Argo wins the SAG Awards

Argo wins the SAG awards making the film the front runner to win the Oscar.

Best of 2012-Francisco Salazar's Honorable Mentions

2012 has come to an end and as we continue awards season I would like to take this time to share my favorite films the year. While I was not able to see all the films I saw a great portion of Indies and Studio films that really captured this year's essence. The following is a list of my honorable mentions that while I loved did not make my top ten films of the year.

Les Miserables leads the Online Film and TV Association nominees

Les Miserables led the Online Film and television Association with 17 nominations while Linolcn obtain 13 nominations. Life of Pi also obtained 11 nominations Moonrise Kingdom and Zero Dark Thirty Dark led with 12 nominations 

Full List of Nominees

Argo wins the Producers Guild of America

Argo has taken the producers Guild of America but it is not clear if this still makes the dil the clear front runner as SAG Will be tonight. Wreck It Ralph took the animated film but like the Producers Guild that category has been disputed by five different films throughout awards season. Searching for sugerman continues racking the awards.

Complete list of winners

Silver Linings Playbook wins the Australian International Award

Silver Linings Playbook took home the award for Best Director, Actress and Picture at the AACTA International award. 

Full List of Winners:

The Best of 2012 Awards

In preparation for our top ten list, Reel Salazars is proud to announce the Best of 2012 in Film. The following awards are for the technical, directing and acting awards.

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK wins the Georgia Film Critics

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK WINS THE GEORGIA FILM CRITICS WITH ZERO DARK THIRTY TAKING HOME THE BEST DIRECTOR AWARD. 

Amour win's the London Film Critics

Amour won the Best Film of the year as well the best actress and best screenplay awards. The Master went home with the best actor and supporting actor race. Anne Hathaway emerged as the supporting Actress winner.

The Sky Movies Award: FILM OF THE YEAR

Amour (Artificial Eye)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEARRust and Bone (StudioCanal)

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
The Imposter (Picturehouse/Revolver)

The Attenborough Award: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR - presented by The May Fair Hotel

Berberian Sound Studio (Artificial Eye)

The Spotlight Award: ACTOR OF THE YEAR

Joaquin Phoenix – The Master (Entertainment)

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour (Artificial Eye)

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master (Entertainment)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables (Universal)

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR - in association with Cameo Productions

Toby Jones– Berberian Sound Studio (Artificial Eye)

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Andrea Riseborough – Shadow Dancer (Paramount)

YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Tom Holland – The Impossible (eOne)

The American Airlines Award: DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Ang Lee – Life of Pi (Fox)

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Michael Haneke – Amour (Artificial Eye)

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER
Alice Lowe & Steve Oram, writers – Sightseers (StudioCanal)

The Sky 3D Award: TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTLife of Pi – Bill Westenhofer, visual effects (Fox)

DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM - sponsored by Premier
Helena Bonham Carter

Top 10 Films

Amour (Artificial Eye)

The Master (Entertainment)

Life of Pi (Fox)

Argo (Warners)

Beasts of the Southern Wild (StudioCanal)

Zero Dark Thirty (Universal)

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (New Wave)

Django Unchained (Sony)

Tabu (New Wave)

Rust and Bone (StudioCanal)

The ICS nominations have been announced

The ICS nominees have been announced with Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln, The Master, Amour and Once Upon a Time Anatolia among the favorites to win the best picture 

Silver Linings Playbook Won North Carolina Film Critics

Norh Carolina awarded Silver Linings Playbook the best film of the year. The Master also won two awards including actor and supporting actor while Holy Motors won best foreign film.

Full list of winners

Anna Karenina leads the Costume Designer Nominees

The fives Oscar nominated costume designers are nominated for the costume designers guild with Anna karenina, Lincoln, Les Miserables, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Mirror Mirror leading the way. 

EXCELLENCE IN PERIOD FILM

Anna Karenina – Jacqueline Durran
Argo – Jacqueline West
Les Misérables – Paco Delgado
Lincoln – Joanna Johnston
Moonrise Kingdom – Kasia Walicka-Maimone

EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM

Beasts of the Southern Wild – Stephani Lewis
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Louise Stjernsward
Silver Linings Playbook – Mark Bridges
Skyfall – Jany Temime
Zero Dark Thirty – George L. Littl

EXCELLENCE IN FANTASY FILM

Cloud Atlas – Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor, Bob Buck
The Hunger Games – Judianna Makovsky
Mirror Mirror – Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman – Colleen Atwood

Lincoln Wins the Iowa Film Critics

The Iowa Film Critics have recognized Lincoln as the Best film of the year. The film won two acting categories and a director award. Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain also won awards. 

Full List of Winners

Best Film: “Lincoln”

Other nominees: “Silver Linings Playbook”; “Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Director: Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”

Other nominees: Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”; Tom Hooper, “Les Miserables”

Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”

Other nominees: Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”; John Hawkes, “The Sessions”

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”

Other nominees: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”; Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”

Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

Other nominees: Alan Arkin, “Argo”; Robert DeNiro, “Silver Linings Playbook”

Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”

Other nominees: Amy Adams, “The Master”; Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”

Best Animated Film: “Brave”

Other nominees: “ParaNorman,” “Wreck-It Ralph”

Best Film That Has Yet to Open In Iowa: “Amour”

Argo wins Gay and Lesbian film critics

Argo won the Gay and Lesbian Film critics. The film competed against fellow nominees Lincoln, Les Miserables and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Anne Hathaway and Daniel Day-Lewis went home with the acting categories while How to survive the Plague won best documentary. 

Full List of Winners below 

Argo and Lincoln lead the AATCA Nominees

The AATCA Nominees are in!

BEST SCREENPLAY
• Argo. Chris Terrio.
• Django Unchained. Quentin Tarantino.
• Lincoln. Tony Kushner.
• The Master. Paul Thomas Anderson.
• Silver Linings Playbook. David O. Russell.
• Zero Dark Thirty. Mark Boal.
BEST DIRECTION
• Argo. Ben Affleck.
• Life of Pi. Ang Lee.
• Lincoln. Steven Spielberg.
• The Sessions. Ben Lewin.
• Silver Linings Playbook. David O. Russell.
• Zero Dark Thirty. Kathryn Bigelow.
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.
• Nicole Kidman. The Paperboy.
• Jennifer Lawrence. Silver Linings Playbook.
• Emmanuelle Riva. Amour.
• Naomi Watts. The Impossible.
BEST FILM
• Argo . Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov.
• Les Misérables. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh.
• Life of Pi. Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark.
• Lincoln. Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg.
• Silver Linings Playbook. Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon.
• Zero Dark Thirty. Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison.

USC Scripter Nominees

The following are the USC Scripter nominees:
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Silver Linings Playbook

Gay and Lesbian Film Critic Nominations

The Gay and Lesbian Film critics have announced their nominees.

FILM OF THE YEAR 

• Argo (Warner Bros.)
• Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
• Keep the Lights On (Music Box)
• Les Miserables (Universal)
• Lincoln (DreamWorks/Touchstone)
• Moonrise Kingdom (Focus)

FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTOR

• Alan Cumming / Any Day Now (Music Box)
• Bradley Cooper / Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein)
• Daniel Day-Lewis / Lincoln (DreamWorks/Touchstone)
• Hugh Jackman / Les Miserables (Universal)
• Joaquin Phoenix / The Master (Weinstein)
• John Hawkes / The Sessions (Fox Searchlight)

FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTRESS

• Anne Hathaway / Les Miserables (Universal)
• Emmanuelle Riva / Amour (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Jennifer Lawrence / Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein)
• Jessica Chastain / Zero Dark Thirty (Sony/Columbia)
• Marion Cotillard / Rust and Bone (Sony Pictures Classics)

LGBT FILM OF THE YEAR

• Any Day Now (Music Box)
• Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
• Gayby (Wolfe Releasing/The Film Collaborative)
• Keep the Lights On (Music Box)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Summit/Lionsgate)

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR

• Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (IFC)
• Bully (Weinstein)
• Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (Samuel Goldwyn)
• How to Survive a Plague (Sundance Selects)
• The Invisible War (Cinedigm)
• The Queen of Versailles (Magnolia)

VISUALLY STRIKING FILM OF THE YEAR

(honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography)

• Anna Karenina (Focus)
• Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
• Les Miserables (Universal)
• Life of Pi (Fox)
• Moonrise Kingdom (Focus)

CAMPY FLICK OF THE YEAR

• 2016: Obama’s America (Rocky Mountain)
• Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
• Magic Mike (Warner Bros.)
• The Paperboy (Millennium)
• Pitch Perfect (Universal)
• Rock of Ages (Warner Bros./New Line)

UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR

• Bernie (Millennium)
• The Cabin in the Woods (Lionsgate)
• Chronicle (Fox)
• Holy Motors (Indomina)
• Looper (Sony)
• Your Sister’s Sister (IFC)

Golden Globes Winners and Results

Argo won best Picture at the Golden Globes and Les miserables won for best comedy Musical. Argo also picked up best director while Les Miserables also picked up Best Actor for Hugh Jackman and Best Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway.

Full list of nominees

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. ARGO Warner Bros. Pictures, GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
b. DJANGO UNCHAINED The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures; The Weinstein Company/Sony Pictures Releasing
c. LIFE OF PI Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox
d. LINCOLN DreamWorks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox; Touchstone Pictures
e. ZERO DARK THIRTY Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. JESSICA CHASTAIN ZERO DARK THIRTY
b. MARION COTILLARD RUST AND BONE
c. HELEN MIRREN HITCHCOCK
d. NAOMI WATTS THE IMPOSSIBLE
e. RACHEL WEISZ THE DEEP BLUE SEA

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS LINCOLN
b. RICHARD GERE ARBITRAGE
c. JOHN HAWKES THE SESSIONS
d. JOAQUIN PHOENIX THE MASTER
e. DENZEL WASHINGTON FLIGHT

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL – Blueprint Pictures/Participant Media; Fox Searchlight Pictures
b. LES MISERABLES – Universal Pictures, A Working Title Films/Cameron Mackintosh Productions; Universal Pictures
c. MOONRISE KINGDOM – Indian Paintbrush; Focus Features
d. SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN – CBS Films; CBS Films
e. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK – The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. EMILY BLUNT SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
b. JUDI DENCH THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
c. JENNIFER LAWRENCE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
d. MAGGIE SMITH QUARTET
e. MERYL STREEP HOPE SPRINGS

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. JACK BLACK BERNIE
b. BRADLEY COOPER SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
c. HUGH JACKMAN LES MISERABLESd. EWAN MCGREGOR SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
e. BILL MURRAY HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. BRAVE Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Picturesb. FRANKENWEENIE Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Pictures
c. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
d. RISE OF THE GUARDIANS DreamWorks Animation LLC; Paramount Pictures
e. WRECK-IT RALPH Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. AMOUR (AUSTRIA) Les Films Du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film; Sony Pictures Classicsb. A ROYAL AFFAIR (DENMARK) (En kongelig affære) Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures
c. THE INTOUCHABLES (FRANCE) (Les Intouchables) The Weinsten Company, Quad Productions, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Ten Films, Chaocorp; The Weinstein Company
d. KON-TIKI (NORWAY/UK/DENMARK) Nordisk Film Production, Recorded Picture Company
e. RUST AND BONE (FRANCE) (De rouille et d’os)

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. AMY ADAMS THE MASTER
b. SALLY FIELD LINCOLN
c. ANNE HATHAWAY LES MISERABLES
d. HELEN HUNT THE SESSIONS
e. NICOLE KIDMAN THE PAPERBOY

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. ALAN ARKIN ARGO
b. LEONARDO DICAPRIO DJANGO UNCHAINED
c. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN THE MASTER
d. TOMMY LEE JONES LINCOLN
e. CHRISTOPH WALTZ DJANGO UNCHAINED***

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. BEN AFFLECK ARGOb. KATHRYN BIGELOW ZERO DARK THIRTY
c. ANG LEE LIFE OF PI
d. STEVEN SPIELBERG LINCOLN
e. QUENTIN TARANTINO DJANGO UNCHAINED

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. MARK BOAL ZERO DARK THIRTY
b. TONY KUSHNER LINCOLN
c. DAVID O. RUSSELL SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
d. QUENTIN TARANTINO DJANGO UNCHAINED
e. CHRIS TERRIO ARGO

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. MYCHAEL DANNA LIFE OF PI
b. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT ARGO
c. DARIO MARIANELLI ANNA KARENINA
d. TOM TYKWER, CLOUD ATLAS JOHNNY KLIMEK, REINHOLD HEIL
e. JOHN WILLIAMS LINCOLN

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. ―FOR YOU‖ — ACT OF VALOR Music by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban Lyrics by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban
b. ―NOT RUNNING ANYMORE‖ — STAND UP GUYS Music by: Jon Bon Jovi Lyrics by: Jon Bon Jovi
c. ―SAFE & SOUND‖ — THE HUNGER GAMES Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett
d. ―SKYFALL‖ — SKYFALL Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth Lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworthe. ―SUDDENLY‖ — LES MISERABLES Music by: Claude-Michel Schonberg Lyrics by: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg

Lincoln leads the Oscar Nominees with 12

The Academy Award Nominations have been revealed with Lincoln and Life of Pi leading the nominees. Beasts of the Southern Wild and Amour also surprised in the Best Picture Race. 

Full List of Nominees

Best motion picture of the year

• “Amour” Nominees to be determined
• “Argo” Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
• “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
• “Django Unchained” Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
• “Les Misérables” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
• “Life of Pi” Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
• “Lincoln” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
• “Silver Linings Playbook” Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
• “Zero Dark Thirty” Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers

Achievement in directing

• “Amour” Michael Haneke
• “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Benh Zeitlin
• “Life of Pi” Ang Lee
• “Lincoln” Steven Spielberg
• “Silver Linings Playbook” David O. Russell

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook”
• Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln”
• Hugh Jackman in “Les Misérables”
• Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master”
• Denzel Washington in “Flight”

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
• Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook”
• Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour”
• Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
• Naomi Watts in “The Impossible”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Alan Arkin in “Argo”
• Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
• Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
• Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Amy Adams in “The Master”
• Sally Field in “Lincoln”
• Anne Hathaway in “Les Misérables”
• Helen Hunt in “The Sessions”
• Jacki Weaver in “Silver Linings Playbook”

Best animated feature film of the year

• “Brave” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
• “Frankenweenie” Tim Burton
• “ParaNorman” Sam Fell and Chris Butler
• “The Pirates! Band of Misfits” Peter Lord
• “Wreck-It Ralph” Rich Moore

Best foreign language film of the year

• “Amour” Austria
• “Kon-Tiki” Norway
• “No” Chile
• “A Royal Affair” Denmark
• “War Witch” Canada

Adapted screenplay

• “Argo” Screenplay by Chris Terrio
• “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
• “Life of Pi” Screenplay by David Magee
• “Lincoln” Screenplay by Tony Kushner
• “Silver Linings Playbook” Screenplay by David O. Russell

Original screenplay

• “Amour” Written by Michael Haneke
• “Django Unchained” Written by Quentin Tarantino
• “Flight” Written by John Gatins
• “Moonrise Kingdom” Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
• “Zero Dark Thirty” Written by Mark Boal

Achievement in cinematography

• “Anna Karenina” Seamus McGarvey
• “Django Unchained” Robert Richardson
• “Life of Pi” Claudio Miranda
• “Lincoln” Janusz Kaminski
• “Skyfall” Roger Deakins

Achievement in film editing

• “Argo” William Goldenberg
• “Life of Pi” Tim Squyres
• “Lincoln” Michael Kahn
• “Silver Linings Playbook” Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
• “Zero Dark Thirty” Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

Achievement in costume design

• “Anna Karenina” Jacqueline Durran
• “Les Misérables” Paco Delgado
• “Lincoln” Joanna Johnston
• “Mirror Mirror” Eiko Ishioka
• “Snow White and the Huntsman” Colleen Atwood

Best documentary feature

• “5 Broken Cameras”, Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
• “The Gatekeepers”, Nominees to be determined
• “How to Survive a Plague”, Nominees to be determined
• “The Invisible War”, Nominees to be determined
• “Searching for Sugar Man”, Nominees to be determined

Best documentary short subject

• “Inocente” Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
• “Kings Point” Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
• “Mondays at Racine” Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
• “Open Heart” Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
• “Redemption” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

• “Hitchcock” Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
• “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
• “Les Misérables” Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• “Anna Karenina” Dario Marianelli
• “Argo” Alexandre Desplat
• “Life of Pi” Mychael Danna
• “Lincoln” John Williams
• “Skyfall” Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• “Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice” Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
• “Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from “Ted” Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
• “Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi” Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
• “Skyfall” from “Skyfall” Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
• “Suddenly” from “Les Misérables” Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

Achievement in production design

• “Anna Karenina” Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
• “Les Misérables” Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
• “Life of Pi” Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
• “Lincoln” Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

Best animated short film

• “Adam and Dog” Minkyu Lee
• “Fresh Guacamole” PES
• “Head over Heels” Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
• “Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”" David Silverman
• “Paperman” John Kahrs

Best live action short film

• “Asad” Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
• “Buzkashi Boys” Sam French and Ariel Nasr
• “Curfew” Shawn Christensen
• “Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
• “Henry” Yan England

Achievement in sound editing

• “Argo” Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
• “Django Unchained” Wylie Stateman
• “Life of Pi” Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
• “Skyfall” Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
• “Zero Dark Thirty” Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in sound mixing

• “Argo” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
• “Les Misérables” Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
• “Life of Pi” Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
• “Lincoln” Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
• “Skyfall” Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

Achievement in visual effects

• “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
• “Life of Pi” Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
• “Marvel’s The Avengers” Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
• “Prometheus” Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
• “Snow White and the Huntsman” Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson