2012 African-American Film Critics Association Awards
Ben Affleck takes Best Director, Denzel Washington is Best Actor
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The African-American Film Critics' Association is an interesting group on the precursor circuit -- while not explicitly dedicated to promoting black cinema and artists in the manner of, say, the Image Awards, their selections invariably reflect their identity to some extent. This year, for example, four of their five acting winners -- Denzel Washington, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Nate Parker and Quvenzhané Wallis -- are African-American.
Meanwhile, though Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" scooped yet another Best Picture gong, the group's biggest winner was African-American writer-director Ava DuVernay's "Middle of Nowhere." The indie drama landed four awards for Best Actress, Screenplay, Independent Film and Music, as well as placing at #4 on their 10 Best list. Nice to see this strong film having a day in the sun, even if its dynamite pair of supporting actresses, Lorraine Toussaint and Edwina Findley, couldn't defeat the redoubtable Sally Field. Full list of winners after the jump, and keep up with the trophy trail so far at The Circuit.
Best Picture: "Zero Dark Thirty"
Best Director: Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Best Actress: Emayatzy Corinealdi, "Middle of Nowhere"
Best Actor: Denzel Washington, "Flight"
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field, "Lincoln"
Best Supporting Actor: Nate Parker, "Arbitrage"
Best Screenplay: Ava DuVernay, "Middle of Nowhere"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Intouchables"
Best Documentary: (tie) "The House I Live In" and "Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution"
Best Animated Feature: "Rise of the Guardians"
Best Independent Film: "Middle of Nowhere"
Best Breakthrough Performer: Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Best Music: Kathryn Bostic and Morgan Rhodes, "Middle of Nowhere"
Special Achievement Awards: Cicely Tyson and Billy Dee Williams
TOP 10 FILMS OF 2012
1. "Zero Dark Thirty"
2. "Argo"
3. "Lincoln"
4. "Middle of Nowhere"
5. "Life of Pi"
6. "Les Misérables"
7. "Django Unchained"
8. "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
9. "Moonrise Kingdom"
10. "Think Like a Man"
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December 16, 2012 at 7:07PM EST Reply to CommentGuy, are you capable of writing something without making snarky comments? It is immensely tiring.
Guy Lodge I'm not seeing anything snarky in what I wrote. I rather like this list of winners, as it happens.
December 16, 2012 at 7:14PM ESTVinícius P. Snarky comments? I can't see it...
December 16, 2012 at 8:03PM ESTLiz My guess: O doesn't know what "redoubtable" means and just assumed it was a bad thing.
December 16, 2012 at 8:13PM ESTforg Guy Lodge is usually snark-free, the one who frequently has snarky comments is Greg Ellwood
December 16, 2012 at 8:41PM ESTPaul Outlaw
December 16, 2012 at 7:52PM EST Reply to CommentThere is a silver lining in this list of winners. Wait, there isn't. How refreshing.
AmericanRequiem
December 16, 2012 at 8:31PM EST Reply to Commentis anyone else starting to think field can take down hathaway?
Steve G
December 16, 2012 at 10:44PM EST Reply to CommentGreat to see some recognition for Nate Parker in ARBITRAGE. Would love to see a relatively fresh face like his in Supporting Actor, as opposed to all those past winners (Arkin, de Niro, Hoffman, Jones) and nominees (Di Caprio, Waltz).