Best of 2012 · Awards Season Leaderboard

Below are the top films of 2012 based on awards nominations and wins. Films earn 1 point for each nomination and 3 points for each win. Scores are updated shortly after an awards ceremony takes place.

Further down you can find a full list of awards and nominations by organzation.

Best Motion Picture
Nominee Score Wins Noms
Argo 53 14 25
Zero Dark Thirty 50 10 30
Lincoln 25 2 21
Silver Linings Playbook 25 3 19
The Master 24 3 18
Moonrise Kingdom 22 2 18
Les Misérables 19 1 17
Beasts of the Southern Wild 17 0 17
Life of Pi 16 1 14
Django Unchained 13 0 13
Amour 12 3 6
Looper 4 0 4
Skyfall 4 0 4
Best Director
Nominee Score Wins Noms
Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty 48 10 28
Ben Affleck Argo 44 12 20
Ang Lee Life of Pi 21 4 13
Paul Thomas Anderson The Master 19 4 11
Steven Spielberg Lincoln 14 1 12
David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook 12 3 6
Wes Anderson Moonrise Kingdom 10 2 6
Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained 7 1 5
Michael Haneke Amour 6 1 4
Tom Hooper Les Misérables 5 0 5
Benh Zeitlin Beasts of the Southern Wild 4 0 4
Best Screenplay
Nominee Score Wins Noms
Chris Terrio Argo 47 12 23
Tony Kushner Lincoln 39 9 21
David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook 35 7 21
Mark Boal Zero Dark Thirty 35 8 19
Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola Moonrise Kingdom 29 6 17
Rian Johnson Looper 23 6 11
Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained 21 4 13
Paul Thomas Anderson The Master 20 3 14
Stephen Chbosky The Perks of Being a Wallflower 16 2 12
David Magee Life of Pi 11 1 9
Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard The Cabin in the Woods 6 0 6
Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar Beasts of the Southern Wild 6 0 6
Michael Haneke Amour 5 1 3
John Gatins Flight 4 0 4
Lead Actor
Nominee Score Wins Noms
Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln 86 27 32
Joaquin Phoenix The Master 35 6 23
John Hawkes The Sessions 20 1 18
Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook 18 3 12
Denzel Washington Flight 15 1 13
Hugh Jackman Les Misérables 14 1 12
Denis Lavant Holy Motors 8 1 6
Lead Actress
Nominee Score Wins Noms
Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook 58 15 28
Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty 57 15 27
Emmanuelle Riva Amour 30 7 16
Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild 10 0 10
Naomi Watts The Impossible 10 0 10
Rachel Weisz The Deep Blue Sea 8 2 4
Marion Cotillard Rust and Bone 7 0 7
Helen Mirren Hitchcock 6 0 6
Helen Hunt The Sessions 3 0 3
Supporting Actor
Nominee Score Wins Noms
Philip Seymour Hoffman The Master 50 13 24
Tommy Lee Jones Lincoln 41 8 25
Christoph Waltz Django Unchained 27 7 13
Matthew McConaughey Magic Mike 13 3 7
Alan Arkin Argo 12 0 12
Javier Bardem Skyfall 11 1 9
Robert De Niro Silver Linings Playbook 10 1 8
Dwight Henry Beasts of the Southern Wild 8 2 4
Leonardo DiCaprio Django Unchained 7 1 5
Supporting Actress
Nominee Score Wins Noms
Anne Hathaway Les Misérables 80 24 32
Sally Field Lincoln 28 4 20
Amy Adams The Master 27 4 19
Helen Hunt The Sessions 24 3 18
Ann Dowd Compliance 14 2 10
Judi Dench Skyfall 7 0 7
Emma Watson The Perks of Being a Wallflower 6 1 4
Samantha Barks Les Misérables 3 0 3
International Feature
Nominee Score Wins Noms
Amour 64 18 28
The Intouchables 29 6 17
Holy Motors 23 5 13
Rust and Bone 11 1 9
The Kid with a Bike 9 2 5
A Royal Affair 8 0 8
Headhunters 8 1 6
War Witch 4 0 4
Kon-Tiki 3 0 3
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 3 0 3
Animated Feature
Nominee Score Wins Noms
ParaNorman 46 12 22
Wreck-It Ralph 37 9 19
Frankenweenie 34 5 24
Brave 24 4 16
Rise of the Guardians 17 3 11

All Awards and Nominations

Academy Awards (Oscars) · February 24, 2013
Best International Feature
Amour Kon-Tiki No A Royal Affair War Witch
Golden Globes · January 13, 2013
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis · Lincoln Richard Gere · Arbitrage John Hawkes · The Sessions Joaquin Phoenix · The Master Denzel Washington · Flight
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Alan Arkin · Argo Leonardo DiCaprio · Django Unchained Philip Seymour Hoffman · The Master Tommy Lee Jones · Lincoln Christoph Waltz · Django Unchained
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Amy Adams · The Master Sally Field · Lincoln Anne Hathaway · Les Misérables Helen Hunt · The Sessions Nicole Kidman · The Paperboy
Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language
Amour A Royal Affair The Intouchables Kon-Tiki Rust and Bone
Best Picture
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson · The Master
Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix · The Master
Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz · Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway · Les Misérables
Best Original Screenplay
Rian Johnson · Looper
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio · Argo
Best International Film
Holy Motors
Best Animated Film
Wreck-It Ralph
Directors Guild of America Awards · February 02, 2013
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
Ben Affleck · Argo Kathryn Bigelow · Zero Dark Thirty Tom Hooper · Les Misérables Ang Lee · Life of Pi Steven Spielberg · Lincoln
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards · December 18, 2012
Best Picture
Argo
Best Director
Ben Affleck · Argo
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis · Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman · The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway · Les Misérables
Best Original Screenplay
Rian Johnson · Looper
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio · Argo
Best Foreign Language Film
The Intouchables
Best Animated Feature
Frankenweenie
Satellite Awards · December 16, 2012
Best Film
Lincoln
Best Director
Steven Spielberg · Lincoln
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis · Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones · Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway · Les Misérables
Best Picture
The Master
Best Director
Ang Lee · Life of Pi
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis · Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman · The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway · Les Misérables
Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson · The Master
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio · Argo
Best Animated Feature
Frankenweenie
Best Film
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis · Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor
Matthew McConaughey · Bernie
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field · Lincoln
Best Screenplay
Tony Kushner · Lincoln
Best International Film
Amour
Best Animated Feature
Frankenweenie
Best Film
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis · Lincoln
Best Actress
Emmanuelle Riva · Amour
Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones · Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway · Les Misérables
Best Screenplay
Mark Boal · Zero Dark Thirty
Best International Feature
Amour
Best Animated Feature
Chico & Rita
Best Director
Ben Affleck · Argo
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis · Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman · The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway · Les Misérables
Best Original Screenplay
Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola · Moonrise Kingdom
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio · Argo
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour
Best Animated Feature
Wreck-It Ralph
Best Film Not in the English Language
Amour Holy Motors Rust and Bone This Is Not a Film The Turin Horse
Best Picture
The Master
Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix · The Master
Best Actress
Emmanuelle Riva · Amour
Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones · Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress
Helen Hunt · The Sessions
Best Original Screenplay
Mark Boal · Zero Dark Thirty
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tony Kushner · Lincoln
Best International Feature Film
Amour
Best Animated Feature
ParaNorman