2012, Ranked.

Tentative candidates for each category…

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master

Runners Up:
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Miguel Gomes, Tabu
Steven Soderbergh, Magic Mike
Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky, The Turin Horse

Best Actor
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors

Runners Up:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Actress
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour

Runners Up:
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Isabelle Huppert, In Another Country
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild