Alliance of Women Film Journalists Pick 12 Years a Slave for Best Film of 2012

AWFJ EDA ‘BEST OF’ AWARDS

 Best Film
“12 Years a Slave”

Best Director (Female or Male)
 “12 Years a Slave” – Steve McQueen

Best Screenplay, Original
“Her” – Spike Jonze

Best Screenplay, Adapted
“12 Years a Slave” John Ridley –

Best Documentary
“Stories We Tell” – Sarah Polley

Best Animated Film
 “The Wind Rises” – Hayao Miyazaki

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – “Blue Jasmine”

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years a Slave”

Best Actor
Matthew McConaughey – “Dallas Buyers Club”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jared Leto – “Dallas Buyers Club”

Best Ensemble Cast
“American Hustle”

Best Editing
“Gravity” – Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger

Best Cinematography
“Gravity” – Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Film Music Or Score
“Inside Llewyn Davis” – T-Bone Burnett

Best Non-English-Language Film
“The Hunt” – Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark)

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.

 Best Woman Director
Nicole Holofcener – “Enough Said”

Best Woman Screenwriter
Nicole Holofcener – “Enough Said”

Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star
Sandra Bullock – “Gravity”

Best Animated Female
Anna (Kristen Bell) – “Frozen”

Best Breakthrough Performance
Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years A Slave”

Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Sandra Bullock – “Gravity”

AWFJ Award Female Icon Award
Presented to an actress for the portrayal of the most positive female role model, or for a role in which she takes personal and/or career risks to plumb the female psyche and therefore gives us courage to plumb our own, and/or for putting forth the image of a woman who is heroic, accomplished, persistent, demands her rights and/or the rights of others.

Angelina Jolie – for continued commitments to humanitarian causes, and for promoting awareness about breast cancer.

This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry
Presented only when warranted to a female who has had a banner-making, record-breaking, industry-changing achievement during any given year.

Haaifa Al-Mansour – for challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture by making the film “Wadjda”.

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
“The Counselor” – Ridley Scott

Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
Cameron Diaz, “The Counselor”

Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t Award
“The Counselor”

Unforgettable Moment Award
“12 Years a Slave” – Solomon hanging

Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction Award
“Her” – Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix

Sequel or Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award (Tie)
“Carrie”
“Oz, Great and Powerful”

Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award
 “Last Vegas” – Michael Douglas and Bre Blair (36 years)