BBOPTAs - 2012
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- DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.Favourite Motion Picture of the Year
Runner ups:
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
The Hunt
The Act of Killing
Frankenweenie
Amour
Wreck-It Ralph
Looper
This Is 40 - DirectorJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul ArifinA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.Best Motion Picture
Runner ups:
The Hunt
Amour
Les Miserables
The Avengers
The Cabin in the Woods
Frankenweenie
The Master
Looper
Wreck-It Ralph - DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika WedderkoppA teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.Best Lead Actor: Mads Mikkelsen
Runner ups:
Joaquin Phoenix in The Master
Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour
Denzel Washington in Flight
Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi
Steve Carell in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Frank Langella in Robot & Frank
Jim Broadbent in Cloud Atlas - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.Best Supporting Actor: Anne Hathaway
Runner ups:
Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained
Robert De Niro in Silver Linings Playbook
Phillip Seymour Hoffman in The Master
Michael Fassbender in Prometheus
Leonardo DiCaprio in Django Unchained
Tom Hiddleston in The Avengers
Jeffrey Combs in Would You Rather
Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3
Zoey Kazan in Ruby Sparks - DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika WedderkoppA teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.Best Direction
Runner ups:
Looper
Prometheus
Amour
Life of Pi - DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna HutchisonFive college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.Best Original Screenplay
Runner ups:
The Hunt
Looper
Amour
Wreck-It Ralph - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Best Adapted Screenplay
Runner ups:
Frankenweenie
Safety Not Guaranteed
Argo
Silver Linings Playbook - DirectorTim BurtonStarsWinona RyderCatherine O'HaraMartin ShortWhen a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.Best Cinematography
Runner ups:
Prometheus
The Hunt
Django Unchained
Skyfall - DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppMichelle PfeifferEva GreenAn imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.Best Original Score
Runner ups:
Ted
The Dark Knight Rises
ParaNorman
Wreck-It Ralph - DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.Best Original Song for "Skyfall"
Runner ups:
"Song of the Lonely Mountain" from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted
"Head to Head (with the Undead)" from Cockneys vs Zombies
"Suddenly" from Les Miserables - DirectorJosh TrankStarsDane DeHaanAlex RussellMichael B. JordanThree high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.Best Editing
Runner ups:
Argo
Looper
Cloud Atlas
Sightseers - DirectorRidley ScottStarsNoomi RapaceLogan Marshall-GreenMichael FassbenderFollowing clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.Best Art Direction
Runner ups:
The Cabin in the Woods
The Woman in Black
Les Miserables
Dark Shadows - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Best Costume Design
Runner ups:
The Dark Knight Rises
Les Miserables
Dark Shadows
Django Unchained - DirectorTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh GrantAn exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.Best Make-up
Runner ups:
The Cabin in the Woods
Les Miserables
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Dark Shadows - DirectorAng LeeStarsSuraj SharmaIrrfan KhanAdil HussainA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.Best Visual Effects
Runner ups:
Prometheus
The Avengers
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Cabin in the Woods - DirectorTim BurtonStarsWinona RyderCatherine O'HaraMartin ShortWhen a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.Best Animated Film
Runner ups:
Wreck-It Ralph
ParaNorman
Brave
Superman vs. The Elite - DirectorTim BurtonStarsWinona RyderCatherine O'HaraMartin ShortWhen a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.Best Animation
Runner ups:
ParaNorman
Wreck-It Ralph
Brave
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! - DirectorRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillyJack McBrayerJane LynchA video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.Best Voice-Over Performance: John C. Reilly
Runner ups:
Jane Lynch in Wreck-It Ralph
Kelly MacDonald in Brave
Sarah Silverman in Wreck-It Ralph
Billy Connolly in Brave - DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika WedderkoppA teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.Best Foreign-Language Film
Runners up:
Amour
The Fly
[Rec]3: Genesis
Wadjda - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.Best British Film
Runners up:
Frankenweenie
Dredd
Sightseers
Seven Psychopaths - DirectorJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul ArifinA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.Best Documentary
Runner ups:
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Dementia
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Autism - DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsMark WahlbergMila KunisSeth MacFarlaneJohn Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.Funniest Film
Runner ups:
This is 40
21 Jump Street
The Act of Killing
ParaNorman - DirectorScott DerricksonStarsEthan HawkeJuliet RylanceJames RansoneA controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.Scariest Film
Runner ups:
V/H/S
The Cabin in the Woods - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Best Action Movie
Runner ups:
Dredd
Chronicle
Wreck-It Ralph
The Hunger Games - DirectorJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul ArifinA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.Most Emotional Film
Runner ups:
Les Miserables
Amour
What Maisie Knew
The Hunt - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.Best Musical
Runners up:
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
n/a - DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna HutchisonFive college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.Best Zombie and/or Vampire Movie
Runner ups:
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Best Superhero Movie
Runner ups:
Dredd
Chronicle - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Best Villain: Loki
Runner ups:
Bane in The Dark Knight Rises
Stephen in Django Unchained
Boris the Animal in Men in Black 3
Angelique Bouchard in Dark Shadows - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayEight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.Best Trailer
Runner ups:
Prometheus (teaser)
Looper
The Avengers
Les Miserables (teaser) - DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna HutchisonFive college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.Best Poster
Runner ups:
The Master
Frankenweenie (limited edition sketch poster)
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus - DirectorJames PlumbStarsSule RimiKathy SaxondaleLee BaneThe deceased have risen with the instinct to feed on the living as a family is trapped during a zombie apocalypse. Wales. Based on George A. Romero's classic "Night of the Living Dead".Turd of the Year
Runner ups:
Keith Lemon: The Film
Resident Evil: Retribution
Starship Troopers: Invasion
Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation - DirectorDavid FirthStarsDavid FirthTwo young children are controlled by a severed head.Best Short Film
Runner ups:
Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman
Paperman
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays - DirectorCho Soo-HyunStarsPsyBrianni WalkerHyunaThe music video for "Gangnam Style" by Psy.Best Music Video
Runners up:
Massive Horse Feat. Dick Valentine: The Shrinking Planet
Evil Cowards: Bedford Avenue Wine Distributors
Gorillaz featuring James Murphy and André 3000: DoYaThing
Electric Six: Psychic Visions - CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnA chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.Best TV Drama (for season 5)
Runner ups:
The Walking Dead (seasons 2/3)
Sherlock (series 2)
Line of Duty (series 1)
Dexter (season 7) - CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnA chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.Best Dramatic Performance (TV): Bryan Cranston (season 5)
Runner ups:
Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad (season 5)
Dead Norris in Breaking Bad (season 5)
Bob Odenkirk in Breaking Bad (season 5)
Jonathan Banks in Breaking Bad (season 5)
Anna Gunn in Breaking Bad (season 5)
Lennie James in Line of Duty (series 1)
Lauren Vélez in Dexter (season 7)
Jennifer Carpenter in Dexter (season 7)
Danai Gurira in The Walking Dead (seasons 2/3) - CreatorDavid X. CohenMatt GroeningStarsBilly WestJohn DiMaggioKatey SagalPhilip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.Best TV Comedy (for season 7A)
Runner ups:
Community (season 3)
The Thick of It (series 4)
Peep Show (series 8)
The Life & Times of Tim (season 3)
American Dad! (seasons 7/8)
30 Rock (season 6/7)
Girls (season 1)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 8)
The Office (seasons 8/9) - CreatorGreg DanielsRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsSteve CarellJenna FischerJohn KrasinskiA mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, tedium and romance.Best Comedy Performance (TV): Rainn Wilson (seasons 8/9)
Runner ups:
Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (series 4)
Jane Krakowski in 30 Rock (seasons 6/7)
David Mitchell in Peep Show (series 8)
Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock (seasons 6/7)
James Spader in The Office (season 8)
Ellie Kemper in The Office (seasons 8/9)
James Smith in The Thick of It (series 4)
Julia Louise Dreyfus in Veep (season 1)
Tina Fey in 30 Rock (seasons 6/7) - CreatorDavid X. CohenMatt GroeningStarsBilly WestJohn DiMaggioKatey SagalPhilip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.Best Animated TV Show (for season 7A)
Runner ups:
The Life & Times of Tim (season 3)
American Dad! (seasons 7/8)
Family Guy (seasons 10/11)
Bob's Burgers (seasons 2/3) - CreatorLena DunhamStarsLena DunhamAllison WilliamsJemima KirkeA comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s.Best Newcomer TV Comedy
Runner ups:
Veep
Toast of London - DirectorGeorge MastrasStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalter White's domestic life continues to deteriorate; at the same time, his growing business venture aims to steal a train car chock full of methylamine.Best Direction in an Individual Episode
Runner ups:
Breaking Bad: "Live Free or Die"
The Walking Dead: "Sick"
Breaking Bad: "Say My Name"
Community: "Virtual Systems Analysis" - DirectorGeorge MastrasStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalter White's domestic life continues to deteriorate; at the same time, his growing business venture aims to steal a train car chock full of methylamine.Best Writing in an Individual Episode
Runner ups:
Futurama: "Fun on a Bun"
Breaking Bad: "Live Free or Die"
Breaking Bad: "Say My Name"
Breaking Bad: "Buyout" - DirectorGeorge MastrasStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalter White's domestic life continues to deteriorate; at the same time, his growing business venture aims to steal a train car chock full of methylamine.Best Individual Episode of a Drama TV Series
Runner ups:
Breaking Bad: "Live Free or Die"
Breaking Bad: "Say My Name"
The Walking Dead: "Sick"
Breaking Bad: "Buyout"
Breaking Bad: "Gliding Over All"
Dexter: "Are You...?"
Dexter: "Surprise, *beep*
The Walking Dead: "Seed"
Breaking Bad: "Madrigal" - DirectorStephen SandovalStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioWhen Fry gets trapped in ice during Oktoberfest he is mistaken for a caveman and accepted in the isolated world of the Neanderthals. Convinced he is a Neanderthal himself he decides to plot a war against the stuck up Homo Sapiens.Best Individual Episode of a Comedy TV Series
Runner ups:
Futurama: "Viva Mars Vegas"
The Office: "Tallahassee"
Peep Show: "Quantocking II"
Peep Show: "The Love Bunker"
Community: "Curriculum Unavailable"
Girls: "Weirdos Need Girlfriends Too"
Community: "The First Chang Dynasty"
30 Rock: "Leap Day"
The Thick of It: #4.6 - DirectorChristopher McCullochStarsH. Jon BenjaminDoc HammerChristopher McCullochHalloween Special of The Venture Bros.Best TV Special
Runner ups:
Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life
Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce - DirectorJames YukichStarsBill MaherBill Maher and Yahoo. have teamed up for an exclusive online live stream of his CrazyStupidPolitics comedy special, performed live in Silicon Valley.Best Feature Stand-up Comedy Recording
Runner ups:
Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class
n/a - StarsRichard HawleyAlix Wilton ReganTom Goodman-HillIn 2012, London has been brought to its knees by a zombie outbreak. Lone survivors, under the watchful eye of "The Prepper", learn the ropes of survival and preparation in this destroyed city.Best Video Game
Runner ups:
Hungry Shark Evolution
New Super Mario Bros. U
Resident Evil: Revelations
Angry Birds Space - StarsDan HarmonSpencer CrittendenJeff Bryan DavisDan Harmon and Jeff Davis discuss their plans to create a moon colony full of social awkwardness and compassion. They're joined by Spencer Crittenden, Rob Schrab, and many friends to dive deep into the mythological meaning of life and the deep emotions that accompany it.Best Podcast (for season 1)
Runners up:
Adam & Joe (season 1, cont.)
Real Time with Bill Maher (season 10)
The Grandma's Virginity Podcast (season 1, cont.)
The Infinite Monkey Cage (seasons 6-7)