The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association, of which I am a proud member has once again released its winners for the WAFCA Awards. After nominating a wide range of films and actors for the usual categories the winners were announced this morning, and while I didn’t agree with all of them there’s definitely some great choices in here.
The winner of Best Pictures was Zero Dark Thirty, which is definitely a thrilling and well made triumph though was far from my choice for best film. Daniel Day-Lewis may not be a surprise for Best Actor, but I was hoping that Jaquin Phoenix’s truly profound performance in The Master would be better remembered as it was easily the best performance of the year.
I do strongly support Anne Hathaway’s win for Best Supporting Actress and ParaNorman‘s win for Best Animated, because it was awesome and not a Pixar film. Also, Rian Johnson getting some love for the beautifully constructed Looper in the form of Best Screenplay is definitely a big thumbs up.
The two things I’m really upset about are Roger Deakins not getting the nod for his impeccable cinematography in Skyfall and Javier Bardem losing out to Phillip Seymour Hoffman in The Master for Best Supporting. In fact the lack of Skyfall in general is just preposterous. If this were the Matt Razak Awards for Best Things Ever all of them would go to Skyfall.
Check out all the awards below.
THE 2012 WAFCA AWARD WINNERS:
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)
Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Best Actress:
Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
Best Supporting Actor:
Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Best Supporting Actress:
Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)
Best Acting Ensemble:
Les Misérables
Best Adapted Screenplay:
David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Original Screenplay:
Rian Johnson (Looper)
Best Animated Feature:
ParaNorman
Best Documentary:
Bully
Best Foreign Language Film:
Amour
Best Art Direction:
Uli Hanisch, Hugh Bateup – Production Designers; Peter Walpole, Rebecca Alleway – Set Decorators (Cloud Atlas)
Best Cinematography:
Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi)
Best Score:
Jonny Greenwood (The Master)
The Joe Barber Award for Best Youth Performance:
Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)
The 2012 WAFCA AWARD NOMINEES WERE:
| Best Film: Argo Les Misérables Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Best Director: Best Actor: Best Actress: Best Supporting Actor: Best Supporting Actress: Best Acting Ensemble: Best Adapted Screenplay: Best Original Screenplay: |
Best Animated Feature: Brave Frankenweenie ParaNorman Rise of the Guardians Wreck-It Ralph Best Documentary: Best Foreign Language Film: Best Art Direction: Best Cinematography: Best Score: Best Youth Performance: |
