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is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, presented by the International Press Academy at the

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, Los Angeles. The nominations were announced on December 3, 2012. The winners were announced on December 16, 2012. The film '' Silver Linings Playbook'' won the most film awards with five, including Best Film and Best Director ( David O. Russell). On the television side, '' The Big Bang Theory'' and '' Homeland'' won the most awards, with each winning three.

Special achievement awards

Auteur Award (for singular vision and unique artistic control over the elements of production) –

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Humanitarian Award (for making a difference in the lives of those in the artistic community and beyond) – Benh Zeitlin ('' Beasts of the Southern Wild'') Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Terence Stamp Nikola Tesla Award (for visionary achievement in filmmaking technology) – Walter Murch Honorary Satellite Award – Bruce Davison and Brian Edwards Newcomer Award – Quvenzhané Wallis ('' Beasts of the Southern Wild'')

Motion picture winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Television winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

New Media winners and nominees

Awards breakdown

Film

Winners: :5 / 7 '' Silver Linings Playbook'': Best Actor / Best Actress / Best Director / Best Film / Best Film Editing :4 / 11 '' Les Miserábles'': Best Ensemble – Motion Picture / Best Original Song / Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) / Best Supporting Actress :2 / 5 '' Life of Pi'': Best Adapted Screenplay / Best Cinematography :1 / 1 '' Chasing Ice'': Best Documentary Film :1 / 1 '' Rise of the Guardians'': Best Animated or Mixed Media Film :1 / 3 '' The Intouchables'': Best Foreign Language Film :1 / 3 '' Pietà'': Best Foreign Language Film :1 / 3 '' A Royal Affair'': Best Costume Design :1 / 4 ''

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'': Best Original Score :1 / 5 '' Zero Dark Thirty'': Best Original Screenplay :1 / 6 '' Flight'': Best Visual Effects :1 / 7 '' Skyfall'': Best Supporting Actor :1 / 8 '' Lincoln'': Best Art Direction and Production Design Losers: :0 / 7 '' The Master'' :0 / 6 '' Anna Karenina'', '' The Sessions'' :0 / 3 '' Beasts of the Southern Wild'', '' Cloud Atlas'' :0 / 2 '' Amour'', ''

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'', '' The Dark Knight Rises'', '' Kon-Tiki'', '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'', '' Moonrise Kingdom'', ''

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'', '' Prometheus'', '' Snow White and the Huntsman''

Television

Winners: :3 / 3 '' Homeland'': Best Actor & Actress in a Drama Series / Best Drama Series :3 / 5 '' The Big Bang Theory'': Best Actor & Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series / Best Comedy or Musical Series :2 / 2 '' The Walking Dead'': Best Ensemble – Television / Best Genre Series :1 / 2 '' Sherlock'': Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film :1 / 3 '' Hatfields & McCoys'': Best Miniseries or Television Film :1 / 3 '' Justified'': Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film :1 / 4 '' Downton Abbey'': Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film :1 / 4 '' Game Change'': Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film Losers: :0 / 4 ''

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References

External links

International Press Academy website
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