Goodbye 2012!!
Finally decided to compile a list of favorites for the year. There's still some stuff I haven't seen yet but I doubt any of them would crack my Top 10 anyways!
Top Films of 2012
The Master by Paul Thomas Anderson
Amour by Michael Haneke
Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson
Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino
Wuthering Heights by Andrea Arnold
A Royal Affair by Nikolaj Arcel
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Barbara by Christian Petzold
Looper by Rian Johnson
Holy Motors by Leos Carax
Best Male Performances
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Denis Lavent, Holy Motors
Jack Black, Bernie
Mikkel Følsgaard, A Royal Affair
Jean Louis-Trintignant, Amour
Logan Lerman, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Eddie Redmayne, Les Miserables
Jude Law, Anna Karenina
Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Samuel L. Jackson, Django Unchained
Best Female Performances
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Nina Hoss, Barbara
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Noomi Rapace, Prometheus
Alicia Vikander, A Royal Affair & Anna Karenina
Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom
Deanie Yip, A Simple Life
Amy Adams, The Master
Emily Blunt, Looper
Samantha Barks, Les Miserables
Quevenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master (Runner up: Michael Haneke, Amour)
Best Original Screenplay: Django Unchained & Moonrise Kingdom
Best Adapted Screenplay: Lincoln (Runner up: The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
Best Production Design: Django Unchained (Runner up: Anna Karenina)
Best Cinematography: Life of Pi (Runner up: The Master)
Best Costume Design: Anna Karenina (Runner up: A Royal Affair)
Best Editing: The Master (Runner up: Skyfall)
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi (Runner up: The Dark Knight Rises)
Best Original Score: Anna Karenina (Runner up: Beasts of the Southern Wild)
Best Original Song: "Who did that to you?" by John Legend, Django Unchained (Runner up: "Skyfall" by Adele, Skyfall)
Best Animated Film: Wreck-it Ralph (Runner up: Frankenweenie)
Best Comedy: Bernie
Best Action Movie: Skyfall
Best Villain: Leonardo DiCaprio & Samuel L. Jackson, Django Unchained
Top Films of 2012
The Master by Paul Thomas Anderson
Amour by Michael Haneke
Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson
Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino
Wuthering Heights by Andrea Arnold
A Royal Affair by Nikolaj Arcel
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Barbara by Christian Petzold
Looper by Rian Johnson
Holy Motors by Leos Carax
Best Male Performances
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Denis Lavent, Holy Motors
Jack Black, Bernie
Mikkel Følsgaard, A Royal Affair
Jean Louis-Trintignant, Amour
Logan Lerman, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Eddie Redmayne, Les Miserables
Jude Law, Anna Karenina
Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Samuel L. Jackson, Django Unchained
Best Female Performances
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Nina Hoss, Barbara
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Noomi Rapace, Prometheus
Alicia Vikander, A Royal Affair & Anna Karenina
Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom
Deanie Yip, A Simple Life
Amy Adams, The Master
Emily Blunt, Looper
Samantha Barks, Les Miserables
Quevenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master (Runner up: Michael Haneke, Amour)
Best Original Screenplay: Django Unchained & Moonrise Kingdom
Best Adapted Screenplay: Lincoln (Runner up: The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
Best Production Design: Django Unchained (Runner up: Anna Karenina)
Best Cinematography: Life of Pi (Runner up: The Master)
Best Costume Design: Anna Karenina (Runner up: A Royal Affair)
Best Editing: The Master (Runner up: Skyfall)
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi (Runner up: The Dark Knight Rises)
Best Original Score: Anna Karenina (Runner up: Beasts of the Southern Wild)
Best Original Song: "Who did that to you?" by John Legend, Django Unchained (Runner up: "Skyfall" by Adele, Skyfall)
Best Animated Film: Wreck-it Ralph (Runner up: Frankenweenie)
Best Comedy: Bernie
Best Action Movie: Skyfall
Best Villain: Leonardo DiCaprio & Samuel L. Jackson, Django Unchained