"The Hobbit" Part One Sets Box Office Records

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Smashes Records as It Ventures to the Top of the Worldwide Box Office

First film in Peter Jackson’s epic “The Hobbit” Trilogy takes in an estimated worldwide $223 million in its opening weekend.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” soared to the top of the global box office in a record-breaking opening, dominating the weekend with an estimated $84.775 million domestically and $138.2 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total of $223 million, including a record-breaking $15.1 from IMAX theatres worldwide. Domestically, the film broke records for largest December opening in motion picture history, including Christmas/holiday weekends. It is also the largest opening for any film in the canon of The Lord of the Rings. The joint announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

The CinemaScore coming out of the weekend was an overall A from all audiences, with an A+ from moviegoers under 18. Opening day showings, starting at midnight on December 14, were sold out, some weeks in advance, and thousands of fans waited in line to be among the first to see the movie.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Pictures, is the acclaimed first film in Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s epic “The Hobbit” Trilogy, based on the timeless novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Internationally, the film opened in 56 markets, representing approximately 70% of the total projected final screen count, with such major territories as Australia, Russia, China and others still to come.

Shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second, the film was released in High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, other 2D and 3D formats, and IMAX®.

In making the announcement, Emmerich stated, “It has been a long journey for New Line and our partners to make ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy a reality. We’re so privileged to continue the journey we started with Peter Jackson on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy.”

Barber added, “MGM is so proud to help bring ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ to audiences the world over. This film is truly a global event, and touches people in every language.”

Robinov remarked, “Along with our partners, we congratulate the extraordinary Peter Jackson and his entire team of actors and filmmakers on a remarkable start to this grand adventure. We could not be more proud of this film or more thrilled that fans, old or new, have embraced it.”

Fellman said, “This is such a tremendous start heading into the holiday season. This time of year always presents a very competitive landscape, so we are incredibly pleased that ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ performed so well across every demographic.”

Kwan Vandenberg noted, “This incredible journey has inspired passionate fans around the world who could not wait to return to Middle-earth, this time with Bilbo, Gandalf and the Dwarves. These impressive results speak to the universal appeal of this story.”

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The three films tell a continuous story set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”

Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. Also reprising their roles from “The Lord of the Rings” in “The Hobbit” Trilogy are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Ian Holm as Old Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; and Andy Serkis as Gollum. The international ensemble cast of the Trilogy also includes James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Manu Bennett and Conan Stevens.

The screenplay for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Jackson also produced the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.

The creative behind-the-scenes team returning to Jackson’s crew included director of photography Andrew Lesnie, production designer Dan Hennah, conceptual designers Alan Lee and John Howe, editor Jabez Olssen, and makeup and hair designer Peter Swords King. The costumes were designed by Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor and Bob Buck. Taylor also oversaw the design and production of armour, weapons, creatures and special makeup, which were once again made by the award-winning Weta Workshop. Weta Digital took on the visual effects for the film, led by senior visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri. The visual effects supervisor was Eric Saindon, with David Clayton serving as animation supervisor. The film features the song “Song of the Lonely Mountain,” performed by Neil Finn.

New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Present a WingNut Films Production, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” All three films in “The Hobbit” Trilogy, also including “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and the final film, “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” are productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), with New Line managing production. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution being handled by MGM.

www.thehobbit.com

"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"

Review: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is An Unexpected Pleasure and Treasure

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 98 (of 2012) by Leroy Douresseaux

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Running time: 169 minutes (2 hours, 49 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening
DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson
WRITERS: Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro (from the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien)
PRODUCERS: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Carolynne Cunningham, and Zane Weiner
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Andrew Lesnie (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Jabez Olssen
COMPOSER: Howard Shore

FANTASY/ACTION/ADVENTURE

Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Manu Bennett, and Andy Serkis

The subject of this movie review is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a 2012 fantasy film from director Peter Jackson. The film is the first of three movies which are based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (better known by its abbreviated title, The Hobbit). Set sixty years before The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit is the story of a curious Hobbit who joins a band of Dwarves on a mission to reclaim their homeland from a powerful dragon.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens on the 111th birthday of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm). He has decided to write down the full story of an adventure he took 60 years earlier as a memoir for his cousin and heir, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood). Sixty years earlier, the younger Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) was a homebody Hobbit. He gets an unexpected visit from the wizard, Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellan), who promptly tricks the Hobbit into hosting a party for a band of dwarves.

Still, Bilbo is shocked when the dwarves show up and eat every scrap of food in his home, and almost tear down the place. When Gandalf returns, he informs Bilbo that these dwarves are on a quest to return to their ancestral home, Lonely Mountain, and to reclaim it and the treasure there from the great dragon, Smaug. The Company of Dwarves numbers 13, including the leader, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage). Gandalf’s biggest surprise is that Bilbo has been recruited as the dwarves’ “burglar,” who will help them steal back their treasure. Now, this curious Hobbit is on an unexpected journey that will find him facing killer Orcs, a legion of mountain trolls, and a little fellow named Gollum (Andy Serkis), who is in possession of a mysterious ring.

I am giving The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey a “9” out of 10 on my rating scale, which may be surprising because of my complaints about this movie, especially the big one. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is too long; in fact, the first hour meanders like a drunk narrative looking for a bottle of plot. I dosed off three times, and, at one point, thought about leaving and just waiting to see the rest of the movie on DVD.

However, the movie eventually came alive, but I’m still not sure when it turned for me. I think it may be the moment when the Orcs attack Bilbo and the Company of Dwarves on a rocky plain. At a point, the movie just explodes with surprise appearances, breathtaking vistas, blood-chilling confrontations, and heart-pounding action. Things were happening so fast, yet my mind couldn’t wait for the next thing to happen.

In many ways, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is like the return of an old friend, specifically The Lord of the Rings movies, although LOTR is a sequel to The Hobbit. I didn’t know what to expect before I saw the movie. I had waited so long for The Hobbit to reach the silver screen as a live-action film, yet, in a way, my expectations were so high because of I loved LOTR so much. When Gollum shows up in this movie, my expectations were satisfied. Andy Serkis and the CGI artists behind the character actually improve on their great work from the Ring trilogy films.

There are things about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that I did not expect, some of them disappointing. But by the end of this movie, I so did not want the adventure end. I wanted that enough to give an imperfect movie a near-perfect score.

9 of 10
A+

Saturday, December 15, 2012

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Boston Film Critics Name "Zero Dark Thirty" 2012's Best Film

The Boston Society of Film Critics was formed in 1981. The group claims that its mission is to make “Boston's unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the year's films and filmmakers and local film theaters and film societies that offer outstanding film programming.” One of the society’s members, Wesley Morris, won 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.

2012 Winners:

Best Picture - Zero Dark Thirty

Best Actor - Daniel Day Lewis for Lincoln

Best Actress - Emmanuelle Riva for Amour

Best Supporting Actor - Ezra Miller for Perks of Being a Wallflower

Best Supporting Actress - Sally Field for Lincoln

Best Director - Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty

Best Screenplay - Tony Kushner fro Lincoln

Best Cinematography - Mihai Malaimare Jr for The Master

Best Documentary - How to Survive a Plague

Best Foreign-Language Film - Amour

Best Animated Film - Frankenweenie

Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) - William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor for Zero Dark Thirty

Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) - David France for How to Survive a Plague

Best Ensemble Cast - Seven Psychopaths

Best Use of Music in a Film - Moonrise Kingdom

2013 Golden Globe Awards Nominations - Movie Categories

The Golden Globe Award is a movie accolade bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The award recognizes excellence in both film and television. The annual awards ceremony is a major part of the film industry’s award season.

Jodie Foster will receive the “Cecil B. DeMille Award” for career achievement at the 2013 awards ceremony. The 70th Annual Golden Globes Awards to be held Sunday, January 13, 2013.

2013 Golden Globe Nominations:

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. ARGO
Warner Bros. Pictures, GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures

b. DJANGO UNCHAINED
The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures; The Weinstein Company/Sony Pictures Releasing

c. LIFE OF PI
Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox

d. LINCOLN
DreamWorks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox; Touchstone Pictures

e. ZERO DARK THIRTY
Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. Jessica Chastain - ZERO DARK THIRTY
b. Marion Cotillard - RUST AND BONE
c. Helen Mirren - HITCHCOCK
d. Naomi Watts - THE IMPOSSIBLE
e. Rachel Weisz - THE DEEP BLUE SEA

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. Daniel Day-Lewis - LINCOLN
b. Richard Gere - ARBITRAGE
c. John Hawkes - THE SESSIONS
d. Joaquin Phoenix - THE MASTER
e. Denzel Washington - FLIGHT

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 

Blueprint Pictures/Participant Media; Fox Searchlight Pictures

b. LES MISERABLES
Universal Pictures, A Working Title Films/Cameron Mackintosh Productions; Universal Pictures

c. MOONRISE KINGDOM
Indian Paintbrush; Focus Features

d. SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
CBS Films; CBS Films

e. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. Emily Blunt - SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
b. Judi Dench - THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
c. Jennifer Lawrence - SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
d. Maggie Smith - QUARTET
e. Meryl Streep - HOPE SPRINGS

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. Jack Black - BERNIE
b. Bradley Cooper - SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
c. Hugh Jackman - LES MISERABLES
d. Ewan McGregor - SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
e. Bill Murray - HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. BRAVE
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

b. FRANKENWEENIE
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Pictures

c. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing

d. RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
DreamWorks Animation LLC; Paramount Pictures

e. WRECK-IT RALPH
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. AMOUR (AUSTRIA)
Les Films Du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film; Sony Pictures Classics

b. A ROYAL AFFAIR (DENMARK)
(En kongelig affære) 
Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures

c. THE INTOUCHABLES (FRANCE)
(Les Intouchables) 
The WeinstenCompany, Quad Productions, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Ten Films, Chaocorp; The Weinstein Company

d. KON-TIKI (NORWAY/UK/DENMARK)
Nordisk Film Production, Recorded Picture Company; The Weinstein Company

e. RUST AND BONE (FRANCE)
(De rouille et d’os) 
Page 114, Why Not Productions; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. Amy Adams - THE MASTER
b. Sally Field - LINCOLN
c. Anne Hathaway - LES MISERABLES
d. Helen Hunt - THE SESSIONS
e. Nicole Kidman - THE PAPERBOY

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. Alan Arkin - ARGO
b. Leonardo DiCaprio - DJANGO UNCHAINED
c. Philip Seymour Hoffman - THE MASTER
d. Tommy Lee Jones - LINCOLN
e. Christoph Waltz - DJANGO UNCHAINED

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. Ben Affleck - ARGO
b. Kathryn Bigelow - ZERO DARK THIRTY
c. Ang Lee - LIFE OF PI
d. Steven Spielberg - LINCOLN
e. Quentin Tarantino - DJANGO UNCHAINED

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. Mark Boal - ZERO DARK THIRTY
b. Tony Kushner - LINCOLN
c. David O. Russell - SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
d. Quentin Tarantino - DJANGO UNCHAINED
e. Chris Terrio – ARGO

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. Mychael Danna - LIFE OF PI
b. Alexandre Desplat - ARGO
c. Dario Marianelli - ANNA KARENINA
d. Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil - CLOUD ATLAS
e. John Williams - LINCOLN

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “FOR YOU” — ACT OF VALOR
Music by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban
Lyrics by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban

b. “NOT RUNNING ANYMORE”—STAND UP GUYS
Music by: Jon Bon Jovi
Lyrics by: Jon Bon Jovi

c. “SAFE & SOUND” — THE HUNGER GAMES
Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett
Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett

d. “SKYFALL”—SKYFALL
Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth
Lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth

e. “SUDDENLY” — LES MISERABLES
Music by: Claude-Michel Schonberg
Lyrics by: Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil

2013 Golden Globe Awards Nominations - Television Categories

70th Golden Globes Awards ceremony to be held January 13, 2013.

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

a. BREAKING BAD
AMC 
Sony Pictures Television

b. BOARDWALK EMPIRE
HBO 
Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

c. DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
PBS 
A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

d. HOMELAND
SHOWTIME 
SHOWTIME, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21

e. THE NEWSROOM
HBO 
HBO Entertainment

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. Connie Britton - NASHVILLE
b. Glenn Close - DAMAGES
c. Claire Danes - HOMELAND
d. Michelle Dockery - DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
e. Julianna Margulies - THE GOOD WIFE

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. Steve Buscemi - BOARDWALK EMPIRE
b. Bryan Cranston - BREAKING BAD
c. Jeff Daniels - THE NEWSROOM
d. Jon Hamm - MAD MEN
e. Damian Lewis - HOMELAND

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. THE BIG BANG THEORY
CBS 
Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television

b. EPISODES
SHOWTIME 
SHOWTIME, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions

c. GIRLS
HBO 
Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

d. MODERN FAMILY
ABC 
Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

e. SMASH
NBC Universal Television in association with DreamWorks Television

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. Zooey Deshanel - NEW GIRL
b. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - VEEP
c. Lena Dunham - GIRLS
d. Tina Fey - 30 ROCK
e. Amy Poehler - PARKS AND RECREATION

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. Alec Baldwin - 30 ROCK
b. Don Cheadle - HOUSE OF LIES
c. Louis C.K. - LOUIE
d. Matt LeBlanc - EPISODES
e. Jim Parsons - THE BIG BANG THEORY

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. GAME CHANGE
HBO 
Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films

b. THE GIRL
HBO 
A Wall to Wall, Warner Bros Entertainment GmbH, Moonlighting and BBC Production in association with HBO Films

c. HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
HISTORY Thinkfactory Media in association with History

d. THE HOUR
BBC AMERICA 
Kudos Film and Television/BBC America co-production

e. POLITICAL ANIMALS
USA NETWORK Berlanti Productions and Laurence Mark Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. Nicole Kidman - HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN
b. Jessica Lange - AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM
c. Sienna Miller - THE GIRL
d. Julianne Moore - GAME CHANGE
e. Sigourney Weaver - POLITICAL ANIMALS

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. Kevin Costner - HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
b. Benedict Cumberbatch - SHERLOCK (MASTERPIECE)
c. Woody Harrelson - GAME CHANGE
d. Toby Jones - THE GIRL
e. Clive Owen - HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. Hayden Panettiere - NASHVILLE
b. Archie Panjabi - THE GOOD WIFE
c. Sarah Paulson - GAME CHANGE
d. Maggie Smith - DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
e. Sofia Vergara - MODERN FAMILY

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. Max Greenfield - NEW GIRL
b. Ed Harris - GAME CHANGE
c. Danny Huston - MAGIC CITY
d. Mandy Patinkin - HOMELAND
e. Eric Stonestreet - MODERN FAMILY

Detroit Film Critics Name "Silver Linings Playbook" Best Film of 2012

The Detroit Film Critics Society, a group of Michigan film critics, announced their "best of 2012" awards yesterday, Friday, December 14, 2012.  I had a feeling that they were jonesing for Silver Linings Playbook after I first saw their nominations list.  I was right; they named the David O. Russell film as the best in five categories, including best film, best director, and in two acting categories.

Detroit Film Critics Society’s Best of 2012:

BEST FILM
Winner: Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ACTOR
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

BEST ENSEMBLE
Winner: Lincoln

BREAKTHROUGH
Winner: Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks

BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: Jiro Dreams of Sushi

http://detroitfilmcritics.com/