LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

And, a third critics awards that are being announced today. I think we need one more... The Los Angeles Film Critics Association, founded in 1975, consists of film critics in Los Angeles, California. I'm liking the love for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master (review coming soon) and for Silver Linings Playbook and Jennifer Lawrence. It's a nice change of pace from all the wins and appreciation for Zero Dark Thirty. I haven't seen Zero Dark Thirty and am very excited to see it soon, but there have been a lot of finely made films this year and some change in the falling-in-line feeling I get from ZDTs wins creates some excitement in predicting this awards season. And Michael Haneke's Amour. I've admired ever since I saw Cache and then went deeper in to his impressive filmography. Congrats and I can't wait to see that film. Here is a list of their winners, announced today on, yea, you know the date:

BEST FILM:  AMOUR
     Runner-up:  THE MASTER
BEST DIRECTOR:  Paul Thomas Anderson, THE MASTER
     Runner-up:  Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY
BEST ACTOR:  Joaquin Phoenix, THE MASTER
     Runner-up:  Denis Lavant, HOLY MOTORS
BEST ACTRESS (TIE):  Jennifer Lawrence, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK & Emmanuelle Riva, AMOUR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:  Dwight Henry, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
     Runner-up:  Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:  Amy Adams, THE MASTER
     Runner-up:  Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES
BEST SCREENPLAY:  Chris Terrio, ARGO
     Runner-up:  David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
BEST DOCUMENTARY:  THE GATEKEEPERS
     Runner-up:  SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
BEST ANIMATED FILM:  FRANKENWEENIE
     Runner-up:  IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY
BEST SCORE:  Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
     Runner-up:  Johnny Greenwood, THE MASTER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:  Roger Deakins, SKYFALL
     Runner-up:  Mihai Maliamare, Jr., THE MASTER
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:  David Crank & Jack Fisk, THE MASTER
     Runner-up:  Adam Stockhausen, MOONRISE KINGDOM
BEST EDITING:  William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor, ZERO DARK THIRTY
     Runner-up:  William Goldenberg, ARGO
DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL/INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD:  LEVIATHAN