2012 National Society of Film Critics Awards

The 47th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 5 January 2013, honored the best in film for 2012.



47th NSFC Awards January 5, 2013

Best Film:  Amour 

Winners
Film titles are listed in order of placings:



Best Picture
1. Amour 2. The Master 3. Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director
1. Michael Haneke – Amour 2. Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty 2. Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master

Best Actor
1. Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln 2. Denis Lavant – Holy Motors 2. Joaquin Phoenix – The Master

Best Actress
1. Emmanuelle Riva – Amour 2. Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook 3. Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty

Best Supporting Actor
1. Matthew McConaughey – Bernie and Magic Mike 2. Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln 3. Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master

Best Supporting Actress
1. Amy Adams – The Master 2. Sally Field – Lincoln 3. Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables

Best Screenplay
1. Tony Kushner – Lincoln 2. Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master 3. David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook

Best Cinematography
1. Mihai Mălaimare Jr. – The Master 2. Roger Deakins – Skyfall 3. Greig Fraser – Zero Dark Thirty

Best Non-Fiction Film
1. The Gatekeepers 2. This Is Not a Film 3. Searching for Sugar Man

Best Experimental Film
This Is Not a Film

Film Heritage Awards

 * 1) Laurence Kardish, senior film curator at the Museum of Modern Art, for his extraordinary 44 years of service, including this year's Weimar Cinema retrospective.
 * 2) Milestone Film and Video for its ongoing "Project Shirley".