The Favourite may lead yet another slate of critics' award nominations, but that's hardly news - it's the success of a couple of movies just behind it that's much more intriguing. The Florida Film Critics Circle has given a boost to two potentially vulnerable or underrecognized pictures with their 2018 nominations, bestowing eight nominations upon If Beale Street Could Talk (from Florida native Barry Jenkins) and First Man, though the latter film's lead, Ryan Gosling, misses out on a Best Actor nod. The aforementioned The Favourite scores nine mentions, considerably ahead of current awards season leader Roma with five. Not long to wait until winners are announced - just tomorrow, the 21st of December. Nominations (which are full of mini surprises and which are, in general, really good!) in full right here:
Best Picture
The Favourite
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Rider
Roma
Best Director
Damien Chazelle (First Man)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Peter Farrelly (Green Book)
Koreeda Hirokazu (Shoplifters)
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here)
Best Actress
Glenn Close (The Wife)
Toni Collette (Hereditary)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Natalie Portman (Vox Lux)
Best Actor
Christian Bale (Vice)
Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate)
Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)
Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)
Joaquin Phoenix (You Were Never Really Here)
Best Supporting Actress
Ando Sakura (Shoplifters)
Claire Foy (First Man)
Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Emma Stone (The Favourite)
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)
Hugh Grant (Paddington 2)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Steven Yeun (Burning)
Best Original Screenplay
Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place)
Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade)
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite)
Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You)
Paul Schrader (First Reformed)
Best Adapted Screenplay
James R. Hansen and Josh Singer (First Man)
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin Willmott (BlacKkKlansman)
Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here)
Best Cinematography
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
James Laxton (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Robbie Ryan (The Favourite)
Linus Sandgren (First Man)
Lukasz Zal (Cold War)
Best Art Direction / Production Design
Annihilation
The Favourite
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Paddington 2
Roma
Best Visual Effects
Annihilation
Avengers: Infinity War
First Man
Isle of Dogs
Ready Player One
Best Score
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury (Annihilation)
Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Jonny Greenwood (You Were Never Really Here)
Justin Hurwitz (First Man)
Best Ensemble
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Support the Girls
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary
Free Solo
Monrovia, Indiana
Shirkers
Won't You Be My Neighbour?
Best Foreign Language Film
Burning
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters
Best First Film
Ari Aster (Hereditary)
Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade)
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Ofir Raul Graizer (The Cakemaker)
Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You)
Pauline Kael Breakout Award
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace)
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