Looking Back at 2012 - Top 10 and More

At the time of this posting, I've seen 71 films with a U.S. release date from 2012.

The Top 10 Films Released in 2012

1. The Master
2. Zero Dark Thirty
3. Compliance
4. Dark Knight Rises
5. Cloud Atlas
6. Django Unchained
7. Ruby Sparks
8. Arbitrage
9. Killer Joe
10. The Avengers

Individual Accolades

Best Director:
1. Paul Thomas Anderson, “The Master”
2. Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”
3. Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, “Cloud Atlas”
4. Christopher Nolan, “Dark Knight Rises”
5. Craig Zobel, “Compliance”

Best Performance by an Actor:
1. Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
2. Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
3. Denzel Washington, "Flight"
4. Anthony Hopkins, "Hitchcock"
5. Matthew McConaughey, “Killer Joe”

Best Performance by an Actress:
1. Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
2. Meryl Streep, "Hope Springs"
3. Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
4. Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
5. Julianne Moore, "Game Change"

Best Screenplay:
1. Zoe Kazan, “Ruby Sparks”
2. Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”
3. David O’Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
4. Chris Terrio, “Argo”
5. Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, “Dark Knight Rises”