18th Critics' Choice Awards

18th Critics' Choice Awards
18th Critics' Choice Awards
Date	January 10, 2013
Hosted by	Sam Rubin
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	Argo
Most awards	Silver Linings Playbook (4)
Most nominations	Lincoln (13)
Television coverage
Network	The CW
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The 18th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10, 2013 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of 2012 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Sam Rubin. The nominees were announced on December 11, 2012.^[1]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Best Picture Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln The Master Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty	Best Director Ben Affleck – Argo Ang Lee – Life of Pi David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty Steven Spielberg – Lincoln Tom Hooper – Les Misérables
Best Actor *Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln* as Abraham Lincoln** Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio Solitano Jr. Denzel Washington – Flight as William Whitaker Sr. Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables as Jean Valjean Joaquin Phoenix – The Master as Freddie Quell John Hawkes – The Sessions as Mark O'Brien	Best Actress *Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty* as Maya** Emmanuelle Riva – Amour as Anne Laurent Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone as Stephanie Naomi Watts – The Impossible as Maria Bennett Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy
Best Supporting Actor *Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master* as Lancaster Dodd** Alan Arkin – Argo as Lester Siegel Javier Bardem – Skyfall as Raoul Silva Matthew McConaughey – Magic Mike as Dallas Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio Solitano Sr. Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens	Best Supporting Actress *Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables* as Fantine** Amy Adams – The Master as Peggy Dodd Ann Dowd – Compliance as Sandra Frum Helen Hunt – The Sessions as Cheryl Cohen-Greene Judi Dench – Skyfall as M Sally Field – Lincoln as Mary Todd Lincoln
Best Young Actor/Actress *Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild* as Hushpuppy** Elle Fanning – Ginger & Rosa as Ginger Kara Hayward – Moonrise Kingdom as Suzy Bishop Logan Lerman – The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Charlie Kelmeckis Suraj Sharma – Life of Pi as Piscine Molitor Patel Tom Holland – The Impossible as Lucas Bennett	Best Acting Ensemble Silver Linings Playbook Argo The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Les Misérables Lincoln Moonrise Kingdom
Best Original Screenplay Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino Flight – John Gatins Looper – Rian Johnson The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson Moonrise Kingdom – Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal	Best Adapted Screenplay Lincoln – Tony Kushner Argo – Chris Terrio Life of Pi – David Magee The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell
Best Animated Feature Wreck-It Ralph Brave Ice Age: Continental Drift Frankenweenie Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ParaNorman Rise of the Guardians	Best Action Movie Skyfall The Avengers The Dark Knight Rises Looper The Amazing Spider-Man Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Best Actor in an Action Movie *Daniel Craig – Skyfall* as James Bond** Christian Bale – The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne/Batman Jake Gyllenhaal – End of Watch as Brian Taylor Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Looper as Joe Robert Downey Jr. – The Avengers as Tony Stark/Iron Man	Best Actress in an Action Movie *Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games* as Katniss Everdeen** Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises as Selina Kyle/Catwoman Emily Blunt – Looper as Sara Gina Carano – Haywire as Mallory Kane Judi Dench – Skyfall as M
Best Documentary Feature Searching for Sugar Man Bully The Central Park Five The Imposter The Queen of Versailles West of Memphis	Best Comedy Movie Silver Linings Playbook 21 Jump Street Bernie Ted This Is 40
Best Actor in an Comedy Movie *Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook* as Patrizio Solitano Jr.** Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street as Greg Jenko Jack Black – Bernie as Bernie Tiede Mark Wahlberg – Ted as John Bennett Paul Rudd – This Is 40 as Pete	Best Actress in an Comedy Movie *Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook* as Tiffany Maxwell** Leslie Mann – This Is 40 as Debbie Mila Kunis – Ted as Lori Collins Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect as Patricia Hobart Shirley MacLaine – Bernie as Marjorie Nugent
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Looper The Cabin in the Woods Prometheus	Best Foreign Language Film Amour The Intouchables A Royal Affair Rust and Bone
Best Art Direction Anna Karenina – Sarah Greenwood (Production Design)/Katie Spencer (Set Decoration) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Dan Hennah (Production Design)/Ra Vincent and Simon Bright (Set Decoration) Les Misérables – Eve Stewart (Production Design)/Anna Lynch-Robinson (Set Decoration) Life of Pi – David Gropman (Production Design)/Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) Lincoln – Rick Carter (Production Design)/Jim Erickson (Set Decoration)	Best Cinematography Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda Les Misérables – Danny Cohen Lincoln – Janusz Kaminski The Master – Mihai Malaimare Jr. Skyfall – Roger Deakins
Best Costume Design Anna Karenina – Jacqueline Durran Cloud Atlas – Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Ann Maskrey, Bob Buck and Richard Taylor Les Misérables – Paco Delgado Lincoln – Joanna Johnston	Best Editing Zero Dark Thirty – Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg Argo – William Goldenberg Les Misérables – Chris Dickens and Melanie Oliver Life of Pi – Tim Squyres Lincoln – Michael Kahn
Best Makeup Cloud Atlas The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Les Misérables Lincoln	Best Visual Effects Life of Pi The Avengers Cloud Atlas The Dark Knight Rises The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Best Score Lincoln – John Williams Argo – Alexandre Desplat Life of Pi – Mychael Danna The Master – Jonny Greenwood Moonrise Kingdom – Alexandre Desplat	Best Song "Skyfall" – Skyfall "For You" – Act of Valor "Learn Me Right" – Brave "Still Alive" – Paul Williams Still Alive "Suddenly" – Les Misérables

Favorite Film Franchise

(Public voting category)

The Lord of the Rings

Louis XIII Genius Award

Judd Apatow ^[3]

Statistics

Nominations	Film
13	Lincoln
11	Les Misérables
10	Silver Linings Playbook
9	Life of Pi
7	Argo
	The Master
	Skyfall
5	Looper
	Moonrise Kingdom
	Zero Dark Thirty
4	The Dark Knight Rises
4	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
3	The Avengers
	Beasts of the Southern Wild
	Bernie
	Cloud Atlas
	Ted
	This Is 40
2	21 Jump Street
	Amour
	Anna Karenina
	Brave
	Django Unchained
	Flight
	The Impossible
	The Perks of Being a Wallflower
	Rust and Bone
	The Sessions

Wins	Film
4	Silver Linings Playbook
3	Lincoln
3	Skyfall
2	Anna Karenina
	Argo
	Life of Pi
	Zero Dark Thirty

References

^ Lyttelton, Oliver (December 11, 2012). "Basically Every Movie Nominated In BFCA Critics Choice Awards Lineup; 'Lincoln' Leads Field". IndieWire. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
^ Knegt, Peter (January 10, 2013). "'Argo' Leads 2013 Critics Choice Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
^ Pond, Steve (December 20, 2012). "Judd Apatow Is a Genius, Say Critics' Choice Movie Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

External links

18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (2013) – Best Picture: Argo

[1] Lyttelton, Oliver (December 11, 2012). "Basically Every Movie Nominated In BFCA Critics Choice Awards Lineup; 'Lincoln' Leads Field". IndieWire. Retrieved December 11, 2012.

[2] Knegt, Peter (January 10, 2013). "'Argo' Leads 2013 Critics Choice Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved January 10, 2013.

[3] Pond, Steve (December 20, 2012). "Judd Apatow Is a Genius, Say Critics' Choice Movie Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

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