Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2012

25th CFCA Awards

December 17, 2012

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Best Film:
Zero Dark Thirty

The 25th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were announced on December 17, 2012.^{[1] [2]}

Nominees

Kathryn Bigelow, Best Director winner

Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor winner

Jessica Chastain, Best Actress winner

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Best Supporting Actor winner

Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actress winner

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

• Helen Hunt – The Sessions
• Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
• Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
• Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Naomi Watts – The Impossible

Best Animated Film

ParaNorman

• Brave
• Frankenweenie
• The Secret World of Arrietty
• Wreck-It Ralph

Best Art Direction

Moonrise Kingdom

• Anna Karenina
• Les Misérables
• Lincoln
• The Master

Best Cinematography

The Master – Mihai Mălaimare Jr.

• Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda
• Lincoln – Janusz Kamiński
• Skyfall – Roger Deakins
• Zero Dark Thirty – Greig Fraser

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty

• Ben Affleck – Argo
• Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
• Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
• Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Documentary Film

The Invisible War

• The Central Park Five
• The Queen of Versailles
• Searching for Sugar Man
• West of Memphis

Best Editing

Zero Dark Thirty – William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor

• Argo – William Goldenberg
• Cloud Atlas – Alexander Berner and Claus Wehlisch
• The Master – Leslie Jones and Peter McNulty
• Skyfall – Stuart Baird

Best Film

Zero Dark Thirty

• Argo
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Lincoln
• The Master

Best Foreign Language Film

Amour • Austria/France/Germany

• Holy Motors • France/Germany
• The Intouchables • France
• Once Upon a Time in Anatolia • Turkey/Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Rust and Bone • France/Belgium

Best Original Score

The Master – Jonny Greenwood

• Argo – Alexandre Desplat
• Beasts of the Southern Wild – Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin
• Moonrise Kingdom – Alexandre Desplat
• Zero Dark Thirty – Alexandre Desplat

Best Adapted Screenplay

Lincoln – Tony Kushner

• Argo – Chris Terrio
• Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky
• Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell

Best Original Screenplay

Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal

• Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino
• Looper – Rian Johnson
• The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson
• Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Best Supporting Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master

• Jason Clarke – Zero Dark Thirty
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Django Unchained
• Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams – The Master

• Emily Blunt – Looper
• Judi Dench – Skyfall
• Sally Field – Lincoln
• Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables

Most Promising Filmmaker

Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild

• Stephen Chbosky – The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Drew Goddard – The Cabin in the Woods
• Nicholas Jarecki – Arbitrage
• Colin Trevorrow – Safety Not Guaranteed

Most Promising Performer

Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild

• Samantha Barks – Les Misérables
• Kara Hayward – Moonrise Kingdom
• Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Tom Holland – The Impossible

References

1. "The Master and Beasts of the Southern Wild Lead Chicago Film Critics Nominations". AwardsDaily. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
2. "'Zero Dark Thirty' Tops Chicago Film Critics Awards". IndieWire. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2012-12-17.

External links

• chicagofilmcritics.org