2012 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

38th LAFCA Awards
Date	December 9, 2012
Highlights
Best Picture	Amour

The 38th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2012.^[1][2][3]

Winners

Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Director winner

Jennifer Lawrence, Best Actress winner

Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actress winner

• 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 (tie):
  • Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
  • 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 – The Dark Knight Rises and Les Misérables
• Best Screenplay:
  • Chris Terrio – Argo
  • Runner-up: David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
• Best Cinematography:
  • Roger Deakins – Skyfall
  • Runner-up: Mihai Mălaimare Jr. – The Master
• Best Editing:
  • Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg – Zero Dark Thirty
  • Runner-up: William Goldenberg – Argo
• Best Production Design:
  • David Crank and Jack Fisk – The Master
  • Runner-up: Adam Stockhausen – Moonrise Kingdom
• Best Music Score:
  • Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
  • Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood – The Master
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Holy Motors • France/Germany
  • Runner-up: Footnote (Hearat Shulayim) • Israel
• Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film:
  • The Gatekeepers
  • Runner-up: Searching for Sugar Man
• Best Animation:
  • Frankenweenie
  • Runner-up: It's Such a Beautiful Day
• New Generation Award:
  • Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Frederick Wiseman
• The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
  • Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel – Leviathan

References

1. "'Amour,' 'The Master' Lead LA Film Critics Association Awards". indieWire. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
2. "'Amour' Named Best Film by Los Angeles Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
3. "L.A. Film Critics name 'Amour' 2012's best, praise 'The Master'". Los Angeles Times. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-10.

External links

• 38th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards