2012 Awards -- Washington DC Film Critics Association

The Washington, DC critics have also announced their nominees for this year. Strong showing from the usual suspects, including Les Miz hitting a few categories where it's been missing otherwise. A few surprises in Actress, and a nod to Javier Bardem for his villainous Skyfall work.

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They have also announced their winners, and it's another win for Zero Dark Thirty! Also loving the screenplay win for Looper! One of the most overlooked and original films of the year.

BEST PICTURE
Argo
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck -- "Argo"
Paul Thomas Anderson -- "The Master"
Kathryn Bigelow -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Tom Hooper -- "Les Miserables"
Steven Spielberg -- "Lincoln"

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis -- "Lincoln"
John Hawkes -- "The Sessions"
Hugh Jackman -- "Les Miserables"
Joaquin Phoenix -- "The Master"
Denzel Washington -- "Flight"

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Marion Cotillard -- "Rust and Bone"
Jennifer Lawrence -- "Silver Linings Playbook"
Helen Mirren -- "Hitchcock"
Emmanuelle Riva -- "Amour"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin -- "Argo"
Javier Bardem -- "Skyfall"
Leonardo DiCaprio -- "Django Unchained"
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones -- "Lincoln"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams -- "The Master"
Samantha Barks -- "Les Miserables"
Sally Field -- "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway -- "Les Miserables"
Helen Hunt -- "The Sessions"

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Argo
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Django Unchained
Looper
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

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

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
The Master
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ART DIRECTION
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
I Wish
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
Rust and Bone

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Bully
The Imposter
The Invisible War
The Queen of Versailles
Searching for Sugar Man

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Jared Gilman -- "Moonrise Kingdom"
Kara Hayward -- "Moonrise Kingdom"
Tom Holland -- "The Impossible"
Logan Lerman -- "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Quvenzhane Wallis -- "Beasts of the Southern Wild"