2012 Awards -- Austin Film Critics

Another win for Zero Dark Thirty, but surprises in several of the big categories, including The Master taking Director and Actor...

Best Picture:  ZERO DARK THIRTY
2. Argo
3. Moonrise Kingdom
4. Django Unchained
5. Cloud Atlas
6. Holy Motors
7. Beasts of the Southern Wild
8. The Master
9. Silver Linings Playbook
10. Looper

Best Director:  PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON -- "THE MASTER"
Best Actor:  JOAQUIN PHOENIX -- "THE MASTER"
Best Actress:  JENNIFER LAWRENCE -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"
Best Supporting Actor:  CHRISTOPH WALTZ -- "DJANGO UNCHAINED"
Best Supporting Actress:  ANNE HATHAWAY -- "LES MISERABLES"
Best Original Screenplay:  LOOPER
Best Adapted Screenplay:  ARGO
Best Animated Film:  WRECK-IT RALPH
Best Cinematography:  THE MASTER
Best Original Score:  CLOUD ATLAS
Best Foreign Language Film:  HOLY MOTORS
Best Documentary:  THE IMPOSTER
Best First Film:  BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Best Austin Film:  BERNIE
Robert R. McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award:  QUVENZHANE WALLIS -- "BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD"
Special Honorary Award:  MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY -- "BERNIE", "KILLER JOE", "MAGIC MIKE" & "THE PAPERBOY"