Awards season
Oscar-worthy Lincoln wins over the North Texas Film Critics Association withfour top awards
- Daniel Day-Lewis makes for an uncanny Abraham Lincoln.Photo courtesy of Touchstone Pictures
- Anne Hathaway took home the North Texas Film Critic Association's award for bestsupporting actress for her role in Les Miserables.Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures
- Jennifer Lawrence was named best actress for her role in Silver LiningsPlaybook.Photo courtesy of Silver Linings Playbook
With Oscar nominations on Thursday and the Golden Globe Awards taking place on Sunday, chatter about the best movies and performances from 2012 is at an all-time high. Keeping in that spirit, the North Texas Film Critics Association, of which yours truly is a member, has handed out its annual awards. Steven Spielberg's Lincoln was the clear favorite.
Out of the 10 awards named, Lincoln won four, including Best Picture, Best Director for Spielberg, Best Actor for the dazzling Daniel Day-Lewis, and Best Supporting Actor for the often under-appreciated Tommy Lee Jones. No other film won more than one award.
Below is the full list of 2012 awards:
BEST PICTURE:Lincoln
DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg — Lincoln
BEST ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis — Lincoln
BEST ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence — Silver Linings Playbook
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tommy Lee Jones — Lincoln
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway — Les Misérables
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FILM:Life of Pi — Claudio Miranda
BEST ANIMATED FILM:Wreck-It Ralph
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM:Bully
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:Les Intouchables