Not that anyone should be surprised that Argo could put in such a strong showing, as it is among the best film of the year and was for a long time the presumed frontrunner for top honors at the Oscars.
Named the Best Documentary of the year by the National Board of Review, and cited by the American Film Institute as one of the year's best movies, WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" was called "an electrifying call to action" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), and has launched a movement to achieve real and lasting change in the nation's schools.
But come the end of the year, as film critics and moviegoers totted up their best of the year lists, The Phantom Menace was appearing in the year's great turkeys, not triumphs.
The PGA awards are seen as a good indicator of which film could win best picture at the Oscars, the most coveted film prize of the year and highlight of the movie calendar.
Amour's nominations include one for film of the year, another for best foreign language film and dual awards for Michael Haneke in the director and screenwriter categories.
The comic book action film won movie of the year and best villain for British actor Tom Hiddleston.
Released in the UK in the new year, the film follows the box office success of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, another ensemble piece about a group of British pensioners in a retirement hotel in India.
More reviews will roll out over the next two days but as of Thursday afternoon the film had a 97% fresh rating making it one of the top five best reviewed films of the year along with Toy Story 3 and How to Train Your Dragon.
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Dwight Henry collected a best supporting actor prize for Beasts of the Southern Wild, an independent film whose nine-year-old star, Quvenzhane Wallis, was Oscar-nominated earlier this week.
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Algerian film Of Gods and Men has been nominated for 11 awards, including best movie of the year.
When Hathaway won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, or BAFTA, award this year for best supporting actress for her role as Fantine in "Les Miserables, " her acceptance speech did not go over well.
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