The 25th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were announced on December 17, 2012.

Winners and nominees The winners and nominees for the 25th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are as follows:

Awards Best FilmBest Director Zero Dark Thirty – Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, and Megan Ellison Argo – Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Grant Heslov Beasts of the Southern Wild – Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, and Michael Gottwald Lincoln – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy The Master – JoAnne Sellar, Daniel Lupi, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Megan Ellison | Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty

Ben Affleck – Argo Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master Steven Spielberg – Lincoln Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern WildBest ActorBest Actress Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln

John Hawkes – The Sessions as Mark O'Brien Denis Lavant – Holy Motors as Mr. Oscar / Various Characters Joaquin Phoenix – The Master as Freddie Quell Denzel Washington – Flight as William "Whip" Whitaker, Sr. Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty as Maya

Helen Hunt – The Sessions as Cheryl Cohen-Greene Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell Emmanuelle Riva – Amour as Anne Laurent Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy Naomi Watts – The Impossible as Maria BennettBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master as Lancaster Dodd

Jason Clarke – Zero Dark Thirty as Dan Leonardo DiCaprio – Django Unchained as "Monsieur" Calvin J. Candie Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Wink Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens Amy Adams – The Master as Peggy Dodd

Emily Blunt – Looper as Sara Judi Dench – Skyfall as M Sally Field – Lincoln as Mary Todd Lincoln Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables as FantineBest Original ScreenplayBest Adapted Screenplay Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino Looper – Rian Johnson The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola | Lincoln – Tony Kushner based in part of the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin Argo – Chris Terrio based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired magazine article The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin based on the play The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky based on his novel Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell based on the novel by Matthew Quick |- !Best Animated Film !Best Foreign Language Film |- | ParaNorman – Sam Fell and Chris Butler Brave – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman Frankenweenie – Tim Burton The Secret World of Arrietty – Hiromasa Yonebayashi Wreck-It Ralph – Rich Moore | Amour (Austria) in French – Directed by Michael Haneke Holy Motors (France) in French – Directed by Leos Carax The Intouchables (France) in French – Directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Turkey) in Turkish – Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan Rust and Bone (France) in French – Directed by Jacques Audiard |- !Best Documentary Film !Best Original Score |- | The Invisible War – Kirby Dick The Central Park Five – Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon The Queen of Versailles – Lauren Greenfield Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul West of Memphis – Amy J. Berg | The Master – Jonny Greenwood Argo – Alexandre Desplat Beasts of the Southern Wild – Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin Moonrise Kingdom – Alexandre Desplat Zero Dark Thirty – Alexandre Desplat |- !Best Production Design !Best Editing |- | Moonrise Kingdom – Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Kris Moran Anna Karenina – Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer Les Misérables – Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson Lincoln – Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson The Master – Production Design: David Crank and Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Amy Wells | Zero Dark Thirty – William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor Argo – William Goldenberg Cloud Atlas – Alexander Berner and Claus Wehlisch The Master – Leslie Jones and Peter McNulty Skyfall – Stuart Baird |- !Best Cinematography | rowspan="2" | |- | The Master – Mihai Mălaimare Jr. Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda Lincoln – Janusz Kamiński Skyfall – Roger Deakins Zero Dark Thirty – Greig Fraser |- !Most Promising Filmmaker !Most Promising Performer |- | Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Stephen Chbosky – The Perks of Being a Wallflower Drew Goddard – The Cabin in the Woods Nicholas Jarecki – Arbitrage Colin Trevorrow – Safety Not Guaranteed Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Samantha Barks – Les Misérables Kara Hayward – Moonrise Kingdom Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild Tom Holland – The Impossible

Awards breakdown The following films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm 10 The Master 8 Beasts of the Southern Wild Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty 5 Argo 4 Moonrise Kingdom 3 Les Miserables Skyfall 2 Amour Django Unchained Holy Motors The Impossible Looper The Perks of Being a Wallflower Silver Linings Playbook

The following films received multiple wins:

WinsFilm 5 Zero Dark Thirty 4 The Master 2 Beasts of the Southern Wild Lincoln

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