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San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

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    SDFCS Award

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    Best Actor

    • Daniel Day-Lewis
      Winner
      • Daniel Day-Lewis
      • Lincoln
    • Bradley Cooper
      • Bradley Cooper
      • Silver Linings Playbook
    • Hugh Jackman
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Les Misérables
    • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Joaquin Phoenix
      • The Master
    • John Hawkes
      • John Hawkes
      • The Sessions

    Best Actress

    • Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
      Winner
      • Michelle Williams
      • Take This Waltz
    • Helen Hunt
      • Helen Hunt
      • The Sessions
    • Jennifer Lawrence at an event for Passengers (2016)
      • Jennifer Lawrence
      • Silver Linings Playbook
    • Jessica Chastain at an event for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
      • Jessica Chastain
      • Zero Dark Thirty
    • Naomi Watts
      • Naomi Watts
      • The Impossible

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Argo

      7.7 (660K)
      Chris Terrio
    • [object Object]

      Life of Pi

      7.9 (693K)
      David Magee
    • [object Object]

      Lincoln

      7.3 (282K)
      Tony Kushner
    • [object Object]

      Silver Linings Playbook

      7.7 (767K)
      David O. Russell
    • [object Object]

      The Perks of Being a Wallflower

      7.9 (583K)
      Stephen Chbosky

    Best Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ParaNorman

      7.0 (116K)
    • [object Object]

      Brave

      7.1 (471K)
    • [object Object]

      Frankenweenie

      6.9 (125K)
    • [object Object]

      Rise of the Guardians

      7.2 (206K)
    • [object Object]

      Wreck-It Ralph

      7.7 (490K)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life of Pi

      7.9 (693K)
      Claudio Miranda
    • [object Object]

      Beasts of the Southern Wild

      7.2 (86K)
      Ben Richardson
    • [object Object]

      Django Unchained

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Robert Richardson
    • [object Object]

      Les Misérables

      7.5 (359K)
      Danny Cohen
    • [object Object]

      The Master

      7.1 (198K)
      Mihai Malaimare Jr.

    Best Director

    • Ben Affleck
      Winner
      • Ben Affleck
      • Argo
    • Ang Lee at an event for Life of Pi (2012)
      • Ang Lee
      • Life of Pi
    • David O. Russell
      • David O. Russell
      • Silver Linings Playbook
    • Kathryn Bigelow
      • Kathryn Bigelow
      • Zero Dark Thirty
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • The Master

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Invisible War

      7.6 (7.4K)
    • [object Object]

      Bully

      7.3 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Jiro Dreams of Sushi

      7.8 (39K)
    • [object Object]

      The Queen of Versailles

      7.1 (14K)
    • [object Object]

      Samsara

      8.4 (40K)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Argo

      7.7 (660K)
      William Goldenberg
    • [object Object]

      Killing Them Softly

      6.2 (159K)
      Brian A. Kates
      John Paul Horstmann
    • [object Object]

      Life of Pi

      7.9 (693K)
      Tim Squyres
    • [object Object]

      The Master

      7.1 (198K)
      Leslie Jones
      Peter McNulty
    • [object Object]

      Zero Dark Thirty

      7.4 (336K)
      William Goldenberg
      Dylan Tichenor

    Best Ensemble Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Perks of Being a Wallflower

      7.9 (583K)
      Logan Lerman
      Johnny Simmons
      Nina Dobrev
      Ezra Miller
      Tom Savini
      Paul Rudd
      Mae Whitman
      Joan Cusack
      Nicholas Braun
      Dylan McDermott
      Kate Walsh
      Emma Watson
      Melanie Lynskey
      Adam Hagenbuch
      Erin Wilhelmi
      Reece Thompson
      Zane Holtz
    • [object Object]

      Argo

      7.7 (660K)
      Ben Affleck
      Bryan Cranston
      Alan Arkin
      John Goodman
      Victor Garber
      Tate Donovan
      Clea DuVall
      Scoot McNairy
      Rory Cochrane
      Christopher Denham
      Kerry Bishé
      Kyle Chandler
      Chris Messina
      Zeljko Ivanek
      Titus Welliver
      Sheila Vand
    • [object Object]

      Django Unchained

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Leonardo DiCaprio
      Samuel L. Jackson
      Jonah Hill
      Christoph Waltz
      Jamie Foxx
      Kerry Washington
      Zoë Bell
      James Remar
      Don Johnson
      Walton Goggins
      Bruce Dern
    • [object Object]

      Les Misérables

      7.5 (359K)
      Hugh Jackman
      Russell Crowe
      Anne Hathaway
      Amanda Seyfried
      Sacha Baron Cohen
      Helena Bonham Carter
      Eddie Redmayne
      Aaron Tveit
      Samantha Barks
      Daniel Huttlestone
    • [object Object]

      Seven Psychopaths

      7.1 (285K)
      Colin Farrell
      Sam Rockwell
      Christopher Walken
      Abbie Cornish
      Linda Bright Clay
      Kevin Corrigan
      Woody Harrelson
      Zeljko Ivanek
      Long Nguyen
      Christine Marzano
      Tom Waits
      Brendan Sexton III
      Olga Kurylenko
      Bonny
      Gabourey Sidibe
      Michael Pitt
      Michael Stuhlbarg
      Harry Dean Stanton

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Argo

      7.7 (660K)
    • [object Object]

      Django Unchained

      8.5 (1.8M)
    • [object Object]

      Silver Linings Playbook

      7.7 (767K)
    • [object Object]

      The Master

      7.1 (198K)
    • [object Object]

      Zero Dark Thirty

      7.4 (336K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Kid with a Bike

      7.4 (29K)
    • [object Object]

      Amour

      7.9 (110K)
    • [object Object]

      Headhunters

      7.5 (111K)
    • [object Object]

      Holy Motors

      7.0 (51K)
    • [object Object]

      The Intouchables

      8.5 (1M)

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Master

      7.1 (198K)
      Paul Thomas Anderson
    • [object Object]

      Django Unchained

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Quentin Tarantino
    • [object Object]

      Moonrise Kingdom

      7.8 (379K)
      Wes Anderson
      Roman Coppola
    • [object Object]

      Take This Waltz

      6.5 (31K)
      Sarah Polley
    • [object Object]

      The Cabin in the Woods

      7.0 (484K)
      Joss Whedon
      Drew Goddard

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cloud Atlas

      7.4 (384K)
      Hugh Bateup
      Uli Hanisch
    • [object Object]

      Anna Karenina

      6.6 (111K)
      Sarah Greenwood
    • [object Object]

      Argo

      7.7 (660K)
      Sharon Seymour
    • [object Object]

      Les Misérables

      7.5 (359K)
      Eve Stewart
    • [object Object]

      Moonrise Kingdom

      7.8 (379K)
      Adam Stockhausen

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Master

      7.1 (198K)
      Jonny Greenwood
    • [object Object]

      Argo

      7.7 (660K)
      Alexandre Desplat
    • [object Object]

      Beasts of the Southern Wild

      7.2 (86K)
      Dan Romer
      Benh Zeitlin
    • [object Object]

      Life of Pi

      7.9 (693K)
      Mychael Danna
    • [object Object]

      Moonrise Kingdom

      7.8 (379K)
      Alexandre Desplat

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Christoph Waltz
      Winner
      • Christoph Waltz
      • Django Unchained
    • Alan Arkin
      • Alan Arkin
      • Argo
    • Christopher Walken at an event for Wedding Crashers (2005)
      • Christopher Walken
      • Seven Psychopaths
    • Matthew McConaughey at an event for Mud (2012)
      • Matthew McConaughey
      • Killer Joe
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman at an event for The Ides of March (2011)
      • Philip Seymour Hoffman
      • The Master

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Emma Watson
      Winner
      • Emma Watson
      • The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    • Amy Adams
      • Amy Adams
      • The Master
    • Anne Hathaway
      • Anne Hathaway
      • Les Misérables
    • Samantha Barks at an event for The EE British Academy Film Awards (2014)
      • Samantha Barks
      • Les Misérables
    • On set still for Rebel’s 2nd directorial film GIRL GROUP
      • Rebel Wilson
      • Pitch Perfect

    Special Award

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    • Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
      Brad Pitt in Killing Them Softly (2012)
      Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, and Chris Hemsworth in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
      Winners
      • Zero Dark Thirty
      • Killing Them Softly
      • Snow White and the Huntsman
      Greig Fraser
      For the body of work in the last year.

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