Houston Film Critics Declare 'Argo' the Best Film of 2012

The Houston Film Critics Society has also weighed in with their awards today, naming Ben Affleck's "Argo" the Best Film of 2012. The film also received Best Director for Affleck.

It's interesting to note that, while "Argo" took the top prize, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" ended up winning more awards, taking Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), and Best Screenplay (Tony Kushner).

Not much else out of the ordinary here, but I will add that it's great to see the excellent "Holy Motors" take a Best Foreign Language Film win. It's a shame that it's not getting much attention elsewhere.

Check out the complete list of winners below:

Best Picture
Argo

Best Director
Ben Affleck (Argo)

Best Screenplay
Tony Kushner (Lincoln)

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)

Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins (Skyfall)

Best Original Score
Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas)

Best Original Song
‘Skyfall’ (Skyfall)

Best Animated Film
Wreck-It Ralph

Best Documentary
The Imposter

Best Foreign Language Film
Holy Motors

Texas Independent Film Award
Bernie

Technical Achievement
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Worst Film
That’s My Boy

Humanitarian Award
Adam Yauch

Outstanding Contribution to Cinema
Jeff Millar

Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Duvall