Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American fantasy-drama film directed, co-written, and co-scored by Benh Zeitlin. It was adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. The film stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry. After playing at film festivals, its limited theatrical release began in New York and Los Angeles on June 27, 2012, before expanding to additional markets.
Benjamin Harold Zeitlin is an American filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, for which he received two Academy Award nominations.
The 17th Satellite Awards is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, presented by the International Press Academy at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles.
The 78th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were announced on 3 December 2012 and presented on 7 January 2013.
The 11th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were held on December 10, 2012.
The 84th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were held on January 8, 2013.
The 33rd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2012, were given on December 9, 2012.
The 17th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 11, 2012.
Quvenzhané Wallis is an American actress and author. In 2012, she starred as Hushpuppy in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the youngest actress to be nominated in the category, as well as the first person born in the 21st century nominated for an Oscar, She starred as Annie Bennett in the 2014 adaptation of Annie, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical.
The nominees for the 9th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 11, 2012.
The 16th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were given on December 18, 2012.
The 33rd London Film Critics' Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2012, were announced by the London Film Critics' Circle on 20 January 2013.
The nominations for the 16th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were announced on 24 December 2012. The winners were announced on Monday, December 31.
The 47th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 5 January 2013, honored the best in film for 2012.
The 8th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2012, were announced on December 18, 2012.
The 12th New York Film Critics Online Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2012, were given on December 9, 2012.
