Top 10 of 2012

Having spent much time carefully considering the options, Film Blerg is happy to present our Top 10 of 2012 (or as we affectionately call it, “The Blergies”). The data set of films considered where theatrically released in Australia from 1 January – 31 December 2012. A few other considerations were made, but none that are particularly interesting, nor pertinent to explanation.

Eight Film Blerg critics helped shaped our collaborative top ten, and the choices are definitely impressive. Individual lists of each critic are listed underneath our combined top ten.

TOP TEN of 2012

1. Argo
2. The Master
3. Shame
4. A Separation
5. Holy Motors
6. Martha Marcy May Marlene
7. Margaret
8. Cabin in the Woods
9. The Deep Blue Sea
10. Seven Psychopaths

Jemima Bucknell, Contributor

1. Cosmopolis
2. Hail
3. The Master
4. Holy Motors
5. The Deep Blue Sea
6. Margaret
7. Margin Call
8. Elena
9. Magic Mike
10. Dark Horse

Jack Crane, Contributor

1. Shame
2. Argo
3. Weekend
4. Lore
5. Magic Mike
6. Tomboy
7. Ted
8. Martha Marcy May Marlene
9. Snow White and The Huntsman
10. Safety Not Guaranteed

Best Director : Steven Soderbergh, Magic Mike
Best Screenplay : Chris Terrio, Argo
Best Actor : Michael Fassbender, Shame
Best Actress : Cody Horn, Magic Mike
Best Supporting Actor : Tate Donovan, Argo
Best Supporting Actress : Nele Trebs, Lore

Mark Hewitt, Contributor

1. Beasts of the Southern Wild
2. The Master
3. Martha Macy May Marlene
4. Argo
5. First Position
6. Teddy Bear
7. Young Adult
8. Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
9. Moonrise Kingdom
10. The Cabin in the Woods

Best Director: Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Best Actress: Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, The Master

James Madden, Editor

1. Shame
2. Argo
3. Margaret
4. Friends with Kids
5. The King is Dead
6. The Deep Blue Sea
7. The Artist
8. Seven Psychopaths
9. Searching for Sugar Man
10. Dark Shadows

Best Director: Steve McQueen, Shame
Best Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Best Actress: Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
Best Supporting Actress: J. Smith-Cameron, Margaret

Chloe Sesta Jacobs, Contributor

1. A Separation
2. Monsieur Lazhar
3. Killing Them Softly
4. The Intouchables
5. Elena
6. The Master
7. Argo
8. Le Havre
9. 2 Days In New York
10. The Sessions

Chris Smith, Contributor

1. Hugo
2. Cabin in the Woods
3. A Separation
4. Prometheus
5. Café De Flore
6. Argo
7. Skyfall
8. The Artist
9. Looper
10. The Descendants

Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Screenplay: Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard, The Cabin In The Woods
Best Actor: Jack Black, Bernie
Best Actress: Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Best Supporting Actor: Gary Waddell, The King Is Dead!
Best Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Angus Tonkin, Contributor

1. Shadow Dancer
2. Shame
3. Seven Psychopaths
4. Argo
5. The Hobbit
6. The Descendants
7. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
8. Cabin in the Woods
9. Skyfall
10. Starry Starry Night

Best Director: Tomas Alfredson, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender, Shame
Best Actress: Andrea Riseborough, Shadow Dancer
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken, Seven Psychopaths
Best Supporting Actress: Carey Mulligan, Shame

James Zarucky, Contributor

1. A Separation
2. Holy Motors
3. The Master
4. Once Upon A Time In Anatolia
5. Margin Call
6. Martha Marcy May Marlene
7. Moonrise Kingdom
8. Beauty
9. Café de Flore
10. Margaret

Best Director: Leos Carax, Holy Motors
Best Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Best Actress: Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Supporting Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Best Supporting Actress: Bérénice Bejo, The Artist