Best of 2012… LATE! YIKES!

ZERO DARK THIRTY,
the best film of 2012

Well now that 2013 Top 10 lists are arriving, here's my lists (Top Movies and Actors)Life of Pi grew on me so much more than it hit me in the face the first time, and while I love Silver Linings Playbook so so much, the artistry of Zero Dark Thirty cuts through to the top from LAST YEAR, 2012. Better late than never, plus now it'll be forever on the un-deleteable world of the internet. Not much of this list has changed since February of last year…

TOP MOVIES OF 2012

1. ZERO DARK THIRTY
2. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
3. ANNA KARENINA
4. THE MASTER
5. AMOUR
6. MOONRISE KINGDOM
7. LIFE OF PI
8. BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
9. THE INTOUCHABLES
10. ARGO

TOP 10 BEST ACTORS

Phoenix is at his all-time
most rabid in THE MASTER

1.     Joaquin Phoenix as "Freddie Quell" in THE MASTER

2.     Bradley Cooper as "Pat" in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

3.     Daniel Day-Lewis as "Abraham Lincoln" in LINCOLN

4.     Omar Sy as "Driss" in THE INTOUCHABLES

5.     Jean-Louis Trintignant as "Georges" in AMOUR

6.     Christoph Waltz as "Dr. King Schultz" in DJANGO UNCHAINED

7.    John Hawkes as "Mark" in THE SESSIONS

8.     Tom Holland as "Lucas" in THE IMPOSSIBLE

9.     Denzel Washington as "Whip Whitaker" in FLIGHT

10.  Francois Cluzet as "Philippe" in THE INTOUCHABLES

TOP 10 BEST ACTRESSES

Emmanuelle Riva drifts
into mindlessness in AMOUR 
and rises to the top of the list

1.     Emmanuelle Riva as "Anne" in AMOUR

2.     Jessica Chastain as "Maya" in ZERO DARK THIRTY

3.     Jennifer Lawrence as "Tiffany" in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

4.     Keira Knightley as "Anna Karenina" in ANNA KARENINA

5.     Quvenzhane Wallis as "Hushpuppy" in BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

6.     Naomi Watts as "Maria" in THE IMPOSSIBLE

7.     Rosemarie DeWitt as "Hannah" in YOUR SISTER’S SISTER

8.     Emily Blunt as "Iris" in YOUR SISTER’S SISTER

9.     Kirsten Dunst as "Regan" in BACHELORETTE

10.  Zoe Kazan as "Ruby Sparks" in RUBY SPARKS

TOP 10 BEST SUPPORTING ACTORS

Philip Seymour Hoffman in his
element in THE MASTER

1. Philip Seymour Hoffman as "Lancaster Dodd" in THE MASTER
2. Robert De Niro as "Pat Sr." in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
3. Dwight Henry as "Wink" in BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
4. Ezra Miller as "Patrick" in THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
5. Matthew McConaughey as "Dallas" in MAGIC MIKE
6. Jason Clarke as "Dan" in ZERO DARK THIRTY
7. Tommy Lee Jones as "Thaddeus Stevens" in LINCOLN
8. Alan Arkin as "Lester Siegel" in ARGO
9. Javier Bardem as "Silva" in SKYFALL
10. Leonardo DiCaprio as "Calvin Candie" in DJANGO UNCHAINED

While Anne Hathaway's strong
performance won her the Oscar,
it's Adams who tops the list
in the role that quiets the ferocity
of the men in THE MASTER.

TOP 10 BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSES

1. Amy Adams as "Peggy Dodd" in THE MASTER
2. Anne Hathaway as "Fantine" in LES MISÉRABLES
3. Samantha Barks as "Eponine" in LES MISÉRABLES
4. Jacki Weaver as "Dolores" in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
5. Sally Field as "Mary Todd Lincoln" in LINCOLN
6. Kelly Reilly as "Nicole" in FLIGHT
7. Helen Hunt as "Cheryl" in THE SESSIONS
8. Judi Dench as "M" in SKYFALL
9. Ann Dowd as "Sandra" in COMPLIANCE
10. Kerry Washington as "Broomhilda von Shaft" in DJANGO UNCHAINED