As if the majority / entirety of critics worth any note aren't already online, there's barely a major city in the U.S. that doesn't have a younger online film critics group to sit alongside its existing, non-exclusively online one. Surprisingly, L.A. has been relatively late in establishing its - the LAOFCS only announcing its second annual slate of nominations. The Favourite solidifies its position as one of the current awards season's most formidable contenders here, leading the way with ten nominations alongside superhero mega-hit Black Panther, while hot on their heels are A Star Is Born with nine and BlacKkKlansman with eight - it and Black Panther arguably needed the boost, though its very early yet in the season. I still can't get behind these gender-separated Best Director categories, though. Winners will be announced on the 9th of January, so there's plenty of time to stew in this lot for now. All the details below:
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Eighth Grade
The Favourite
Green Book
The Hate U Give
A Quiet Place
Roma
Searching
A Star Is Born
Best Actress
Toni Collette (Hereditary)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Nicole Kidman (Destroyer)
Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born)
Charlize Theron (Tully)
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
Amy Adams (Vice)
Elizabeth Debicki (Widows)
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)
Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Russell Hornsby (The Hate U Give)
Best Original Screenplay
Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place)
Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade)
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite)
Adam McKay (Vice)
Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bradley Cooper 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)
Audrey Wells (The Hate U Give)
Best Cinematography
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
James Laxton (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Rachel Morrison (Black Panther)
Robbie Ryan (The Favourite)
Linus Sandgren (First Man)
Best Editing
Barry Alexander Brown (BlacKkKlansman)
Hank Corwin (Vice)
Alfonso Cuaron and Adam Gough (Roma)
Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick (Searching)
Yorgos Mavropsaridis (The Favourite)
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Ready Player One
Best Score
Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman)
Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Alexandre Desplat (Isle of Dogs)
Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther)
Justin Hurwitz (First Man)
Best Original Song
'All The Stars' (Black Panther)
'Hearts Beat Loud' (Hearts Beat Loud)
'Hollywood Ending' (Anna and the Apocalypse)
'Revelation' (Boy Erased)
'Shallow' (A Star Is Born)
Best Cast
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Widows
Best Stunt Work
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Deadpool 2
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Upgrade
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary
Free Solo
Minding the Gap
RBG Three Identical Strangers
Won't You Be My Neighbour?
Best Foreign Film
Burning
Cold War
Girl
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Action Film
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Deadpool 2
Mission: Impossible 2
Widows
Best Blockbuster
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Deadpool 2
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Ready Player One
Best Comedy / Musical
Bohemian Rhapsody
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Game Night
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Best Sci-Fi / Horror
Annihilation
Halloween
Hereditary
A Quiet Place
Suspiria
Best Independent Film
Ben Is Back
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk
Sorry to Bother You
Best First Feature
Ari Aster (Hereditary)
Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade)
Aneesh Chaganty (Searching)
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Paul Dano (Wildlife)
Best Female Director
Debra Granik (Leave No Trace)
Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Tamara Jenkins (Private Life)
Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here)
Chloe Zhao (The Rider)
Best Male Director
Ryan Coogler (Black Panther)
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
Best Breakthrough Performance
Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born)
Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give)
John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)
Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance
Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War)
Tom Hardy (Venom)
Jason Liles (Rampage)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
Ben Whishaw (Paddington 2)
Best Performance by an Actress 23 and Under
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace)
Milly Shapiro (Hereditary)
Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place)
Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give)
Best Performance by an Actor 23 and Under
Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
Lucas Hedges (Ben Is Back)
Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased)
Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place)
Alex Wolff (Hereditary)