2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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The 47th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 5 January 2013, honored the best in film for 2012. [1] [2]

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47th NSFC Awards

January 5, 2013


Best Film:
Amour

Winners

Film titles are listed in order of placings:

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Michael Haneke, Best Director winner
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor winner
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Emmanuelle Riva, Best Actress winner
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Matthew McConaughey, Best Supporting Actor winner
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Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actress winner
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Tony Kushner, Best Screenplay winner

Best Picture

1. Amour
2. The Master
3. Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director

1. Michael Haneke Amour
2. Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty
2. Paul Thomas Anderson The Master

Best Actor

1. Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln
2. Denis Lavant Holy Motors
2. Joaquin Phoenix The Master

Best Actress

1. Emmanuelle Riva Amour
2. Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook
3. Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty

Best Supporting Actor

1. Matthew McConaughey Bernie and Magic Mike
2. Tommy Lee Jones Lincoln
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman The Master

Best Supporting Actress

1. Amy Adams The Master
2. Sally Field Lincoln
3. Anne Hathaway Les Misérables

Best Screenplay

1. Tony Kushner Lincoln
2. Paul Thomas Anderson The Master
3. David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook

Best Cinematography

1. Mihai Mălaimare Jr. The Master
2. Roger Deakins Skyfall
3. Greig Fraser Zero Dark Thirty

Best Non-Fiction Film

1. The Gatekeepers
2. This Is Not a Film
3. Searching for Sugar Man

Best Experimental Film

This Is Not a Film

Film Heritage Awards

  1. Laurence Kardish, senior film curator at the Museum of Modern Art, for his extraordinary 44 years of service, including this year's Weimar Cinema retrospective.
  2. Milestone Film and Video for its ongoing "Project Shirley".

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References

  1. "2012 Awards: "Amour," Emmanuelle Riva, Daniel Day-Lewis". National Society of Film Critics. January 5, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  2. King, Susan (January 5, 2013). "National Society of Film Critics names 'Amour' best of 2012". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 5, 2013.