18th Critics' Choice Awards

The 18th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10, 2013 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of 2012 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Sam Rubin. The nominees were announced on December 11, 2012.

Winners and nominees

Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln The Master Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty	Ben Affleck – Argo Ang Lee – Life of Pi David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty Steven Spielberg – Lincoln Tom Hooper – Les Misérables
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio Solitano Jr. Denzel Washington – Flight as William Whitaker Sr. Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables as Jean Valjean Joaquin Phoenix – The Master as Freddie Quell John Hawkes – The Sessions as Mark O'Brien	Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty as Maya Emmanuelle Riva – Amour as Anne Laurent Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone as Stephanie Naomi Watts – The Impossible as Maria Bennett Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master as Lancaster Dodd Alan Arkin – Argo as Lester Siegel Javier Bardem – Skyfall as Raoul Silva Matthew McConaughey – Magic Mike as Dallas Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio Solitano Sr. Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens	Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables as Fantine Amy Adams – The Master as Peggy Dodd Ann Dowd – Compliance as Sandra Frum Helen Hunt – The Sessions as Cheryl Cohen-Greene Judi Dench – Skyfall as M Sally Field – Lincoln as Mary Todd Lincoln
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy Elle Fanning – Ginger & Rosa as Ginger Kara Hayward – Moonrise Kingdom as Suzy Bishop Logan Lerman – The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Charlie Kelmeckis Suraj Sharma – Life of Pi as Piscine Molitor Patel Tom Holland – The Impossible as Lucas Bennett	Silver Linings Playbook Argo The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Les Misérables Lincoln Moonrise Kingdom
Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino Flight – John Gatins Looper – Rian Johnson The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson Moonrise Kingdom – Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal	Lincoln – Tony Kushner Argo – Chris Terrio Life of Pi – David Magee The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell
Wreck-It Ralph Brave ' Frankenweenie ' ParaNorman Rise of the Guardians	Skyfall The Avengers The Dark Knight Rises Looper The Amazing Spider-Man '
Daniel Craig – Skyfall as James Bond Christian Bale – The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne/Batman Jake Gyllenhaal – End of Watch as Brian Taylor Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Looper as Joe Robert Downey Jr. – The Avengers as Tony Stark/Iron Man	Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises as Selina Kyle/Catwoman Emily Blunt – Looper as Sara Gina Carano – Haywire as Mallory Kane Judi Dench – Skyfall as M
Searching for Sugar Man Bully The Central Park Five The Imposter The Queen of Versailles West of Memphis	Silver Linings Playbook 21 Jump Street Bernie Ted This Is 40
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio Solitano Jr. Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street as Greg Jenko Jack Black – Bernie as Bernie Tiede Mark Wahlberg – Ted as John Bennett Paul Rudd – This Is 40 as Pete	Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell Leslie Mann – This Is 40 as Debbie Mila Kunis – Ted as Lori Collins Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect as Patricia Hobart Shirley MacLaine – Bernie as Marjorie Nugent
Looper The Cabin in the Woods Prometheus	Amour The Intouchables A Royal Affair Rust and Bone
Anna Karenina – Sarah Greenwood /Katie Spencer ' – Dan Hennah /Ra Vincent and Simon Bright Les Misérables – Eve Stewart /Anna Lynch-Robinson Life of Pi – David Gropman /Anna Pinnock Lincoln – Rick Carter /Jim Erickson	Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda Les Misérables – Danny Cohen Lincoln – Janusz Kaminski The Master – Mihai Malaimare Jr. Skyfall – Roger Deakins
Anna Karenina – Jacqueline Durran Cloud Atlas – Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud ' – Ann Maskrey, Bob Buck and Richard Taylor Les Misérables – Paco Delgado Lincoln – Joanna Johnston	Zero Dark Thirty – Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg Argo – William Goldenberg Les Misérables – Chris Dickens and Melanie Oliver Life of Pi – Tim Squyres Lincoln – Michael Kahn
Cloud Atlas ' Les Misérables Lincoln	Life of Pi The Avengers Cloud Atlas The Dark Knight Rises '
Lincoln – John Williams Argo – Alexandre Desplat Life of Pi – Mychael Danna The Master – Jonny Greenwood Moonrise Kingdom – Alexandre Desplat	"Skyfall" – Skyfall' "For You" – Act of Valor "Learn Me Right" – Brave "Still Alive" – Paul Williams Still Alive "Suddenly" – Les Misérables''

Favorite Film Franchise

The Lord of the Rings

Batman
Harry Potter
Indiana Jones
James Bond
Spider-Man
Star Trek
Star Wars
Toy Story
Twilight
Louis XIII Genius Award

Judd Apatow

Statistics

Wins	Film
4	Silver Linings Playbook
3	Lincoln
3	Skyfall
2	Anna Karenina
2	Argo
2	Life of Pi
2	Zero Dark Thirty

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18th Critics' Choice Awards

Winners and nominees

Favorite Film Franchise

Louis XIII Genius Award

Statistics