Top Movies and Performances of 2012
2012 was an excellent year for movies, and unlike last year I am in agreement with quite a few of the Oscar nominations. I would like to have seen either Moonrise Kingdom or The Master as the 10th Best Picture nominee, but otherwise they did a pretty good job. And just as in 2008, I go with Kathryn Bigelow over Quentin Tarantino.
Top 20 Films
1. Zero Dark Thirty
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Django Unchained
4. Amour
5. Lincoln
6. Silver Linings Playbook
7. The Master
8. Argo
9. Beasts of the Southern Wild
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
11. Skyfall
12. The Cabin in the Woods
13. The Hunger Games
14. The Avengers
15. Les Miserables
16. Last Days Here
17. Killing Them Softly
18. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
19. The Dark Knight Rises
20. Looper
Top Lead Actor Performances
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
2. Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
3. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
4. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
5. Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained
Top Lead Actress Performances
1. Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
2. Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
3. Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
4. Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
5. Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Top Supporting Actor Performances
1. Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
2. Edward Norton, Moonrise Kingdom
3. Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
4. Michael Fassbender, Prometheus
5. Guy Pearce, Lawless
Top Supporting Actress Performances
1. Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
2. Shirley MacLaine, Bernie
3. Amy Adams, The Master
4. Sally Field, Lincoln
5. Samantha Barks, Les Miserables
Top 20 Films
1. Zero Dark Thirty
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Django Unchained
4. Amour
5. Lincoln
6. Silver Linings Playbook
7. The Master
8. Argo
9. Beasts of the Southern Wild
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
11. Skyfall
12. The Cabin in the Woods
13. The Hunger Games
14. The Avengers
15. Les Miserables
16. Last Days Here
17. Killing Them Softly
18. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
19. The Dark Knight Rises
20. Looper
Top Lead Actor Performances
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
2. Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
3. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
4. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
5. Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained
Top Lead Actress Performances
1. Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
2. Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
3. Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
4. Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
5. Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Top Supporting Actor Performances
1. Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
2. Edward Norton, Moonrise Kingdom
3. Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
4. Michael Fassbender, Prometheus
5. Guy Pearce, Lawless
Top Supporting Actress Performances
1. Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
2. Shirley MacLaine, Bernie
3. Amy Adams, The Master
4. Sally Field, Lincoln
5. Samantha Barks, Les Miserables