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.
BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICSBest 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 ONLINEBest 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 WildLOS ANGELES FILM CRITICSBest 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