2012 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Explained

38th LAFCA Awards
Date:	December 9, 2012
Award1 Type:	Best Picture
Award1 Winner:	Amour
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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

• 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 Véréna Paravel – Leviathan

External links

• 38th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Amour,' 'The Master' Lead LA Film Critics Association Awards . Knegt . Peter . 9 December 2012 . . 10 December 2012.
2. Web site: 'Amour' Named Best Film by Los Angeles Film Critics . Kilday . Gregg . 9 December 2012 . . 10 December 2012.
3. Web site: L.A. Film Critics name 'Amour' 2012's best, praise 'The Master' . Kaufman . Amy . 9 December 2012 . . 10 December 2012.