Alliance of Women Film Journalists name “Zero Dark Thirty” the best movie of 2012
Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
The members of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists – which includes yours truly – have announced the winners of our seventh annual EDA Awards, with Kathryn Bigelow’s fact-based saga about the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden topping the list as well as taking the honors for best director, original screenplay and actress.
EDA stands for Excellent Dynamic Activism. In honoring the films of 2012, the EDA Awards include the standard best-of categories and AWFJ’s unique Female Focus Awards in which we honor the year’s outstanding achievements by women working in film – and we have some fun pointing out which actress is most in need of a new agent and what were the most memorable and most shameful film moments of 2012:
EDA ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Best Film
“Zero Dark Thirty”
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty
Best Screenplay, Original
“Zero Dark Thirty” – Mark Boal
Best Screenplay, Adapted
“Argo” – Chris Terrio
Best Documentary
“Searching For Sugar Man” – Malik Bendjelloul
Best Animated Film
“ParaNorman”
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Anne Hathaway – “Les Miserables”
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
Best Ensemble Cast
“Silver Linings Playbook”
Best Editing
“Zero Dark Thirty” – William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor
Best Cinematography
“Life of Pi” – Claudio Miranda
Best Film Music Or Score
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” – Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin
Best Non-English-Language Film
“Amour”
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
These awards honor WOMEN only:
Best Woman Director
Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Best Woman Screenwriter
Lucy Alibar (and Benh Zeitlin) – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star
Jennifer Lawrence – “The Hunger Games”
Best Animated Female
“Brave” – Merida – Kelly Macdonald
Best Breakthrough Performance
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Judi Dench – “Skyfall”
AWFJ Award For Humanitarian Activism – Female Icon Award —
(Presented to an actress for the portrayal of the most positive female role model, or for a role in which she takes personal and/or career risks to plumb the female psyche and therefore gives us courage to plumb our own, and/or for putting forth the image of a woman who is heroic, accomplished, persistent, demands her rights and/or the rights of others.)
Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry
(Presented only when warranted to a female who has had a banner-making, record-breaking, industry-changing achievement during any given year — such as Kathryn Bigelow’s Best Director Oscar win, or for an actress having multiple outstanding films released during one year.)
Women Documentary Filmmakers, including Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (“Detropia”), Lauren Greenfield (“Queen of Versailles”), Alison Klayman (“Ai Weiwei Never Sorry”) and Sarah Burns (“The Central Park Five”).
Anne Hathaway in “Les Miserables”
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
Sean Anders for “That’s My Boy”
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent (Tie)
Katherine Heigl – “One For The Money”
Reese Witherspoon – “This Means War”
Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t
“Anna Karenina”
Unforgettable Moment Award (Tie)
“Les Miserables” – Anne Hathaway as Fantine singing “I Dreamed A Dream”
“Zero Dark Thirty” – Jessica Chastain as Maya says, “I’m the mother…”
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction
“The Sessions” – Helen Hunt and John Hawkes
Sequel or Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award (Tie)
“Red Dawn”
“Total Recall”
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award
“Flight” – Denzel Washington and Kelly Reilly … and Nadine Velazquez
-BAM
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