The 18th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10, 2013 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements in 2012 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW. Sam Rubin hosted the event.
Nominees for the awards were announced on December 11, 2012.
Argo
Beasts of the Southern WildDjango UnchainedLes MisérablesLife of PiLincolnThe MasterMoonrise KingdomSilver Linings PlaybookZero Dark ThirtyBen Affleck – Argo
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark ThirtyTom Hooper – Les MisérablesAng Lee – Life of PiDavid O. Russell – Silver Linings PlaybookSteven Spielberg – LincolnDaniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Pat SolitanoJohn Hawkes – The Sessions as Mark O'BrienHugh Jackman – Les Misérables as Jean ValjeanJoaquin Phoenix – The Master as Freddie QuellDenzel Washington – Flight as William "Whip" WhitakerJessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty as Maya
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone as StéphanieJennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany MaxwellEmmanuelle Riva – Amour as AnneQuvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as HushpuppyNaomi Watts – The Impossible as Maria BennettPhilip Seymour Hoffman – The Master as Lancaster Dodd
Alan Arkin – Argo as Lester SiegelJavier Bardem – Skyfall as Raoul SilvaRobert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio “Pat” Solitano, Sr.Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln as Thaddeus StevensMatthew McConaughey – Magic Mike as DallasAnne Hathaway – Les Misérables as Fantine
Amy Adams – The Master as Peggy DoddJudi Dench – Skyfall as MAnn Dowd – Compliance as SandraSally Field – Lincoln as First Lady Mary Todd LincolnHelen Hunt – The Sessions as Cheryl Cohen GreeneQuvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy
Elle Fanning – Ginger & Rosa as GingerKara Hayward – Moonrise Kingdom as Suzy BishopTom Holland – The Impossible as Lucas BennettLogan Lerman – The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Charlie KelmeckisSuraj Sharma – Life of Pi as Piscine Molitor "Pi" PatelSilver Linings Playbook
ArgoThe Best Exotic Marigold HotelLes MisérablesLincolnMoonrise KingdomTony Kushner – Lincoln
Chris Terrio – ArgoDavid Magee – Life of PiStephen Chbosky – The Perks of Being a WallflowerDavid O. Russell – Silver Linings PlaybookQuentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
John Gatins – FlightRian Johnson – LooperPaul Thomas Anderson – The MasterWes Anderson and Roman Coppola – Moonrise KingdomMark Boal – Zero Dark ThirtyWreck-It Ralph
BraveFrankenweenieMadagascar 3Ice Age: Continental DriftRise of the GuardiansSkyfall
The AvengersThe Dark Knight RisesThe Amazing Spider-ManLooperDaniel Craig – Skyfall as James Bond
Christian Bale – The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne / BatmanRobert Downey Jr. – The Avengers as Tony Stark / Iron ManJoseph Gordon-Levitt – Looper as young JoeJake Gyllenhaal – End of Watch as Brian TaylorJennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen
Emily Blunt – Looper as SaraGina Carano – Haywire as Mallory KaneJudi Dench – Skyfall as MAnne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises as Selina Kyle / CatwomanSilver Linings Playbook
21 Jump StreetBernieTedThis Is 40Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Pat Solitano, Jr.
Jack Black – Bernie as Bernie TiedePaul Rudd – This Is 40 as PeteChanning Tatum – 21 Jump Street as Greg Jenko / Brad McQuaidMark Wahlberg – Ted as John BennettJennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell
Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect as Fat AmyMila Kunis – Ted as Lori CollinsShirley MacLaine – Bernie as Marjorie "Marge" NugentLeslie Mann – This Is 40 as DebbieLooper
Cabin in the WoodsPrometheusAmour
The IntouchablesA Royal AffairRust and BoneSearching for Sugar Man
BullyThe Central Park FiveThe ImposterQueen of VersaillesWest of MemphisSarah Greenwood (Production Designer), Katie Spencer (Set Decorator) – Anna Karenina
Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Ra Vincent & Simon Bright (Set Decorators) – The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyEve Stewart (Production Designer), Anna Lynch-Robinson (Set Decorator) – Les MisérablesDavid Gropman (Production Designer), Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator) – Life of PiRick Carter (Production Designer), Jim Erickson (Set Decorator) – LincolnClaudio Miranda – Life of Pi
Janusz Kamiński – LincolnDanny Cohen – Les MisérablesMihai Mălaimare Jr. – The MasterRoger Deakins – SkyfallJacqueline Durran – Anna Karenina
Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud – Cloud AtlasBob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyPaco Delgado – Les MisérablesJoanna Johnston – LincolnWilliam Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor – Zero Dark Thirty
William Goldenberg – ArgoMelanie Ann Oliver, Chris Dickens – Les MisérablesTim Squyres – Life of PiMichael Kahn – LincolnCloud Atlas
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyLes MisérablesLincolnJohn Williams – Lincoln
Alexandre Desplat – ArgoMychael Danna – Life of PiJonny Greenwood – The MasterAlexandre Desplat – Moonrise Kingdom"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 – BraveLife of Pi
The AvengersCloud AtlasThe Dark Knight RisesThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyJudd Apatow
[Public voting category]
Twilight
BatmanHarry PotterIndiana JonesJames BondMiddle-earthSpider-ManStar TrekStar WarsToy StoryThe following four films received multiple awards: