The Las Vegas Film Critics Society selected “Life of Pi” as the best motion picture of 2012, along with Ang Lee as best director.  “Life of Pi” took home a total of five awards including, best cinematography, musical score, visual effects and youth in film award for its young star, Suraj Sharma. Best Documentary went to Bully and Best Foreign Film went to Amour.

2012 Sierra Award winners

Best Picture
“Life of Pi”

Best Actor
Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”

Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Lining Playbook”

Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”

Best Director
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
Rian Johnson, “Looper”

Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda, “Life of Pi”

Best Film Editing
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Costume Design
Jaqueline Durran, “Anna Karenina”

Best Art Direction
Alex Cameron, “Prometheus”

Best Visual Effects
“Life of Pi”

Best Documentary
“Bully”

Best Foreign Film
“Amour” (Germany)

Best Song
“Skyfall”

Best Score
Mychael Danna, “Life of Pi”

Best Animated Film
“Paranorman”

Youth in Film
Suraj Sharma, “Life of Pi”

Best DVD (Packaging, Design, and Content)
“Hitchcock: Masterpiece Collection” (Blu-Ray) 

WILLIAM HOLDEN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR 2012: Alan Arkin