OFCS Ballot (& Winners)

Due by midnight tonight, I put off submitting my choices for the annual Online Film Critic Society awards in hopes that I'd somehow have been able to see Zero Dark Thirty in time for consideration (and, to a lesser extent, my other blind spot, Rust and Bone). Alas, it was not to be, but I doubt Kathryn Bigelow's film will be hurt much by my inability to abstain. Below are the nominees, with my choices in bold and notated with asterisks. (I've placed my blind spots in parenthesis for context.)

UPDATE 1/7/13: Winners are underlined.

BEST PICTURE
Argo
Holy Motors
The Master
*Moonrise Kingdom 
(Zero Dark Thirty)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave
Frankenweenie
*ParaNorman
The Secret World of Arrietty
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Amour
Holy Motors
(Rust and Bone)
This Is Not a Film
*The Turin Horse

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Imposter
The Invisible War
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
The Queen of Versailles
*This Is Not a Film

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck – Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
*Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom 
(Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty)
Leos Carax – Holy Motors

BEST ACTOR 
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Denis Lavant – Holy Motors
*Joaquin Phoenix – The Master 
Denzel Washington – Flight

BEST ACTRESS 
(Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty)
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
*Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 
Alan Arkin – Argo
Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
*Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln 
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – The Master
Ann Dowd – Compliance
*Sally Field – Lincoln 
Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Cabin in the Woods – Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Looper – Rian Johnson
*The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson 
Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
(Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 
Argo – Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Cloud Atlas – Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski
Cosmopolis – David Cronenberg
*Lincoln – Tony Kushner 

BEST EDITING 
Argo – William Goldenberg
Cloud Atlas – Alexander Berner
*The Master – Leslie Jones, Peter McNulty 
Skyfall – Stuart Baird
(Zero Dark Thirty – William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda
*Lincoln – Janusz Kaminski 
The Master – Mihai Malamiare Jr.
Moonrise Kingdom – Robert D. Yeoman
Skyfall – Roger Deakins

OFCS Winners Announced

Winners can be found here (yep, we loved The Social Network, too). Of the thirteen categories, I only predicted eight correctly, but that's okay by me given that the shit stain known as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo went home empty-handed.

OFCS 2010 Nominees & Ballot

My choice in each category is in bold italics; blind spots are notated with an asterisk. If I've seen less than half of the nominees in a category, I don't vote on it (my choice). As for the total absence of The Ghost Writer in any of these categories...I'm ashamed.

Best Picture

Black Swan
Inception
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

Best Director

Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
*Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, True Grit
David Fincher, The Social Network
Christopher Nolan, Inception

Best Lead Actor

Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
*Colin Firth, The King's Speech
*James Franco, 127 Hours
*Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
*Edgar Ramírez, Carlos

Best Lead Actress

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Kim Hye-ja, Mother
*Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, The Fighter
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids are All Right
*Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, The Fighter
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
*Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Original Screenplay

Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz & John McLaughlin, Black Swan
Noah Baumbach, Greenberg
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right
*David Seidler, The King's Speech

Best Adapted Screenplay

*Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, True Grit
Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini, Winter's Bone

Best Cinematography

*Anthony Dod Mantle & Enrique Chediak, 127 Hours
Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Wally Pfister, Inception
Robert Richardson, Shutter Island
Roger Deakins, True Grit

Best Editing

*Jon Harris, 127 Hours
Andrew Weisblum, Black Swan
Lee Smith, Inception
Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall, The Social Network

Best Animated Feature

Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
*The Illusionist
*Tangled
Toy Story 3

Best Film Not in the English Language

*Carlos
*Dogtooth
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Mother
A Prophet

Best Documentary

*Catfish
*Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
*Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
*Restrepo
*Waiting for "Superman"

And what the hell...here are my predictions for the winners, to be announced tomorrow.

Best Picture: The Social Network
Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
Best Lead Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Best Lead Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Best Original Screenplay: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz & John McLaughlin, Black Swan
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Best Cinematography: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Best Editing: Lee Smith, Inception
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Film Not in the English Language: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Best Documentary: Inside Job