2012 film categories

here are my votes for this year in film (films that had their widespread theatrical run from jan-dec 2012) 

Best Achievement in Directing:

Lynne Ramsey, We Need To Talk About Kevin

Runner Up: Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom

Best Lead Performance by an Actor:

Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

Runner Up: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

Best Lead Performance by an Actress:

Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin

Runner Up: Noomi Rapace, Prometheus

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor:

Emile Hirsch, Killer Joe

Runner Up: Leonardo Dicaprio, Django Unchained

Best Supporting Performance by an Actress:

Ann Dowd, Compliance

Runner Up: Amy Adams, The Master

Best Original Screenplay:

Moonrise Kingdom

Runner up: Silver Linings Playbook

Best Adapted Screenplay:

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Runner Up: Killer Joe

Best Cinematography:

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Runner up: The Master

Best Film Editing:

Cloud Atlas

Runner Up: We Need To Talk About Kevin

Best Make-up and Hairstyling:

Cloud Atlas

Runner Up: Hitchcock

Best Sound Mixing & Editing:

Prometheus

Runner Up: Looper

Best Score:

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Runner Up: Moonrise Kingdom

Best Production Design:

Moonrise Kingdom

Runner Up: Prometheus

Best Non-English Film:

Holy Motors

Runner Up: Headhunters

Best Documentary:

The Imposter

Runner Up: Chasing Ice

Best Visual Effects:

Prometheus

Runner Up: The Dark Knight Rises

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