The best cinema of 2012 according to The Newyorker

Three of the most influential critics have analyzed the eight main categories of Oscar and they have released their forecasts for the nominations.

AO Scott, manohla dargis y stephen holden They indicate their five favorites in the category of best film, best director, the four acting categories and the two script categories.

Best film

stephen holden

Kathryn Bigelow for "Zero Dark Thirty"
Michael Haneke for "Amour"
Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln"
Ben Affleck for "Argo"
Benh Zeitlin for "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Actor

AO Scott

Daniel Day-Lewis for "Lincoln"
Liam Neeson for "The Gray"
Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master"
Jean-Louis Trintignant for "Amour"
Denzel Washington for "Flight"

manohla dargis

Jack Black for "Bernie"
Denis Lavant for "Holy Motors"
Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master"
Jean-Louis Trintignant for "Amour"
Denzel Washington for "Flight"

stephen holden

Daniel Day-Lewis for "Lincoln"
John Hakes for "The Sessions"
Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master"
Jean-Louis Trintignant for "Amour"
Denzel Washington for "Flight"

Best Actress

AO Scott

Marion Cotillard for "Rust and Bone"
Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty"
Nina Hoss for «Barbara»
Emmanuelle Riva for «Amour»
Rachel Weisz for "The Deep Blue Sea"

manohla dargis

Emayatzy Corinealdi for "Middle of Nowhere"
Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook"
Nina Hoss for «Barbara»
Emmanuelle Riva for «Amour»
Rachel Weisz for "The Deep Blue Sea"

stephen holden

Marion Cotillard for "Rust and Bone"
Jennifer Lawrence by · »Silver Linings Playbook»
Charlotte Rampling for "The Eye of the Storm"
Emmanuelle Riva for «Amour»
Quvenzhané Wallis for "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Supporting Actor

AO Scott

Philip Seymour Hoffman for "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones for "Lincoln"
Robert De Niro for "Silver Linings Playbook"
Leonardo DiCaprio for "Django Unchained"
Jude Law for "Anna Karenina"

manohla dargis

Philip Seymour Hoffman for "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones for "Lincoln"
Shlomo Bar Aba by «Footnote»
Hugh Grant for «The Pirates! Band of Misfits »
Matthias Schoenaerts for "Rust and Bone"

stephen holden

Philip Seymour Hoffman for "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones for "Lincoln"
Alan Arkin for "Argo"
Ezra Miller for "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Alessandro Nivola for "Ginger and Rosa"

Best Supporting Actress

AO Scott

Amy Adams for "The Master"
Rosemarie DeWitt for "Your Sister's Sister"
Sally Field for "Lincoln"
Frances McDormand for "Promised Land"
Charlize Theron for "Snow White and the Huntsman"

manohla dargis

Amy Adams for "The Master"
Anne Hathaway for "The Dark Knight Rises"
Kara Hayward for "Moonrise Kingdom"
Lorraine Toussaint for "Middle of Nowhere"
Jacki Weaver for "Silver Linings Playbook"

stephen holden

Amy Adams for "The Master"
Rosemarie DeWitt for "Your Sister's Sister"
Sally Field for "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway for "Les Misérables"
Helen Hunt for "The Sessions"

Best original script

AO Scott

"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Love"
"The master"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Django Unchained"

manohla dargis

"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Love"
"The master"
Footnote

"Miss Bala"

stephen holden

"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Love"
"Safety Not Guaranteed"
"Ruby Sparks"
"Your Sister's Sister"

Best Adapted Screenplay

AO Scott

"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Lincoln"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Rust and Bone"
"Anna Karenina"

manohla dargis

"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Bernie"
"The Deep Blue Sea"
«The Pirates! Band of Misfits »
"Oslo, August 31st"

stephen holden

"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Lincoln"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"On the Road"
"Argo"

More information - Ten movies that sound for the next Oscars

Source - newyorker. com