18th Critics' Choice Awards

Best Picture

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Les Misérables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

The Master

Moonrise Kingdom

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director

Ben Affleck – Argo

Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty

Tom Hooper – Les Misérables

Ang Lee – Life of Pi

David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook

Steven Spielberg – Lincoln

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln

Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Pat Solitano

John Hawkes – The Sessions as Mark O'Brien

Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables as Jean Valjean

Joaquin Phoenix – The Master as Freddie Quell

Denzel Washington – Flight as William "Whip" Whitaker

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty as Maya

Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone as Stéphanie

Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell

Emmanuelle Riva – Amour as Anne

Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy

Naomi Watts – The Impossible as Maria Bennett

Best Supporting Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master as Lancaster Dodd

Alan Arkin – Argo as Lester Siegel

Javier Bardem – Skyfall as Raoul Silva

Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio “Pat” Solitano, Sr.

Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens

Matthew McConaughey – Magic Mike as Dallas

Best Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables as Fantine

Amy Adams – The Master as Peggy Dodd

Judi Dench – Skyfall as M

Ann Dowd – Compliance as Sandra

Sally Field – Lincoln as First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

Helen Hunt – The Sessions as Cheryl Cohen Greene

Best Young Actor/Actress

Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy

Elle Fanning – Ginger & Rosa as Ginger

Kara Hayward – Moonrise Kingdom as Suzy Bishop

Tom Holland – The Impossible as Lucas Bennett

Logan Lerman – The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Charlie Kelmeckis

Suraj Sharma – Life of Pi as Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel

Best Acting Ensemble

Silver Linings Playbook

Argo

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Les Misérables

Lincoln

Moonrise Kingdom

Best Adapted Screenplay

Tony Kushner – Lincoln

Chris Terrio – Argo

David Magee – Life of Pi

Stephen Chbosky – The Perks of Being a Wallflower

David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook

Best Original Screenplay

Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained

John Gatins – Flight

Rian Johnson – Looper

Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master

Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola – Moonrise Kingdom

Mark Boal – Zero Dark Thirty

Best Animated Feature

Wreck-It Ralph

Brave

Frankenweenie

Madagascar 3

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Rise of the Guardians

Best Action Movie

Skyfall

The Avengers

The Dark Knight Rises

The Amazing Spider-Man

Looper

Best Actor in an Action Movie

Daniel Craig – Skyfall as James Bond

Christian Bale – The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Robert Downey Jr. – The Avengers as Tony Stark / Iron Man

Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Looper as young Joe

Jake Gyllenhaal – End of Watch as Brian Taylor

Best Actress in an Action Movie

Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen

Emily Blunt – Looper as Sara

Gina Carano – Haywire as Mallory Kane

Judi Dench – Skyfall as M

Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises as Selina Kyle / Catwoman

Best Comedy

Silver Linings Playbook

21 Jump Street

Bernie

Ted

This Is 40

Best Actor in a Comedy

Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Pat Solitano, Jr.

Jack Black – Bernie as Bernie Tiede

Paul Rudd – This Is 40 as Pete

Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street as Greg Jenko / Brad McQuaid

Mark Wahlberg – Ted as John Bennett

Best Actress in a Comedy

Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell

Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect as Fat Amy

Mila Kunis – Ted as Lori Collins

Shirley MacLaine – Bernie as Marjorie "Marge" Nugent

Leslie Mann – This Is 40 as Debbie

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie

Looper

Cabin in the Woods

Prometheus

Best Foreign Language Film

Amour

The Intouchables

A Royal Affair

Rust and Bone

Best Documentary Feature

Searching for Sugar Man

Bully

The Central Park Five

The Imposter

Queen of Versailles

West of Memphis

Best Art Direction

Sarah Greenwood (Production Designer), Katie Spencer (Set Decorator) – Anna Karenina

Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Ra Vincent & Simon Bright (Set Decorators) – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Eve Stewart (Production Designer), Anna Lynch-Robinson (Set Decorator) – Les Misérables

David Gropman (Production Designer), Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator) – Life of Pi

Rick Carter (Production Designer), Jim Erickson (Set Decorator) – Lincoln

Best Cinematography

Claudio Miranda – Life of Pi

Janusz Kamiński – Lincoln

Danny Cohen – Les Misérables

Mihai Mălaimare Jr. – The Master

Roger Deakins – Skyfall

Best Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran – Anna Karenina

Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud – Cloud Atlas

Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Paco Delgado – Les Misérables

Joanna Johnston – Lincoln

Best Editing

William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor – Zero Dark Thirty

William Goldenberg – Argo

Melanie Ann Oliver, Chris Dickens – Les Misérables

Tim Squyres – Life of Pi

Michael Kahn – Lincoln

Best Makeup

Cloud Atlas

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Les Misérables

Lincoln

Best Score

John Williams – Lincoln

Alexandre Desplat – Argo

Mychael Danna – Life of Pi

Jonny Greenwood – The Master

Alexandre Desplat – Moonrise Kingdom

Best Song

"Skyfall" – performed by Adele/written by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth – Skyfall

"For You" – performed by Keith Urban/written by Monty Powell & Keith Urban – Act of Valor

"Still Alive" – performed by Paul Williams/written by Paul Williams – Paul Williams Still Alive

"Suddenly" – performed by Hugh Jackman/written by Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer – Les Misérables

"Learn Me Right" – performed by Birdy with Mumford & Sons/written by Mumford & Sons – Brave

Best Visual Effects

Life of Pi

The Avengers

Cloud Atlas

The Dark Knight Rises

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Louis XIII Comedy Genius

Judd Apatow

Favorite Film Franchise

[Public voting category]

Twilight

Batman

Harry Potter

Indiana Jones

James Bond

Middle-earth

Spider-Man

Star Trek

Star Wars

Toy Story

Films by multiple wins

The following four films received multiple awards: