“Argo” and Affleck take top prizes with the Broadcast Film Critics Society

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Roger Moore

The BFCA Awards used to be the most reliable Oscar indicator of awards season.

But that’s not likely to be the case this year. The Oscars seemed to limit the field to those already touted other places this year, more than usual anyway. And the BFCA went its own way, giving the best director award to Ben Affleck for “Argo,” and since best directors direct best pictures, he won best picture for “Argo” as well.

Since Oscar didn’t nominate Ben for best director, and best directors direct best pictures, that won’t play out at the Academy Awards. “Argo” still has a shot, but leaving Ben out makes that a longer than long shot.

Jessica Chastain, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence won awards (two, inexplicably, for Lawrence). “Wreck-It Ralph” won best animated film, “Searching for Sugar Man” best doc.

Full list of winners and nominees below. The BFCA — best indicator for — Golden Globes? Indie Spirit? Or “awards for people who won’t get Oscars”? We’ll see.

Best Picture

WINNER

Argo (2012)

Best Actor

WINNER

Best Supporting Actor

Other Nominees:

Alan Arkin for Argo (2012)

Javier Bardem for Skyfall (2012)

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Master (2012)

Judi Dench for Skyfall (2012)

Ann Dowd for Compliance (2012)

Sally Field for Lincoln (2012)

Best Acting Ensemble

WINNER

Other Nominees:

Argo (2012)

Lincoln (2012)

Best Director

WINNER

Ben Affleck for Argo (2012)

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

Best Animated Feature

WINNER

Other Nominees:

Brave (2012)

Frankenweenie (2012)

ParaNorman (2012)

Best Young Actor/Actress

Best Action Movie

WINNER

Skyfall (2012)

Other Nominees:

The Avengers (2012)

Looper (2012)

Best Actor In An Action Movie

WINNER

Daniel Craig for Skyfall (2012)

Best Actress In An Action Movie

Other Nominees:

Emily Blunt for Looper (2012)

Gina Carano for Haywire (2011)

Judi Dench for Skyfall (2012)

Best Comedy Movie

WINNER

Other Nominees:

Bernie (2011)

Ted (2012)

This Is 40 (2012)

Best Actor In A Comedy

Other Nominees:

Jack Black for Bernie (2011)

Paul Rudd for This Is 40 (2012)

Mark Wahlberg for Ted (2012)

Best Actress In A Comedy

Other Nominees:

Mila Kunis for Ted (2012)

Leslie Mann for This Is 40 (2012)

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie

WINNER

Looper (2012)

Other Nominees:

Prometheus (2012/I)

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

Amour (2012)

Other Nominees:

Rust and Bone (2012)

Best Documentary Feature

WINNER

Other Nominees:

Bully (2011/I)

The Imposter (2012)

Best Song

WINNER

Skyfall (2012): Adele, Paul Epworth(“Skyfall”)

Other Nominees:

Act of Valor (2012): Monty Powell, Keith Urban(“For You”)

Brave (2012): Mumford & Sons(“Learn Me Right”)

Paul Williams Still Alive (2011): Paul Williams(“Still Alive”)

Best Score

WINNER

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Best Makeup

WINNER

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Other Nominees:

Lincoln (2012)

Best Visual Effects

WINNER

Life of Pi (2012)

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Movie Critic, formerly with McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, published in Spin Magazine, The World and now published here, Orlando Magazine, Autoweek Magazine
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