2012 NY Film Critics Circle Awards – ZERO DARK THIRTY Doubles Down With Best Picture, Best Director Kathryn Bigelow

Here we go. Heralding the start of the season, the first of the major critics awards began today. The New York Film Critics Circle bestowed their Best Picture award to ZERO DARK THIRTY. The story of the manhunt for Osama bin Laden, helmer Kathryn Bigelow won the award for Best Director. On December 5th the National Board of Review will announces its winners, the LA Film Critics and Boston Society of Film Critics both announce their awards on Sunday, December 9th, followed by the Top 10 films of 2012 from the American Film Institute on December 10th.

2012 Awards (via twitter)

Best Picture
ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow
ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Actor
Daniel Day Lewis
LINCOLN

Best Actress
Rachel Weisz
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Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field
LINCOLN

Best Supporting Actor
Matthew McConaughey
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Best Screenplay
Tony Kushner
LINCOLN

Best Cinematographer
Greig Fraser
ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Animated Film
FRANKENWEENIE

Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE

Best Foreign Film
AMOUR

Best First Film
David France
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