Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominees

Best Film
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Looper
Les Miserables
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director
Ben Affleck "Argo"
Paul Thomas Anderson "The Master"
Wes Anderson "Moonrise Kingdom"
Kathryn Bigelow "Zero Dark Thirty"
Tom Hooper "Les Miserables"
Steven Spielberg "Lincoln"

Best Actor
Bradley Cooper "Silver Linings Playbook"
John Hawkes "The Sessions"
Hugh Jackman "Les Miserables"
Denis Lavant "Holy Motors"
Joaquin Phoenix "The Master"

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence "Silver Linings Playbook"
Helen Mirren "Hitchcock"
Quvenzhane Wallis "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Naomi Watts "The Impossible"

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin "Argo"
Leonardo Dicaprio "Django Unchained"
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
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola "Moonrise Kingdom"
Marl Boal "Zero Dark Thirty"
Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon "The Cabin in the Woods"
Rian Johnson "Looper"
Quentin Tarantino "Django Unchained"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Stephen Chbosky "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Tony Kusher "Lincoln"
David Magee "Life of Pi"
David O. Russell "Silver Linings Playbook"
Chris Terrio "Argo"

Best Cinematography
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Skyfall

Best Score
Argo
Moonrise Kingdom
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
The Dark Knight Rises

Best Ensemble
Argo
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings PLaybook

Best Animated Film
Brave
Frankenweenie
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
ParaNorman
Wreck-It Ralph

Best Documentary
How to Survive a Plague
The Imposter
Queen of Versailles
Samsara
Searching for Sugar Man

Best Foreign Language Film
Headhunters
Hipsters
Holy Motors
The Kid With a Bike
Let the Bullets Fly

Best Overlooked Film
Bernie
Goon
Killer Joe
Safety Not Guaranteed
Seven Psychopaths

Best Breakthrough Film Artist
Tom Holland "The Impossible"
Bart Layton "The Imposter"
Quvenzhane Wallis "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Benh Zeitlin "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Actor of the Year (For Body of Work)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Anne Hathaway
Jennifer Lawrence
Matthew McConaghuey
Channing Tatum

The 3rd Annual Awards Psychic Awards: Nomination Totals

Just for your information, here are the nomination totals for this year's Awards Psychic Awards (excluding worst film):

Lincoln - 9
Django Unchained - 7
Skyfall - 7
Moonrise Kingdom - 6
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - 6
Beasts of the Southern Wild - 4
The Dark Knight Rises - 4
Les Miserables - 4
Zero Dark Thirty - 4
Argo - 3
Hope Springs - 3
The Master - 3
Silver Linings Playbook - 3
This is 40 - 3
Wreck-It Ralph - 3
21 Jump Street - 2
The Avengers - 2
Brave - 2
The Cabin in the Woods - 2
Chronicle - 2
Cloud Atlas - 2
Frankenweenie - 2
Life of Pi - 2
Looper - 2
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - 2
ParaNorman - 2
The Sessions - 2
Anna Karenina - 1
Bernie - 1
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - 1
Compliance - 1
The Deep Blue Sea - 1
Flight - 1
The Grey - 1
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - 1
Holy Motors - 1
Magic Mike - 1
Pitch Perfect - 1
Rust & Bone - 1
The Secret World of Arrietty -1
Wanderlust - 1

New Golden Globe Poll in Sidebar

Take the chance to vote in the latest poll in the sidebar. This time around pick the film you think will win the Best Picture - Drama race at this year's Golden Globes! Also stick around this weekend and into next week as I announce my award winners, start to predict the upcoming Oscar nominations, and cover the DGA/PGA/and WGA nominations!

The 3rd Annual Awards Psychic Awards Nominees

I am proud to announce this year's nominees for the 3rd Annual Awards Psychic Awards. I will announce most likely Monday afternoon/evening or Tuesday. As we hit the new year, the Oscar blogosphere will be in full swing with Guild nominations coming practically every day. Furthermore, starting either Tuesday (maybe Wednesday if I am too hungover), I will began posting my final predictions for the Oscar nominations which will be announced January 10th. Because of the tight schedule, I will probably post a final list on Janurary 9th after DGA and BAFTA roll in. So stay tuned and enjoy the nominations below!:

Best Picture - Drama

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Lincoln

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Skyfall

Zero Dark Thirty

Best Picture – Comedy/Musical

21 Jump Street

Hope Springs

Les Miserables

Moonrise Kingdom

Silver Linings Playbook

This is 40

Best Picture – Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Comic Book/Horror

The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods

Chronicle

Cloud Atlas

The Dark Knight Rises

Looper

Best Picture – Animated

Brave

Frankenweenie

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

ParaNorman

The Secret World of Arriety

Wreck-It Ralph

Best Actor – Drama

Daniel Day-Lewis “Lincoln”

John Hawkes “The Sessions”

Denis Lavant “Holy Motors”
Logan Lerman "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

Liam Neeson “The Grey”

Joaquin Phoenix “The Master”

Denzel Washington “Flight”

Best Actress – Drama

Jessica Chastain “Zero Dark Thirty”

Marion Cotillard “Rust & Bone”

Anne Hathaway “The Dark Knight Rises”

Kiera Knightley “Anna Karenina”

Quvenzhane Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Rachel Weisz “The Deep Blue Sea”

Best Actor – Comedy/Musical

Jack Black “Bernie”

Hugh Jackman “Les Miserables”

Tommy Lee Jones “Hope Springs”

Paul Rudd “Wanderlust/This is 40”

Channing Tatum “Magic Mike/21 Jump Street”

Bruce Willis “Moonrise Kingdom”

Best Actress – Comedy/Musical

Judi Dench “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

Kara Hayward “Moonrise Kingdom”

Anna Kendrick “Pitch Perfect”

Jennifer Lawrence “Silver Linings Playbook”

Leslie Mann “This is 40”

Meryl Streep “Hope Springs”

Best Supporting Actor

Javier Bardem “Skyfall”

Leonardo Dicaprio “Django Unchained”

Samuel L. Jackson “Django Unchained”

Tommy Lee Jones “Lincoln”

Ezra Miller “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
James Spader “Lincoln”

Best Supporting Actress

Judi Dench “Skyfall”

Ann Dowd “Compliance”

Sally Field “Lincoln”

Anne Hathaway “Les Miserables”

Helen Hunt “The Sessions”
Emma Watson "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

Best Ensemble

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Moonrise Kingdom

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Skyfall

Best Director

Ben Affleck “Argo”

Wes Anderson “Moonrise Kingdom”

Kathryn Bigelow “Zero Dark Thirty”

Sam Mendes "Skyfall"
Steven Spielberg “Lincoln”

Quentin Tarantino “Django Unchained”

Benh Zeitlin "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Voice Acting Performance

Jane Lynch “Wreck-It Ralph”

Kelly MacDonald “Brave”

Kodi Smit-McPhee “ParaNorman”

Catherine O’Hara “Frankenweenie”

Frances McDormand “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”

John C. Reilly “Wreck-It Ralph”

Best Adapted Screenplay

Chris Terrio “Argo”

Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Tony Kushner ‘Lincoln”

Stephen Chbosky “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

David O. Russell “Silver Linings Playbook”

John Logan, Patrick Marber, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade “Skyfall”

Best Original Screenplay

Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard "The Cabin in the Woods"
Quentin Tarantino “Django Unchained”

Rian Johnson “Looper”

Paul Thomas Anderson “The Master”

Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola “Moonrise Kingdom”

Mark Boal “Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Cinematography

Wally Pfister “The Dark Knight Rises”

Robert Richardson “Django Unchained”

Claudio Miranda “Life of Pi”

Janusz Kaminski “Lincoln”

Mihai Malaimaire “The Master”

Roger Deakins “Skyfall”

Best Visual Effects

The Avengers

Chronicle

Cloud Atlas

The Dark Knight Rises

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Life of Pi

Worst Film of the Year

Battleship

John Carter

That’s My Boy

A Thousand Words

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominees

BEST FILM
Lincoln
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty

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 Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions

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

BEST SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
Holy Motors
The Intouchables

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

A full list of nominees in the Canadian category follows.

BEST CANADIAN FILM
Cosmopolis
Rebelle
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 Clément, Laurence Anyways
Stéphanie 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 DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN FILM
Panos Cosmatos, Beyond the Black Rainbow
David Cronenberg, Cosmopolis
Sarah Polley, Stories We Tell

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

The Awards Psychic's Top Ten Television Programs of 2012

10. Grey's Anatomy - This one probably is surprising, as well as eye-roll inducing, for most people. I'll admit, that I am a hardcore Grey's Anatomy fan, and I'm not ashamed of it. I have stuck by through the bad times, and celebrated the good ones. And since the terrible shooting in the hospital a couple of seasons ago, Grey's has rebounded in terms of both its storylines and particularly its characters. And in the end, that is why we, as its fans, love this show. It is about the characters, and so far in this season, (and in the second half of last season), Grey's has once again turned its focus to the characters that we love. It has regained its humor, found its footing, and has remained one of the most entertaining shows on broadcast television. I know that most people have jumped off the bandwagon, and at any moment, the creators and actors could decide to end it, but until that day, I will always be along for the ride.

9. Bunheads - I know absolutely nothing about ballet. But I have so much respect for Amy Sherman, and think that Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop are two talented and awesome presences on screen. So this summer I tuned into their project, Bunheads, about a dancer who gets married and ends up living in the small town of Paradise with her dance instructer mother-in-law. If the premise sounds ridiculous at first, it eventually settles into a nice rhythm. Like Gilmore Girls before it, it is a fast-paced, wildly intelligent comedy, populated with quirky characters and awkward situations. While I still maintain that it needs to correct a few things (seem my eariler review for that list), Bunheads will no doubt remain one of my favorite new shows of the season, and one of the most highly anticipated in the coming new year.

8. Nashville - In a year for mostly duds for new broadcast shows, Nashville stands out as a bright spot. It is a highly entertaining, well-made primetime soap opera that deftly combines its varying characters, and its intertwining storylines about love, sex, music, and politics. It doesn't hurt that its two leads, Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are both rockstars, not only in their surprising vocal abilities, but in their respective performances. They both bring a brilliant mix of power, sexuality, talent, and vulnerability to their roles, and hopefully, as the second half of its seasons kicks up next month, they will continue to explore their feisty and entertaining relationship. But its not just the actors that get credit, as a lot also goes to the guys and gals behind the camera that keep the interesting plotlines moving at a nice pace. While some may not see this as a high compliment considering the plethora of bad new shows this season, I still maintain that this is the best new show on broadcast television, and hopefully will continue to shine well into 2013 and beyond.

7. Breaking Bad - I am so sad that Breaking Bad will no longer be a part of the television culture after this summer, because for so many years it was an important show that broke new ground in terms of the quality of televison on cable, and in the graphic and disturbing way it presented itself, and I mean that in a good way. Breaking Bad is a high-octane drug thriller, featuring stunning performances from its whole cast, taut writing and directing, and a mentality by all involved to create something that is real, disturbing, as well as highly entertaining. There are a lot of great shows on telelvison, but few have maintained the intensity like Breaking Bad. It was such a vital addition to television, bringing an almost cinematic quality to the small screen. But at least we all have half a season left, and with that midseason cliff hanger, we all should be rejoicing for the gift.

6. Modern Family - So many people get mad year in and year out when Modern Family cleans up at the various awards shows, particularly the Emmys. Now I understand the argument that there are so many great shows on television that it is time to spread the love around. But the argument that it is not worthy of recognition is completely wrong. Modern Family, week in and week out, is laugh-out-loud funny. It is populated with wacky characters and ridiculous storylines. But despite the silliness, there is also real emotion and love that is exchanged between the characters, and this is why we keep coming back week after week. Beneath the surface, Modern Family is really about love and the ties that bind us. And the warmth that is exuded from the screen is enough to heat the whole house.

5. New Girl - I liked this show last year, but after recently revisiting the first season, and catching up on my recorded episodes of Season 2, I have grown to really love this show. Zooey Deschanel is absolutely amazing as Jess, and the cast as a whole has a great vibe and chemistry which seems natural and easy. Plus with all of its quirky madness, it is geninuely funny, indefinitely charming and clever, and usually has me rolling on the floor with laughter. Finally, like Modern Family, there is true love and, in this case, friendship, exhibited between the different characters that is so obvious and is so welcomed on television. I think that New Girl fills a nice niche in television and is one of the best comedies on TV today.

4. Homeland - Homeland may be a fictional show, but its storylines might as well have been ripped from today's headlines. It is by far one of the most tense and taut shows on television. It gets your pulse going, and between its realisitic and intricate plotlines, and its fantastic performances, it is one of the few shows that week after week leaves you breathless and on the edge of your seat. It has the quality of a cinematic experience, and never fails to surprise its audience, throwing out soem plot twist that literally makes you drop your jaw. Finally, and most impressively, despite its heavy material, its screenwriters' agility and skill and its actors incredible grasp of the material helps it remain an incredibly entertaining experience.

3. Parks & Recreation - It is no surprise that year in and year out Parks and Recreation is my favorite television comedy, despite some incredibly stiff competition. It nails it mockumentary style the way The Office did (up until last season), and it is filled with some of the funniest and most talented actors working on television today, led by the incredibly funny and talented Amy Poehler. Most importantly, Parks and Recreation is a show that continuely grows and continuely gets better. After the first season, I was almost done with the show, but every new season makes me happier that I did stick around, because the evolution from an almost goner to one of the best shows on television has been one hell of a ride.

2. The Good Wife - I have written so much about The Good Wife, that I am not going to keep reinterating the same points. It will suffice it to say that despite the recent Kalinda plotline, The Good Wife remains one of the most entertaining and well-made shows on the air today.

1. Parenthood - Once again, I have been here so many times, I have to be repetitive. While the show still has some trouble balancing all of its characters (all shows with this large of a cast have the same problem), the emotion exuded from the screen is always genuine, and the performances, particularly Monica Potter and Peter Krause, this season are simply out of this world.

Online Film Critics Society Award Nominees

Best Picture
Argo
Holy Motors
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Animated Feature
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Secret World of Arrietty
Wreck-It Ralph

Best Film Not in the English Language
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

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
Quvenzhané 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 Misérables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions

Best Original Screenplay
The Cabin in the Woods – Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Looper – Rian Johnson
The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson
Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal

Best Adapted Screenplay
Argo – Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Cloud Atlas – Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski
Cosmopolis – David Cronenberg
Lincoln – Tony Kushner

Best Editing
Argo – William Goldenberg
Cloud Atlas – Alexander Berner
The Master – Leslie Jones, Peter McNulty
Skyfall – Stuart Baird
Zero Dark Thirty – William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor

Best Cinematography
Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda
Lincoln – Janusz Kaminski
The Master – Mihai Malamiare Jr.
Moonrise Kingdom – Robert D. Yeoman
Skyfall – Roger Deakins

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

Top 10
1. "Argo"
2. "Zero Dark Thirty"
3. "Moonrise Kingdom"
4. "Django Unchained"
5. "Silver Linings Playbook"
6. "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
7. "The Master"
8. "Lincoln"
9. "Looper"
10. "Les Misérables"

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 Misérables"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Argo"

Best Original Screenplay
"Moonrise Kingdom"

Best Animated Film
"Wreck-It Ralph"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Amour"

Best Documentary
"Searching for Sugar Man"

Best First Feature
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Guilty Pleasure
"21 Jump Street"

Best Body of Work
(TIE) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "The Dark Knight Rises," "Lincoln," "Looper" and Matthew McConaughey, "Bernie," "Killer Joe," "Magic Mike"

Obviously Worst Movie
"That’s My Boy"

Not-So-Obviously Worst Movie
"Prometheus"

Nevada Film Critics Society Awards

Best Film
"Argo"

Best Director
(TIE) Ben Affleck, "Argo" and Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Actor
John Hawkes, "The Sessions"

Best Actress
(TIE) Helen Hunt, "The Sessions" and Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field, "Lincoln"

Best Cinematography
"Life of Pi"

Best Production Design
"Les Misérables"

Best Visual Effects
"Life of Pi"

Best Ensemble Cast
"Lincoln"

Best Animated Movie
"Frankenweenie"

Best Youth Performance
Tom Holland, "The Impossible"

First Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Winner Predictions

Film
Best Cast in a Motion Picture - Lincoln
Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis "Lincoln"
Best Actress - Jennifer Lawrence "Silver Linings Playbook"
Best Supporting Actor - Tommy Lee Jones "Lincoln"
Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway "Les Miserables"
Best Stunt Ensemble - The Dark Knight Rises

Television
Best Ensemble in a Drama Series - Boardwalk Empire
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Modern Family
Best Actor in a Drama Series - Steve Buscemi "Boardwalk Empire"
Best Actress in a Drama Series - Jessica Lange "American Horror Story: Asylum"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series - Alec Baldwin "30 Rock"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Betty White "Hot in Cleveland"
Best Actor in a TV Movie/Mini - Kevin Costner "Hemingway and Gelhorn"
Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini - Julianne Moore "Game Change"
Best Stunt Ensemble - Game of Thrones

Women's Film Critic Circle Awards

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"

Best Family Film
(TIE) "Life of Pi" and "Rise of the Guardians"

Best Movie about Women
"A Royal Affair"

Best Movie by a Woman
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Foreign Film by or about Women
"Where Do We Go Now?"

Best Young Actress
Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Woman Storyteller
Julie Delpy "2 Days in New York"

Best Comedic Actress
Maggie Smith "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"

Women's Work: Best Ensemble
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"

Best Equality of the Sexes
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Female Images
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Male Images
"Lincoln"

Best Animated Females
"Brave"

Worst Female Images
(TIE) "Killer Joe" and "Think Like a Man"

Worst Male Images
"Killer Joe"

Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie by or about Women
"Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Adrienne Shelly Award (a film that most passionately opposes violence against women)
(TIE) "Compliance" and "The Invisible War"

Josephine Baker Award (best expressing of women of color experience in America)
"Middle of Nowhere"

Karen Morley Award (best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society and courageous search for identity)
"A Royal Affair"

Acting and Activism Award
Sally Field

Lifetime Achievement Award
Barbra Streisand

Alliance of Women Film Journalist EDA Award Nominees

AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS  

Best Film

Argo
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director

Ben Affleck - Argo
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty
Steven Speilberg - Lincoln

Best Screenplay, Original

Amour - Michael Haneke.
Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty - Mark Boal

Best Screenplay, Adapted

Argo - Chris Terrio
Lincoln - Tony Kushner,
Silver Linings Playbook - David O. Russell

Best Documentary

The Gatekeepers - Dror Moreh
The Imposter - Bart Layton
The Invisible War - Kirby Dick
Searching For Sugar Man - Malik Bendjelloul

Best Animated Film

Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva - Amour

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams - The Master
Sally Field - Lincoln
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables

Best Actor

Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
John Hawkes - The Sessions
Joachin Phoenix - The Master

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Arkin - Argo
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained

Best Ensemble Cast

Argo
Lincoln
Silver Linings Notebook

Best Editing

Argo - William Goldenberg
Cloud Atlas - Alexander Berner
Zero Dark Thirty - William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor

Best Cinematography

The Life of Pi - Claudio Miranda
The Master - Mihai Malaimare, Jr.
Skyfall - Roger Deakins

Best Film Music Or Score

Argo - Alexandre Desplat
Beasts of the Southern Wild - Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin
Zero Dark Thirty - Alexandre Desplat

Best Non-English-Language Film

Amour
A Royal Affair
Rust and Bone

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.

Best Woman Director

Andrea Arnold - Wuthering Heights
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty
Sarah Polley - Take This Waltz

Best Woman Screenwriter

Lucy Alibar (and Benh Zeitlin) - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Zoe Kazan - Ruby Sparks
Ava DuVernay - Middle of Nowhere
Sarah Polley - Take This Waltz

Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star

Gina Carano - Haywire
Anne Hathaway - The Dark Knight Rises
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games

Best Animated Female

Brave - Merida - Kelly Macdonald
Rise of the Guardians - Tooth - Isla Fisher
Wreck-It Ralph - Vanellope - Sarah Silverman

Best Breakthrough Performance

Samantha Barks - Les Miserables
Ann Dowd - Compliance
Alicia Vikander - A Royal Affair
Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Actress Defying Age and Ageism

Judi Dench - Skyfall
Helen Mirren - Hitchcock
Emmanuelle Riva - Amour

AWFJ Award For Humanitarian Activism - Female Icon Award
(Presented to an actress for the portrayal of the most positive female role model, or for a role in which she takes personal and/or career risks to plumb the female psyche and therefore gives us courage to plumb our own, and/or for putting forth the image of a woman who is heroic, accomplished, persistent, demands her rights and/or the rights of others.)

Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Helen Hunt - The Sessions
Judi Dench - Skyfall

This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry
(Presented only when warranted to a female who has had a banner-making, record-breaking, industry-changing achievement during any given year — such as Kathryn Bigelow’s Best Director Oscar win, or for an actress having multiple outstanding films released during one year.)

Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence for The Hunger Games and Silver Linings Playbook
Women Documentary Filmmakers, including Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Detropia), Lauren Greenfield (Queen of Versailles), Alison Klayman (Ai Weiwei Never Sorry) and Sarah Burns (The Central Park Five).

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS  

AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award

Sean Anders for That’s My Boy
Sacha Baron Cohen for The Dictator
Gabriele Muccino for Playing For Keeps

Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent

Katherine Heigl - One For The Money
Nicole Kidman - The Paperboy
Reese Witherspoon - This Means War

Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t

Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Les Miserables

Unforgettable Moment Award

Argo - The runway chase.
Flight - Crash sequence
Les Miserables - Anne Hathaway as Fantine sings I Dreamed A Dream
Rust and Bone - Marian Cotillard as Stephanie dances in the wheelchair.
Zero Dark Thirty - Jessica Chastain as Maya says, “I’m the mother…”

Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction

Anna Karenina - Keira Knightly and Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Rust and Bone - Marian Cotilliard
The Sessions - Helen Hunt and John Hawkes

Sequel or Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award

Amazing Spiderman
Red Dawn
Total Recall

Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award

Flight - Denzel Washington and Kelly Reilly,..and Nadine Velazquez
Seeking a Friend For the End of the World - Steve Carell and Keira Knightly
Silver Linings Notebook - Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence

Review: Marvel's The Avengers

When you have a job, and see so many movies throughout the year, it is hard to get many reviews actually put on paper. Well, since I happen to have a bit of a break, and have recently re-watched Joss Whedon's The Avengers, I think it is time for me to actually put my thoughts on the page, especially as my 3rd Annual Awards Psychic Awards are just around the corner, and The Avengers is in play for at least a few nominations.

Since 2008, Marvel has slowly built up its characters and its storylines through Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, and Captain America, all leading to the summit. That great height is Joss Whedon's comic-book-fanatic-wet-dream epic, The Avengers. The teseract, which holds universal energy and power is being utilized and sought after by Loki, the adopted brother of Thor, whose previous power grab has left him outlawed and hungry for power. His goal is to enslave the humans of Earth, and become even more powerful. As the chaos ensues, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg), together with Agent Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), all members of S.H.I.E.L.D, the peacekeeping agency that protects Earth, began to reboot the dead Avengers initiative, which brings together some of the greatest and most powerful minds to help save the Earth. Tony Stark's Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Bruce Banner's The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain Steve Rogers aka Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor, who eventually comes to Earth using his father's magic to stop his brother and his Chitauri army, and Agent Clint Barton aka Hawkeye who overcomes Loki's spell to join the group, all join together to stop the forces that threaten Earth's survival. After an unfortunate and sad incident (I won't ruin it for the four people left on Earth who haven't seen the film), the Avengers, effectively angered and motivated to destroy Loki descend upon New York City to stop Loki.

Joss Whedon's accomplishment is a true feat. To be able to effectively blend all of these varying and difficult storylines into one film is not an easy feat. While the previous directors of the individual films did their part, it was still on his shoulders, as well as his screenwriters, to make it all work. That is not to say that The Avengers is a perfect film. Some of the humor feels forced (unless it comes from Robert Downey Jr.), and there were some long moments in the beginning that could have used a little bit of editing, considering how much screentime has been spent on these characters over the last four years. But these flaws are minor, and in no way diminish the obvious detail, effort, and master filmmaking prowless that is prevalent throughout the film. What I appreciate most about the film is that it never strays away from its entertainment value. Throughout, The Avengers is a high-flying, fast-paced, top-notch action thriller that is always dazzling for the eyes and the ears, and keeps you glued to the screen.

It is my opinion (and many others' as well) that The Avengers will go down as one of the greatest comic book movies of all time, and a true feat for the genre. That being said, there seemed to me to be something missing. I know that films, particularly ones that are only connected by the same genre heading, but I cannot help it. The comic book movie genre is an exclusive club, and comparisons are bound to happen. Particularly when another recent comic book series has ruined you. What Christopher Nolan did with The Dark Knight Trilogy is nothing short of amazing. He effortlessly blended the comic book origins of the Batman legend, with a dizzying crime thriller that would make Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann proud. He created not just great comic book movies, but great movies in general, movies that will stand the test of time as some of the best period, not just the best of a particular genre. So yes, The Avengers is a great film, despite some flaws. But the depth and emotion of Nolan's work is missing here, and the absence is glaring.

Grade: B+

Oscar Potential: Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects

Oscar's Foreign Language Film Finalists

Probably going to be Amour, The Intouchables, A Royal Affair, No, and something else in spot number five.

Austria, “Amour,” Michael Haneke, director

Canada, “War Witch,” Kim Nguyen, director

Chile, “No,” Pablo Larraín, director

Denmark, “A Royal Affair,” Nikolaj Arcel, director

France, “The Intouchables" Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, directors

Iceland, "The Deep,” Baltasar Kormákur, director

Norway, “Kon-Tiki,” Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, directors

Romania, "Beyond the Hills” Cristian Mungiu, director

Switzerland, “Sister" Ursula Meier, director

Dublin Film Critics Awards

Apparently it never ends. Because The Artist was released in 2012 in Ireland, it was picked as the best picture by the Dublin Film Critics. Its a blast from the past!

Best Film
1. "The Artist"
2. "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia"/"Amour"
3. "The Turin Horse"/"The Avengers"/"Michael"/"Elena"
4. "The Master"/Life of Pi"/"The Raid: Redemption"/"Looper"
5. "Rust and Bone"/"The Grey"/"Martha Marcy May Marlene"

Best Director
1. Michael Haneke, "Amour"
2. Ben Affleck, "Argo"
3. William Friedkin, "Killer Joe"
4. Paul Thomas Anderson, "The Master"
5. Nuri Bilge Ceylan, "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia"

Best Actor
1. Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
2. Jean-Louis Trintignant, "Amour"
3. Mads Mikkelsen, "The Hunt"
4. Matthias Schoenaerts, "Rust and Bone"
5. Michael Fassbender, "Shame"/Matthew McConaughey, "Killer Joe"

Best Actress
1. Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"
2. Marion Cotillard, "Rust and Bone"
3. Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
4. Anna Paquin, "Margaret"
5. Suzanne Clément, "Laurence Anyways"/Nina Hoss, "Barbara"/Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"

Breakthrough
1. Gareth Evans, "The Raid: Redemption"
2. Jack Reynor, "What Richard Did"
3. Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
4. Ben Drew, "Ill Manors"
5. Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Irish Film
1. "What Richard Did"
2. "Shadow Dancer"
3. "Silence"
4. "Grabbers"
5. "Death of a Superhero"

Best Documentary
1. "Maria Abramovic: The Artist is Present" 
2. "The Queen of Versailles"
3. "The Imposter"
4. "Bill Cunningham New York"
5. "Call Me Kuchu"/"Searching for Sugar Man"

Utah Film Critics Winners

Best Picture

Winner: Zero Dark Thirty

(runner-up: Looper)

 

Best Achievement in Directing

Winner: Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom

(runner-up: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty)

 

Best Lead Performance by an Actor

Winner: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

(runner-ups: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln, & John Hawkes, The Sessions)

 

Best Lead Performance by an Actress

Winners: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook & Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty (Tie)

 

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor

Winner: Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild

(runner-up: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master)

 

Best Supporting Performance by an Actress

Winner: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables

(runner-up: Ann Dowd, Compliance)

 

Best Original Screenplay

Winner: Rian Johnson, Looper

(runner-up: Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods)

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner: Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

(runner-up: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook)

 

Best Cinematography

Winner: Roger Deakins, Skyfall

(runner-up: Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi)

 

Best Documentary Feature

Winner: Indie Game: The Movie

(runner-up: The Invisible War)

 

Best Non-English Language Feature

Winner: Headhunters

(runner-up: Amour)

 

Best Animated Feature

Winner: ParaNorman

(runner-ups: Frankenweenie & Wreck-It Ralph)

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Film
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Argo"

Best Original Screenplay
"Django Unchained"

Best Animated Film
"Rise of the Guardians"

Best Foreign Film
The Intouchables

Best Documentary
"The Central Park Five"

Best Ensemble
"Lincoln"

London Film Critics Circle Award Nominees

The Sky Movies Award: FILM OF THE YEAR
Amour(Artificial Eye)
Argo (Warners)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (StudioCanal)
Life of Pi (Fox)
The Master (Entertainment)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Amour (Artificial Eye)
Holy Motors (Artificial Eye)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (New Wave)
Rust and Bone (StudioCanal)
Tabu (New Wave)

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
The Imposter (Picturehouse/Revolver)
London: The Modern Babylon (BFI)
Nostalgia for the Light (New Wave)
The Queen of Versailles (Dogwoof)
Searching for Sugar Man (StudioCanal)

The May Fair Hotel Award: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Berberian Sound Studio (Artificial Eye)
The Imposter (Picturehouse/Revolver)
Les Miserables (Universal)
Sightseers (StudioCanal)
Skyfall (Sony)

The Spotlight Award: ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln (Fox)
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables (Universal)
Mads Mikkelsen – The Hunt (Arrow)
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master (Entertainment)
Jean-Louis Trintignant – Amour (Artificial Eye)

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty (Universal)
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone (StudioCanal)
Helen Hunt – The Sessions (Fox)
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook (Entertainment)
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour (Artificial Eye)

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Alan Arkin – Argo (Warners)
Javier Bardem – Skyfall (Sony)
Michael Fassbender – Prometheus (Fox)
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master (Entertainment)
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln (Fox)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Amy Adams – The Master (Entertainment)
Judi Dench – Skyfall (Sony)
Sally Field – Lincoln (Fox)
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables (Universal)
Isabelle Huppert – Amour (Artificial Eye)

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR – In association with Cameo Productions
Daniel Craig – Skyfall (Sony)
Charlie Creed-Miles – Wild Bill (The Works/Universal)
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln (Fox)
Toby Jones – Berberian Sound Studio (Artificial Eye)
Steve Oram – Sightseers (StudioCanal)

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emily Blunt – Looper (eOne) and Your Sister’s Sister (StudioCanal)
Judi Dench – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Fox) and Skyfall (Sony)
Alice Lowe – Sightseers (StudioCanal)
Helen Mirren – Hitchcock (Fox)
Andrea Riseborough – Shadow Dancer (Paramount)

YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Samantha Barks – Les Miserables (Universal)
Fady Elsayed – My Brother the Devil (Verve)
Tom Holland – The Impossible (eOne)
Will Poulter – Wild Bill (The Works/Universal)
Jack Reynor – What Richard Did (Artificial Eye)

The American Airlines Award: DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master (Entertainment)
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty (Universal)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (New Wave)
Michael Haneke – Amour (Artificial Eye)
Ang Lee – Life of Pi (Fox)

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master (Entertainment)
Mark Boal – Zero Dark Thirty (Universal)
Michael Haneke – Amour (Artificial Eye)
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained (Sony)
Chris Terrio – Argo (Warners)

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER
Ben Drew, writer/director – Ill Manors (Revolver)
Sally El Hosaini, writer/director – My Brother the Devil (Verve)
Dexter Fletcher, co-writer/director – Wild Bill (The Works/Universal)
Bart Layton, writer/director – The Imposter (Picturehouse/Revolver)
Alice Lowe & Steve Oram, writers – Sightseers (StudioCanal)

The Sky 3D Award: TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Anna Karenina – Jacqueline Durran, costumes (Universal)
Argo – William Goldenberg, film editing (Warners)
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Ben Richardson, cinematography (StudioCanal)
Berberian Sound Studio – Joakim Sundstrom & Stevie Haywood, sound design (Artificial Eye)
Holy Motors – Bernard Floch, makeup (Artificial Eye)
Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda, cinematography (Fox)
Life of Pi – Bill Westenhofer, visual effects (Fox)
The Master – Jack Fisk & David Crank, production design (Entertainment)
My Brother the Devil – David Raedeker, cinematography  (Verve)
Rust and Bone – Alexandre Desplat, music (StudioCanal)

DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM: Sponsored by PREMIER
Helena Bonham Carter

Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Association Awards

Best Film
Lincoln

Top Ten
Argo
Zero Dark Thirty
Life of Pi
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Skyfall
The Master
Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Runners-up: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master, John Hawkes, The Sessions, Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables, Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Runners-up: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook, Helen Mirren, Hitchcock, Emmanuelle Riva, Amour, Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones for LINCOLN.
Runners-up: Philip Seymour Hoffman for THE MASTER (2), Christoph Waltz for DJANGO UNCHAINED (3), Alan Arkin for ARGO (4) and Robert De Niro for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (5).

Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field for LINCOLN.
Runners-up: Anne Hathaway for LES MISERABLES (2), Amy Adams for THE MASTER (3), Helen Hunt for THE SESSIONS (4) and Ann Dowd for COMPLIANCE (5).

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow  ZERO DARK THIRTY.
Runners-up: Steven Spielberg for LINCOLN (2), Ben Affleck for ARGO (3), Ang Lee for LIFE OF PI (4) and Wes Anderson for MOONRISE KINGDOM (5).

Best Foreign Film
AMOUR
Runners-up  - A ROYAL AFFAIR (2), THE INTOUCHABLES (3), HOLY MOTORS (4) and THE KID WITH A BIKE (5).

Best Documentary
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
Runners Up - BULLY (2), HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE (3), WEST OF MEMPHIS (4) and THE INVISIBLE WAR (5).

Best Animated Film
PARANORMAN
Runners Up -  FRANKENWEENIE and THE PIRATES: BAND OF MISFITS

Best Screenplay
Mark Boal, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Runner Up - Quentin Tarantino for DJANGO UNCHAINED.

Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda for LIFE OF PI
Runner Up - Roger Deakins for SKYFALL.

Best Musical Score
John Williams for LINCOLN.

Russell Smith Award (Low-Budget Independent Film)
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Austin Film Critics Awards

Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow)
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 Misérables
Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, Looper
Best Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
Best Cinematography: Mihai Malaimare, Jr., The Master
Best Score: Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, and Tom Tykwer, Cloud Atlas
Best Foreign Language Film: Holy Motors (Leos Carax)
Best Documentary: The Imposter (Bart Layton)
Best Animated Film: Wreck-It Ralph (Rich Moore)
Best First Film: Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin)
Best Austin Film: Bernie (Richard Linklater)
Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award: Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Special Honorary Award: Matthew McConaughey, for his exceptional work in four films this year (Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and The Paperboy)

AFCA 2012 Top Ten Films:
1. 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

Florida Film Critics Awards

Best Picture: 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 Director: Ben Affleck, Argo
Best Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, Looper
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Best Visual Effects: Life Of Pi
Best Art Direction/Production Design: Thomas Brown, et. Al, and Sarah Greenwood, Anna Karenina
Best Foreign Language: The Untouchables
Best Animated: Frankenweenie
Best Documentary: The Queen Of Versailles
Breakout: Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture: “The Master”
(Runners-up: “Amour,” “Zero Dark Thirty”)

Best Actor: Denis Lavant, “Holy Motors”
(Runners-up: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”; Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”)

Best Actress: Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”
(Runners-up: Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”; Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”)

Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
(Runners-up: Javier Bardem, “Skyfall”; Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”)

Best Supporting Actress: Gina Gershon, “Killer Joe”
(Runners-up: Amy Adams, “The Master”; Ann Dowd, “Compliance”; Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”)

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, “The Master”
(Runners-up: Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”; Leos Carax, “Holy Motors”)

Best Screenplay: “The Master,” Paul Thomas Anderson
(Runners-up: “Lincoln,” Tony Kushner; Zero Dark Thirty,” Mark Boal)

Best Foreign Language Film: “Amour”

(Runners-up: “Holy Motors,” “Tabu”)

Best Animated Feature: “ParaNorman” 
(Runners-up: “Brave,” “Frankenweenie”)

Best Documentary: “Stories We Tell”
(Runners-up: “The Queen of Versailles,” “Searching for Sugar Man”)

Best First Feature: (tie) “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Benh Zeitlin and “Beyond the Black Rainbow, ”Panos Cosmatos
(Runner-up: “The Cabin in the Woods,” Drew Goddard)

Best Canadian Film: (finalists) “Bestiaire,” Denis Côté; “Goon,” Michael Dowse; “Stories We Tell,” Sarah Polley