The Critics Choice Awards like pretty much every movie this year, but especially Lincoln
Compared to the opinions of coastal elites and ivory-tower institutes, the Critics' Choice Awards attempts a more egalitarian, all-inclusive approach, much as Taster's Choice does for gourmet coffee. Not everyone needs to visit some fancy barista for the rich, satisfying flavor of a bold French roast, and not everyone needs to be in some arthouse favorite to get a nomination—particularly when the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the people in tiny fonts who brought you the word "STUNNING!" on commercials for Total Recall, have categories like "Best Actor In An Action Movie."
While it doesn't differ too greatly from previous awards with its emphasis on Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook, this approach also means early honors for some films and people who might otherwise be left out until the People's Choice and MTV Movie Awards have their say, including nods for The Hobbit and Cloud Atlas (in effects categories), Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Rises and Robert Downey Jr. in The Avengers, a Best Supporting Actor consideration for Javier Bardem in Skyfall, Best Sci-Fi/Horror nominations for The Cabin In The Woods and Looper, and what promises to be the only time Channing Tatum gets anything this year, other than the many perks of being Channing Tatum.
Anyway, the complete list [via IndieWire], including its double nominations for Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises and Les Misérables) and Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games and Silver Linings Playbook) is below. Perhaps those who have lamented ignored films such as Moonrise Kingdom may find some solace here, where everything is equal.
BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper , Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust And Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, Argo
Javier Bardem, Skyfall
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
Judi Dench, Skyfall
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning, Ginger & Rosa
Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom
Tom Holland, The Impossible
Logan Lerman, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Suraj Sharma, Life Of Pi
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts Of The Southern Wild
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Tom Hooper, Les Misérables
Ang Lee, Life Of Pi
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
John Gatins, Flight
Rian Johnson, Looper
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Terrio, Argo
David Magee, Life Of Pi
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Les Misérables, Danny Cohen
Life Of Pi, Claudio Miranda
Lincoln, Janusz Kaminski
The Master, Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Skyfall, Roger Deakins
BEST ART DIRECTION
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
BEST EDITING
Argo
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
Les Misérables
Lincoln
BEST MAKEUP
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
Les Misérables
Lincoln
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Avengers
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit
Life Of Pi
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave
Frankenweenie
Madagascar 3
ParaNorman
Rise Of The Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph
BEST ACTION MOVIE
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Looper
Skyfall
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Christian Bale, The Dark Knight Rises
Daniel Craig, Skyfall
Robert Downey Jr., The Avengers
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Looper
Jake Gyllenhaal, End Of Watch
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt, Looper
Gina Carano, Haywire
Judi Dench, Skyfall
Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
BEST COMEDY
Bernie
Silver Linings Playbook
Ted
This Is 40
21 Jump Street
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Paul Rudd, This Is 40
Channing Tatum, 21 Jump Street
Mark Wahlberg, Ted
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Mila Kunis, Ted
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Shirley MacLaine, Bernie
Leslie Mann, This Is 40
Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Cabin In The Woods
Looper
Prometheus
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
Rust And Bone
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Bully
The Central Park Five
The Imposter
The Queen Of Versailles
Searching For Sugar Man
West Of Memphis
BEST SONG
Keith Urban, “For You,” Act Of Valor
Birdy w/ Mumford & Sons, “Learn Me Right,” Brave
Adele,“Skyfall,” Skyfall
Paul Williams, “Still Alive,” Paul Williams Is Still Alive
Hugh Jackman, “Suddenly,” Les Misérables
BEST SCORE
Argo, Alexandre Desplat
Life Of Pi, Mychael Danna
Lincoln, John Williams
The Master, Jonny Greenwood
Moonrise Kingdom, Alexandre Desplat