Best Performances of 2012

Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook


Honorable Mentions:


Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe

Denis Lavant, Holy Motors

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Dane DeHaan, Chronicle

Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty

Ewan McGregor, The Impossible

Jaime Foxx, Django Unchained

Karl Urban, Dredd

Jake Gyllenhaal, End of Watch

Liam Neeson, The Grey

John C. Reilly, Wreck-It Ralph

Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook, The Hunger Games


Honorable Mentions:


Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed

Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Hannah Fierman, V/H/S

Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Olivia Thirbly, Dredd

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained


Honorable Mentions:


Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Javier Bardem, Skyfall

Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers

Tom Holland, The Impossible

Michael Shannon, Premium Rush

Mark Ruffalo, The Avengers

Michael Peña, End of Watch

Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained

Samuel L. Jackson, Django Unchained

Alan Tudyk, Wreck-It Ralph

James Spader, Lincoln

Jude Law, Rise of the Guardians

Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Chris Pratt, The Five-Year Engagement

Bryan Cranston, Argo

Best Supporting Actress: Charlize Theron, Snow White and the Huntsman


Honorable Mentions:


Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables, The Dark Knight Rises

Jodelle Ferland, ParaNorman

Jane Lynch, Wreck-It Ralph

Samantha Barks, Les Misérables

Penelope Wilton, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Alison Brie, The Five-Year Engagement




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