Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2012

The 11th Utah Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best filmmaking of 2012, were announced on January 11, 2013.

Winners and Nominations

Best Actor

• Winner: Joaquin Phoenix-The Master
• Runner(s)-Up: Daniel Day-Lewis-Lincoln and John Hawkes-The Sessions

Best Actress

• Winners: (tie) Jennifer Lawrence-Silver Linings Playbook'' andJessica Chastain-Zero Dark Thirty''
• Runner-Up: Quvenzhané Wallis-Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Winner: Stephen Chbosky-The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Runner-Up: David O. Russell-Silver Linings Playbook

Best Animated Feature

• Winner: ParaNorman
• Runner(s)-Up: Frankenweenie and Wreck-It Ralph

Best Cinematography

• Winner: Roger Deakins-Skyfall
• Runner-Up: Claudio Miranda-Life of Pi

Best Director

• Winner: Wes Anderson-Moonrise Kingdom
• Runner-Up Katheryn Bigelow-Zero Dark Thirty

Best Documentary Feature

• Winner: Indie Game: The Movie
• Runner-Up: The Invisible War

Best Non-English Language Film

• Winner: Headhunters
• Runner-Up: Amour

Best Original Screenplay

• Winner: Rian Johnson-Looper
• Runner-Up: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard-The Cabin in the Woods

Best Picture

• Winner: Zero Dark Thirty
• Runner-Up: Looper

Best Supporting Actor

• Winner: Dwight Henry-Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Runner-Up: Philip Seymour Hoffman-The Master

Best Supporting Actress

• Winner: Anne Hathaway-Les Misérables
• Runner-Up: Ann Dowd-Compliance