9th Annual St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards

The St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association announced their awards on December 17th, 2012 with giving away the Best Film award to ARGO, directed by Ben Affleck who also won the award for Best Director.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Film: ARGO

Best Director: Ben Affleck (ARGO)

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (LINCOLN)

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain (ZERO DARK THIRTY)

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (DJANGO UNCHAINED)

Best Supporting Actress (TIE): Ann Dowd (COMPLIANCE); Helen Hunt (THE SESSIONS)

Best Original Screenplay: Mark Boal (ZERO DARK THRITY)

Best Adapted Screenplay (TIE): David Magee (LIFE OF PI); David O. Russell (SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK)

Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins (SKYFALL)

Best Visual Effects: Rhythm & Hues Studios (LIFE OF PI)

Best Music Score/Soundtrack (TIE): DJANGO UNCHAINED; MOONRISE KINGDOM

Best Foreign Language Film: THE INTOUCHABLES

Best Documentary: SEARCHING FOR A SUGAR MAN

Best Animated Film: WRECK-IT RALPH

Best Comedy (TIE): MOONRISE KINGDOM; TED

Best Art House/Festival Film (TIE): SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED; COMPLIANCE

Best Scene (TIE BETWEEN 4):

• The “bag head” bag/mask problems scene (DJANGO UNCHAINED)


• Anthony Hopkins in lobby conducting to music/audience’s reaction during “Psycho” screening (HITCHCOCK)


• Opening tsunami scene (THE IMPOSSIBLE)


• The first “processing” questioning scene between Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix (THE MASTER)