Old stereotypes die hard and the vision of Britain as a peaceable kingdom, America as "the wild west culture on the other side of the Atlantic" is out of date.
Great floods wash away the bonds of family, among other things, in "Beasts of the Southern Wild, " "Life of Pi, " "The Impossible" and "Moonrise Kingdom" (nominated for Best Original Screenplay).
Other nominees in the PGA movie category were "Les Miserables, " "Zero Dark Thirty, " "Beasts of the Southern Wild, " "Django Unchained, " "Life of Pi, " "Moonrise Kingdom, " "Silver Linings Playbook, " and Skyfall.