The Austin Film Critics have spread their love around, with only The Master garnering more than one award, picking up prizes for Director, Actor and Cinematography. Apart from their selection of Cloud Atlas for Best Score (not a bizarre choice by any means), the group largely picked items that other groups had already picked.

Award Tallies

(3) The Master

The Awards

Best Film

Zero Dark Thirty

Best Animated Film

Wreck-It Ralph

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master

Best Actor

Joaquin Phoenix – The Master

Best Actress

Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables

Best Original Screenplay

Looper

Best Adapted Screenplay

Argo

Best Score

Cloud Atlas

Best Cinematography

The Master

Best Foreign Language Film

Holy Motors

Best Documentary

The Imposter

Best First Film

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Breakthrough Artist

Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Austin Film

Bernie

Special Honorary Award

Matthew McConaughey, for his exceptional work in four films this year (Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and The Paperboy)

Top Ten Films

1. Zero Dark Thirty
2. Argo
3. Moonrise Kingdom
4. Django Unchained
5. Cloud Atlas
6. Holy Motors
7. Beasts of the Southern Wild
8. The Master
9. Silver Linings Playbook
10. Looper

Austin Film Critics Data

First Awards: 2005 (8)