17th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (2012)
Best Film
Argo
Django Unchained
The Master
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director
Ben Affleck - Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee - Life of Pi
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Best Ensemble Performance
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Argo
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Seven Psychopaths
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes - The Sessions
Hugh Jackman - Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Best Actress
Michelle Williams - Take This Waltz
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Helen Hunt - The Sessions
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Naomi Watts - The Impossible
Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained
Alan Arkin - Argo
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Matthew McConaughey - Killer Joe
Christopher Walken - Seven Psychopaths
Best Supporting Actress
Emma Watson - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Amy Adams - The Master
Samantha Barks - Les Misérables
Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
Rebel Wilson - Pitch Perfect
Best Original Screenplay
The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson
The Cabin in the Woods - Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino
Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Take This Waltz - Sarah Polley
Best Adapted Screenplay
Argo - Chris Terrio
Life of Pi - David Magee
Lincoln - Tony Kushner
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
Silver Linings Playbook - David O. Russell
Best Editing
Argo - William Goldenberg
Killing Them Softly - Brian A. Kates and John Paul Horstmann
Life of Pi - Tim Squyres
The Master - Leslie Jones and Peter McNulty
Zero Dark Thirty - William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor
Best Cinematography
Life of Pi - Claudio Miranda
Beasts of the Southern Wild - Ben Richardson
Django Unchained - Robert Richardson
The Master - Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
Les Misérables - Danny Cohen
Best Production Design
Cloud Atlas - Hugh Bateup and Uli Hanisch
Anna Karenina - Sarah Greenwood
Argo - Sharon Seymour
Les Misérables - Eve Stewart
Moonrise Kingdom - Adam Stockhausen
Best Score
The Master - Jonny Greenwood
Argo - Alexandre Desplat
Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin and Dan Romer
Life of Pi - Mychael Danna
Moonrise Kingdom - Alexandre Desplat
Best Foreign Language Film
The Kid with a Bike (Le gamin au vélo) • Belgium / France / Italy
Amour • Austria / France / Germany
Headhunters (Hodejegerne) • Norway
Holy Motors • France / Germany
The Intouchables (Intouchables) • France
Best Documentary
The Invisible War
Bully
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
The Queen of Versailles
Samsara
Best Animated Film
ParaNorman
Brave
Frankenweenie
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph