L.A. Film Critics Choose 'Amour' as Best Film of the Year

Paul Thomas Anderson is named the Best Director, Jennifer Lawrence and Emmanuelle Riva are the Best Actresses, and Joaquin Phonenix is hailed as the Best Actor.

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After New York Film Critics Circle revealed its winners last week, this time it's Los Angeles Film Critics Association which announced the winners of its awards on Sunday, December 9. Naming Michael Haneke's romantic drama "Amour" its Best Film of the year, the association also hailed Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" as the runner-up for the coveted title.

In addition to claiming the top prize, the French movie collected the Best Actress award for Emmanuelle Riva. She was tied for the title with Jennifer Lawrence for her well-reviewed performance in "Silver Linings Playbook". As for the Best Actor, the prize went to Joaquin Phoenix for his role in "Master", while Denis Lavant became the runner-up thanks to his acting stint in "Holy Motors".

While "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)" won big at NYFCC Awards, the film only collected one title at LAFCA. The Osama bin Laden hunt film snatched the Best Film Editing award for Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg. Its director Kathryn Bigelow, meanwhile, became the runner-up for Best Director, defeated by "Master" helmer P.T. Anderson.

The awards would be handed out to the winners during a scheduled ceremony on January 12 at the Intercontinental Hotel. During the event, LAFCA would also honor documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman with its career achievement award.

Best Film:

• Winner: "Amour"
• Runner-Up: "The Master"

Best Director:

• Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, "The Master"
• Runner-Up: Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)"

Best Actor:

• Winner: Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
• Runner-Up: Denis Lavant, "Holy Motors"

Best Actress:

• Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Winner (tie): Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"

Best Supporting Actress:

• Winner: Amy Adams, "The Master"
• Runner-Up: Anne Hathaway, "The Dark Knight Rises", "Les Miserables"

Best Supporting Actor:

• Winner: Dwight Henry, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
• Runner-Up: Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

Best Screenplay:

• Winner: Chris Terrio, "Argo"
• Runner-Up: David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Animation:

• Winner: "Frankenweenie"
• Runner-Up: "It's Such a Beautiful Day"

Best Documentary:

• Winner: "The Gatekeepers"
• Runner-Up: "Searching for Sugar Man"

Best Foreign-Language Film:

• Winner: "Holy Motors"
• Runner-Up: "Footnote"

Best Cinematography:

• Winner: Roger Deakins, "Skyfall"
• Runner-Up:Mihai Malaimare Jr., "The Master"

Best Film Editing:

• Winner: Dylan Tichenor, William Goldenberg, "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)"
• Runner-Up:William Goldenberg, "Argo"

Best Score:

• Winner: Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
• Runner-Up:Jonny Greenwood, "The Master"

Best Production Design:

• Winner: David Crank, Jack Fisk, "The Master"
• Runner-Up:Adam Stockhausen, "Moonrise Kingdom"

Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:

• Winner: "Leviathan"

New Generation Award:

• Winner: Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

© AceShowbiz.com

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