The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics' Association has added its list of nominees to the very tall pile, and in a wholly non-stereotypical turn of events, "Les Misérables" leads the film field with four citations, including one particularly likely to aggravate its detractors -- for Visually Striking Film of the Year. "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Lincoln" join"Les Mis" in the top category, but there's more individuality to be found in the more specialized races, where the pleasingly alliterative trio of "The Perks of Being  a Wallflower," "The Paperboy" and "Pitch Perfect" all feature, while "Keep the Lights On" scored in both the Film of the Year and LGBT Film of the Year fields. Full list of film nominees below; everything else at The Circuit.

Film of the Year
"Argo"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Keep the Lights On"
"Les Miserables"
"Lincoln"
"Moonrise Kingdom"

Performance of the Year - Actor
Alan Cumming, "Any Day Now"
Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
John Hawkes, "The Sessions"
Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"

Performance of the Year - Actress
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Marion Cotillard, "Rust and Bone"
Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"
Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"

LGBT Film of the Year
"Any Day Now"
"Cloud Atlas"
"Gayby"
"Keep the Lights On"
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

Documentary of the Year
"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"
"Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel"
"How to Survive a Plague"
"The Invisible War"
"The Queen of Versailles"

Visually Striking Film of the Year (honoring a production of stunning beauty)
"Anna Karenina"
"Cloud Atlas"
"Les Miserables"
"Life of Pi"
"Moonrise Kingdom"

Campy Flick of the Year
"Cloud Atlas"
"Magic Mike"
"The Paperboy"
"Pitch Perfect"
"Rock of Ages"
"2016: Obama's America"

Unsung Film of the Year
"Bernie"
"The Cabin in the Woods"
"Chronicle"
"Holy Motors"
"Looper"
"Your Sister’s Sister"

Guy Lodge
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Guy Lodge is a South African-born critic and sometime screenwriter. In addition to his work at In Contention, he is a freelance contributor to Variety, Time Out, Empire and The Guardian. He lives well beyond his means in London.