San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2012

17th SDFCS Awards

December 11, 2012

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Best Film:
Argo

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Best Director:
Ben Affleck
Argo

The 17th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 11, 2012.

## Winners and nominees

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### Best Actor

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Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln

* Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
* John Hawkes - The Sessions
* Hugh Jackman - Les Misérables
* Joaquin Phoenix - The Master

### Best Actress

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Michelle Williams - Take This Waltz

* Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
* Helen Hunt - The Sessions
* Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
* Naomi Watts - The Impossible

### Best Animated Film

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ParaNorman

* Brave
* Frankenweenie
* Rise of the Guardians
* Wreck-It Ralph

### Best Cinematography

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Life of Pi - Claudio Miranda

* Beasts of the Southern Wild - Ben Richardson
* Django Unchained - Robert Richardson
* The Master - Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
* Les Misérables - Danny Cohen

### Best Director

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Ben Affleck - Argo

* Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master
* Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty
* Ang Lee - Life of Pi
* David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook

### Best Documentary

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The Invisible War

* Bully
* Jiro Dreams of Sushi
* The Queen of Versailles
* Samsara

### Best Editing

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Argo - William Goldenberg

* Killing Them Softly - Brian A. Kates and John Paul Horstmann
* Life of Pi - Tim Squyres
* The Master - Leslie Jones and Peter McNulty
* Zero Dark Thirty - William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor

### Best Ensemble Performance

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

* Argo
* Django Unchained
* Les Misérables
* Seven Psychopaths

### Best Film

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Argo

* Django Unchained
* The Master
* Silver Linings Playbook
* Zero Dark Thirty

### Best Foreign Language Film

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The Kid with a Bike (Le gamin au vélo) • Belgium / France / Italy

* Amour • Austria / France / Germany
* Headhunters (Hodejegerne) • Norway
* Holy Motors • France / Germany
* The Intouchables (Intouchables) • France

### Best Production Design

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Cloud Atlas - Hugh Bateup and Uli Hanisch

* Anna Karenina - Sarah Greenwood
* Argo - Sharon Seymour
* Les Misérables - Eve Stewart
* Moonrise Kingdom - Adam Stockhausen

### Best Score

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The Master - Jonny Greenwood

* Argo - Alexandre Desplat
* Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin and Dan Romer
* Life of Pi - Mychael Danna
* Moonrise Kingdom - Alexandre Desplat

### Best Original Screenplay

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The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

* The Cabin in the Woods - Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
* Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino
* Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
* Take This Waltz - Sarah Polley

### Best Adapted Screenplay

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Argo - Chris Terrio

* Life of Pi - David Magee
* Lincoln - Tony Kushner
* The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
* Silver Linings Playbook - David O. Russell

### Best Supporting Actor

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Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained

* Alan Arkin - Argo
* Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
* Matthew McConaughey - Killer Joe
* Christopher Walken - Seven Psychopaths

### Best Supporting Actress

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Emma Watson - The Perks of Being a Wallflower

* Amy Adams - The Master
* Samantha Barks - Les Misérables
* Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
* Rebel Wilson - Pitch Perfect

## References

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* San Diego Film Critics Select Top Films for 2012

## External links

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* Official Site
* San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2012 at IMDb

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