2012-13 film kudos to date

Here's the opening installment of the 2012-13 film kudos list. (All are winners in their category unless otherwise indicated)

PICTURE
“Moonrise Kingdom”
Gotham Independent Film Awards

“Zero Dark Thirty”
National Board of Review
New York Film Critics Circle

DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”
National Board of Review
New York Film Critics Circle

LEAD ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
National Board of Review

Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
New York Film Critics Circle

LEAD ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
National Board of Review

Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”
New York Film Critics Circle

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”
National Board of Review

Matthew McConaughey, “Magic Mike”
New York Film Critics Circle (also recognized for “Bernie”)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ann Dowd, “Compliance”
National Board of Review

Sally Field, “Lincoln”
New York Film Critics Circle

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
(*one screenplay award)
Tony Kushner, “Lincoln”
New York Film Critics Circle*

David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
National Board of Review

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Rian Johnson, “Looper”
National Board of Review

ANIMATED FILM
“Frankenweenie”
New York Film Critics Circle

“Wreck-It Ralph”
National Board of Review

DOCUMENTARY
(*ineligible for Oscar in this category)
“The Central Park Five”*
New York Film Critics Circle

“How To Survive a Plague”
Gotham Independent Film Awards

“Searching for Sugar Man”
National Board of Review

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Amour”
European Film Awards
National Board of Review
New York Film Critics Circle

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Greig Fraser, “Zero Dark Thirty”
New York Film Critics Circle