{"id":12172,"date":"2013-01-08T10:25:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T10:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=12172"},"modified":"2013-01-08T10:25:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T10:25:17","slug":"alliance-of-women-film-journos-announce-2012-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/alliance-of-women-film-journos-announce-2012-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliance of Women Film Journos Announce 2012 Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ), a membership organization of leading women film journalists and critics from across the U.S., Canada and the U.K., has announced the winners of its 7th Annual EDA Awards. Starting with Best Film, \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d swept the AWFJ EDA \u201cBest of\u201d categories with five awards, took another two in the female-centric EDA Focus Awards, and earned its eighth win in the EDA Special Mention section. The full list of 2012 winners is below, and on http:\/\/awfj.org\/eda\u2013awards\/2012\u2013eda\u2013award\u2013winners\/<\/a>
\nIn the EDA \u2018Best of\u2019 categories\u2014which parallel those used by other voting organizations–Jessica Chastain and Daniel Day Lewis were honored for their leading roles, with supporting role awards going to Anne Hathaway and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Malik Benjelloul\u2019s \u201cSearching for Sugar Man\u201d received the EDA for Best Documentary, and Michael Haneke\u2019s \u201cAmour\u201d was embraced for \u201cBest Non-English-Language Film.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AWFJ also presents two award categories that reflect the organization\u2019s mission to celebrate women in filmmaking, as well as the perspective of women in film journalism.<\/p>\n

The EDA Focus Award pay tribute to achievements in filmmaking by women. Among the 2012 winners are Lucy Alibar, who received the Best Woman Screenwriter Award for \u201cBeasts of the Southern Wild,\u201d which she co-wrote with and Benh Zeitlin; Jennifer Lawrence who grabbed the Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star for her role in \u201cThe Hunger Game\u201d; and the \u201cBrave\u201d heroine Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald, which drew Best Animated Female. Best Breakthrough Performance went Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis for \u201cBeasts of the Southern Wild.\u201d This Year\u2019s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry, celebrates the overall achievements this year by \u201cWomen Documentary Filmmakers,\u201d with five named for special mention. <\/p>\n

For extra fun, the AWFJ presents the EDA Special Mentions. A sampling of these awards include Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest, which went to Denzel Washington and Kelly Reilly…and Nadine Velazquez, for \u201cFlight\u201c; and a tie for Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent, between Katherine Heigl for \u201cOne For The Money\u201d and Reese Witherspoon for \u201cThis Means War.\u201d Helen Hunt and John Hawkes attracted Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction <\/p>\n

ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
\n2012 EDA Awards Winners
\nhttp:\/\/awfj.org\/eda\u2013awards\/2012\u2013eda\u2013award\u2013winners\/<\/a><\/p>\n

AWFJ EDA \u2018BEST OF\u2019 AWARDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Film<\/strong>: \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Director<\/strong>: Kathryn Bigelow \u2013 \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Screenplay, Original<\/strong>: Mark Boal \u2013 \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Screenplay, Adapted<\/strong>: Chris Terrio \u2013 \u201cArgo<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Documentary<\/strong>: \u201cSearching For Sugar Man\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Animated Film<\/strong>: \u201cParaNorman<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/strong>: Jessica Chastain \u2013 \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:<\/strong> Anne Hathaway \u2013 \u201cLes Miserables<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Actor:<\/strong> Daniel Day Lewis \u2013 \u201cLincoln<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:<\/strong> Phillip Seymour Hoffman \u2013 \u201cThe Master<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Ensemble Cast:<\/strong> \u201cSilver Linings Playbook<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Editing<\/strong>: William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor \u2013 \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Cinematography<\/strong>: Claudio Miranda \u2013 \u201cLife of Pi\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Film Music or Score<\/strong>: Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin \u2013 \u201cBeasts of the Southern Wild\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Non-English-Language Film<\/strong>: \u201cAmour\u201d <\/p>\n

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS<\/strong>:
\n These awards honor WOMEN only.<\/p>\n

Best Woman Director: <\/strong> Kathryn Bigelow \u2013 \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Woman Screenwriter:<\/strong> Lucy Alibar (and Benh Zeitlin) \u2013 \u201cBeasts of the Southern Wild\u201d
\nKick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star:<\/strong> Jennifer Lawrence \u2013 \u201cThe Hunger Games<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Best Animated Female:<\/strong> Merida (Kelly Macdonald) \u2013 \u201cBrave<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Breakthrough Performance:<\/strong> Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis \u2013 \u201cBeasts of the Southern Wild\u201d <\/p>\n

Actress Defying Age and Ageism<\/strong>: Judi Dench \u2013 \u201cSkyfall<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

AWFJ Award for Humanitarian Activism <\/strong>\u2013 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:
\nJessica Chastain \u2013 \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d <\/p>\n

This Year\u2019s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry, presented only when warranted to a female who has had a banner\u2013making, record\u2013breaking, industry\u2013changing achievement during any given year:
\nWomen Documentary Filmmakers \u2013 including Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (\u201cDetropia\u201d), Lauren Greenfield (\u201cQueen of Versailles\u201d), Alison Klayman (\u201cAi Weiwei Never Sorry\u201d) and Sarah Burns (\u201cThe Central Park Five\u201d). <\/p>\n

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

AWFJ Hall Of Shame:<\/strong> \u201cThat’s My Boy<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent <\/strong>(Tie):
\nKatherine Heigl \u2013 \u201cOne For The Money\u201d
\nReese Witherspoon \u2013 \u201cThis Means War<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn\u2019t:<\/strong> \u201cAnna Karenina\u201d <\/p>\n

Unforgettable Moment <\/strong>(Tie):
\nAnne Hathaway,as Fantine. singing \u201cI Dreamed A Dream\u201d \u2013 \u201cLes Miserables<\/a>\u201d
\nJessica Chastain as Maya, saying, “I’m the mother…” \u2013 \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction: <\/strong> Helen Hunt and John Hawkes \u2013 \u201cLes Miserables>The Sessions<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Sequel or Remake That Shouldn\u2019t Have Been Made (Tie): <\/strong>
\n\u201dRed Dawn<\/a>\u201d
\n\u201cTotal Recall<\/a>\u201d <\/p>\n

Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest:<\/strong>
\nDenzel Washington and Kelly Reilly…and Nadine Velazquez \u2013 \u201cFlight<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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