2012 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
| 38th LAFCA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 9, 2012 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Amour |
The 38th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2012.[1][2][3]
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):
- 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:
- Career Achievement Award:
- The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
References
- ^ Knegt, Peter (9 December 2012). "'Amour,' 'The Master' Lead LA Film Critics Association Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (9 December 2012). "'Amour' Named Best Film by Los Angeles Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (9 December 2012). "L.A. Film Critics name 'Amour' 2012's best, praise 'The Master'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2012.