San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2012

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<big>17th SDFCS Awards</big><br> <div style="padding-left: 2px"> December 11, 2012 </div>

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Best Film: <br> <big>Argo</big>

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Best Director: <br> <big>Ben Affleck</big><br> Argo </div>

The 17th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 11, 2012.

Winners and nominees

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis &ndash; Lincoln

• Bradley Cooper &ndash; Silver Linings Playbook
• John Hawkes &ndash; The Sessions
• Hugh Jackman &ndash; Les Misérables
• Joaquin Phoenix &ndash; The Master

Best Actress

Michelle Williams &ndash; Take This Waltz

• Jessica Chastain &ndash; Zero Dark Thirty
• Helen Hunt &ndash; The Sessions
• Jennifer Lawrence &ndash; Silver Linings Playbook
• Naomi Watts &ndash; The Impossible

Best Animated Film

ParaNorman

• Brave
• Frankenweenie
• Rise of the Guardians
• Wreck-It Ralph

Best Cinematography

Life of Pi &ndash; Claudio Miranda

• Beasts of the Southern Wild &ndash; Ben Richardson
• Django Unchained &ndash; Robert Richardson
• The Master &ndash; Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
• Les Misérables &ndash; Danny Cohen

Best Director

Ben Affleck &ndash; Argo

• Paul Thomas Anderson &ndash; The Master
• Kathryn Bigelow &ndash; Zero Dark Thirty
• Ang Lee &ndash; Life of Pi
• David O. Russell &ndash; Silver Linings Playbook

Best Documentary

The Invisible War

• Bully
• Jiro Dreams of Sushi
• The Queen of Versailles
• Samsara

Best Editing

Argo &ndash; William Goldenberg

• Killing Them Softly &ndash; Brian A. Kates and John Paul Horstmann
• Life of Pi &ndash; Tim Squyres
• The Master &ndash; Leslie Jones and Peter McNulty
• Zero Dark Thirty &ndash; William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor

Best Ensemble Performance

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

• Argo
• Django Unchained
• Les Misérables
• Seven Psychopaths

Best Film

Argo

• Django Unchained
• The Master
• Silver Linings Playbook
• Zero Dark Thirty

Best Foreign Language Film

The Kid with a Bike (Le gamin au vélo) • Belgium / France / Italy

• Amour • Austria / France / Germany
• Headhunters (Hodejegerne) • Norway
• Holy Motors • France / Germany
• The Intouchables (Intouchables) • France

Best Production Design

Cloud Atlas &ndash; Hugh Bateup and Uli Hanisch

• Anna Karenina &ndash; Sarah Greenwood
• Argo &ndash; Sharon Seymour
• Les Misérables &ndash; Eve Stewart
• Moonrise Kingdom &ndash; Adam Stockhausen

Best Score

The Master &ndash; Jonny Greenwood

• Argo &ndash; Alexandre Desplat
• Beasts of the Southern Wild &ndash; Benh Zeitlin and Dan Romer
• Life of Pi &ndash; Mychael Danna
• Moonrise Kingdom &ndash; Alexandre Desplat

Best Original Screenplay

The Master &ndash; Paul Thomas Anderson

• The Cabin in the Woods &ndash; Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
• Django Unchained &ndash; Quentin Tarantino
• Moonrise Kingdom &ndash; Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
• Take This Waltz &ndash; Sarah Polley

Best Adapted Screenplay

Argo &ndash; Chris Terrio

• Life of Pi &ndash; David Magee
• Lincoln &ndash; Tony Kushner
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower &ndash; Stephen Chbosky
• Silver Linings Playbook &ndash; David O. Russell

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz &ndash; Django Unchained

• Alan Arkin &ndash; Argo
• Philip Seymour Hoffman &ndash; The Master
• Matthew McConaughey &ndash; Killer Joe
• Christopher Walken &ndash; Seven Psychopaths

Best Supporting Actress

Emma Watson &ndash; The Perks of Being a Wallflower

• Amy Adams &ndash; The Master
• Samantha Barks &ndash; Les Misérables
• Anne Hathaway &ndash; Les Misérables
• Rebel Wilson &ndash; Pitch Perfect

References

• San Diego Film Critics Select Top Films for 2012

External links

• Official Site