AWARDS WATCH 2012

Self-congratulation is still the rage in TinselTown. Let’s jump in, shall we? Here are all the awards that will go out week after week until the Oscars, February 24th, 2013.

(In Nominee lists, the winners are in BOLD)

Lincoln

JANUARY 10, 2012
THE ACADEMY AWARDS

BEST PICTURE
“Amour”
“Argo”
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
“Django Unchained”
“Les Misérables”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln”
Hugh Jackman in “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master”
Denzel Washington in “Flight”

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts in “The Impossible”

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Arkin in “Argo”
Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained”

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams in “The Master”
Sally Field in “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway in “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt in “The Sessions”
Jacki Weaver in “Silver Linings Playbook”

BEST DIRECTOR
“Amour,” Michael Haneke
“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Benh Zeitlin
“Life of Pi,” Ang Lee
“Lincoln,” Steven Spielberg
“Silver Linings Playbook,” David O. Russell

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Amour,” Austria
“Kon-Tiki,” Norway
“No,” Chile
“A Royal Affair,” Denmark
“War Witch,” Canada

BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Brave,” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
“Frankenweenie,” Tim Burton
“ParaNorman,” Sam Fell and Chris Butler
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” Peter Lord
“Wreck-It Ralph,” Rich Moore

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Argo,” Chris Terrio
“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
“Life of Pi,” David Magee
“Lincoln,” Tony Kushner
“Silver Linings Playbook,” David O. Russell

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Amour,” Michael Haneke
“Django Unchained,” Quentin Tarantino
“Flight,” John Gatins
“Moonrise Kingdom,” Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
“Zero Dark Thirty,” Mark Boal

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“5 Broken Cameras”
“The Gatekeepers”
“How to Survive a Plague”
“The Invisible War”
“Searching for Sugar Man”

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
“Inocente,” Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
“Kings Point,” Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
“Mondays at Racine,” Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
“Open Heart,” Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
“Redemption,” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Anna Karenina,” Seamus McGarvey
“Django Unchained,” Robert Richardson
“Life of Pi,” Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln,” Janusz Kaminski
“Skyfall,” Roger Deakins

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Anna Karenina,” Jacqueline Durran
“Les Misérables,” Paco Delgado
“Lincoln,” Joanna Johnston
“Mirror Mirror,” Eiko Ishioka
“Snow White and the Huntsman,” Colleen Atwood

BEST FILM EDITING
“Argo,” William Goldenberg
“Life of Pi,” Tim Squyres
“Lincoln,” Michael Kahn
“Silver Linings Playbook,” Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
“Zero Dark Thirty,” Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
“Hitchcock,” Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
“Les Misérables,” Westcott and Julie Dartnell

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli
“Argo,” Alexandre Desplat
“Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna
“Lincoln,” John Williams
“Skyfall,” Thomas Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice,” Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from “Ted,” Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi,” Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
“Skyfall” from “Skyfall,” Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
“Suddenly” from “Les Misérables,” Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Anna Karenina” (Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer)
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright)
“Les Misérables” (Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson)
“Life of Pi” (Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock)
“Lincoln” (Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“Adam and Dog” (Minkyu Lee)
“Fresh Guacamole” (PES)
“Head over Heels” (Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly)
“Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”” (David Silverman)
“Paperman” (John Kahrs)

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Asad” (Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura)
“Buzkashi Boys” (Sam French and Ariel Nasr)
“Curfew” (Shawn Christensen)
“Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” (Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele)
“Henry” (Yan England)

BEST SOUND EDITING
“Argo” (Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn)
“Django Unchained” (Wylie Stateman)
“Life of Pi” (Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton)
“Skyfall” (Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers)
“Zero Dark Thirty” (Paul N.J. Ottosson)

BEST SOUND MIXING
“Argo” (John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia)
“Les Misérables” (Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes)
“Life of Pi” (Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin)
“Lincoln” (Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins)
“Skyfall” (Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White)
“Life of Pi” (Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott)
“Marvel’s The Avengers” (Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick)
“Prometheus” (Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill)
“Snow White and the Huntsman” (Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson)

Argo

JANUARY 14, 2012
DIRECTOR’S GUILD AWARDS

BEST DIRECTOR, FEATURE
Ben Affleck, ARGO
Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Tom Hooper, LES MISERABLES
Ang Lee, LIFE OF PI
Steven Spielberg, LINCOLN

BEST DIRECTOR, DOCUMENTARY
Malik Bendjelloul, SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
Kirby Dick, THE INVISIBLE WAR
David France, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
Lauren Greenfield, THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
Alison Klayman, AL WELWEL: NEVER SORRY

Skyfall

JANUARY 9, 2012
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARDS

Seamus McGarvey, ANNA KARENINA
Danny Cohen, LES MISERABLES
Claudio Miranda, LIFE OF PI
Janusz Kaminski, LINCOLN
Roger Deakins, SKYFALL

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

JANUARY 8, 2012
CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY AWARDS

MOTION PICTURE – LIVE ACTION
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
Brave
Frankenweenie
The Lorax
Rise Of The Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

Lincoln

JANUARY 8, 2012
BAFTA AWARDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO, Chris Terrio
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
LIFE OF PI, David Magee
LINCOLN, Tony Kushner
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, David O. Russell

ANIMATED FILM
BRAVE
FRANKENWEENIE
PARANORMAN

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anna Karenina
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall

COSTUME DESIGN
Anna Karenina
Great Expectations
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Snow White And The Huntsman

DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke, AMOUR
Ben Affleck, ARGO
Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED
Ang Lee, LIFE OF PI
Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY

DOCUMENTARY
The Imposter
McCullin
Searching For Sugar Man
Marley
West Of Memphis

EDITING
Argo
Django Unchained
Life Of Pi
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST FILM
Argo
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Amour
Headhunters
The Hunt
Rust And Bone
Untouchable

LEADING ACTOR
Ben Affleck, ARGO
Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
Hugh Jackman, LES MISERABLES
Joaquin Phoenix, THE MASTER

LEADING ACTRESS
Emmanuelle Riva, AMOUR
Helen Mirren, HITCHCOCK
Jennifer Lawrence, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Marion Cotillard, RUST AND BONE

MAKEUP AND HAIR
Anna Karenina
Hitchcock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Lincoln

ORIGINAL FILM MUSIC
ARGO, Alexandre Desplat
ANNA KARENINA, Dario Marianelli
LIFE OF PI, Mychael Danna
LINCOLN, John Williams
SKYFALL, Thomas Newman

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMOUR, Michael Haneke
DJANGO UNCHAINED, Quentin Tarantino
THE MASTER, Paul Thomas Anderson
MOONRISE KINGDOM, Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
ZERO DARK THIRTY, Mark Boal

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Anna Karenina
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Seven Psychopaths
Skyfall

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Anna Karenina
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall

SHORT ANIMATION
Here To Fall
I’m Fine Thanks
The Making Of Longbird

SHORT FILM
The Curse
Good Night
Swimmer
Tumult
The Voorman Problem

SOUND
Django Unchained
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Skyfall

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life Of Pi
Prometheus
Marvel Avengers Assemble

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, ARGO
Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED
Javier Bardem, SKYFALL
Philip Seymour Hoffman, THE MASTER
Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, THE MASTER
Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES
Helen Hunt, THE SESSIONS
Judi Dench, SKYFALL
Sally Field, LINCOLN

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

JANUARY 7, 2012
VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY AWARDS

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS-DRIVEN FEATURE – MOTION PICTURE
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Prometheus
Life of Pi
The Avengers
Battleship

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

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

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
The Hobbit: Goblin King
The Hobbit: Gollum
The Avengers: The Hulk
Life of Pi: Richard Parker

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
Brave: Merida
Hotel Transylvania: Dracula
Wreck-It Ralph: Vanellope
The Pirates: Band of Misfits

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A LIVE ACTION FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
The Hobbit: Goblin Caverns
Prometheus: LV-233
The Avengers: Midtown Manhattan
Life of Pi: Open Ocean

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
Brave: The Forest
ParaNorman: Graveyard
ParaNorman: Main Street
Rise of the Guardians: The North Pole

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A LIVE ACTION FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Avengers: Downtown Manhattan
Total Recall: Hover Car Chase
The Amazing Spider-Man

OUTSTANDING MODELS IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
The Avengers: Helicarrier
The Impossible: Orchid Hotel
Men in Black 3: Cape Canaveral/ Apollo Launch
The Dark Knight Rises: Airplane Heist

OUTSTANDING FX AND SIMULATION ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
Brave
ParaNorman: Practical Volumetrics
ParaNorman: Angry Aggie Ink-Blot Electricity
Rise of the Guardians: Last Stand

OUTSTANDING FX AND SIMULATION ANIMATION IN A LIVE ACTION FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi: Storm of God
Battleship
Life of Pi: Ocean

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi: Storm of God
The Avengers: Hulk Punch
Prometheus: Engineers & the Orrery

Argo

JANUARY 4, 2012
WRITERS’ GUILD AWARDS

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 and 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

Skyfall

JANUARY 2, 2012
ART DIRECTOR’S GUILD AWARDS

PERIOD FILM
ANNA KARENINA, Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood
ARGO, Production Designer: Sharon Seymour
DJANGO UNCHAINED, Production Designer: J. Michael Riva
LES MISÉRABLES, Production Designer: Eve Stewart
LINCOLN, Production Designer: Rick Carter

FANTASY FILM
CLOUD ATLAS, Production Designer: Uli Hanisch, Hugh Bateup
LIFE OF PI, Production Designer: David Gropman
PROMETHEUS, Production Designer: Arthur Max
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, Production Designer: Nathan Crowley, Kevin Kavanaugh
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, Production Designer: Dan Hannah

CONTEMPORARY FILM
FLIGHT, Production Designer: Nelson Coates
SKYFALL, Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, Production Designer: Alan MacDonald
THE IMPOSSIBLE, Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero
ZERO DARK THIRTY, Production Designer: Jeremy Hindle

Lincoln

DECEMBER 11, 2012
CRTICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
John Hawkes – “The Sessions”
Hugh Jackman – “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”
Denzel Washington – “Flight”

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard – “Rust and Bone”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts – “The Impossible”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin – “Argo”
Javier Bardem – “Skyfall”
Robert De Niro – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
Matthew McConaughey – “Magic Mike”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – “The Master”
Judi Dench – “Skyfall”
Ann Dowd – “Compliance”
Sally Field – “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway – “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt – “The Sessions”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning – “Ginger & Rosa”
Kara Hayward – “Moonrise Kingdom”
Tom Holland – “The Impossible”
Logan Lerman – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Suraj Sharma – “Life of Pi”
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck – “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tom Hooper – “Les Misérables”
Ang Lee – “Life of Pi”
David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino – “Django Unchained”
John Gatins – “Flight”
Rian Johnson – “Looper”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “The Master”
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola – “Moonrise Kingdom”
Mark Boal – “Zero Dark Thirty”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Terrio – “Argo”
David Magee – “Life of Pi”
Tony Kushner – “Lincoln”
Stephen Chbosky – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Les Misérables” – Danny Cohen
“Life of Pi” – Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln” – Janusz Kaminski
“The Master” – Mihai Malaimare Jr.

Silver Linings Playbook

DECEMBER 12, 2012
THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS

ACTOR:
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables
Denzel Washington – Flight

ACTRESS:
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren – Hitchcock
Naomi Watts – The Impossible

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Alan Arkin – Argo
Javier Bardem – Skyfall
Robert De Nrio – Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Sally Field – Lincoln
Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy
Maggie Smith – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

ENSEMBLE CAST:
ARGO – Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Rory Cochrane, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Denham, Tate Donovan, Clea Duvall, Victor Garber, John Goodman, Scoot Mcnairy, Chris Messina
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL – Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Ronald Pickup, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton
LES MISERABLES – Isabelle Allen, Samantha Barks, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Daniel Huttlestone, Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Tveit, Colm Wilkinson
LINCOLN – Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, David Strathairn
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK – Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver

ENSEMBLE STUNTS:
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Bourne Legacy
The Dark Knight Rises
Les Misérables
Skyfall

Lincoln

DECEMBER 13, 2012
THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best motion picture – drama
“Argo”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – drama
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard, “Rust and Bone”
Helen Mirren, “Hitchcock”
Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – drama
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Richard Gere, “Arbitrage”
John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”

Best motion picture – comedy or musical
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
“Les Misérables”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
“Silver Linings Playbook”

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – comedy or musical
Emily Blunt, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Judi Dench, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Maggie Smith, “Quartet”
Meryl Streep, “Hope Springs”

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – comedy or musical
Jack Black, “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables”
Ewan McGregor, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Bill Murray, “Hyde Park on Hudson”

Best animated feature film
“Brave”
“Frankenweenie”
“Hotel Transylvania”
“Wreck-It Ralph”
“Rise of the Guardians”

Best foreign language film
“Amour” (Austria)
“A Royal Affair” (Denmark)
“The Intouchables” (France)
“Kon-Tiki” (Norway/U.K./Denmark)
“Rust and Bone” (France)

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture
Amy Adams, “The Master”
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Nicole Kidman, “The Paperboy”

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”
Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”

Best director – motion picture
Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”

Best screenplay – motion picture
Mark Boal, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tony Kushner, “Lincoln”
David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”
Chris Terrio, “Argo”

Best original score – motion picture
Mychael Danna, “Life of Pi”
Alexandre Desplat, “Argo”
Dario Marianelli, “Anna Karenina”
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, “Cloud Atlas”
John Williams, “Lincoln”

Best original song – motion picture
“For You” (Music by Monty Powell, Keith Urban; Lyrics by Monty Powell, Keith Urban) – “Act of Valor”
“Not Running Anymore” (Music by Jon Bon Jovi; Lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi) – “Stand Up Guys”
“Safe & Sound” (Music by Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T. Bone Burnett; Lyrics by Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T. Bone Burnett) – “The Hunger Games”
“Skyfall” (Music by Adele, Paul Epworth; Lyrics by Adele, Paul Epworth) – “Skyfall”
“Suddenly” (Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg; Lyrics by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg) – “Les Misérables”

Argo

DECEMBER 10, 2012
AFI’s BEST FILMS OF 2012

Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Amour

DECEMBER 9, 2012
L.A. FILM CRITICS AWARDS (WINNERS)

Film: Amour. Runner-up: The Master.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master. Runner-up: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty.
Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master. Runner-up: Denis Lavant, Holy Motors.
Actress: (Tie) Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook, Emmanuelle Riva, Amour.
Supporting actress: Amy Adams, The Master. Runner-up: Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises, Les Miserables.
Supporting actor: Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild. Runner-up: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained.
Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo. Runner-up: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook.
Animation: Frankenweenie. Runner-up, It’s Such a Beautiful Day.
Documentary: The Gatekeepers. unner-up: Searching for Sugar Man.
Foreign-language film: Holy Motors (France). Runner-up: Footnote (Israel).
Cinematography: Roger Deakins, Skyfall. Runner-up: Mihai Malaimare Jr., The Master.
Film Editing: Dylan Tichenor, William Goldenberg, Zero Dark Thirty. Runner-up: William Goldenberg, Argo.
Score: Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild. Runner-up: Johnny Greenwood, The Master.
Production design: David Crank, Jack Fisk, The Master. Runner-up: Adam Stockhausen, Moonrise Kingdom.
Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: Leviathan.
New Generation Award: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Zero Dark Thirty

DECEMBER 3, 2012
N.Y. FILM CRITIC’S CIRCLE AWARDS (WINNERS)

Best Film: “Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”

Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, “Compliance”

Best Adapted Screenplay: “Silver Linings Playbook”

Best Original Screenplay: “Looper”

Best Animated Feature: “Wreck-It Ralph”

Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland, “The Impossible”

Breakthrough Actress: Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Best Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Amour”

Best Documentary: “Searching for Sugar Man”

Best Ensemble: “Les Miserables”

Spotlight Award: John Goodman (“Argo,” “Flight,” “ParaNorman,” “Trouble with the Curve”)

NBR Freedom of Expression: “The Central Park Five”

NBR Freedom of Expression: “Promised Land”

Top Films (in alphabetical order) “Argo” “Beasts of the Southern Wild” “Django Unchained” “Les Miserables “Lincoln” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” “Promised Land” “Silver Linings Playbook”

Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order) “Barbara” “The Intouchables” “The Kid with a Bike “No” “War Witch”

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order) “Ai Weiwie: Never Sorry” “Detropia” “The Gatekeepers “The Invisible War” “Only the Young”

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order) “Arbitrage” “Bernie” “Compliance” “End of Watch” “Hello I Must Be Going” “Little Birds” “Moonrise Kingdom” “On the Road” “Quartet” “Sleepwalk with Me”

Wreck-It Ralph

DECEMBER 3, 2012
ANNIE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE
Brave – Disney/Pixar
Frankenweenie -The Walt Disney Studios
Hotel Transylvania – Sony Pictures Animation
ParaNorman – Focus Features
Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation
The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Aardman Animations
The Rabbi’s Cat – GKIDS
Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

BEST ANIMATED SHORT SUBJECT
“Brad and Gary” – Illumination Entertainment
“Bydlo” – National Film Board of Canada
“Eyes on the Stars” – StoryCorps
“Goodnight Mr. Foot” – Sony Pictures Animation
“Kali the Little Vampire” – National Film Board of Canada
“Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare’” – Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
“Paperman” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
“The Simpsons – ‘Bill Plympton Couch Gag’” – Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV

ANIMATED EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED PRODUCTION
Andrew Nawrot, Joe Gorski, Grant Laker – “ParaNorman”
Andrew Schneider “Ice Age: Continental Drift”
Andy Hayes, Carl Hooper, David Lipton – “Rise of the Guardians”
Bill Watral, Chris Chapman, Dave Hale, Keith Klohn, Michael K. O’Brien – “Brave”
Brett Albert – “Wreck-It Ralph”
Jihyun Yoon – “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”
Joel Aron – “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”

ANIMATED EFFECTS IN A LIVE-ACTION PRODUCTION
Jerome Platteaux, John Sigurdson, Ryan Hopkins, Raul Essig, Mark Chataway – “The Avengers”
Stephen Marshall, Joseph Pepper, Dustin Wicke – “The Amazing Spider-Man”
Sue Rowe, Simon Stanley-Clamp, Artemis Oikonomopoulou, Holger Voss, Nikki Makar, Catherine Elvidge – “John Carter”
Willi Geiger, Rick Hankins, Florent Andorra, Florian Witzel, Aron Bonar – “Battleship”

CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A FEATURE PRODUCTION
Dan Nguyen – “Brave”
David Pate – “Rise of the Guardians”
Jaime Landes – “Brave”
Phillppe LeBrun – “Rise of the Guardians”
Pierre Perifel – “Rise of the Guardians”
Travis Hathaway – “Brave”
Travis Knight – “ParaNorman”
Will Becher – “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”

CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A LIVE-ACTION PRODUCTION
“Life of Pi”
“The Avengers”
“The Amazing Spider-Man”

CHARACTER DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Bill Schwab, Lorelay Bove, Cory Loftis, Minkyu Lee – “Wreck-It Ralph”
Carlos Grangel – “Hotel Transylvania”
Carter Goodrich – “Hotel Transylvania”
Craig Kellman – “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”
Heidi Smith – “ParaNorman”
Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon, Colin Stimpson – “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”

DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Genndy Tartakovsky, “Hotel Transylvania”
Johan Sfar, Antoine Delesvaux – “The Rabbi’s Cat”
Remi Bezancon, Jean-Christophe – “Lie Zarafa”
Rick Moore – “Wreck-It Ralph”
Sam Fell, Chris Butler – “ParaNorman”

MUSIC IN AN ANIMATED PRODUCTION
Alexandre Desplat – “Rise of the Guardians”
Bruce Retief Adventures in – “Zambezia”
Henry Jackman – “Wreck-It Ralph”
Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn, Valerie Vigoda – “Secret of the Wings”
John Powell, Adam Schlesinger, Ester Dean – “Ice Age: Continental Drift”
John Powell, Cinco Paul – “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
Mark Mothersbaugh Hotel – “Transylvania”
Patrick Doyle, Mark Andrews, Alex Mandel – “Brave”

PRODUCTION DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Kendal Cronkhite-Shaindlin, Shannon Jeffries, Lindsey Olivares, Kenard Pak – “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”
Marcelo Vignali – “Hotel Transylvania”
Nash Dunnigan, Arden Chen, Jon Townley, Kyle McNaughton – “Ice Age: Continental Drift”
Nelson Lowry, Ross Stewart, Pete Oswald, Ean McNamara, Trevor Dalmer – “ParaNorman”
Norman Garwood, Matt Berry – “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”
Patrick Hanenberger, Max Boas, Jayee Borcar, Woonyoung Jung, Perry Maple, Peter Maynez, Stan Seo, Felix Yoon – “Rise of the Guardians”
Rick Heintzich – “Frankenweenie”
Steve Pilcher – “Brave”

STORYBOARDING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Emmanuela Cozzi, “ParaNorman”
Johanne Matte, “Rise of the Guardians”
Leo Matsuda, “Wreck-It Ralph”
Lissa Treiman, “Wreck-It Ralph”
Rob Koo, “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”

VOICE ACTING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Adam Sandler as Dracula – “Hotel Transylvania”
Alan Tudyk as King Candy – “Wreck-It Ralph”
Atticus Shaffer as “E”Gore – “Frankenweenie”
Catherine O’Hara as Weird Girl – “Frankenweenie”
Imelda Staunton as Queen Victoria – “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”
Jim Cummings as Budzo – “Adventures in Zambezia”
Jude Law as Pitch – “Rise of the Guardians”
Kelly MacDonald as Merida – “Brave”

WRITING IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Chris Butler – “ParaNorman”
Gideon Defoe – “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”
Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa, Karey Kirkpatrick – “From Up on Poppy Hill”
John August – “Frankenweenie”
Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi – “Brave”
Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee – “Wreck-It Ralph”

EDITORIAL IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE PRODUCTION
Catherine Apple, “Hotel Transylvania”
Joyce Arrastia, “Rise of the Guardians”
Mark Rosenbaum, “Secret of the Wings”
Nicholas A. Smith, ACE, Robert Graham Jones, ACE, David Suther, “Brave”
Tim Mertens, “Wreck-It Ralph”

Zero Dark Thirty

DECEMBER 3, 2012
N.Y. FILM CRITIC’S CIRCLE AWARDS (WINNERS)

Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actress: Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Screenplay: Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike and Bernie
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field, Lincoln
Best Animated Film: Frankenweenie
Best Cinematographer: Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty
Best First Film: How to Survive a Plague
Best Foreign Film: Amour

Moonrise Kingdom

NOVEMBER 28, 2012
THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

BEST FEATURE
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Bernie
Keep the Lights On
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev, The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks
Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
Fill the Void
Gimme the Loot
Safety Not Guaranteed
Sound of My Voice
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Rama Burshtein, Fill the Void
Derek Connolly, Safety Not Guaranteed
Christopher Ford, Robot & Frank
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack, Celeste and Jesse Forever
Jonathan Lisecki, Gayby

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Linda Cardellini, Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed

BEST MALE LEAD
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Thure Lindhardt, Keep the Lights On
Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe
Wendell Pierce, Four

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Rosemarie DeWitt, Your Sister’s Sister
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice
Lorraine Toussaint, Middle of Nowhere

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
David Oyelowo, Middle of Nowhere
Michael Péna, End of Watch
Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
Bruce Willis, Moonrise Kingdom

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Yoni Brook, Valley of Saints
Lol Crawley, Here
Ben Richardson, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Roman Vasyanov, End of Watch
Robert Yeoman, Moonrise Kingdom

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
“How to Survive a Plague”
DIRECTOR: David France
PRODUCERS: David France, Howard Gertler
“Marina Abramoviæ: The Artist is Present”
DIRECTOR: Matthew Akers
PRODUCERS: Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre
“The Central Park Five”
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
“The Invisible War”
DIRECTOR: Kirby Dick
PRODUCERS: Tanner King Barklow, Amy Ziering

“The Waiting Room”
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Peter Nicks
PRODUCERS: Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Amour
Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
Rust And Bone
Sister
War Witch

Moonrise Kingdom

NOVEMBER 27, 2012
GOTHAM AWARDS (WINNERS)

Best Feature
MOONRISE KINGDOM

Audience Award
ARTIFACT

Best Documentary
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE

Best Director
Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Best Actor
Emayatzy Corinealdi, MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

Best Ensemble Award
Emily Blunt, Rosemarie Dewitt, Mark Duplass, YOUR SISTER’S SISTER

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Award
AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY
Terence Nance, director; Terence Nance, Andrew Corkin, James Bartlett, producers

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