"Les Miserables" Tops Phoenix Film Critics Awards Noms

The Phoenix Film Critics Society recently announced the nominations for their 2012 awards. Les Misérables leads with 12 nominations.  I don't plan on seeing this movie, but I could, although I have little interest to.  What? Did they not see Django Unchained? The society will announce the winners on Tuesday, December 18, 2012.

Phoenix Film Critics Society 2012 Award Nominations

TOP TEN FILMS OF 2012 (in alphabetical order)
"Argo"
"The Avengers"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Skyfall"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck "Argo"
Kathryn Bigelow "Zero Dark Thirty"
Tom Hooper "Les Misérables"
Ang Lee "Life of Pi"
Steven Spielberg "Lincoln"

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Daniel Day-Lewis "Lincoln"
John Hawkes "The Sessions"
Anthony Hopkins "Hitchcock"
Hugh Jackman "Les Misérables"
Joaquin Phoenix "The Master"

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessica Chastain "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence "Silver Linings Playbook"
Quvenzhane Wallis "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Naomi Watts "The Impossible"
Mary Elizabeth Winstead "Smashed"

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Robert De Niro "Silver Linings Playbook"
Javier Bardem "Skyfall"
Philip Seymour Hoffman "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones "Lincoln"
Ezra Miller "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Judy Dench "Skyfall"
Sally Fields "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway "Les Misérables"
Helen Hunt "The Sessions"
Emma Watson "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
"Argo"
"Les Misérables"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL
"Arbitrage"
"The Master"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION
"Argo"
"Les Misérables"
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

BEST LIVE ACTION FAMILY FILM
"Big Miracle"
"Chimpanzee"
"Life of Pi"
"The Odd Life of Timothy Green"

THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
"Cabin in the Woods"
"Jeff, Who Lives at Home"
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
"Safety Not Guaranteed"
"Sound of My Voice"

BEST ANIMATED FILM
"Brave"
"Frankenweenie"
"ParaNorman"
"Wreck-It Ralph"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"A Royal Affair" (Denmark)
"Amour" (Austria)
"Headhunters" (Norway)
"The Intouchables" (France)
"Jiro Dreams of Sushi" (Japan)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
"Bully"
"Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
"Queen of Versailles"
"Searching for Sugar Man"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Skyfall "Skyfall"
Suddenly "Les Misérables"
When Can I See You Again "Wreck-It Ralph"

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
"Hitchcock"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Skyfall"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Skyfall"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

BEST FILM EDITING
"Argo"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Life of Pi"
"Skyfall"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Anna Karenina"
"Cloud Atlas"
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"Les Misérables"
"Moonrise Kingdom"

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
"A Royal Affair"
"Anna Karenina"
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"Les Misérables"
"Lincoln"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Avengers"
"Cloud Atlas"
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"Life of Pi"
"Prometheus"

BEST STUNTS
"The Avengers"
"The Bourne Legacy"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Looper"
"Skyfall"

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON CAMERA
Mark Duplass "Safety Not Guaranteed"
Dwight Henry "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Suraj Sharma "Life of Pi"
Quvenzhane Wallis "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE BEHIND THE CAMERA
Stephen Chbosky "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Seth MacFarlane "Ted"
Benh Zeitlin "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Craig Zobel "Compliance"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE - FEMALE
Isabelle Allen "Les Miserables"
Maude Apatow "This is 40"
Kara Hayward "Moonrise Kingdom"
Quvenzhane Wallis "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE - MALE
CJ Adams "The Odd Life of Timothy Green"
Jerad Gilman "Moonrise Kingdom"
Tom Holland "The Impossible"
Daniel Huttlestone "Les Misérables"