Since when? So what if Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Paddington 2 and Suspiria don't have a fraction of a hope between them of getting Oscar-nominated for Best Picture - they've gotten SFCS Best Picture nominations instead! There's just not a dud nomination to be discovered among this selection, as the Seattle Film Critics Society serves up a most pleasant slate of offerings, including The Favourite topping out with an impressive eleven mentions. One week today, the 17th of December, the SFCS announces which of these nominees are their 2018 award winners.
Best Picture
Black Panther
Blindspotting
The Favourite
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Paddington 2
Roma
A Star Is Born
Suspiria
Best Director
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Paul Schrader (First Reformed)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)
Toni Collette (Hereditary)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Regina Hall (Support the Girls)
Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting)
Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Joaquin Phoenix (You Were Never Really Here)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Elizabeth Debicki (Widows)
Claire Foy (First Man)
Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Emma Stone (The Favourite)
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Russell Hornsby (The Hate U Give)
Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther)
Steven Yeun (Burning)
Best Screenplay
Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite)
Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Paul Schrader (First Reformed)
Best Cinematography
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Rob Hardy (Mission: Impossible - Fallout)
James Laxton (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Joshua James Richards (The Rider)
Robbie Ryan (The Favourite)
Best Film Editing
Barry Alexander Brown (BlacKkKlansman)
Tom Cross (First Man)
Alfonso Cuaron and Adam Gough (Roma)
Eddie Hamilton (Mission: Impossible - Fallout)
Yorgos Mavropsaridis (The Favourite)
Best Production Design
Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart (Black Panther)
Eugenio Caballero and Barbara Enriquez (Roma)
Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton (The Favourite)
Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas (First Man)
John Myhre and Gordon Sim (Mary Poppins Returns)
Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter (Black Panther)
Andrea Flesch (Colette)
Giulia Piersanti (Suspiria)
Sandy Powell (The Favourite)
Sandy Powell (Mary Poppins Returns)
Best Visual Effects
Geoffrey Baumann, Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack and Dan Sudick (Black Panther)
Sara Bennett, Richard Clarke, Simon Hughes and Andrew Whitehurst (Annihilation)
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Kelly Port and Daniel Sudick (Avengers: Infinity War)
Ian Hunter, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles and J. D. Schwalm (First Man)
Jody Johnson (Mission: Impossible - Fallout)
Best Original Score
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible - Fallout)
Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Jonny Greenwood (You Were Never Really Here)
Justin Hurwitz (First Man)
Johann Johannsson (Mandy)
Best Ensemble Cast
Black Panther
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Vice
Widows
Best Animated Feature
Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird)
Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson)
Mirai (Hosoda Mamoru)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Phil Johnston and Rich Moore)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman)
Best Documentary
Free Solo (Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin)
Minding the Gap (Liu Bing)
Shirkers (Sandi Tan)
Three Identical Strangers (Tim Wardle)
Won't You Be My Neighbour? (Morgan Neville)
Best Foreign Language Film
Burning (Lee Chang Dong)
Cold War (Pawel Pawlikowski)
Revenge (Coralie Fargeat)
Roma (Alfonso Cuaron)
Shoplifters (Koreeda Hirokazu)
Best Youth Performance
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Kairi Jyo (Shoplifters)
Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace)
Milly Shapiro (Hereditary)
Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place)
Villain of the Year
Josh Brolin - 'Thanos' (Avengers: Infinity War)
Hugh Grant - 'Phoenix Buchanan' (Paddington 2)
Michael B. Jordan - 'Erik Killmonger' (Black Panther)
Daniel Kaluuya - 'Jatemme Manning' (Widows)
Simon Maiden - 'STEM' (Upgrade)
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