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The 4th Annual "D Zombie" Movie Awards - The Best of 2012

**The best for each category is mark with the Dead Head Award:
 

 Followed by the runners-up.

Best Animated Feature:

WRECK-IT RALPH

Frankenweenie

PARANORMAN

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Best Comedy:

TED 

The Five-Year Engagement

GOON

WANDERLUST

THE DICTATOR

Best Action: 

SKYFALL

DREDD 3D

HAYWIRE

THE EXPENDABLES 2

Best Sci-Fi: 

TOTAL RECALL

PROMETHEUS

LOOPER

CLOUD ATLAS

LOCKOUT

Best Adventure/Superhero: 

THE AVENGERS

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE

JOHN CARTER

Best Drama:

ARGO

THE WORDS

SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

Best Horror:

  V/H/S

LOVELY MOLLY

JOHN DIES AT THE END

THE DEVIL INSIDE

CABIN IN THE WOODS

Biggest Surprise:

 TOTAL RECALL

THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE

DARK SHADOWS

SAFE

JOHN DIES AT THE END

THE WORDS

Biggest Let Down (No “Dead Head”):

~~UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING

BATTLESHIP

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

Best Score:

ACT OF VALOR (Nathan Furst)

CLOUD ATLAS (Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer)

TOTAL RECALL (Harry Gregson-Williams)

BATTLESHIP (Steve Jablonsky)

RESIDENT EVIL: Retribution (tomandandy)

Best Cinematography:

THE AVENGERS (Seamus McGarvey)

TOTAL RECALL (Paul Cameron)

CLOUD ATLAS (John Toll, Frank Griebe)

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Wally Pfister)

PROMETHEUS (Dariusz Wolski)

SKYFALL (Roger Deakins)

GHOSTE RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (Brandon Trost)

SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD (Tim Orr)

Best Special Effects: 

TOTAL RECALL

PROMETHEUS

THE AVENGERS

CLOUD ATLAS

GHOSTE RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE

Best On-Screen Performance: 

Gretchen Lodge (LOVELY MOLLY)

Doona Bae (CLOUD ATLAS)

Daniel Craig (SKYFALL)

Noomi Rapace (PROMETHEUS)

Ben Whishaw (CLOUD ATLAS)

Michael Fassbender (PROMETHEUS)

Gina Carano (HAYWIRE)

Colin Farrell (TOTAL RECALL)

Jason Segel (THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT)

Bryan Cranston (ARGO)

Bradley Cooper (THE WORDS)

Best Director: 

Ben Affleck (ARGO)

Joss Whedon (THE AVENGERS)

Christopher Nolan (THE DARK KNIGHT RISES)

Len Wiseman (TOTAL RECALL)

Sam Mendes (SKYFALL)

Rian Johnson (LOOPER)

Rich Moore (WRECK-IT RALPH)

MOVIE RANKINGS OF 2012:

*Have not seen THE HOBBIT yet.  I expect that to make the list.

1.        THE AVENGERS  

2.        THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

3.        TOTAL RECALL

4.        SKYFALL

5.        PROMETHEUS

6.        WRECK IT RALPH

7.        ARGO

8.        TED

9.        GHOST RIDER: Spirit of Vengeance

10.    JOHN CARTER           

11.    WRATH OF THE TITANS

12.    LOOPER

13.    V/H/S

14.    LOVELY MOLLY

15.    JOHN DIES AT THE END

16.    THE WORDS

17.    CLOUD ATLAS           

18.    THE DEVIL INSIDE

19.    CABIN IN THE WOODS

20.    LOCKOUT

21.    DREDD 3D

22.    HAYWIRE

23.    FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

24.    SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D

25.    THE EXPENDABLES 2

26.    FRANKENWEENIE

27.    DARK SHADOWS

28.    THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

29.    GOON

30.    WANDERLUST

31.    ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER

32.    SINISTER

The 3rd Annual "D Zombie" Movie Awards - The Best Movies of 2011

*The best is listed last, proceeded by the first runner-up, second runner-up, so on.

**The winner of the Dead Head is marked by = 



Best Animated Feature:
PUSS IN BOOTS

 KUNG FU PANDA 2 


Best Comedy:
OUR IDIOT BROTHER
HORRIBLE BOSSES

CEDAR RAPIDS 


Best Action/Adventure:
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
COLOMBIANA
CAPTAIN AMERICA
COWBOYS & ALIENS

THOR


Best Drama:
THE DESCENDANTS
THE COMPANY MEN

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO


Best Horror:
THE WOMAN
BLACK DEATH
FRIGHT NIGHT (2012)
THE THING (2012)

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3



Biggest Surprise:
BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
COLOMBIANA
PRIEST
FRIGHT NIGHT (2012)

CEDAR RAPIDS 


Biggest Let Down (No “Dead Head"):
SUPER 8
SUCKER PUNCH
~~CONAN THE BARBARIAN



Best Score:
COWBOYS & ALIENS (Harry Gregson-Williams)
BIUTIFUL (Gustavo Santalallo)
THOR (Patrick Doyle)
BATTLE: LOS ANGELES (Brian Tyler)
BLACK DEATH (Christian Henson)

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (Henry Jackman)





Best Cinematography:
THE RITE (Ben Davis)
THOR (Haris Zambarloukos)
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Ghost Protocol (Robert Elswit)
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Jeff Cronenweth)

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (John Mathieson)


Best Special Effects:
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL
COWBOYS & ALEINS
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

THOR


Best On-Screen Performance:
Nick Nolte (WARRIOR)
Colin O’Donoghue (THE RITE)
George Clooney (THE DESCENDANTS)
Ben Affleck (THE COMPANY MEN)
Daniel Craig (DREAM HOUSE)
James McAvoy (THE CONSPIRATOR)
John C. Reilley (CEDAR RAPIDS)
Rooney Mara (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO)
Tom Hardy (WARRIOR)
Daniel Craig (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO)

Michael Fassbender (X-MEN: FIRST CLASS)


Best Director:
Matthew Vaughn (X-MEN: FIRST CLASS)
Kenneth Branagh (THOR)

David Fincher (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO)



TOP MOVIES OF 2011:
25.  DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
24.  THE HANGOVER PART II
23.  THE WOMAN
22.  THE COMPANY MEN
21.  RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
20.  GREEN LANTERN
19.  BLACK DEATH
18.  FRIGHT NIGHT (2012)
17.  BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
16.  OUR IDIOT BROTHER
15.  KILLER ELITE
14.  HORRIBLE BOSSES
13.  CEDAR RAPIDS
12.  THE THING (2012)
11.  PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3
10.  MISSION IMPOSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL
9.    SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
8.    X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
7.    COLOMBIANA
6.    CAPTAIN AMERICA
5.    PUSS IN BOOTS
4.    KUNG FU PANDA 2
3.    COWBOYS & ALIENS
2.    THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

1.  THOR