Boston Film Critics Choose "Zero Dark Thirty"

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Katheryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" is strengthening its lead on the way to Oscar glory. The Boston Society of Film Critics have chosen the film as the Best Picture of the year. "Zero Dark Thirty" also won the Best Director and Editing awards. 

Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" won Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Supporting Actress for Sally Field, and Best Screenplay. In a surprising move, the Boston Society of Film Critics honored the underrated Ezra Miller with the Best Supporting Actor award for his brilliant performance in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Oh, and Emma Watson was a runner-up in the Best Supporting Actress category for the same film. 

Here's the complete list of the Boston Society of Film Critics awards:

Best Picture
"Zero Dark Thirty"
(Runner-up: "Amour" and "Moonrise Kingdom")

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"
(Runner-up: Paul Thomas Anderson, "The Master")

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
(Runner-up: Denis Lavant, "Holy Motors")

Best Actress
Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"
(Runner-up: Deanie Yip, "A Simple Life")

Best Supporting Actor
Ezra Miller, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
(Runner-up: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained)

Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field, "Lincoln"
(Runner-up: Emma Watson, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower")

Best Screenplay
"Lincoln"
(Runner-up: "Moonrise Kingdom")

Best Foreign Film
"Amour"
(Runner-up: "Holy Motors")

Best Cinematography
"The Master"
(Runner-up: “Moonrise Kindgom,” "Life of Pi")

Best Documentary
"How To Survive a Plague"
(Runner-up: "The Queen of Versailles")

Best Animated Film
"Frankenweenie"
(Runner-up: “Paranorman")

Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer)
“Zero Dark Thirty"
(Runner-up: “Argo”)

Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy)
David France, How To Survive a Plague
(Runner-up: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild)

Best Ensemble Cast
"Seven Psychopaths"
(Runner-up: "Moonrise Kingdom")

Best Use of Music in a Film
"Moonrise Kingdom"
(Runner-up: "Django Unchained")



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