ZERO DARK THIRTY Among Winners of Boston, NY & LA Critics' Awards

By: Dec. 10, 2012
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The Boston, New York and Los Angeles Film Critics Awards were announced over the weekend. Among the big winners was Kathryn Bigelow's ZERO DARK THIRTY, a thriller which recounts the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. Also featured in the top choices were 'The Master' and 'Amour', with awards going to actors Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams

Steven Spielberg's historical drama 'Lincoln' was also a big winner with prizes going to the film's stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. 'Angels in America' scribe Tony Kushner was recognized for his screenwriting of the film.  

A complete list of winners follows:

BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS

Best film: Zero Dark Thirty?
Best director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty?
Best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best actress: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour?
Best supporting actor: Ezra Miller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower?
Best supporting actress: Sally Field, Lincoln?
Best ensemble cast: Seven Psychopaths?
Best animated film: Frankenweenie?
Best documentary: How to Survive a Plague
Best foreign-language film: Amour?
Best screenplay: Tony Kushner, Lincoln?
Best cinematography: Mihai Malaimare, Jr., The Master?
Best editing: William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor, Zero Dark Thirty
Best use of music in a film: Moonrise Kingdom?
Best new filmmaker: David France, How to Survive a Plague

NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE

Best picture: Zero Dark Thirty?
Best director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty?
Best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln?
Best actress: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour?
Best supporting actor: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln?
Best supporting actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables?
Best ensemble cast: Argo
Best animated film: Chico and Rita?
Best foreign language film: Amour?
Best documentary: The Central Park Five
Best screenplay: Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Best cinematography: Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Best use of music: Django Unchained
Best debut director: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Breakthrough performance: Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS

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: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook and 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, Les Miserables and The Dark Knight Rises)
Best animated film: Frankenweenie (Runner-up: It’s Such a Beautiful Day)
Best foreign-language film: Holy Motors (Runner-up: Footnote)
Best documentary: The Gatekeepers (Runner-up: Searching for Sugar Man)
Best screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo (Runner-up: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook)
Best cinematography: Roger Deakins, Skyfall (Runner-up: Mihai Malaimare Jr., The Master)
Best editing: Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg, Zero Dark Thirty (Runner-up: William Goldenberg, Argo)
Best music score: Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild (Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, The Master)
Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: Leviathan
New Generation Award: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild



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