The Alternative Oscars: 2012
by itamarscomix | created - 11 May 2013 | updated - 27 Nov 2022 | PublicMy winners and nominees for the 2012 Oscars...
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1. Mud (2012)
PG-13 | 130 min | Adventure, Drama
Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.
Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Sam Shepard
Votes: 188,702 | Gross: $21.59M
BEST PICTURE: Mud
other nominees:
Life of Pi
Robot & Frank
Amour
Compliance
2. Flight (I) (2012)
R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller
Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle, John Goodman
Votes: 375,917 | Gross: $93.77M
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Denzel Washington, Flight
other nominees:
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Frank Langella, Robot & Frank
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
John Hawkes, The Sessions
3. Amour (2012)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama
Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud
Votes: 105,617 | Gross: $6.74M
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
other nominees:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Julianne Moore, Game Change
4. A Late Quartet (2012)
R | 105 min | Drama, Music
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos, and insuppressible lust.
Director: Yaron Zilberman | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir
Votes: 15,321 | Gross: $1.56M
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Christopher Walken, A Late Quartet
other nominees:
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Matthew McConaughey, Mud
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
5. The Sessions (2012)
R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.
Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood
Votes: 43,973 | Gross: $6.00M
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Helen Hunt, The Sessions
other nominees:
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Dreama Walker, Compliance
Catherine Keener, A Late Quartet
Kelly Reilly, Flight
6. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 666,359 | Gross: $124.99M
BEST DIRECTOR: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
other nominees:
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Robert Zemeckis, Flight
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Jeff Nichols, Mud
7. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray
Votes: 366,586 | Gross: $45.51M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Moonrise Kingdom
other nominees:
Seven Psychopaths
The Master
A Late Quartet
Mud
8. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 666,359 | Gross: $124.99M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Life of Pi
other nominees:
Game Change
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
The Sessions
9. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray
Votes: 366,586 | Gross: $45.51M
BEST CASTING: Moonrise Kingdom
other nominees:
\A Late Quartet
Lincoln
Game Change
Mud
10. The Master (2012)
R | 138 min | Drama, History
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons
Votes: 186,065 | Gross: $16.38M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Master
other nominees:
Moonrise Kingdom
The Place Beyond the Pines
Mud
A Late Quartet
11. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray
Votes: 366,586 | Gross: $45.51M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Moonrise Kingdom
other nominees:
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
The Avengers
12. A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012)
R | 86 min | Comedy
A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him.
Director: Roman Coppola | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Katheryn Winnick
Votes: 5,718
BEST EDITING: A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
other nominees:
Flight
Django Unchained
Seven Psychopaths
Moonrise Kingdom
13. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 666,359 | Gross: $124.99M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Life of Pi
other nominees:
The Avengers
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Looper
Men in Black III
14. Amour (2012)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama
Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud
Votes: 105,617 | Gross: $6.74M
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Amour - France
other nominees:
Lemale et ha'halal (Fill the Void) - Israel
Reality - Italy
HaMashgihim (God's Neighbors) - Israel
15. ParaNorman (2012)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Directors: Chris Butler, Sam Fell | Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Tucker Albrizzi
Votes: 109,863 | Gross: $56.00M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: ParaNorman
other nominees:
Ernest et Célestine
Wreck-It Ralph
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Brave
16. West of Memphis (2012)
R | 147 min | Documentary, Crime
An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Michael Baden
Votes: 10,942 | Gross: $0.31M
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: West of Memphis
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