Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2012
# Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2012

8th AFCA Awards

Best Film:

Zero Dark Thirty

The 8th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2012, were announced on December 18, 2012.

## Top 10 Films

* Zero Dark Thirty
* Argo
* Moonrise Kingdom
* Django Unchained
* Cloud Atlas
* Holy Motors
* Beasts of the Southern Wild
* The Master
* Silver Linings Playbook
* Looper

## Winners

* Best Film:
   * Zero Dark Thirty
* Best Director:
   * Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
* Best Actor:
   * Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
* Best Actress:
   * Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
* Best Supporting Actor:
   * Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
* Best Supporting Actress:
   * Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
* Best Original Screenplay:
   * Looper – Rian Johnson
* Best Adapted Screenplay:
   * Argo – Chris Terrio
* Best Cinematography:
   * The Master – Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
* Best Original Score:
   * Cloud Atlas – Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, and Tom Tykwer
* Best Foreign Language Film:
   * Holy Motors • France
* Best Documentary:
   * The Imposter
* Best Animated Feature:
   * Wreck-It Ralph
* Best First Film:
   * Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
* Breakthrough Artist Award:
   * Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
* Austin Film Award:
   * Bernie – Richard Linklater
* Special Honorary Award:
   * Matthew McConaughey for his exceptional work in four films this year – Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and The Paperboy
