This is the kind of list I like to see. Other than a couple of names, there are no duplicates with other critics groups. Argo‘s dominance is heartening as is the double win for The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Sadly, I don’t think San Diego, one of the oldest critics groups that began proliferating in the the mid-90’s and afterwards, will be swaying many voters, but their selections are engaging nonetheless.

Award Tallies

(4) Argo
(2) The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Awards

Best Picture

Argo

Best Animated Film

ParaNorman

Best Director

Ben Affleck – Argo

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln

Best Actress

Michelle Williams – Take This Waltz

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress

Emma Watson – The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Best Original Screenplay

The Master

Best Adapted Screenplay

Argo

Best Score

The Master

Best Editing

Argo

Best Cinematography

Life of Pi

Best Production Design

Cloud Atlas

Best Foreign Film

The Kid With a Bike

Best Documentary

The Invisible War

Best Ensemble Performance

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Body of Work for 2012

Greig Fraser – Zero Dark Thirty, Killing Them Softly, Snow White and the Huntsman

San Diego Film Critics Society Data

First Awards: 1996 (17)