2012 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Winners

• Best Picture:
  • Amour
  • Runner-up: The Master
• Best Director:
  • Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
  • Runner-up: Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
• Best Actor:
  • Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
  • Runner-up: Denis Lavant – Holy Motors
• Best Actress (TIE):
  • Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
  • Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild
  • Runner-up: Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Amy Adams – The Master
  • Runner-up: Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises and Les Misérables
• Best Screenplay:
  • Chris Terrio – Argo
  • Runner-up: David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
• Best Cinematography:
  • Roger Deakins* – Skyfall*
  • Runner-up: Mihai Mălaimare Jr. – The Master
• Best Editing:
  • Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg – Zero Dark Thirty
  • Runner-up: William Goldenberg – Argo
• Best Production Design:
  • David Crank and Jack Fisk – The Master
  • Runner-up: Adam Stockhausen – Moonrise Kingdom
• Best Music Score:
  • Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
  • Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood – The Master
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Holy Motors • France/Germany
  • Runner-up: Footnote (Hearat Shulayim) • Israel
• Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film:
  • The Gatekeepers
  • Runner-up: Searching for Sugar Man
• Best Animation:
  • Frankenweenie
  • Runner-up: It's Such a Beautiful Day
• New Generation Award:
  • Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Frederick Wiseman
• The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
  • Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel – Leviathan

References

References

1. Knegt, Peter. (9 December 2012). "'Amour,' 'The Master' Lead LA Film Critics Association Awards". [[IndieWire]].
2. Kilday, Gregg. (9 December 2012). "'Amour' Named Best Film by Los Angeles Film Critics". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
3. Kaufman, Amy. (9 December 2012). "L.A. Film Critics name 'Amour' 2012's best, praise 'The Master'". [[Los Angeles Times]].