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

ArgoBeasts of the Southern WildDjango UnchainedLes MisérablesLife of PiLincolnThe MasterMoonrise KingdomSilver Linings PlaybookZero Dark Thirty	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
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Jr. John Hawkes – The Sessions as Mark O'Brien Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables as Jean Valjean Joaquin Phoenix – The Master as Freddie Quell Denzel Washington – Flight as William "Whip" Whitaker Sr.	Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty as Maya Harris Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone as Stéphanie Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell Emmanuelle Riva – Amour as Anne Laurent Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy Naomi Watts – The Impossible as Maria Bennett
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master as Lancaster Dodd Alan Arkin – Argo as Lester Siegel Javier Bardem – Skyfall as Raoul Silva Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Sr. Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens Matthew McConaughey – Magic Mike as Dallas	Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables as Fantine Amy Adams – The Master as Peggy Dodd Judi Dench – Skyfall as M Ann Dowd – Compliance as Sandra Frum Sally Field – Lincoln as Mary Todd Lincoln Helen Hunt – The Sessions as Cheryl Cohen-Greene
Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy Elle Fanning – Ginger & Rosa as Ginger Kara Hayward – Moonrise Kingdom as Suzy Bishop Tom Holland – The Impossible as Lucas Bennett Logan Lerman – The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Charlie Kelmeckis Suraj Sharma – Life of Pi as Piscine "Pi" Patel	Silver Linings PlaybookArgoThe Best Exotic Marigold HotelLes MisérablesLincolnMoonrise Kingdom
Django Unchained – Quentin TarantinoFlight – John GatinsLooper – Rian JohnsonThe Master – Paul Thomas AndersonMoonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson and Roman CoppolaZero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal	Lincoln – Tony KushnerArgo – Chris TerrioLife of Pi – David MageeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen ChboskySilver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell
Wreck-It RalphBraveFrankenweenieMadagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedParaNormanRise of the Guardians	SkyfallThe AvengersThe Dark Knight RisesLooper
Daniel Craig – Skyfall as James Bond Christian Bale – The Dark Knight Rises as Bruce Wayne / Batman Robert Downey Jr. – The Avengers as Tony Stark / Iron Man Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Looper as Joe Jake Gyllenhaal – End of Watch as Officer Brian Taylor	Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen Emily Blunt – Looper as Sara Gina Carano – Haywire as Mallory Kane Judi Dench – Skyfall as M Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Searching for Sugar ManBullyThe Central Park FiveThe ImposterThe Queen of VersaillesWest of Memphis	Silver Linings Playbook21 Jump StreetBernieTedThis Is 40
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Jr. Jack Black – Bernie as Bernie Tiede Paul Rudd – This Is 40 as Pete Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street as Greg Jenko Mark Wahlberg – Ted as John Bennett	Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell Mila Kunis – Ted as Lori Collins Shirley MacLaine – Bernie as Marjorie Nugent Leslie Mann – This Is 40 as Debbie Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect as Patricia "Fat Amy" Hobart
LooperThe Cabin in the WoodsPrometheus	Amour • Austria / France / GermanyThe Intouchables • FranceA Royal Affair • DenmarkRust and Bone • France
Anna Karenina – Sarah Greenwood / Katie Spencer The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Dan Hennah / Simon Bright and Ra Vincent Les Misérables – Eve Stewart / Anna Lynch-Robinson Life of Pi – David Gropman / Anna Pinnock Lincoln – Rick Carter / Jim Erickson	Life of Pi – Claudio MirandaLes Misérables – Danny CohenLincoln – Janusz KamińskiThe Master – Mihai Mălaimare Jr.Skyfall – Roger Deakins
Anna Karenina – Jacqueline DurranCloud Atlas – Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves GayraudThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, and Richard TaylorLes Misérables – Paco DelgadoLincoln – Joanna Johnston	Zero Dark Thirty – William Goldenberg and Dylan TichenorArgo – William GoldenbergLes Misérables – Chris Dickens and Melanie OliverLife of Pi – Tim SquyresLincoln – Michael Kahn
Lincoln – John WilliamsArgo – Alexandre DesplatLife of Pi – Mychael DannaThe Master – Jonny GreenwoodMoonrise Kingdom – Alexandre Desplat	"Skyfall" – Skyfall "For You" – Act of Valor "Learn Me Right" – Brave "Still Alive" – Paul Williams Still Alive "Suddenly" – Les Misérables
Cloud AtlasThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyLes MisérablesLincoln	Life of PiThe AvengersCloud AtlasThe Dark Knight RisesThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Favorite Film Franchise

The Twilight Saga BatmanHarry PotterIndiana JonesJames BondThe Lord of the RingsSpider-ManStar TrekStar Wars

''Toy Story''

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