“Zero Dark Thirty” continued the pattern of “The Social network” this morning. It was chosen Best Film by the Washington DC area movie critics. They picked its director, Kathryn Bigelow, and star Jessica Chastain as Best Director and Actress. Daniel Day Lewis is Best Actor and Philip Seymour Hoffman, from “The Master,” is Best Supporting Actor. (These people are smart.) “Zero Dark” is crackling along as the critics’ choice, but it’s unclear if it can win the Oscar.
The 2012 WAFCA Award Winners:
Best Film:
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:
Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Best Supporting Actress:
Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Best Acting Ensemble:
Les Miserables
Best Adapted Screenplay:
David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Original Screenplay:
Rian Johnson (Looper)
Best Animated Feature:
ParaNorman
Best Documentary:
Bully
Best Foreign Language Film:
Amour
Best Art Direction:
Uli Hanisch, Hugh Bateup – Production Designers; Peter Walpole, Rebecca Alleway – Set Decorators (Cloud Atlas)
Best Cinematography:
Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi)
Best Score:
Jonny Greenwood (The Master)
The Joe Barber Award for Best Youth Performance:
Quvenzhane Wallis
(Beasts of the Southern Wild)
The 2012 WAFCA Award Nominees Were:
| Best Film: | Best Original Screenplay: |
| Argo | Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained) |
| Les Miserables | Rian Johnson (Looper) |
| Lincoln | Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master) |
| Silver Linings Playbook | Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola (Moonrise Kingdom) |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty) |
| Best Director:Â Â Â Â Â Â | Best Animated Feature: |
| Ben Affleck (Argo) | Brave |
| Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master) | Frankenweenie |
| Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) | ParaNorman |
| Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) | Rise of the Guardians |
| Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) | Wreck-It Ralph |
| Best Actor: | Best Documentary: |
| Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) | Bully |
| John Hawkes (The Sessions) | The Imposter |
| Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) | The Invisible War |
| Joaquin Phoenix (The Master) | The Queen of Versailles |
| Denzel Washington (Flight) | Searching for Sugar Man |
| Best Actress: | Best Foreign Language Film: |
| Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) | Amour |
| Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone) | The Intouchables |
| Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) | I Wish |
| Helen Mirren (Hitchcock) | A Royal Affair |
| Emmanuelle Riva (Amour) | Rust and Bone |
| Best Supporting Actor: | Best Art Direction: |
| Alan Arkin (Argo) | Sarah Greenwood – Production Designer; Katie Spencer – Set Decorator (Anna Karenina) |
| Javier Bardem (Skyfall) | Uli Hanisch, Hugh Bateup – Production Designers; Peter Walpole, Rebecca Alleway – Set Decorators (Cloud Atlas) |
| Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained) | Eve Stewart – Production Designer; Anna Lynch-Robinson – Set Decorator (Les Miserables) |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master) | Rick Carter – Production Designer; Jim Erickson – Set Decorator (Lincoln) |
| Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) | Adam Stockhausen – Production Designer; Kris Moran – Set Decorator (Moonrise Kingdom) |
| Best Supporting Actress: | Best Cinematography: |
| Amy Adams (The Master) | Danny Cohen (Les Miserables) |
| Samantha Barks (Les Miserables) | Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi) |
| Sally Field (Lincoln) | Mihai Malaimare Jr. (The Master) |
| Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) | Roger Deakins (Skyfall) |
| Helen Hunt (The Sessions) | Greig Fraser (Zero Dark Thirty) |
| Best Acting Ensemble: | Best Score: |
| Argo | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild) |
| Les Miserables | Howard Shore (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) |
| Lincoln | John Williams (Lincoln) |
| Moonrise Kingdom | Jonny Greenwood (The Master) |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Alexandre Desplat (Moonrise Kingdom) |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: | Best Youth Performance: |
| Chris Terrio (Argo) | Jared Gilmore (Moonrise Kingdom) |
| David Magee (Life of Pi) | Kara Hayward (Moonrise Kingdom) |
| Tony Kushner (Lincoln) | Tom Holland (The Impossible) |
| Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) | Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) |
| David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook) | Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) |
