The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association announced its list of nominees for the 2012 film awards season yesterday. Had no idea. Then winners today. A little too quick a turnaround, folks. Anyway, no surprise that Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” led the field with eight nominations. Tom Hooper’s “Les Misérables” wasn’t far behind with seven. But it was “Zero Dark Thirty” that took the wins for Best Picture and Best Director. It wouldn’t be too crazy to expect a number of these categories to match up perfectly with Oscar. Check out the full list of nominees and winners (***) below, and remember to keep track of the 2012-2013 film awards season via The Circuit.

Best Film
“Argo”
“Les Misérables”
“Lincoln”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Zero Dark Thirty”***

Best Director
Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “The Master”
Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”***
Tom Hooper, “Les Misérables”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”***
John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”***
Marion Cotillard, “Rust and Bone”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Helen Mirren, “Hitchcock”
Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Javier Bardem, “Skyfall”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”***
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, “The Master”
Samantha Barks, “Les Misérables”
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”***
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”

Best Adapted Screenplay
“Argo”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
“Silver Linings Playbook”***

Best Original Screenplay
“Django Unchained”
“Looper”***
“The Master”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Art Direction
“Anna Karenina”
“Cloud Atlas”***
“Les Misérables”
“Lincoln”
“Moonrise Kingdom”

Best Cinematography
“Les Misérables”
“Life of Pi”***
“The Master”
“Skyfall”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Score
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“Lincoln”
“The Master”***
“Moonrise Kingdom”

Best Animated Feature
“Brave”
“Frankenweenie”
“ParaNorman”***
“Rise of the Guardians”
“Wreck-It Ralph”

Best Foreign Language Film
“Amour”***
“The Intouchables”
“I Wish”
“A Royal Affair”
“Rust and Bone”

Best Documentary
“Bully”***
“The Imposter”
“The Invisible War”
“The Queen of Versailles”
“Searching for Sugar Man”

Best Acting Ensemble
“Argo”
“Les Misérables”***
“Lincoln”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Youth Performance
Jared Gilman, “Moonrise Kingdom”
Kara Hayward, “Moonrise Kingdom”
Tom Holland, “The Impossible”
Logan Lerman, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”***