The Edge of the Frame

I feel like there’s not much need to preface this. The format is pretty much the same as last year. These are the Edge of the Frame’s equivalent to the Academy Awards and represent what I believe to be the best achievements of the year in my own selection of categories.

It’s important to remember that while these are the third published set of awards, I have a record of my nominations and winners going back to the forties. Therefore, their total count of former nominations is accurate based on the films that I’ve seen. Also, aside from the performance and music categories, individuals former nominations and victories are listed only for the category that they are currently nominated in.

I don’t mind saying that I’m particularly fond of these choices, but if you disagree, join the conversation in the comments and let me know.

Here are the nominees for the 3rd Annual Edgy Awards:

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Ancora Qui“
featured in “Django Unchained”
Music and Lyrics by Ennio Morricone (5th nom, 4 wins – “The Mission,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” “Days of Heaven,” and “The Good, the Bad and Ugly”) and Elisa (1st nom)

“Breath of Life“
featured in “Snow White and the Huntsman”
Music and Lyrics by Florence and the Machine (1st nom)

“Skyfall“
featured in “Skyfall”
Music and Lyrics by Adele (1st nom)

“Song of the Lonely Mountain“
featured in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Music and Lyrics by Neil Finn (1st nom), David Donaldson (1st nom), David Long (1st nom) and Janet Roddick (1st nom)

“Suddenly“
featured in “Les Miserables”
Music and Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer (1st nom), Claude-Michel Schonberg (1st nom) and Alain Boublil (1st nom)

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

“Anna Karenina“
Dario Marienelli (2nd nom, 1 win – “Atonement”

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey“
Howard Shore (4th nom, 2 wins – “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”)

“Life of Pi“
Mychael Danna (3rd nom)

“Lincoln“
John Williams (27th nom, 10 wins – “Munich,” “Amistad,” “Schindler’s List,” “Empire of the Sun,” “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,” “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,” “Star Wars: A New Hope,” “Jaws”)

“The Master“
Jonny Greenwood (2nd nom)

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BEST MAKEUP EFFECTS

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey“
Rick Findlater (1st nom), Peter King (3rd nom, 1 win – “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”) and Tami Lane (1st nom)

“Les Miserables“
Lisa Westcott (1st nom) and Julie Dartnell (1st nom)

“Lincoln“
Lois Burwell (4th nom, 1 win – “Saving Private Ryan”) and Kay Georgiou (2nd nom)

“Looper“
Nikki I. Brown (1st nom) and Jamie Kelman (1st nom)

“Prometheus“
Tina Earnshaw (2nd nom) and Aisling Nairn (1st nom)

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“The Dark Knight Rises“
Chris Corbould (4th Nom, 1 win – “Inception”), Peter Bebb (2nd Nom, 1 win – “Inception”), Andrew Lockley (2nd Nom, 1 win – “Inception”), Paul J. Franklin (4th Nom, 1 win – “Inception”)

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey“
David Clayton (1st nom), Joe Letteri (7th nom, 4 wins – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “Avatar,” “LOTR: The Return of the King,” and “LOTR: The Two Towers”), Eric Saindon (1st nom) and R. Christopher White (2nd nom, 1 win – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”)

“The Impossible“
Pau Costa (1st nom) and Felix Berges (1st nom)

“Life if Pi“
Erik De Boer (1st nom), Donald Elliott (1st nom), Guillaume Rocheron (1st nom) and Bill Westenhover (1st nom)

“Prometheus“
Charley Henley (1st nom), Martin Hill (1st nom), Richard Stammers (1st nom) and Trevor Wood (1st nom)

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BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING

“The Dark Knight Rises“
Richard King (6th nom, 4 wins – “Inception,” “The Dark Knight,” “War of the Worlds” and “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”)

“The Grey“
David Evans (2nd nom) and Mark Gingras (1st nom)

“The Looper“
Jeremy Peirson (1st nom) and Thomas Jones (1st nom)

“Skyfall“
Per Hallberg (6th nom, 1st win – “Braveheart”) and Karen M. Baker (3rd nom)

“Zero Dark Thirty“
Paul N.J. Ottosson (2nd nom)

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BEST SOUND MIXING

“The Dark Knight Rises“
Gregg Landaker (5th nom, 3 wins – “Twister,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark”), Ed Novick (3rd nom, 1 win – “Inception”), Gary Rizzo (4th nom, 1 win – “Inception”)

“The Hunger Games“
Lon Bender (3rd nom, 1 win – “Braveheart”), Mike Prestwood Smith (3rd nom) and Michael Weingarten (2nd nom, 1 win – “The Social Network”)

“Les Miserables“
Simon Hayes (1st nom), Andy Nelson (21st nom, 4 wins – “Cloverfield,” “Munich,” “Saving Private Ryan” and L.A. Confidential”) and Mark Paterson (2nd nom)

“Looper“
Tim LeBlanc (1st nom) and Pawel Wdowszak (1st nom)

“Zero Dark Thirty“
Ray Beckett (2nd nom, 1 win – “The Hurt Locker”) and Paul N.J. Ottosson (2nd nom, 1 win – “The Hurt Locker”)

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“Anna Karenina“
Jacqueline Durran (2nd nom)

“Les Miserables“
Paco Delgado (1st nom)

“Lincoln“
Joanna Johnston (2nd nom)

“The Master“
Mark Bridges (3rd nom, 1 win – “The Artist”)

“Mirror Mirror“
Eiko Ishioka (4th nom, 1 win – “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”)

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Anna Karenina“
Sarah Greenwood (2nd nom) and Katie Spencer (2nd nom)

“The Dark Knight Rises“
Nathan Crowley (3rd nom) and Kevin Kavanaugh (2nd nom)

“Les Miserables“
Anna Lynch-Robinson (1st nom) and Eve Stewart (3rd nom)

“Lincoln“
Rick Carter (5th nom, 1 win – “Saving Private Ryan) and Jim Erickson (2nd nom)

“The Master“
Jack Fisk (2nd nom, 1 win – “There Will Be Blood”) and Amy Wells (2nd nom)

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BEST EDITING

“Argo“
William Goldenberg (4th nom, 1 win – “Heat”)

“The Imposter“
Andrew Hulme (1st nom)

“Looper“
Bob Ducsay (1st nom)

“The Master“
Leslie Jones (2nd nom) and Peter McNulty (1st nom)

“Zero Dark Thirty“
William Goldenberg (4th nom, 1 win – “Heat”) and Dylan Tichenor (5th nom)

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Dark Knight Rises“
Wally Pfister (5th nom, 2 wins – “Inception” and “The Dark Knight)

“Lincoln“
Janusz Kaminski (8th nom, 5 wins – “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “Munich,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Amistad” and “Schindler’s List”)

“The Master“
Mihai Malaimare Jr. (1st nom)

“Skyfall“
Roger Deakins (12th nom, 4 wins – “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” “Fargo,” “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Barton Fink”)

“Zero Dark Thirty“
Greig Fraser (1st nom)

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“5 Broken Cameras“
Emad Burnat (1st nom) and Guy Davidi (1st nom)

“How to Survive a Plague“
David France (1st nom)

“The Imposter“
Bart Layton (1st nom)

“The Invisible War“
Kirby Dick (1st nom)

“Jiro Dreams of Sushi“
David Gelb (1st nom)

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Argo“
Chris Terrio (1st nom)

“Beasts of the Southern Wild“
Lucy Alibar (1st nom) and Benh Zeitlin (1st nom)

“Lincoln“
Tony Kushner (2nd nom)

“The Sessions“
Ben Lewin (1st nom)

“Silver Linings Playbook“
David O’Russell (3rd nom)

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Amour“
Michael Haneke (2nd nom)

“The Cabin in the Woods“
Drew Goddard (1st nom) and Joss Whedon (1st nom)

“Looper“
Rian Johnson (2nd nom, 1 win – “Brick”)

“The Master“
Paul Thomas Anderson (4th nom, 1 win – “Brick”)

“Zero Dark Thirty“
Mark Boal (2nd nom)

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST PERFORMANCE

“Les Miserables“
Samantha Barks, Daniel Huttlestone, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Tveit, Colm Wilkinson

“Lincoln“
Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jackie Earle Haley, John Hawkes, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce McGill, Tim Blake Nelson, Gloria Reuben, James Spader, David Strathairn, Michael Stuhlberg

“The Master“
Amy Adams, Ambyr Childers, Laura Dern, Amy Ferguson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin J. O’Connor, Joaquin Phoenix, Jesse Plemons

“Moonrise Kingdom“
Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Lucas Hedges, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Bruce Willis

“Silver Linings Playbook“
Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Dash Mihok, John Ortiz, Julia Stiles, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver, Shea Whigham

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BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE

Amy Adams – “The Master”
(3rd nom)

Ann Dowd – “Compliance”
(1st nom)

Sally Field – “Lincoln”
(3rd nom, 1 win – Best Leading  Actress for “Norma Rae”)

Anne Hathaway – “Les Miserables”
(2nd nom)

Helen Hunt – “The Sessions”
(2nd nom)

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BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE

Robert De Niro – “Silver Linings Playbook”
(8th nom, 4 wins – Best Leading Actor for “Raging Bull,” Best Leading Actor for “The Deer Hunter,” Best Leading Actor for “Taxi Driver” and Best Supporting Actor for “The Godfather: Part II”)

Leonardo DiCaprio – “Django Unchained”
(6th nom, 1 win – Best Leading Actor for “The Aviator”)

Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
(6th nom, 1 win – Best Leading Actor for “Capote”)

Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
(5th nom)

Eddie Redmayne – “Les Miserables”
(1st nom)

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BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE

Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
(2nd nom)

Marion Cotillard – “Rust and Bone”
(3rd nom, 1 win – Best Leading Actress for “La Vie En Rose”)

Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
(2nd nom)

Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour”
(1st nom)

Naomi Watts – “The Impossible”
(6th nom, 1 win – Best Leading Actress for “21 Grams”)

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BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE

Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
(7th nom, 2 wins – Best Leading Actor for “There Will Be Blood” and Best Leading Actor in “Gangs of New York”)

John Hawkes – “The Sessions”
(2nd nom, 1 win – Best Supporting Actor for “Winter’s Bone”)

Denis Lavant – “Holy Motors”
(1st nom)

Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”
(2nd nom)

Jean-Louis Trintignant – “Amour”
(3rd nom)

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BEST DIRECTOR

Paul Thomas Anderson – “The Master”
(3rd nom, 1 win – “There Will Be Blood”)

Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty”
(2nd nom, 1 win – “The Hurt Locker”)

Michael Haneke – “Amour”
(2nd nom)

Tom Hooper – “Les Miserables”
(1st nom)

Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln”
(11th nom, 4 wins – “Munich,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Schindler’s List” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”)

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BEST MOTION PICTURE of the YEAR

“Amour“
Stefan Arndt (2nd nom), Veit Heiduschka (2nd nom), Michael Katz (2nd nom) and Margaret Menegoz (2nd nom)

“Argo“
Ben Affleck (1st nom), George Clooney (1st nom) and Grant Heslov (2nd nom)

“The Cabin in the Woods“
Joss Whedon (1st nom)

“The Imposter“
Dimitri Dolganis (1st nom), Randy Murray (1st nom), Theresa Murray (1st nom)

“Les Miserables“
Tim Bevan (3rd nom, 1 win – “United 93”), Eric Fellner (2nd nom, 1 win – “United 93”), Debra Hayward (1st nom) and Cameron Mackintosh (1st nom)

“Lincoln“
Kathleen Kennedy (8th nom, 2 wins – “Munich” and “Schindler’s List”) and Steven Spielberg (8th nom, 3 wins – “Munich,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “Schindler’s List”)

“Looper“
Ram Bergman (2nd nom) and James D. Stern (2nd nom)

“The Master“
Paul Thomas Anderson (4th nom, 1 win – “There Will Be Blood”), Megan Ellison (2nd nom), Daniel Lupi (2nd nom, 1 win – “There Will Be Blood”) and JoAnne Sellar (4th nom, 1 win – “There Will Be Blood”)

“Silver Linings Playbook“
Bruce Cohen (3rd nom, 1 win – “American Beauty”), Donna Gigliotti (1st nom) and Jonathan Gordon (1st nom)

“Zero Dark Thirty“
Kathryn Bigelow (2nd nom, 1 win – “The Hurt Locker”), Mark Boal (2nd nom, 1st win – “The Hurt Locker”) and Megan Ellison (2nd nom)

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NOMINATION LEADERS

“Lincoln” – 12 nominations
“The Master” – 12 nominations
“Les Miserables” – 10 nominations
“Zero Dark Thirty” – 8 nominations
“Looper” – 6 nominations
“Amour” – 5 nominations
“The Dark Knight Rises” – 5 nominations
“Silver Linings Playbook” – 5 nominations
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – 4 nominations
“Anna Karenina” – 3 nominations
“Argo” – 3 nominations
“The Sessions” – 3 nominations
“Skyfall” – 3 nominations
“Cabin in the Woods” – 2 nominations
“Django Unchained” – 2 nominations
“The Imposter” – 2 nominations
“The Impossible” – 2 nominations
“LIfe of Pi” – 2 nominations
“Prometheus” – 2 nominations