Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2012



8th AFCA Awards

Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty

The 8th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2012, were announced on December 18, 2012.

Top 10 Films

 * 1) Zero Dark Thirty
 * 2) Argo
 * 3) Moonrise Kingdom
 * 4) Django Unchained
 * 5) Cloud Atlas
 * 6) Holy Motors
 * 7) Beasts of the Southern Wild
 * 8) The Master
 * 9) Silver Linings Playbook
 * 10) Looper

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * Zero Dark Thirty
 * Best Director:
 * Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
 * Best Actor:
 * Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
 * Best Actress:
 * Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
 * Best Original Screenplay:
 * Looper – Rian Johnson
 * Best Adapted Screenplay:
 * Argo – Chris Terrio
 * Best Cinematography:
 * The Master – Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
 * Best Original Score:
 * Cloud Atlas – Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, and Tom Tykwer
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * Holy Motors • France
 * Best Documentary:
 * The Imposter
 * Best Animated Feature:
 * Wreck-It Ralph
 * Best First Film:
 * Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
 * Breakthrough Artist Award:
 * Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
 * Austin Film Award:
 * Bernie – Richard Linklater
 * Special Honorary Award:
 * Matthew McConaughey for his exceptional work in four films this year – Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and The Paperboy