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

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Editor's note: Two big closures rocked the Dallas restaurant and bar scene this week. There was also an intriguing home for sale on Dallas' ritziest road, a new barbecue joint with an unusual focus, and more. Here's a look back at the top stories of the week. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Those are here.

1. Dallas bar closes after surviving a decade in Deep Ellum. A Dallas bar that opened 10 years ago in Deep Ellum has closed its doors: On Premise, which rode a decade-long wave in the often-turbulent neighborhood, closed on October 31.

2. Authentic upscale Mexican restaurant at Turtle Creek Dallas closes. In major bummer Dallas restaurant news, authentic Mexican restaurant Jalisco Norte has closed: The upscale restaurant and bar at Turtle Creek Village clocked out after seven years.

3. Dallas and Austin are facing the same kind of housing issues. The state’s housing crisis is effectively a new problem for state and local leaders — mainly because, for the longest time, Texas used to be cheap. "YIMBY" activists in Dallas have pushed local leaders, with mixed results, to embrace the idea that the country’s ninth-largest city should make it easier to build homes besides standalone single-family homes on large lots and big apartment buildings.

4. 50s Dallas home for sale on swanky Strait Lane still has pink bathroom. A house on Dallas' Strait Lane that is possibly home to the last '50s-era pink bathroom on the tony thoroughfare is up for sale. The bathroom's days are probably numbered — but maybe in this one case, it's not a bad thing.

5. Barbecue spot Kafi BBQ coming to Irving will be smoking halal Wagyu. A barbecue restaurant with an unusual focus is coming to Irving: Kafi BBQ, which specializes in halal Wagyu beef, will open at 8140 N. MacArthur Blvd. #100, Valley Ranch, in the former Rafikiz Bar and Grill.