December 9, 2012, Boston, MA — The Boston Society of Film Critics continue the trend of throwing their top award to Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” for Best Picture of 2012. We have to admit our delight to see accolades tossed towards the wonderful “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” as well. Here are the honorees:
Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty
Runners-up: Runner-up: Amour and Moonrise Kingdom
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Runner-up: Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Best Actress: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Runner-up: Deanie Yip, A Simple Life
Best Supporting Actor: Ezra Miller, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Runner-up: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field, Lincoln
Runner-up: Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Best Director: Katheryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Runner-up: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Best Screenplay: Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Runner-up: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Best Cinematography: The Master, Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Runner-up: (TIE) Robert Yeoman, Moonrise Kingdom; Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Best Documentary: How To Survive A Plague
Runner-up: The Queen Of Versailles
Best Animated Film – Frankenweenie
Runner-up: ParaNorman
Best Film Editing: Zero Dark Thirty, William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor (in honor of Karen Shmeer)
Runner-up: Argo, William Goldenberg
Best New Filmmaker: David France, How To Survive A Plague
Runner-up: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Ensemble Cast: Seven Psychopaths
Runner-up: Moonrise Kingdom)
Best Use of Music in a Film: Moonrise Kingdom, Alexandre Desplat, Mark Mothersbaugh
Runner-up: Django Unchained, music editor Robb Boyd, music supervisor Mary Ramos