Awards season is now in full swing as this past week, film critics groups across the country announced their favorite films, actors, directors, etc. of the year. One thing to keep in mind is that critics and Oscar voters don’t always think alike. (Don’t remind me of the 2010 Oscars.) However, critics awards do a great job of narrowing down the contenders.
As we see below, Zero Dark Thirty, a movie that most of us hasn’t seen yet, is going to be major contender. (Almost making Oscar watchers think Argo-what?) Unsurprisingly, many agree that Daniel Day-Lewis gave the best male performance of the year in Lincoln, while the National Board of Review gave Bradley Cooper that honor, ushering him into the Best Actor race for his work in Silver Linings Playbook. LA movie critics deservedly awarded Joaquin Phoenix for his lead actor performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. The Best Actress category, which for weeks people predicted was going to Jennifer Lawrence, has almost unanimously gone to Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty. Even ZDT’s director, Kathryn Bigelow, is getting a ton of love for her new movie.
I’m happy to see “the least obvious contenders” getting some recognition too. Allyson wrote a piece last week about how the two leads in Beasts of the Southern Wild deserve to be nominated. Several of the critics circles below agree, giving various awards to Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry, as well as the film itself. The Perks of Being A Wallflower is also deservedly getting some wins. It made the National Board of Review’s Top 10 Films list, and the Boston Society of Film Critics showed it much love by awarding Ezra Miller with a Supporting Actor win. (Emma Watson was runner-up in their Supporting Actress category.)
The Supporting Actor and Actresses races are more of a toss-up. Performances by Sally Field (Lincoln) and Matthew McConaughey (Magic Mike) to Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained) and Amy Adams (The Master) have been awarded. Anne Hathaway was a pre-awards favorite for Les Miserables, but has only one award so far, thanks to the NY Online Film Critics. Cinematography, Animated Film, along with a few other categories, have awarded different films as well. It’ll be interesting to see in the next few days who the Golden Globes, SAG and Critics Choice (BFCA) choose as nominees.
See all the winners from the New York Film Critics Circle, National Board of Review, Boston Online Film Critics, Boston Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Online, and Los Angeles Film Critics Association after the jump!
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NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actress: Rachel Weisz, Deep Blue Sea
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Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Bernie and Magic Mike
Best Screenplay: Tony Kushner, Lincoln
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Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Foreign Language Film: Michael Haneke, Amour
Best First Film: David France, How To Survive a Plague
Best Nonfiction Film: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon, The Central Park Five
Best Animated Film: Frankenweenie
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AWARDS
Best Film: ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, DJANGO UNCHAINED
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, COMPLIANCE
Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, LOOPER
Best Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Best Animated Feature: WRECK-IT RALPH
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, ARGO
Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland, THE IMPOSSIBLE
Breakthrough Actress: Quvenzhané Wallis, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Best Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Best Foreign Language Film: AMOUR
Best Documentary: SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN
William K. Everson Film History Award: 50 YEARS OF BOND FILMS
Best Ensemble: LES MISÉRABLES
Spotlight Award: John Goodman (ARGO, FLIGHT, PARANORMAN, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE)
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: CENTRAL PARK FIVE
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: PROMISED LAND
NBR Top Films
(in alphabetical order)
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISÉRABLES
LINCOLN
LOOPER
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
PROMISED LAND
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
NBR Top 5 Foreign Language Films
(In Alphabetical Order)
BARBARA
THE INTOUCHABLES
THE KID WITH A BIKE
NO
WAR WITCH
NBR Top 5 Documentaries
(In Alphabetical Order)
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
DETROPIA
THE GATEKEEPERS
THE INVISIBLE WAR
ONLY THE YOUNG
NBR Top 10 Independent Films
(In Alphabetical Order)
ARBITRAGE
BERNIE
COMPLIANCE
END OF WATCH
HELLO I MUST BE GOING
LITTLE BIRDS
MOONRISE KINGDOM
ON THE ROAD
QUARTET
SLEEPWALK WITH ME
BOSTON ONLINE FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
BEST PICTURE: 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: Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES
BEST SCREENPLAY: Tony Kushner, LINCOLN
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: OSLO, AUGUST 31ST
BEST DOCUMENTARY: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
BEST ANIMATED FILM: PARANORMAN
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins, SKYFALL
BEST EDITING: William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor, ZERO DARK THIRTY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Jonny Greenwood, THE MASTER
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: MOONRISE KINGDOM
THE BOFCA TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR:
- ZERO DARK THIRTY
- BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
- LINCOLN
- MOONRISE KINGDOM
- DJANGO UNCHAINED
- OSLO, AUGUST 31ST
- HOLY MOTORS
- THE MASTER
- ARGO
- CLOUD ATLAS
BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS
Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty
(tied for 2nd: Moonrise Kingdom and Amour)
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
(2nd: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master)
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
(2nd: Denis Lavant, Holy Motors)
Best Actress: Emmanuelle Riva , Amour
(2nd: Deanie Yip, A Simple Life)
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field, Lincoln
(2nd: Emma Watson, Perks of Being a Wallflower)
Best Supporting Actor: Ezra Miller, Perks of Being a Wallflower
(2nd: Christof Waltz, Django Unchained)
Best Screenplay: Tony Kushner,Lincoln
(2nd: Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom)
Best Cinematography: Mihai Malaimare Jr, The Master
(tied for 2nd: Moonrise Kingdon, Life of Pi)
Best Editing: William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor, Zero Dark Thirty
(2nd: Argo)
Best Use of Music: Moonrise Kingdom
(2nd: Django Unchained)
Best New Filmmaker: David France, How to Survive a Plague
(2nd: Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild)
Best Documentary: How to Survive a Plague
(2nd: Queen of Versailles)
Best Animated: Frankenweenie
(2nd: ParaNorman)
Best Foreign Language Film: Amour
(2nd: Holy Motors)
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE AWARDS
Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Best Debut Director: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Actress: Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Best Ensemble Cast: Argo
Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Best Cinematography: Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda
Best Screenplay: Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal
Best Use of Music: Django Unchained – Mary Ramos
Breakthrough Performance: Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Animated Feature: Chico and Rita
Best Documentary: The Central Park Five
Best Foreign Language Film: Amour
LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Best Film: Amour
(runner-up: The Master )
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
(runner-up: Kathryn Bigelow)
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
(runner-up: Emmanuelle Riva)
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 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 Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
(runner-up: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Production Design: Jack Fisk, The Master
(runner-up: Adam Stockhausen, Moonrise Kingdom)
Best Animated Film: Frankenweenie
(runner-up: It’s Such a Beautiful Day)
Best Documentary: The Gatekeepers
(runner-up: Searching for Sugar Man)
Source: AwardsDaily.com
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