'Hugo' tops with Austin experts

The Austin Film Experts Association today introduced its 2011 honours, with Martin Scorsese's ode to classic cinema, ''Hugo,'' winning best film and Nicolas Winding Refn generating best director for ''Drive.''In annually where the experts awards happen to be disseminate among a number of Oscar challengers, the Austin announcement appeared to focus on a couple of groups that still dominate, including Albert Brooks for his supporting role in ''Drive'' and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki for ''The Tree of Existence.'' Both challengers have taken the experts honours almost overall.Within the acting groups, best actor Michael Shannon and finest supporting actress Jessica Chastain were honored for his or her roles in ''Take Shelter.'' Tilda Swinton was named best actress for ''We Have to Discuss Kevin.''Chastain, that has made an appearance in six films throughout 2011, seemed to be because of the Robert R. ''Bobby'' McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award.And also the those who win are:Film:"Hugo"Director:Nicolas Winding Refn, "Drive"Actor:Michael Shannon, "Take Shelter" Actress:Tilda Swinton, "We have to Discuss Kevin"Supporting Actor:Albert Brooks, "Drive" Supporting Actress:Jessica Chastain, "Take Shelter" Original Script:"Night time in Paris," Woodsy Allen Modified Script:"Drive," Hossein Amini Cinematography:"The Tree of Existence," Emmanuel Lubezki Original Score:"Attack the Block," Steven Cost Language Film:"I Saw the Demon" Documentary:"Senna"Animated Feature:"Rango"Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award:Jessica ChastainFirst Film:"Attack the Block"Austin Film Award:"Take Shelter"Top Ten Films:1. "Hugo" 2. "Drive"3. "Take Shelter" 4. "Night time in Paris" 5. "Attack the Block" 6. "The Artist" 7. "Martha Marcy May Marlene" 8. "I Saw the Demon" 9. "13 Assassins" 10. "Melancholia" Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com