2012 Black Film Critics Circle Awards – winners

The Black Film Critics Circle has announced the winners for their 4th annual BFCC Awards.

Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty was again the top winner with three awards. It won for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress (Jessica Chastain).

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln garnered two wins, with Daniel Day-Lewis taking Best Actor and the entire cast being named Best Ensemble. Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained also won two awards. Christoph Waltz was named Best Supporting Actor while Tarantino won Best Original Screenplay.


Complete list of winners for the 4th annual Black Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Film
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables

Best Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio, Argo

Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi

Best Ensemble
Lincoln

Best Animated Film
Rise of the Guardians

Best Documentary
The Central Park Five

Best Foreign Language Film
The Intouchables

Rising Star
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Special Mention
Ava DuVernay, Middle of Nowhere

Pioneer
William Packer, Think Like a Man

Top 10 Films
1.        Zero Dark Thirty
2.        Argo
3.        Django Unchained
4.        Beasts of the Southern Wild
5.        Lincoln
6.        Flight
7.        Life of Pi
8.        Skyfall
9.        Silver Linings Playbook
10.      Middle of Nowhere