| 2012 New York Film Critics Online Awards |
| Top 10 Films (Alphabetical order): |
| 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 Film: |
| Zero Dark Thirty |
| Best Director: |
| Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty |
| Best Cast: |
| Argo |
| Best Actor: |
| Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln |
| Best Actress: |
| Emmanuelle Riva - Amour |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables |
| Best Screenplay: |
| Zero Dark Thirty - Mark Boal |
| Best Cinematography: |
| Life of Pi - Claudio Miranda |
| Best Film Music or Score: |
| Django Unchained - Various Artists |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| Amour • France |
| Best Documentary: |
| The Central Park Five |
| Best Animated Film: |
| Chico and Rita |
| Best Debut Director: |
| Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild |
| Breakthrough Performer: |
| Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild |