2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards Announced

by Tony Dayoub

From the Online Film Critics Society (of which I am a member):

Ben Affleck’s film Argo, about the fake film shoot that was used as a cover to extract six Americans from Iran during the Iran Hostage Crisis, was named by the organization as the Best Picture of the 2012. The film was also recognized for its screenplay by Chris Terrio based on an article by Joshuah Bearman.

The year’s most nominated film, The Master, received two prizes including the Best Director prize for Paul Thomas Anderson and the award for Best Supporting Actor given to Philip Seymour Hoffman. The other acting winners were Daniel Day-Lewis who received his third award for Best Actor from the OFCS for his work as the 16th president of the United States, Abramah Lincoln; for Best Actress in the film Zero Dark Thirty, Jessica Chastain; and Anne Hathaway receiving the Best Supporting Actress award for Les Misérables

The full list of winners of the 16th Annual Online Film Critics Society Awards:


Best Picture:
Argo
Best Animated Feature:
ParaNorman
Best Film Not in the English Language:
Holy Motors
Best Documentary:
This Is Not a Film
Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master
Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
Best Actress:
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Best Supporting Actor:
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Best Supporting Actress:
Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
Best Original Screenplay:
Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Argo - Chris Terrio
Best Editing:
Cloud Atlas - Alexander Berner
Best Cinematography:
Skyfall - Roger Deakins

My ballot (Red highlights the categories where my vote differed):
Best Picture:
The Master
Best Animated Feature:
ParaNorman
Best Film Not in the English Language:
Holy Motors
Best Documentary:
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master
Best Actor:
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Best Actress:
Emmanuelle Riva - Amour
Best Supporting Actor:
Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams - The Master
Best Original Screenplay:
Zero Dark Thirty - Mark Boal
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Lincoln - Tony Kushner
Best Editing:
Zero Dark Thirty - William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor
Best Cinematography:
Skyfall - Roger Deakins

More from the OFCS on special awards:

Along with Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, This Is Not a Film director Jafar Panahi recorded a documentary about his creative processes while under political arrest in Iran, forbidden from making motion pictures. The Online Film Critics Society gave one of its three special awards to the the pair for their act of protest against the Iranian government. The second award was given to legendary composer Ennio Morricone for his amazing and celebrated career in films. The final special award was given to the "For the Love of Film" program and Fandor in conjunction with the National Preservation Foundation for their work this year to raise money for an exhibition of the restoration of one of Alfred Hitchcock’s oldest works, The White Shadow.

Founded in 1997, the Online Film Critics Society has been the key force in establishing and raising the standards for Internet-based film journalism. The OFCS membership consists of film reviewers, journalists and scholars based in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Asia/Pacific Rim region. For more information, visit the Online Film Critics Society at ofcs.org.