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“Argo” Tops Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTOR:
- Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
- John Hawkes – “The Sessions”
- Hugh Jackman – “Les Miserables”
- Denzel Washington – “Flight”
BEST ACTRESS:
- Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
- Marion Cotillard – “Rust and Bone”
- Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Helen Mirren “Hitchcock”
- Naomi Watts – “The Impossible”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- Alan Arkin – “Argo”
- Javier Bardem – “Skyfall”
- Robert De Niro – “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
- Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- Sally Field – “Lincoln”
- Anne Hathaway – “Les Miserables”
- Helen Hunt – “The Sessions”
- Nicole Kidman – “The Paperboy”
- Maggie SMith “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
BEST ENSEMBLE:
- “Argo”
- “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
- “Les Miserables”
- “Lincoln”
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
STUNT ENSEMBLE
- “The Amazing Spider-Man”
- “The Bourne Legacy”
- “The Dark Knight Rises”
- “Les Miserables”
- “Skyfall”
Cinema Fanatic’s Favorite Fifteen Films of 2012
I really loved most of what I saw in 2011 (and actually my favorite film from 2011 I saw in 2012, but I will post more about that tomorrow). As for 2012, a lot of what I saw I felt kind of neutral about and a handful of films I downright hated (which is a rarity for me, really). I’m not sure what it was, but 2012 just didn’t live up to my expectations. That said, I did compile a list of fifteen films that I really loved. I wasn’t able to see Zero Dark Thirty or Amour before the end of the year, which I would have liked to have seen before compiling this list. Alas, they don’t open in San Francisco until after the new year. If you want to see all the 2012 releases I watched, you can do so here.
Les Misérables Leads Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominations
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2012 (in alphabetical order)
- “Argo”
- “The Avengers”
- “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- “Les Misérables”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Lincoln”
- “Moonrise Kingdom”
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
- “Skyfall”
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
BEST DIRECTOR
- Ben Affleck “Argo”
- Kathryn Bigelow “Zero Dark Thirty”
- Tom Hooper “Les Misérables”
- Ang Lee “Life of Pi”
- Steven Spielberg “Lincoln”
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Daniel Day-Lewis “Lincoln”
- John Hawkes “The Sessions”
- Anthony Hopkins “Hitchcock”
- Hugh Jackman “Les Misérables”
- Joaquin Phoenix “The Master”
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- Jessica Chastain “Zero Dark Thirty”
- Jennifer Lawrence “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Quvenzhané Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead “Smashed”
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Robert De Niro “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Javier Bardem “Skyfall”
- Philip Seymour Hoffman “The Master”
- Tommy Lee Jones “Lincoln”
- Ezra Miller “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Judi Dench “Skyfall”
- Sally Fields “Lincoln”
- Anne Hathaway “Les Misérables”
- Helen Hunt “The Sessions”
- Emma Watson “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
- “Argo”
- “Les Misérables”
- “Moonrise Kingdom”
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
BEST SCREENPLAY – ORIGINAL
- “Arbitrage”
- “The Master”
- “Moonrise Kingdom”
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
BEST SCREENPLAY – ADAPTATION
- “Argo”
- “Les Misérables”
- “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
BEST LIVE ACTION FAMILY FILM
- “Big Miracle”
- “Chimpanzee”
- “Life of Pi”
- “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
- “Cabin in the Woods”
- “Jeff, Who Lives at Home”
- “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
- “Safety Not Guaranteed”
- “Sound of My Voice”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- “Brave”
- “Frankenweenie”
- “ParaNorman”
- “Wreck-It Ralph”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- “A Royal Affair”
- “Amour”
- “Headhunters”
- “The Intouchables”
- “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- “Bully”
- “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”
- “Queen of Versailles”
- “Searching for Sugar Man”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- Skyfall “Skyfall”
- Suddenly “Les Misérables”
- When Can I See You Again “Wreck-It Ralph”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- “Hitchcock”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Lincoln”
- “Skyfall”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- “Les Misérables”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Lincoln”
- “Skyfall”
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
BEST FILM EDITING
- “Argo”
- “The Dark Knight Rises”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Skyfall”
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- “Anna Karenina”
- “Cloud Atlas”
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
- “Les Misérables”
- “Moonrise Kingdom”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- “A Royal Affair”
- “Anna Karenina”
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
- “Les Misérables”
- “Lincoln”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- “The Avengers”
- “Cloud Atlas”
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Prometheus”
BEST STUNTS
- “The Avengers”
- “The Bourne Legacy”
- “The Dark Knight Rises”
- “Looper”
- “Skyfall”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON CAMERA
- Mark Duplass “Safety Not Guaranteed”
- Dwight Henry “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- Suraj Sharma “Life of Pi”
- Quvenzhané Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE BEHIND THE CAMERA
- Stephen Chbosky “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
- Seth MacFarlane “Ted”
- Benh Zeitlin “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- Craig Zobel “Compliance”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – FEMALE
- Isabelle Allen “Les Misérables”
- Maude Apatow “This is 40”
- Kara Hayward “Moonrise Kingdom”
- Quvenzhané Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – MALE
- CJ Adams “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”
- Jerad Gilman “Moonrise Kingdom”
- Tom Holland “The Impossible”
- Daniel Huttlestone “Les Misérables”
New Poster and Featurette For Tom Hooper’s “Les Misérables”
After first trailer I was excited for Anne Hathaway, but that was about it as far as Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) and his new version of Les Mis was concerned. But then last week they released a behind the scene featurette (posted below) that had interviews with the cast discussing how they recorded the music live as they were filming. They were so excited, that I became excited. Now we’ve got this poster, which is a take on the classic artwork for the musical. I can dig it.
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