2012 Awards -- San Diego Film Critics Society

The San Diego critics are always an interesting bunch to watch. In the past they have chosen their winners off the beaten path at times, which makes it more interesting. That variety is shown in several of their nominee choices, in almost every category. I also don't recall them announcing nominees before, but I could easily be mistaken about that. Either way, here are their choices...

(updated)

They have now selected their winners...and it's the first prize of the year for ARGO, taking Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Editing! 

BEST PICTURE
Argo (winner)
Django Unchained
The Master
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck -- "Argo" (winner)
Paul Thomas Anderson -- "The Master"
Kathryn Bigelow -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Ang Lee -- "Life of Pi"
David O. Russell -- "Silver Linings Playbook"

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper -- "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis -- "Lincoln" (winner)
Hugh Jackman -- "Les Miserables"
Joaquin Phoenix -- "The Master"
John Hawkes -- "The Sessions"

BEST ACTRESS
Helen Hunt -- "The Sessions"
Jennifer Lawrence -- "Silver Linings Playbook"
Jessica Chastain -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Michelle Williams -- "Take This Waltz" (winner)
Naomi Watts -- "The Impossible"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin -- "Argo"
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- "The Master"
Matthew McConaughey -- "Killer Joe"
Christoph Waltz -- "Django Unchained" (winner)
Christopher Walken -- "Seven Psychopaths"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams -- "The Master"
Samantha Barks -- "Les Miserables"
Anne Hathaway -- "Les Miserables"
Emma Watson -- "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (winner)
Rebel Wilson -- "Pitch Perfect"

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Argo
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (winner)
Seven Psychopaths

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Cabin in the Woods
Django Unchained
The Master (winner)
Moonrise Kingdom
Take This Waltz

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Argo (winner)
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman (winner)
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi (winner)
The Master

BEST FILM EDITING
Argo (winner)
Killing Them Softly
Life of Pi
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Anna Karenina
Argo
Cloud Atlas (winner)
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
The Master (winner)
Moonrise Kingdom

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
Headhunters
Holy Motors
The Intouchables
The Kid With a Bike (winner)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Bully
The Invisible War (winner)
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Queen of Versailles
Samsara

Body of Work for 2012:  Greig Fraser -- Cinematographer -- "Zero Dark Thirty", "Killing Them Softly" & "Snow White and the Huntsman"