Spearie Award Nominations 2013

This was tough this year. There were just so many good movies. Usually I have one or 2 favorites and have to struggle to fill out the nominees, but this year I wanted to have seven or eight nominees in almost every category. Unfortunately, I forced myself down to five, so there may be some snubs, but I hope you'll forgive me and understand that just because I may not agree with you doesn't mean either of us are wrong.

BEST PICTURE

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Cloud Atlas

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Lincoln

Zero Dark Thirty

BEST DIRECTOR

Kathryn Bigelow-Zero Dark Thirty

Joe Carnahan-The Grey

Steven Spielberg-Lincoln

Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski-Cloud Atlas

Benh Zeitlin-Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST ACTOR

Bradley Cooper-Silver Linings Playbook

Daniel Day Lewis-Lincoln

Tom Hanks-Cloud Atlas

Liam Neeson-The Grey

Joaquin Phoenix-The Master

BEST ACTRESS

Halle Berry-Cloud Atlas

Jessica Chastain-Zero Dark Thirty

Kara Hayward-Moonrise Kingdom

Jennifer Lawrence-Silver Linings Playbook

Quvenzhane Wallis-Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Javier Bardem-Skyfall

Dwight Henry-Beasts of the Southern Wild

Tommy Lee Jones-Lincoln

Christoph Waltz-Django Unchained

Ben Whishaw-Cloud Atlas

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams-The Master

Doona Bae-Cloud Atlas

Judi Dench-Skyfall

Sally Field-Lincoln

Lena Headey-Dredd

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Cabin in the Woods

Django Unchained

Looper

Moonrise Kingdom

Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Cloud Atlas

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Avengers

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Cloud Atlas

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Lincoln

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Ancora Qui-Django Unchained

Skyfall-Skyfall

Song of the Lonely Mountain-The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Touch the Sky-Brave

Who Did This to You-Django Unchained

BEST EDITING

Argo

Cloud Atlas

The Grey

Skyfall

Zero Dark Thirty

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Beasts of the Southern Wild

The Grey

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Skyfall

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Cloud Atlas

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom

Prometheus

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Cloud Atlas

Django Unchained

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Lincoln

Snow White and the Huntsman

BEST MAKEUP/HAIR

Cloud Atlas

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Lincoln

Looper

Snow White and the Huntsman

BEST SOUND MIXING

Django Unchained

The Grey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Skyfall

Zero Dark Thirty

BEST SOUND EDITING

The Avengers

The Dark Knight Rises

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Skyfall

Zero Dark Thirty

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Avengers

Cloud Atlas

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Life of Pi

Prometheus

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Cloud Atlas
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
Django Unchained-Candieland Shootout
Dredd-Dredd vs. the Judges
The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey-Goblintown escape
Skyfall-Glass Building fight
Zero Dark Thirty-Bin Laden Compound Raid