The San Diego Film Critics Society (of which Moviewallas is a member) had their final voting today and the winners have already been announced.
The final picks in almost every major category beat the popular consensus. The top prize for Best Film of the year went to ‘Argo’, a movie that has figured in year end nominations from most film critic bodies, but had not procured the final pick for any of them. Until now. The Best Director selection went hand-in-hand with Best Picture, with Ben Affleck getting recognized for helming ‘Argo’. Its been a rather long time since the San Diego Film Critics awarded Best Film and Best Director to the same movie.
The picks in the acting categories were a mix of unconventional selections from smaller films (Michelle Williams in “Take This Waltz” for Best Female Actor) as well as the more obvious (Daniel Day Lewis in “Lincoln” for Best Male Actor). The San Diego Film Critics were also the first group to laud Emma Watson with a Best Female Supporting Actor award for her turn in ‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower”, a fine film that has not found a larger audience. The film also nabbed honors in the Best Ensemble Performance category. For Best Male Supporting Actor, Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained” beat out more prominent competition including those from the same film (Leonardo diCaprio) to land the prize.
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The full list of winners :
BEST FILM – WINNER: ARGO
BEST DIRECTOR – WINNER: Ben Affleck, ARGO
BEST ACTRESS – WINNER: Michelle Williams, TAKE THIS WALTZ
BEST ACTOR – WINNER: Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – WINNER: Emma Watson, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – WINNER: Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, THE MASTER
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – WINNER: Chris Terrio, ARGO
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – WINNER: THE KID WITH A BIKE
BEST DOCUMENTARY – WINNER: THE INVISIBLE WAR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – WINNER: Claudio Miranda, LIFE OF PI
BEST ANIMATED FILM – WINNER: PARANORMAN
BEST EDITING – WINNER: William Goldenberg, ARGO
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – WINNER: Hugh Bateup and Uli Hanisch CLOUD ATLAS
BEST SCORE – WINNER: Jonny Greenwood, THE MASTER
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE– WINNER: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
BODY OF WORK FOR 2012– WINNER: Greig Fraser (cinematographer: ZERO DARK THIRTY, KILLING THEM SOFTLY, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN)
KYLE COUNTS AWARD– Dan Bennett, Member Emeritus SDFCS, former North County Times Film Critic, Festival Director of the San Diego International Children’s Film Festival
