schwentke- RED
• Matthew Vaughn- KICK ASS
• David Yates- DEATHLY HALLOWS part ONE

BEST ACTOR:

• Nicolas Cage- KICK ASS
• Jackie Chan- THE KARATE KID
• Leonardo DiCaprio- INCEPTION
• Kodi Smit-McPhee- LET ME IN
• Daniel Radcliffe- DEATHLY HALLOWS part ONE
• Bruce Willis- RED (pictured)

BEST ACTRESS:

• Lyndsey Fonseca- KICK ASS
• Chloe Grace-Moretz- LET ME IN
• Mandy Moore- TANGLED
• Emma Stone- Easy A
• Emma Watson- DEATHLY HALLOWS part ONE
• Olivia Wilde- TRON LEGACY (pictured)

BEST HERO:

• Harry Potter- HP7
• Hiccup- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
• Hit Girl- KICK ASS
• Iron Man- IRON MAN 2
• Kick Ass- KICK ASS
• Sam Flynn- TRON LEGACY

BEST VILLAIN:

• Clu- TRON LEGACY
• Frank D’Amico- KICK ASS
• Red Queen- ALICE IN WONDERLAND
• Vector- DESPICABLE ME
• Voldemort- HP7
• Whiplash- IRON MAN 2

BEST FIGHT:

• Hit Girl vs. D’Amico’s Thugs- KICK ASS (pictured)
• Hotel Hallway Fight- INCEPTION
• Iron Man and War Machine vs. Whiplash and the Drones- IRON MAN 2
• Mr. Han vs. the Bullies- THE KARATE KID
• Perseus vs. Medusa- CLASH of the TITANS
• Sam Flynn vs. Rinzler- TRON LEGACY

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE:

• Helicopter Chase- A-TEAM
• Dragon Battle- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
• Van Chase- INCEPTION
• Shipping Car Gun Fight- RED
• Light Cycle Race- TRON LEGACY

BEST LOVE STORY:

• Let Me In
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• Tangled (pictured)
• Toy Story 3

BEST FX:

• Alice in Wonderland
• Inception
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• Tron Legacy

BEST MUSIC:

• Christophe Beck- RED
• Michael Giacchino- LET ME IN
• Daft Punk- TRON LEGACY
• Hans Zimmer- INCEPTION
• Various Artists- KICK ASS

BEST WRITING:

• Despicable Me (pictured)
• Inception
• Kick Ass
• Let Me In
• Red
• Toy Story 3

BEST DEATH SCENE:

• Big Daddy- KICK ASS (pictured)
• Bully Revenge- LET ME IN
• Doby- HP7
• Exploding Thugs- RED
• Frank D’Amico- KICK ASS
• Kevin Flynn- TRON LEGACY

BEST ENDING

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Inception
• Let Me In
• The Town

BEST TRAILER FOR UPCOMING MOVIE:

• Battle: Los Angeles (March 11)
• Cowboys and Aliens (July 29)
• Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides (May 20) (pictured)
• Sucker Punch (March 25)
• Super 8 (June 10)