2012 Awards -- American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)

The cinematography guild has released it's nominees for the year. It shows how competitive this category is this year, as I can easily think of 5 other films that would also be worthy choices in inclusion to these fantastic selections. Great category.

ANNA KARENINA -- Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC

LES MISERABLES -- Danny Cohen, BSC

LIFE OF PI -- Claudio Miranda, ASC

LINCOLN -- Janusz Kaminski, ASC

 SKYFALL -- Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC

2012 Awards -- Directors Guild of America (DGA)

The DGA is always used as a tentpole to be one of the best predictors of the films that will be nominated for Best Picture. Not necessarily the Best Director category itself, tho, which is interesting. This year, no big surprises, although 1 or 2 supposed "snubs". But here are the nominees for the 2012 DGA award...

BEN AFFLECK -- "ARGO" -- 1st nomination

KATHRYN BIGELOW -- "ZERO DARK THIRTY" -- 2nd nomination, 1 previous win

TOM HOOPER -- "LES MISERABLES" -- 3rd nomination (1 TV), 1 previous win

ANG LEE -- "LIFE OF PI" -- 4th nomination, 2 previous wins

STEVEN SPIELBERG -- "LINCOLN" -- 11th nomination, 3 previous wins

2012 Awards -- Cinema Audio Society (CAS)

And now the Sound Mixers Guild have thrown in their 2 cents in the Sound race. No big surprises here. Most of the recent years the CAS and the Oscar list match around 3/4 out of 5. Last year was a surprise with only 2, tho, so we'll see. But it does seem hard to discount any of these choices as a real possibility.


LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LES MISERABLES
LINCOLN
SKYFALL
ZERO DARK THIRTY

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

BRAVE
DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX
FRANKENWEENIE
RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
WRECK-IT RALPH

2012 Awards -- Visual Effects Society (VES)

The Visual Effects guild have released their nominees. A few snubs here and there, especially with complete blank sheets for Skyfall, Snow White and the Huntsman, and John Carter...

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS-DRIVEN FILM
Battleship
The Hobbit
Life of Pi 
Marvel's The Avengers
Prometheus

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A FILM
Argo
Flight
The Impossible
Rust and Bone
Zero Dark Thirty

OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave
Hotel Transylvania
ParaNorman
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph 

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE-ACTION FEATURE
The Hobbit -- (Goblin King)
The Hobbit -- (Gollum)
Life of Pi -- (Richard Parker)
Marvel's The Avengers -- (The Hulk)

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave -- (Argument)
Hotel Transylvania -- (Dracula)
The Pirates: Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph -- (Vanellope)

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A LIVE-ACTION FEATURE
The Hobbit -- (Goblin Caverns)
Life of Pi -- (Open Ocean)
Marvel's The Avengers -- (Midtown Manhattan)
Prometheus -- (LV-233)

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave -- (The Forest)
ParaNorman -- (Graveyard)
ParaNorman -- (Main Street)
Rise of the Guardians -- (The North Pole)

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A LIVE-ACTION FEATURE
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Marvel's The Avengers -- (Downtown Manhattan)
Total Recall -- (Hover Car Chase)

OUTSTANDING MODELS IN A FEATURE FILM
The Dark Knight Rises -- (Airplane Heist)
The Impossible -- (Orchid Hotel)
Marvel's The Avengers -- (Helicarrier)
Men in Black 3 -- (Cape Canaveral / Apollo Launch) 

OUTSTANDING FX & SIMULATION ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave
ParaNorman -- (Angry Aggie Ink-Blot Electricity)
ParaNorman -- (Practical Volumetrics) 
Rise of the Guardians -- (Last Stand)

OUTSTANDING FX & SIMULATION ANIMATION IN A LIVE-ACTION FEATURE
Battleship
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi -- (Ocean)
Life of Pi -- (Storm of God) 

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A FEATURE FILM
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi -- (Storm of God)
Marvel's The Avengers -- (Hulk Punch)
Prometheus -- (Engineers & the Orrery)  

2012 Awards -- National Society of Film Critics

One of the most eclectic groups out there, always with interesting choices, and this year is no exception with AMOUR taking the top prize. First the Cannes Palme D'or and now the National Society of Film Critics = winning! Amour takes the top prize, as well as wins for Director and Actress.

BEST PICTURE
1. AMOUR - 28
2. The Master - 25
3. Zero Dark Thirty - 18

BEST DIRECTOR
1. MICHAEL HANEKE -- "AMOUR" -- 27
2. Kathryn Bigelow -- "Zero Dark Thirty" - 24
2. Paul Thomas Anderson -- "The Master" - 24

BEST ACTOR
1. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS -- "LINCOLN" -- 59
2. Denis Lavant -- "Holy Motors" -- 49
2. Joaquin Phoenix -- "The Master" -- 49

BEST ACTRESS
1. EMMANUELLE RIVA -- "AMOUR" -- 50
2. Jennifer Lawrence -- "Silver Linings Playbook" -- 42
3. Jessica Chastain -- "Zero Dark Thirty" -- 32

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY -- "MAGIC MIKE" & "BERNIE" -- 27
2. Tommy Lee Jones -- "Lincoln" -- 22
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman -- "The Master" -- 19

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. AMY ADAMS -- "THE MASTER" -- 34
2. Sally Field -- "Lincoln" -- 23
3. Anne Hathaway -- "Les Miserables" -- 13

BEST SCREENPLAY
1. LINCOLN -- 59
2. The Master -- 27
3. Silver Linings Playbook -- 19

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. THE MASTER -- 60
2. Skyfall -- 30
3. Zero Dark Thirty -- 21

BEST NONFICTION FILM
1. THE GATEKEEPERS -- 53
2. This Is Not a Film -- 45
3. Searching for Sugar Man -- 23

EXPERIMENTAL FILM:  This Is Not a Film

2012 Awards -- Writers Guild of America (WGA)

As always, quite a few screenplays in the Oscar hunt are not eligible for the WGA, so it's always smart to take these nods with a tiny grain of salt.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

FLIGHT -- John Gatins

LOOPER -- Rian Johnson

THE MASTER -- Paul Thomas Anderson

MOONRISE KINGDOM -- Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola

ZERO DARK THIRTY -- Mark Boal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

ARGO -- Chris Terrio

LIFE OF PI -- David Magee

LINCOLN -- Tony Kushner

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER -- Stephen Chbosky

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK -- David O. Russell

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE -- Sarah Burns, David McMahon & Ken Burns
THE INVISIBLE WAR -- Kirby Dick
MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD -- Alex Gibney
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN -- Malik Bendejelloul
WE ARE LEGION: THE STORY OF THE HACKTIVISTS -- Brian Knappenberger
WEST OF MEMPHIS -- Amy Berg & Billy McMillin

2012 Awards -- Producers Guild of America (PGA)

One of the biggest awards of the year, and now we have the film that will compete for that top spot. Mostly made up of the usual suspects, with a blockbuster surprise in the form of Skyfall joining the big list! Could this repeat at the Oscars? Unlikely, but who knows!

OUTSTANDING PRODUCER(s) OF A THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE

ARGO -- (Warner Bros.)
Ben Affleck, George Clooney & Grant Heslov

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD -- (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn

DJANGO UNCHAINED -- (The Weinstein Company)
Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone & Stacey Sher

LES MISERABLES -- (Universal Pictures)
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward & Cameron Mackintosh

LIFE OF PI -- (Fox 2000 Pictures)
Ang Lee, Gil Netter & David Womark

LINCOLN -- (Touchstone Pictures)
Kathleen Kennedy & Steven Spielberg

MOONRISE KINGDOM -- (Focus Features)
Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson & Steven Rales

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK -- (The Weinstein Company)
Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti & Jonathan Gordon

SKYFALL -- (Columbia Pictures)
Barbara Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson

ZERO DARK THIRTY -- (Columbia Pictures)
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal & Megan Ellison

OUTSTANDING PRODUCER(s) OF AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE

BRAVE -- (Walt Disney Motion Pictures)
Katherine Sarafian

FRANKENWEENIE -- (Walt Disney Pictures)
Allison Abbate & Tim Burton

PARANORMAN -- (Focus Features)
Travis Knight & Arianne Sutner

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS -- (Paramount Pictures)
Nancy Bernstein & Christina Steinberg

WRECK-IT RALPH -- (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Clark Spencer


OUTSTANDING PRODUCER(s) OF A DOCUMENTARY

THE GATEKEEPERS -- (Sony Pictures Classics)
Estelle Fialon, Philippa Kowarsky & Dror Moreh

THE ISLAND PRESIDENT -- (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Richard Berg & Bonni Cohen

THE OTHER DREAM TEAM -- (The Film Arcade)
Marius Markevicius & Jon Weinbach

A PEOPLE UNCOUNTED -- (Urbinder Films)
Marc Swenker & Aaron Yeger

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN -- (Sony Pictures Classics)
Malik Bendejelloul & Simon Chinn

2012 Awards -- Art Directors Guild nominees

The ADG has released their nominees for Best Art Direction, in their 3 separate categories.

PERIOD FILM
Anna Karenina -- Sarah Greenwood

Argo -- Sharon Seymour

Django Unchained -- J. Michael Riva

Les Miserables -- Eve Stewart

Lincoln -- Rick Carter

FANTASY FILM
Cloud Atlas -- Uli Hanisch & Hugh Bateup

The Dark Knight Rises -- Nathan Crowley & Kevin Kavanaugh

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey -- Dan Hannah

Life of Pi -- David Gropman

Prometheus -- Arthur Max

CONTEMPORARY FILM
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel -- Alan MacDonald

Flight -- Nelson Coates

The Impossible -- Eugenio Caballero

Skyfall -- Dennis Gassner

Zero Dark Thirty -- Jeremy Hindle

2012 Awards -- Vancouver Film Critics nominations

The biggest city in western Canada has chimed in, with Lincoln, The Master, Zero Dark Thirty leading the charge. Always fun to see their nominees, partly because like the London critics do with British Films, the Vancouver critics also give out awards to the best in Canadian Film for the year.

BEST FILM
Lincoln
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Ang Lee -- "Life of Pi"
Steven Spielberg -- "Lincoln"

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis -- "Lincoln"
John Hawkes -- "The Sessions"
Joaquin Phoenix -- "The Master"

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Marion Cotillard -- "Rust and Bone"
Jennifer Lawrence -- "Silver Linings Playbook"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones -- "Lincoln"
Christoph Waltz -- "Django Unchained"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams -- "The Master"
Anne Hathaway -- "Les Miserables"
Helen Hunt -- "The Sessions"

BEST SCREENPLAY
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
Holy Motors
The Intouchables

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
How to Survive a Plague
Searching for Sugar Man

BEST CANADIAN FILM
Cosmopolis
Rebelle
Stories We Tell

BEST DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN FILM
Panos Cosmatos -- "Beyond the Black Rainbow"
David Cronenberg -- "Cosmopolis"
Sarah Polley -- "Stories We Tell"

BEST ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Robert Pattinson -- "Cosmopolis"
Melvil Poupaud -- "Laurence Anyways"
Michael Rogers -- "Beyond the Black Rainbow"

BEST ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM
Suzanne Clement -- "Laurence Anyways"
Stephanie Lapointe -- "Liverpool"
Rachel Mwanza -- "Rebelle"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Jay Baruchel -- "Goon"
Serge Kanyinda -- "Rebelle"
Liev Schreiber -- "Goon"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM
Sarah Gadon -- "Cosmopolis"
Samantha Morton -- "Cosmopolis"
Alison Pill -- "Goon"

BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY
The End of Time
Stories We Tell
The World Before Her

BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM
Becoming Redwood
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Camera Shy
Random Acts of Romance

Critics Top 10 -- Roger Ebert

Still the biggest name in the game. This year Mr. Ebert suffered yet more medical mishaps, fracturing his hip. He is haven't a hard time writing, and ergo released only the short-list version of his Best of the Year choices. Hopefully the time will come when he can properly expand on them. But, in alphabetical order, his top 10 is...

Roger Ebert -- Chicago Sun Times

• Arbitrage
• Argo
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• End of Watch
• Flight
• Life of Pi
• Lincoln
• Oslo, August 31st
• The Sessions
• A Simple Life

2012 Awards -- Online Film Critics nominations/WINNERS

The Online Film Critics Society has released their choices for the Best of the year. A few surprises, some nice diversity, and some interested choices thrown in for good measure.

BEST PICTURE
Argo
Holy Motors
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck -- "Argo"
Paul Thomas Anderson -- "The Master"
Wes Anderson -- "Moonrise Kingdom"
Kathryn Bigelow -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Leos Carax -- "Holy Motors"

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis -- "Lincoln"
John Hawkes -- "The Sessions"
Denis Lavant -- "Holy Motors"
Joaquin Phoenix -- "The Master"
Denzel Washington -- "Flight"

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence -- "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emmanuelle Riva -- "Amour"
Quvenzhane Wallis -- "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Rachel Weisz -- "The Deep Blue Sea"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin -- "Argo"
Dwight Henry -- "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones -- "Lincoln"
Christoph Waltz -- "Django Unchained"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams -- "The Master"
Ann Dowd -- "Compliance"
Sally Field -- "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway -- "Les Miserables"
Helen Hunt -- "The Sessions"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Cabin in the Woods
Looper
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Cloud Atlas
Cosmopolis
Lincoln

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Secret World of Arrietty
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Skyfall

BEST FILM EDITING
Argo
Cloud Atlas
The Master
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
Holy Motors
Rust and Bone
This Is Not a Film
The Turin Horse

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Imposter
The Invisible War
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
The Queen of Versailles
This Is Not a Film

List of the 9 Foreign Language Film semi-finalists...

71 films originally qualified in the Foreign Language category, and now the semi-finalist list has been whittled down to the final 9 films still in the running. This is one of the categories that I still believe needs a bit of an overhaul to properly establish and represent the best foreign films of each year...but regardless, here is the list of the final 9. From the list, it seems like a 3 way race between Austria, Denmark & France ahead, and "Amour" deservedly way out in front. If one of these 3 films doesn't win I will be EXTREMELY surprised, but from the shortlist I have to assume that "Amour" has this race almost sewn up.

• Austria -- "AMOUR" -- Michael Hanake
• Canada -- "WAR WITCH" --  Kim Nguyen
• Chile -- "NO" -- Pablo Larrain
• Denmark -- "A ROYAL AFFAIR" -- Nikolaj Arcel
• France -- "THE INTOUCHABLES -- Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano
• Iceland -- "THE DEEP" -- Baltasar Kormakur
• Norway -- "KON-TIKI" -- Joachim Ronning & Espen Sandberg
• Romania -- "BEYOND THE HILLS" -- Christian Mungiu
• Switzerland -- "SISTER" -- Ursula Meier

2012 Awards -- Utah Film Critics

One of the smaller groups out there as far as members go, the Utah Film Critics have announced their winners, and it's Zero Dark Thirty again taking Best Picture, but a surprise in director with Wes Anderson taking the prize. Loving the mentions for Looper though.

BEST PICTURE:  Zero Dark Thirty
     Runner-up:  Looper

BEST DIRECTOR:  Wes Anderson -- "Moonrise Kingdom"
     Runner-up:  Kathryn Bigelow -- "Zero Dark Thirty"

BEST ACTOR:  Joaquin Phoenix -- "The Master"
     Runner-up:  Daniel Day-Lewis -- "Lincoln" & John Hawkes -- "The Sessions" (tie)

BEST ACTRESS:  Jennifer Lawrence -- "Silver Linings Playbook" & Jessica Chastain -- "Zero Dark Thirty" (tie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:  Dwight Henry -- "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
     Runner-up:  Philip Seymour Hoffman -- "The Master"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:  Anne Hathaway -- "Les Miserables"
     Runner-up:  Ann Dowd -- "Compliance"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:  Looper
     Runner-up:  The Cabin in the Woods

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:  The Perks of Being a Wallflower
     Runner-up:  Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:  ParaNorman
     Runner-up:  Frankenweenie & Wreck-It Ralph (tie)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:  Skyfall
     Runner-up:  Life of Pi

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:  Indie Game: The Movie
     Runner-up:  The Invisible War

BEST NON-ENGLISH FEATURE:  Headhunters
     Runner-up:  Amour

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"

2012 Awards -- London Film Critics Circle nominees

The London critics have a few "British" categories each year, which I always get a minor kick out of. It's very rare that a film from the "Best British" category ends up in the "Best Film" category...and this year  is no exception. No crossover film. That said, strong showings from Amour, Life of Pi, and The Master across the pond!

FILM OF THE YEAR
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
The Master

BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Berberian Sound Studio
The Imposter
Les Miserables
Sightseers
Skyfall

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Paul Thomas Anderson -- "The Master"
Kathryn Bigelow -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Nuri Bilge Ceylan -- "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia"
Michael Haneke -- "Amour"
Ang Lee -- "Life of Pi"

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Daniel Day-Lewis -- "Lincoln"
Hugh Jackman -- "Les Miserables"
Mads Mikkelsen -- "The Hunt"
Joaquin Phoenix -- "The Master"
Jean-Louis Trintignant -- "Amour"

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Daniel Craig -- "Skyfall"
Charlie Creed-Miles -- "Wild Bill"
Daniel Day-Lewis -- "Lincoln"
Toby Jones -- "Berberian Sound Studio"
Steve Oram -- "Sightseers"

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Jessica Chastain -- "Zero Dark Thirty"
Marion Cotillard -- "Rust and Bone"
Helen Hunt -- "The Sessions"
Jennifer Lawrence -- "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emmanuelle Riva -- "Amour"

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emily Blunt -- "Looper" & "Your Sister's Sister"
Judi Dench -- "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" & "Skyfall"
Alice Lowe -- "Sightseers"
Helen Mirren -- "Hitchcock"
Andrea Riseborough -- "Shadow Dancer"

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Alan Arkin -- "Argo"
Javier Bardem -- "Skyfall"
Michael Fassbender -- "Prometheus"
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones -- "Lincoln"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Amy Adams -- "The Master"
Judi Dench -- "Skyfall"
Sally Field -- "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway -- "Les Miserables"
Isabelle Huppert -- "Amour"

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Amour -- Michael Haneke
Argo -- Chris Terrio
Django Unchained -- Quentin Tarantino
The Master -- Paul Thomas Anderson
Zero Dark Thirty -- Mark Boal

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Amour
Holy Motors
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Rust and Bone
Tabu

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
The Imposter
London: The Modern Babylon
Nostalgia for the Light
The Queen of Versailles
Searching for Sugar Man

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER
Ben Drew -- writer/director -- "Ill Manors"
Sally El Hosaini -- writer/director -- "My Brother the Devil"
Dexter Fletcher -- co-writer/director -- "Wild Bill"
Bart Layton -- writer/director -- "The Imposter"
Alice Lowe & Steve Oram -- writers -- "Sightseers"

YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Samantha Barks -- "Les Miserables"
Fady Elsayed -- "My Brother the Devil"
Tom Holland -- "The Impossible"
Will Poulter -- "Wild Bill"
Jack Reynor -- "What Richard Did"

SKY 3D AWARD (BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT)
Alexandre Desplat -- Music -- "Rust and Bone"
Jacqueline Durran -- Costumes -- "Anna Karenina"
Jack Fish & David Crank -- Production Design -- "The Master"
Bernard Floch -- Makeup -- "Holy Motors"
William Goldenberg -- Film Editing -- "Argo"
Claudio Miranda -- Cinematography -- "Life of Pi" 
David Raedeker -- Cinematography -- "My Brother the Devil"
Ben Richardson -- Cinematography -- "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Joakim Sundstrom & Stevie Haywood -- Sound Design -- "Berberian Sound Studio"
Bill Westenhofer -- Visual Effects -- "Life of Pi"

DILYS POWELL AWARD (EXCELLENCE IN FILM)
Helena Bonham Carter

2012 Awards -- Florida Film Critics

There aren't any single city-based critics groups that I'm aware of in the state of Florida, although I'm sure both Miami and Orlando are big enough that they could have one I don't know about. However, we do know about the Florida Film Critics Circle, which is a state-wide group. They have announced their winners, and it's another win for ARGO. In fact, Argo took home 3 awards in major categories, the only film chosen to win more than 1 category. 

 

Best Picture:  ARGO

Best Director:  BEN AFFLECK -- "ARGO"

Best Actor:  DANIEL DAY-LEWIS -- "LINCOLN"

Best Actress:  JESSICA CHASTAIN -- "ZERO DARK THIRTY"

Best Supporting Actor:  PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN -- "THE MASTER"

Best Supporting Actress:  ANNE HATHAWAY -- "LES MISERABLES"

Best Original Screenplay:  LOOPER

Best Adapted Screenplay:  ARGO

Best Animated Feature:  FRANKENWEENIE

Best Cinematography:  SKYFALL

Best Art Direction/Production Design:  ANNA KARENINA

Best Visual Effects:  LIFE OF PI

Best Foreign Language Film:  THE UNTOUCHABLES
Best Documentary:  THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
Best Breakout:  QUVENZHANE WALLIS -- "BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD"

2012 Awards - Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics

The Dallas/Ft. Worth critics have announced their winners, and LINCOLN takes home it's first Best Picture prize of the year. Interesting that it had been nominated for and runner-up for so many other groups, but hadn't won anything until now. It also takes 3 of the four acting prizes, as well as score, and Spielberg was the runner-up for Best Director.

BEST PICTURE
1. LINCOLN
2. Argo
3. Zero Dark Thirty
4. Life of Pi
5. Les Miserables
6. Moonrise Kingdom
7. Silver Linings Playbook
8. Skyfall
9. The Master
10. Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST DIRECTOR
1. KATHRYN BIGELOW - "ZERO DARK THIRTY"
2. Steven Spielberg - "Lincoln"
3. Ben Affleck - "Argo"
4. Ang Lee - "Life of Pi"
5. Wes Anderson - "Moonrise Kingdom"

BEST ACTOR
1. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - "LINCOLN"
2. Joaquin Phoenix - "The Master"
3. John Hawkes - "The Sessions"
4. Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"
5. Denzel Washington - "Flight"

BEST ACTRESS
1. JESSICA CHASTAIN - "ZERO DARK THIRTY"
2. Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"
3. Helen Mirren - "Hitchcock"
4. Emmanuelle Riva - "Amour"
5. Quvenzhane Wallis - "Beasts of the Southern Wild" (tie)
5. Naomi Watts - "The Impossible" (tie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. TOMMY LEE JONES - "LINCOLN"
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Master"
3. Christoph Waltz - "Django Unchained"
4. Alan Arkin - "Argo"
5. Robert De Niro - "Silver Linings Playbook"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. SALLY FIELD - "LINCOLN"
2. Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"
3. Amy Adams - "The Master"
4. Helen Hunt - "The Sessions"
5. Ann Dowd - "Compliance"

BEST SCREENPLAY
1. ZERO DARK THIRTY
2. Django Unchained

BEST ANIMATED FILM
1. PARANORMAN
2. Frankenweenie
3. The Pirates: Band of Misfits

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. LIFE OF PI
2. Skyfall

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. LINCOLN

BEST FOREIGN FILM
1. AMOUR
2. A Royal Affair
3. The Intouchables
4. Holy Motors
5. The Kid with a Bike

BEST DOCUMENTARY
1. SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
2. Bully
3. How to Survive a Plague
4. West of Memphis
5. The Invisible War

RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (Low-Budget or Indi)
1. BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD