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Independent Spirit 2012 Nominations

 

Best Feature

 
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Bernie (2012)
Keep the Lights On (2012)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Best Director

 
Wes Anderson. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
David O. Russell. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Julia Loktev. The Loneliest Planet (2011)
Ira Sachs. Keep the Lights On (2012)
Benh Zeitlin. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Best Screenplay

 
Wes Anderson. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
David O. Russell. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Ira Sachs. Keep the Lights On (2012)
Zoe Kazan. Ruby Sparks (2012)
Martin McDonagh. Seven Psychopaths (2012)

Best First Feature

 
Fill the Void (2012)
Gimme the Loot (2012)
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Sound of My Voice (2011)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Best First Screenplay

 
Rama Burshtein. Fill the Void (2012)
Derek Connolly. Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Christopher Ford. Robot and Frank (2012)
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
Jonathan Lisecki. Gayby (2012)

John Cassavetes Award

 

(Given to best picture made for under $500K)

 
Breakfast with Curtis
Middle of Nowhere (2012)
Mosquita y Mari (2012)
Starlet (2012)
The Color Wheel (2011)

Best Female Lead

 
Linda Cardinelli. Return (2011)
Emayatzy Corinealdi. Middle of Nowhere (2012)
Jennifer Lawrence. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Quvenzhane Wallis. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Smashed (2012)

Best Male Lead

 
Jack Black. Bernie (2012)
Bradley Cooper. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
John Hawkes. The Surrogate (2012)
Matthew McConaughey. Killer Joe (2011)
Wendell Pierce. Four (2012)
Thure Lindhardt. Keep the Lights On (2012)

Best Supporting Female

 
Rosemarie DeWitt. Your Sister's Sister (2011)
Ann Dowd. Compliance (2012)
Helen Hunt. The Surrogate (2012)
Brit Marling. Sound of My Voice (2011)
Lorraine Toussant. Middle of Nowhere (2012)

Best Supporting Male

 
Matthew McConaughey. Magic Mike (2012)
David Oyelowo. Middle of Nowhere (2012)
Michael Pena. End of Watch (2012)
Sam Rockwell. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Bruce Willis. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Best Cinematography

 
Yoni Brook. Valley of Saints (2012)
Lol Crawley. Here (2011)
Ben Richardson. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Roman Vasyanov. End of Watch (2012)
Robert Yeoman. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Best Documentary

 
How To Survive a Plague (2012)
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
The Central Park Five (2012)
The Invisible War (2012)
The Waiting Room (2012)

Best International Film

 
Amour (2012)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Rust & Bone (2012)
Sister (2011)
Rebelle (2012)

Piaget Producers Award

 
Nobody Walks (2012)
Prince Avalanche
Stones In the Sun (2012)

Someone to Watch Award

 
David Fenster (Director). Pincus (2012)
Adam Leon (Director). Gimme the Loot (2012)
Rebecca Thomas (Director). Electrick Children (2012)

Truer Than Fiction Award

 
Leviathan (2012)
The Waiting Room (2012)
Only the Young (2012)
Robert Altman Award
Starlet (2012)
 

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

 

Best Picture

 
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Best Director

 
Kathryn Bigelow. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Best Screenplay

 
Lincoln (2012)

Best Actress

 
Rachel Weisz. The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

Best Actor

 
Daniel Day-Lewis. Lincoln (2012)

Best Supporting Actress

 
Sally Field. Lincoln (2012)

Best Supporting Actor

 
Matthew McConaughey. Bernie (2012)
Matthew McConaughey. Magic Mike (2012)

Best Cinematographer

 
Greig Fraser. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Best Animated Film

 
Frankenweenie (2012)

Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)

 
The Central Park Five (2012)

Best Foreign Film

 
Amour (2012)

Best First Film

 
David France. How To Survive a Plague (2012)
 

Annie Awards (best feature only)

 
Brave (2012)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
ParaNorman (2012)
Rise of the Guardians (2012)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
The Rabbi's Cat (2011)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
 
 
 

AFI Best Films of 2012

 
Argo (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Django Unchained (2012)
Les Miserables (2012)
Life of Pi (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
 

National Board of Review Awards

 

Best Film

 
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Best Director

 
Kathryn Bigelow. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Best Actor

 
Bradley Cooper. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Best Actress

 
Jessica Chastain. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Best Supporting Actor

 
Leonardo DiCaprio. Django Unchained (2012)

Best Original Screenplay

 
Rian Johnson. Looper (2012)

Best Adapted Screenplay

 
David O. Russell. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Best Animated feature

 
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Special Achievement in Filmmaking

 
Ben Affleck. Argo (2012)

Breakthrough Actor

 
Tom Holland. The Impossible (2012)

Breakthrough Actress

 
Quvenzhane Wallis. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Best Foreign Language Film

 
Amour (2012)

Best Documentary

 
Searching For Sugar Man (2012)

William K. Everson Film History Award

 
50 Years of Bond Films

Best Ensemble

 
Les Miserables (2012)

Spotlight Award

 
John Goodman
Argo (2012)
Flight (2012)
ParaNorman (2012)
Trouble With the Curve (2012)

NBR Freedom of Expression Award

 
The Central Park Five (2012)
Promised Land (2012)
 
 
 

Top Films

 
Argo (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Django Unchained (2012)
Les Miserables (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Looper (2012)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Promised Land (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Top Foreign Language Films

 
Barbara (2012)
Untouchable (2011)
The Kid With a Bike (2011)
No
Rebelle (2012)

Top 5 Documentaries

 
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
Detropia (2012)
The Gatekeepers (2012)
The Invisible War (2012)
Only the Young (2012)

Top 10 Independent Films

 
Arbitrage (2012)
Bernie (2012)
Compliance (2012)
End of Watch (2012)
Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
Little Birds (2011)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
On the Road (2012)
Quartet (2012)
Sleepwalk With Me (2012)
 
 
 

LA Film Critics Awards

 

Best Picture

 
Amour (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
The Master (2012)

Best Director

 
Paul Thomas Anderson. The Master (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
Kathryn Bigelow. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Best Actor

 
Joaquin Phoenix. The Master (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
Denis Lavant. Holy Motors (2012)

Best Actress (tie)

 
Jennifer Lawrence. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Emmanuelle Riva. Amour (2012)

Best Supporting Actor

 
Dwight Henry. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
Christoph Waltz. Django Unchained (2012)

Best Supporting Actress

 
Amy Adams. The Master (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
Anne Hathaway. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Les Miserables (2012)

Best Screenplay

 
Chris Terrio. Argo (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
David O. Russell. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Best Cinematography

 
Roger Deakins. Skyfall (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
Adam Stockhousen. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Best Editing

 
Dylan Tichenor/William Goldenberg. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
William Goldenberg. Argo (2012)

Best Music Score

 
Dan Romer/Benh Zeitlin. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
Jonny Greenwood. The Master (2012)

Best Foreign-Language Film

 
Holy Motors (2012)

RUNNER-UP

 
Searching For Sugar Man (2012)

Best Animation

 
Frankenweenie (2012)

New Generation

 
Benh Zeitlin. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award

 
Leviathan (2012)

SAG Awards

 
December 12

Golden Globe Awards

WGA Screenplay

 

Producers Guild

 

Directors Guild

 

American Cinema Editors(ACE)Awards

 

Acadamy Awards

 

Critic's Choice Movie Awards

 

Satellite Awards

 

Art Directors Guild Awards

 

Motion Pictures Sound Editors Awards

 

Costume Designers Guild Awards

 
Excellence in Contemporary Film. Skyfall (2012)
Excellence in Period Film. Anna Karenina (2012)
Excellence in Fantasy Film. Mirror Mirror (2012)