Central Ohio Film Critics Choose "Moonrise Kingdom"

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The Central Ohio Film Critics have announced their annual awards and Wes Anderson's "Moonrise KIngdom" led the pack winning Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay, Score, and Ensemble. 

Here's the complete list of winners; for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:

Best Film
1. "Moonrise Kingdom"
2. "Argo"
3. "Django Unchained"
4. "Zero Dark Thirty"
5. "The Cabin in the Woods"
6. "Silver Linings Playbook"
7. "Lincoln"
8. "Looper"
9. "The Master"
10. "Les Misérables"

Best Director
Wes Anderson, "Moonrise Kingdom" (Runner-up: Ben Affleck, "Argo")

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln" (Runner-up: John Hawkes, "The Sessions")

Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook" (Runner-up: Naomi Watts, "The Impossible")

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained" (Runner-up: Leonardo DiCaprio, "Django Unchained")

Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables" (Runner-up -- TIE -- Helen Hunt, "The Sessions" and Ann Dowd, "Compliance")

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Lincoln" (Runner-up: "Argo")

Best Original Screenplay
"Moonrise Kingdom" (Runner-up: "The Cabin in the Woods")

Best Cinematography
"Skyfall" (Runner-up: "Life of Pi")

Best Score
"Moonrise Kingdom" (Runner-up: "Cloud Atlas")

Best Animated Film
"ParaNorman" (Runner-up: "Wreck-It Ralph")

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Kid with a Bike" (Runner-up: "Headhunters")

Best Documentary
"How to Survive a Plague" (Runner-up: "The Imposter")

Best Ensemble
"Moonrise Kingdom" (Runner-up: "Lincoln")

Best Overlooked Film
"Killer Joe" (Runner-up: "Safety Not Guaranteed")

Breakthrough Film Artist
Bart Layton, "The Imposter" (Runner-up: Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild")

Actor of the Year (for exemplary body of work)
Matthew McConaughey, "Bernie," "Killer Joe," "Magic Mike" and "The Paperboy" (Runner-up: Anne Hathaway, "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Les Misérables")



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Manny the Movie Guy is a multi-Emmy award-winning film critic who has always had a passion for movies. His love of film criticism started while working for his school newspaper at Purdue University. Upon graduation, Manny was offered a full-scholarship to complete his Post-Baccalaureate degree in Film at the School…

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