2012 Awards -- Los Angeles Film Critics Association

The L.A. critics have released their winners. Along with New York and Chicago, they are the most prestigious "critics group" award out there. At least, from a specific city. That said, they are also the film major group to go for something new with their prize, choosing the wonderful French language film Amour as best film of 2012. This film (which is Austria's official submission in the foreign race this year) was also the winner of this year's Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Also heavily awarded is P.T. Anderson's The Master, which was selected in several categories.

Best Film:  AMOUR
  Runner-up:  The Master

Best Director:  PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON -- "THE MASTER"
  Runner-up:  Kathryn Bigelow -- "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Actor:  JOAQUIN PHOENIX -- "THE MASTER"
  Runner-up:  Denis Lavant -- "Holy Motors"

Best Actress:  EMMANUELLE RIVA -- "AMOUR"  &  JENNIFER LAWRENCE -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"  (tie)

Best Supporting Actor:  DWIGHT HENRY -- "BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD"
  Runner-up:  Christoph Waltz -- "Django Unchained"

Best Supporting Actress:  AMY ADAMS -- "THE MASTER"
  Runner-up:  Anne Hathway -- "The Dark Knight Rises" & "Les Miserables"

Best Screenplay:  ARGO
  Runner-up:  Silver Linings Playbook

Best Animated Film:  FRANKENWEENIE
  Runner-up:  It's Such a Beautiful Day

Best Cinematography:  SKYFALL
  Runner-up:  The Master

Best Film Editing:  ZERO DARK THIRTY
  Runner-up:  Argo

Best Production Design:  THE MASTER
  Runner-up:  Moonrise Kingdom

Best Score:  BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
  Runner-up:  The Master

Best Foreign Language Film:  HOLY MOTORS
  Runner-up:  Footnote

Best Documentary:  THE GATEKEEPERS
  Runner-up:  Searching for Sugar Man

New Generation Award:  BENH ZEITLIN -- "BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD"