Kansas City Film Critics Obeyed "The Master" in 2012

by Leroy Douresseaux

I complete today's 2012 film awards season catch-up with the Kansas City Film Critics Circle. The group named The Master as the "Best Film of 2012," and they matched Ang Lee's best director Oscar for Life of Pi by also honoring him.

Founded in 1967, The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) says that it is the "second oldest professional film critics" association in the United States" (behind the New York Film Critics Circle). The organization is composed of media film critics in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The KCFCC’s awards are named for the group’s founder, James Loutzenhiser, who died in November 2001.

2012 Loutzenhiser Awards:
(Announced December 16, 2012)

Best Film: The Master

Robert Altman Award for Best Director:
Ang Lee - Life of Pi

Best Actress:
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook

Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln

Best Supporting Actress:
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables

Best Supporting Actor:
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Chris Terrio - Argo

Best Original Screenplay:
Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master

Best Foreign Language Film:
Amour - (Austria/France)

Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: The Cabin in the Woods

Best Animated Film: Frankenweenie

Best Documentary: The Imposter