Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" won the Best Picture award at the annual African-American Film Critics' Association awards. But the Best Director trophy went to Ben Affleck for "Argo." Ava DuVernay's "Middle of Nowhere" was the film which received the most awards, however, winning Best Actress (Emayatzy Corinealdi), Screenplay, Independent Film, and Music.
Here's the complete winners list of the 2012 African-American Film Critics' Association awards. For winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Best Picture: "Zero Dark Thirty"
Best Director: Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Best Actress: Emayatzy Corinealdi, "Middle of Nowhere"
Best Actor: Denzel Washington, "Flight"
Best Supporting Actress: Sally Field, "Lincoln"
Best Supporting Actor: Nate Parker, "Arbitrage"
Best Screenplay: Ava DuVernay, "Middle of Nowhere"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Intouchables"
Best Documentary: (tie) "The House I Live In" and "Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution"
Best Animated Feature: "Rise of the Guardians"
Best Independent Film: "Middle of Nowhere"
Best Breakthrough Performer: Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Best Music: Kathryn Bostic and Morgan Rhodes, "Middle of Nowhere"
Special Achievement Awards: Cicely Tyson and Billy Dee Williams
Top 10:
1. "Zero Dark Thirty"
2. "Argo"
3. "Lincoln"
4. "Middle of Nowhere"
5. "Life of Pi"
6. "Les Misérables"
7. "Django Unchained"
8. "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
9. "Moonrise Kingdom"
10. "Think Like a Man"
African-American Film Critics Hail "Zero Dark Thirty," Ben Affleck, "Middle of Nowhere"
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