In what is becoming a case of deja-vu for award bloggers and fans, it would appear that every critic group is trying to predict the outcome of the Oscars with upcoming war thriller Zero Dark Thirty once again triumphing, this time at Washington DC.

Given its plot which surrounds the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, it doesn’t surprise too many to see why the film is dominating at the likes of New York and Washington as it claimed wins for Best Film, Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow and another crucial Best Actress win for lead star Jessica Chastain.

Another obvious win saw Daniel Day-Lewis secure Best Actor for his role as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming biopic Lincoln. Philip Seymour Hoffman earned his first win of the season in Best Supporting Actor for his superb performance in The Master which also clinched Best Score for musician Jonny Greenwood.

Anne Hathaway secured another Best Supporting Actress win for the musical Les Miserables which also won Best Ensemble. Looper and Silver Linings Playbook claimed victory in the Screenplay categories while Paranorman, Amour, Cloud Atlas and Life of Pi were the other individual victors.

The full list of winners are below:

BEST FILM
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Rian Johnson – Looper

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ENSEMBLE
Les Miserables

BEST ART DIRECTION
Cloud Atlas

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Life of Pi

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
The Master

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Paranorman

JOE BARBER AWARD FOR BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Bully