| 11th San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards (2012) |
| Best Picture: |
| The Master |
| Best Director: |
| Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty |
| Best Actor: |
| Joaquin Phoenix - The Master |
| Best Actress: |
| Emmanuelle Riva - Amour |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Helen Hunt - The Sessions |
| Best Original Screenplay: |
| Zero Dark Thirty - Mark Boal |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: |
| Lincoln - Tony Kushner |
| Best Film Editing: |
| Argo - William Goldenberg |
| Best Cinematography: |
| Life of Pi - Claudio Miranda |
| Best Production Design: |
| Moonrise Kingdom - Adam Stockhausen |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| Amour • Austria / France / Germany |
| Best Documentary: |
| The Waiting Room |
| Best Animated Feature: |
| ParaNorman |
| Marlon Riggs Award (for courage & vision in the Bay Area film community): |
| Peter Nicks - The Waiting Room |
| Special Citation (for under-appreciated independent cinema): |
| Girl Walk//All Day |