It's December at last (literally), and thus the ideal time for an early-announcing film critics group to get their foot in the door of awards season without looking too eager / desperate (directly aimed at the NYFCC ngl). The Favourite comes out top with the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, whose 2018 award nominations were announced mere moments ago - the Yorgos Lanthimos period piece scores ten mentions to closest rival A Star Is Born's eight, though both ought to watch out for NYFCC Best Film winner Roma, also up for the top award here. Winners are just around the corner, due to be revealed on the 3rd of December. Check out all the nominees below.
Best Film
The Favourite
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star Is Born
Best Director
Ryan Coogler (Black Panther)
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Best Actress
Glenn Close (The Wife)
Toni Collette (Hereditary)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born)
Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Best Actor
Christian Bale (Vice)
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)
Best Supporting Actress
Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale)
Nicole Kidman (Boy Erased)
Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Emma Stone (The Favourite)
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther)
Best Original Screenplay
Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite)
Peter Farrelly, Brian Hayes Currie and Nick Vallelonga (Green Book)
Paul Schrader (First Reformed)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Joe Robert Cole and Ryan Coogler (Black Panther)
Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters and Eric Roth (A Star Is Born)
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)
Best Cinematography
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
James Laxton (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Matthew Libatique (A Star Is Born)
Robbie Ryan (The Favourite)
Linus Sandgren (First Man)
Best Editing
Jay Cassidy (A Star Is Born)
Tom Cross (First Man)
Alfonso Cuaron and Adam Gough (Roma)
Yorgos Mavropsaridis (The Favourite)
Joe Walker (Widows)
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 Original Score
Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther)
Justin Hurwitz (First Man)
Thom Yorke (Suspiria)
Hans Zimmer (Widows)
Best Acting Ensemble
Black Panther
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Vice
Widows
Best Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary
Free Solo
RBG Science Fair
Three Identical Strangers
Won't You Be My Neighbour?
Best Foreign Language Film
Burning
Capernaum
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Youth Performance
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace)
Milly Shapiro (Hereditary)
Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place)
Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give)
Best Motion Capture Performance
Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War)
Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
Best Voice Performance
Bryan Cranston (Isle of Dogs)
Holly Hunter (Incredibles 2)
Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Sarah Silverman (Ralph Breaks the Internet)
Ben Whishaw (Paddington 2)
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC
The Front Runner
RBG
Vice