- by Jeff Beck
Los Angeles, New York (Online), Toronto, and San Francisco Announce Their 2018 Awards
It was a big day for film critics awards today, with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the New York Film Critics Online, the Toronto Film Critics Association, and the San Francisco Film Critics Circle all announcing their year-end picks. The fascinating thing here is that all four groups were in agreement, naming Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" as the best film of 2018. New York and Toronto also awarded the film Best Director, while Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco also awarded it Best Cinematography. Additionally, San Francisco also named it Best Foreign Language film.
Only a few things happened out of the ordinary today, such as Los Angeles and Toronto giving Best Supporting Actor to Steven Yeun for "Burning," while San Francisco gave theirs to Michael B. Jordan for "Black Panther." Meanwhile, Los Angeles (known to make an odd pick or three every year) gave their Best Director award to Debra Granik for "Leave No Trace," with San Francisco giving Spike Lee his first win in the category for "Blackkklansman."
Overall, it's a wonderful group of winners, including four more Best Actor wins for Ethan Hawke ("First Reformed"), four more Best Supporting Actress wins for Regina King ("If Beale Street CouldTalk"), two more Best Actress wins for Olivia Colman ("The Favourite"), and Melissa McCarthy's first two Best Actress wins for "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
The next big event coming up this awards season is the Screen Actors Guild nominations, which are scheduled to take place on Wednesday morning at 10 am, so be sure to check back and see who makes the cut as we continue down the long path to the Oscars.
In the meantime, please see below for a list of today's critics awards winners:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Picture
Winner: Roma
Runner-Up: Burning
Best Director
Winner: Debra Granik, Leave No Trace
Runner-Up: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Actor
Winner: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Runner-Up: Ben Foster, Leave No Trace
Best Actress
Winner: Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Runner-Up: Toni Collette, Hereditary
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Steven Yeun, Burning
Runner-Up: Hugh Grant, Paddington 2
Best Supporting Actress:
Winner: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Runner-Up: Elizabeth Debicki, Widows
Best Screenplay
Winner: Nicole Holofcener, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Runner-Up: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Best Animated Feature
Winner:Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Runner-Up: Incredibles 2
Best Documentary/Non-Fiction
Winner: Shirkers
Runner-Up: Minding the Gap
Best Cinematography
Winner: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Runner-Up: James Laxton, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Editing
Winner: Joshua Altman and Bing Liu, Minding the Gap
Runner-Up: Alfonso Cuaron and Adam Gough, Roma
Best Music Score
Winner: Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
Runner-Up: Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Best Production Design
Winner: Hannah Beachler, Black Panther
Runner-Up: Fiona Crombie, The Favourite
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: Burning and Shoplifters (tie)
New York Film Critics Online
Best Film: Roma
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Best Actress: Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actor: Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Ensemble: The Favourite
Best Screenplay: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Best Cinematography: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Best Foreign Language Film: Cold War
Best Use of Music: Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Breakthrough Performer: Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Best Debut as Director: Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Top Ten Films of 2018
BLACKKKLANSMAN
EIGHTH GRADE
THE FAVOURITE
FIRST REFORMED
GREEN BOOK
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
LEAVE NO TRACE
ROMA
A STAR IS BORN
VICE
Toronto Film Critics Association
Best Film: Roma
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Best Actress: Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Best Supporting Actor: Steven Yeun, Burning
Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Screenplay: Paul Schrader, First Reformed & Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite (Tie)
Best Animated Film: Isle of Dogs
Best Documentary: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Best Foreign Language Film: Burning
Best First Film: Sorry to Bother You
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Film: Roma
Best Director: Spike Lee, Blackkklansman
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Best Actress: Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actor: Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Original Screenplay: Paul Schrader, First Reformed
Best Adapted Screenplay: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee, Blackkklansman
Best Film Editing: Bob Murawski and Orson Welles, The Other Side of the Wind
Best Cinematography: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Production Design: Hannah Beachler, Black Panther
Best Original Score: Terence Blanchard, Blackkklansman
Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Best Foreign Language Film: Roma
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