December 8, 2012 (Boston, MA) -The Boston Online Film Critics Association have chosen their winners for the 2012 year. Awards were selected via a system of online voting. This encouraged efficiency and accuracy for the final results, announced on their website at www.bofca.com.
The recipients of the First Annual BOFCA Awards are:
BEST PICTURE:
ZERO DARK THIRTY
BEST DIRECTOR:
Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY
BEST ACTOR:
Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
BEST ACTRESS:
Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES
BEST SCREENPLAY:
Tony Kushner, LINCOLN
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
OSLO, AUGUST 31ST
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
PARANORMAN
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Roger Deakins, SKYFALL
BEST EDITING:
William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor, ZERO DARK THIRTY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Jonny Greenwood, THE MASTER
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
MOONRISE KINGDOM
THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR:
- ZERO DARK THIRTY
- BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
- LINCOLN
- MOONRISE KINGDOM
- DJANGO UNCHAINED
- OSLO, AUGUST 31ST
- HOLY MOTORS
- THE MASTER
- ARGO
- CLOUD ATLAS
During the following week, BOFCA will publish their membership’s individual ballots at www.bofca.com for readers interested in how final decisions were made.
Founded in May 2012, BOFCA fosters a community of web-based film critics and provides them with a supportive group of colleagues and a professional platform for their voices to be heard. They collect and link to their reviews every week at a website that also features original content by members, including filmmaker interviews and spotlights on Boston’s vital repertory film scene.
By widening professional membership to writers working in new media, BOFCA aims to encourage more diverse opinions in the field. The Boston Online Film Critics Association has gathered together critics writing for publications that collectively receive over 15 million impressions/page views per month. BOFCA is present on social media year-round with members’ film articles and essays.
