Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2012.

Los Angeles Film Critics Association just awarded the best movies in 2012 and as usual, they went with some really interesting, bold and edgy choices. Amour won Picture while Paul Thomas Anderson won Director for The Master. Joaquin Phoenix won Actor while there was a tie between both Emmanuelle Riva and Jennifer Lawrence. Very interesting choices in Supporting category, Amy Adams and much deserving Dwight Henry won for their performances in The Master and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Best Foreign Film however didn't went to Amour but to Holy Motors, interesting, sharing the love (wealth). Overall i think they have so far produced a wonderful list of winners that feels literally their own choices, they aren't inspired by the buzz. Zero Dark Thirty will still however win though i would love to see Amour making the Best Picture Oscar line-up and with them awarding The Master in many categories, i hope critics really award a movie that is one of its kind. They shouldn't think like the academy of any kind i mean they are critics!


Below is the full list of winners and runner-ups:

Best Film: Amour
(runner-up: The Master)

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
(runner-up: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook *TIE* Emmanuelle Riva, Amour

Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
(runner-up: Denis Lavant, Holy Motors)

Best Supporting Actor: Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
(runner-up: Christof Waltz, Django Unchained)

Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, The Master
(runner-up: Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises and Les Miserables)

Best Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
(runner-up: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Animated Film: Frankenweenie
(runner-up: It’s Such a Beautiful Day)

Best Foreign Film: Holy Motors
(runner-up: Footnote)

Best Editing: Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg, Zero Dark Thirty
(runner-up: William Goldenberg, Argo)

Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, Skyfall
(runner-up: Mihai Malaimare Jr., The Master)

Best Score: Benh Zeitlin & Dan Romer, Beasts of the Southern Wild
(runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, The Master)

Best Production Design: Jack Fisk, The Master
(runner-up: Adam Stockhausen, Moonrise Kingdom)

Best Documentary: The Gatekeepers
(runner-up: Searching for Sugar Man)

New Generation Award: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild (director)