My personal 2012 awards...
My Academy Awards style rundown of my personal winners.
Other nominees are presented in alphabetical order.
Other nominees are presented in alphabetical order.
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
other nominees:
Django Unchained
Silver Linings Playbook
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris PrattA chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.BEST DIRECTOR - KATHRYN BIGELOW
other nominees:
Sam Mendes - Skyfall
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg - Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.BEST LEAD ACTOR - DANIEL DAY-LEWIS
other nominees:
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Denzel Washington - Flight - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris PrattA chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.BEST LEAD ACTRESS - JESSICA CHASTAIN
other nominees:
Marion Cotillard - Rust & Bone
Keira Knightley - Anna Karenina
Aubrey Plaza - Safety Not Guaranteed
Naomi Watts - The Impossible - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by a cult and its charismatic leader.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
other nominees:
Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained
Michael Fassbender - Prometheus
Dwight Henry - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Matthew McConaughey - Killer Joe - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - JENNIFER LAWRENCE
other nominees:
Emily Blunt - Looper
Sally Field - Lincoln
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
Kristen Stewart - On the Road - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
Looper
Moonrise Kingdom
Safety Not Guaranteed
Zero Dark Thirty - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
Argo
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Silver Linings Playbook
Skyfall - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
other nominees:
Argo
Django Unchained
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty - DirectorMark AndrewsBrenda ChapmanSteve PurcellStarsKelly MacdonaldBilly ConnollyEmma ThompsonDetermined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
other nominees:
ParaNorman
Rise of the Guardians
The Secret World of Arietty
Wreck it Ralph - DirectorJacques AudiardStarsMarion CotillardMatthias SchoenaertsArmand VerdurePut in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
other nominees:
Amour
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
This is Not a Film - DirectorKirby DickStarsAmy ZieringKirby DickKori CiocaAn investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
other nominees:
Bully
The imposter
The Queen of Versailles
This is Not a Film - DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Anna Karenina
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Lincoln - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.BEST FILM EDITING
other nominees:
The Avengers
Silver Linings Playbook
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
other nominees:
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom - DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJude LawAaron Taylor-JohnsonIn late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
other nominees:
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Mirror Mirror
Snow White & The Huntsman - DirectorTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh GrantAn exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.BEST MAKEUP
other nominees:
Hitchcock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lincoln
Men in Black 3 - DirectorMark AndrewsBrenda ChapmanSteve PurcellStarsKelly MacdonaldBilly ConnollyEmma ThompsonDetermined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
other nominees:
The Amazing Spider-Man
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Rise of the Guardians - DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "SKYFALL"
other nominees:
"Breath of Life" - Snow White & The Huntsman
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" - Ted
"Suddenly" - Les Miserables
"Wide Awake" - Katy Perry: Part of Me - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.BEST SOUND MIXING
other nominees:
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hunger Games
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayBane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.BEST SOUND EDITING
other nominees:
The Avengers
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
other nominees:
The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
ParaNorman
Prometheus - DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.BEST STUNT/DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Anna Karenina
The Dark Knight Rises
Les Miserables
Magic Mike