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Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors square off in the trailer for Creed III!
After working with Ryan Coogler since 2013, Michael B. Jordan’s making his directorial debut with Creed III. The trailer seems to share along with Jordan’s character Adonis Creed finding a new adversary both in and out of the boxing ring in The Harder They Fall‘s Jonathan Majors as Damian. Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris, and Phylicia Rashad are also on hand.
Creed III is set to release next March in theatres.
Lisa Marie’s Early Oscar Predictions For July
It’s that time of the month again! It’s time for me to make my early Oscar predictions.
This year, the Cannes Film Festival really didn’t clear much up. The French Dispatch was acclaimed but, in every review, there was an admission that, for everyone who absolutely loved it, there would probably be someone else who would absolutely hate it. I did decided to include Red Rocket on my list of predictions, based on the Cannes reaction. I’m still not a 100% convinced that it’s going to be a contender, of course. But the idea of a Simon Rex movie being nominated for best picture was just too wonderfully strange for me to ignore. That’s the same logic that led to me including Pig as a best picture nominee, by the way.
On the Ridely Scott front, the overacting in the trailer for House of Gucci really turned me off so I dropped it from all of my predictions. The Last Duel looks like it might have a chance, however.
Anyway, the main thing to remember when looking at these predictions is that the majority of them are just random guesses, based on hunches and past Academy behavior. So, as always, take them with several grains of salt.
If you’re curious to see how my thinking has developed, check out my predictions for March and April and May and June!
Best Picture
Belfast
A Journal For Jordan
The Last Duel
Nightmare Alley
Pig
The Power of the Dog
Red Rocket
Soggy Bottom
The Tragedy of MacBeth
West Side Story
Best Director
Pedro Almodovar for Parallel Mothers
Paul Thomas Anderson for Soggy Bottom
Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
Guillermo Del Toro for Nightmare Alley
Denzel Washington for A Journal For Jordan
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage in Pig
Clifton Collins, Jr. in Jockey
Michael B. Jordan in A Journal For Jordan
Will Smith in King Richard
Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of MacBeth
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Penelope Cruz in Parallel Mothers
Jennifer Hudson in Respect
Nicole Kidman in Being The Ricardos
Tessa Thomspon in Passing
Best Supporting Actor
David Alvarez in West Side Story
Bradley Cooper in Soggy Bottom
Adam Driver in The Last Duel
Simon Helberg in Annette
Jesse Plemons in The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Chante Adams in A Journal For Jordan
Ariana DeBose in West Side Story
Ann Dowd in Mass
Marlee Matlin in CODA
Ruth Negga in Passing
Lisa Marie’s Early Oscar Predictions for June
It’s the end of the month and that means that it’s time for me to post my monthly predictions!
What has chanced since I last made my predictions in May? Though it was acclaimed by critics, the box office failure of In The Heights has probably ended that film’s time as an Oscar contender. For all the musicals that are coming out this year, only Spielberg’s West Side Story really seems like a good bet to emerge as a major contender. Dear Evan Hansen was pretty much eliminated from consideration as soon as its trailer dropped. Tick, Tick …. Boom seems to be destined to be loved by theater kids while being dismissed by everyone else. I’d love to see Joe Wright and Peter Dinklage nominated but my instincts are telling me that Cyrano will probably not be a huge contender. In the end, West Side Story seems like the most likely musical nominee.
I’ve been reading up on Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, which is set to premiere at Venice and then be released via Netflix. Based on a novel by Thomas Savage, this sounds like the type of film that could potentially be a strong contender, depending on what approach Campion takes the story. The main character of Phil Burbank is the type of bigger-than-life role that could lead to Oscar glory. (The closest recent equivalent to Phil would probably be Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood.) Phil is a sharply intelligent but cruelly manipulative Montana rancher, the type who brags about castrating cattle while quoting Ovid and who goes out of his way to bully anyone who he considers to be effeminate. Of course, there’s a secret behind all of Phil’s cruelty and how the film handles that secret will have a lot to do with how strongly the film comes on during awards season. Phil is being played by Benedict Cumberbatch, which is …. interesting casting. (Personally, I probably would have begged Michael Fassbender to take the role.) Still, it seems like Phil could be the type of change-of-pace role that, should Cumberbatch’s casting pay off, could lead to Oscar glory.
Coming up in July, we’ve got Cannes and we’ll be getting our first look at contenders like Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch. Though Cannes is hardly a reliable precursor, the Oscar race should start to become a bit clearer as the festival start up and the contenders — many of which we’ve been waiting to see for over two years — will finally start to be released. Until then, take all predictions with a grain of salt!
If you’re curious to see how my thinking has developed, check out my predictions for March and April and May.
Best Picture
The French Dispatch
House of Gucci
A Journal for Jordan
Nightmare Alley
Parallel Mothers
Passing
The Power of the Dog
Soggy Bottom
The Tragedy of MacBeth
West Side Story
Best Director
Pedro Almodovar for Parallel Mothers
Paul Thomas Anderson for Soggy Bottom
Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
Ridley Scott for House of Gucci
Denzel Washington for A Journal For Jordan
Best Actor
Clifton Collins, Jr. in Jockey
Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog
Michael B. Jordan in A Journal for Jordan
Will Smith in King Richard
Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of MacBeth
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Penelope Cruz in Parallel Mothers
Jennifer Hudson in Respect
Nicole Kidman in Being the Ricardos
Tessa Thompson in Passing
Best Supporting Actor
Adam Driver in The Last Duel
Bradley Cooper in Soggy Bottom
Willem DaFoe in Nightmare Alley
Bill Murray in The French Dispatch
Jesse Plemons in The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Kirsten Dunst in The Power of the Dog
Vera Farmiga in The Many Saints of Newark
Marlee Matlin in CODA
Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of MacBeth
Ruth Negga in Passing
Lisa Marie’s Early Oscar Predictions For May
It’s that time of the month again! It’s time for me to go out on a limb and attempt to predict what will be nominated for the Oscars. Of course, trying to do this early in the year is a fool’s errand. We all know that. That’s actually part of the fun.
As of right now, the list below is full of familiar names, a few films that were acclaimed at Sundance, and a few random guesses. A lot of the predicted nominees are films that were expected to be Oscar contenders last year but which were delayed due to the pandemic. (Looking at you, West Side Story.) Some of them are contenders that I personally would just like to see nominated, even though it probably won’t happen. (I’m not going to jinx anything by pointing out which nomination about which I’m specifically thinking. You’ll probably be able to guess for yourself.) Over the next few months, the Oscar picture will become a bit clearer. Many of the contenders listed below will be forgotten about. Meanwhile, new contenders will emerge. My point is, take it all with a grain of salt and don’t put down any money just yet.
Two big developments to keep in mind:
First off, the Academy is officially going back to having a set a number of nominees. Next year, ten films will be nominated for best picture. Not seven. Not nine. Ten. Personally, I’m thrilled by this development. Nothing irritated me more than when they used to announce those weird, seven-picture lineups. (As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t like odd numbers.)
Secondly, the Academy is going back to the old eligibility dates. Yay! What that means is that only films that are released between March and the end of this year will be eligible to compete for the Oscars. More importantly, it means that the best film of 2021 will not be released in 2022.
Anyway, here are my predictions for this month! Don’t take them too seriously. If you want to see how my thinking has evolved, check out my predictions for March and April.
Best Picture
CODA
The Duke
The French Dispatch
House of Gucci
A Journal for Jordan
Nightmare Alley
Passing
Soggy Bottom
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson for Soggy Bottom
Guillermo Del Toro for Nightmare Alley
Ridley Scott for House of Gucci
Steven Spielberg for West Side Story
Denzel Washington for A Journal For Jordan
Best Actor
Jim Broadbent in The Duke
Clifton Collins, Jr. in Jockey
Peter Dinklage in Cyrano
Michael B. Jordan in A Journal For Jordan
Will Smith in King Richard
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Ana de Armas in Blonde
Jennifer Hudson in Respect
Nicole Kidman in Being the Ricardos
Tessa Thompson in Passing
Best Supporting Actor
David Alvarez in West Side Story
Bradley Cooper in Soggy Bottom
Adam Driver in The Last Duel
Al Pacino in House of Gucci
Forest Whitaker in Respect
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose in West Side Story
Vera Farmiga in The Many Saints of Newark
Marlee Matlin in CODA
Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of MacBeth
Ruth Negga in Passing
Lisa Marie’s Way Too Early Oscar Predictions For April
Well, now that the latest Oscar ceremony is out of the way, I guess it’s time to focus on predicting what will be nominated next year.
(Well, it’s not really time but if you’re an Oscar-obsessive like I am, you really have no choice. Oscar speculation is an addiction that’s easily shaken off.)
Below, you’ll find my predictions for April. As always, these should be taken with several grains of salt.
First off, I haven’t seen any of these films and some of them might not live up to expectations.
Secondly, I’m not even sure whether the Academy is going to go back to the old rules of using the end of December as their eligibility cut-off or if they’re going to continue with the extended release window that they used last year.
Third, the Oscar picture is never anywhere close clear until November or December rolls around. Right now, I can only predict what I know is going to be released between now and December 31st. Obviously some of the movies below might have their release date changed and several movies will be picked up from the various film festivals. In all probability, next year’s big Oscar winner isn’t even on anyone’s radar right now. (Let’s not forget that, up until February of this year, most people were still predicting that Da 5 Bloods would be a huge Oscar player.)
Also note, the Academy is finally going back to having a set number of best picture nominees so no more of this stupid 7 or 9 nominees nonsense. In theory, that’s good news for film like Dune, which will probably get a lot of technical nominations but which probably would have struggled to make the final best picture lineup under the former rules. Of course, the Academy is also about to institute their inclusion requirements so it will be interesting to see if any of the expected contenders are disqualified from competing for best picture.
If you want to follow how my thinking has developed, be sure to check out my predictions for March!
Best Picture
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The French Dispatch
A Journal for Jordan
King Richard
The Last Duel
Nightmare Alley
Respect
Soggy Bottom
West Side Story
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson for Soggy Bottom
Wes Anderson for The French Dispatch
Guillermo Del Toro for Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg for West Side Story
Denzel Washington for A Journal For Jordan
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper in Nightmare Alley
Peter Dinklage in Cyrano
Adam Driver in The Last Duel
Michael B. Jordan in A Journal for Jordan
Will Smith in King Richard
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett in Nightmare Alley
Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Lady Gaga in House of Gucci
Jennifer Hudson in Respect
Rachel Zegler in West Side Story
Best Supporting Actor
David Alvarez in West Side Story
Willem DaFoe in Nightmare Alley
Andrew Garfield in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Bill Murray in The French Dispatch
Forest Whitaker in Respect
Best Supporting Actress
Chante Adams in A Journal for Jordan
Judi Dench in Belfast
Vera Farmiga in The Many Saints of Newark
Audra MacDonald in Respect
Marlee Matlin in CODA
6 Actors Who I Hope Win An Oscar In The Next Ten Years: 2021 Edition
We talk a lot about which performers and directors have been snubbed at Oscar time. For movie lovers, that’s an important subject. We all know that great actors like Peter O’Toole, Cary Grant, Albert Finney, and others all went to their grave with several nominations but not a single competitive Oscar to their name. Just last year, Kirk Douglas died at the age of 103 without having ever won a competitive Oscar. And certainly, over the past few months, the pandemic has made us far more aware of the fact that everyone is going to die someday. We always talk about how certain actors are overdue for their first Oscar but sometimes we forget that being overdue doesn’t always translate into an eventual win.
With that in mind, here are 6 actors who I sincerely hope will have won their first Oscar by the time 2031 rolls around:
- Bill Murray
Bill Murray is not only a beloved cultural icon. He has also, in later yeaes, developed into a really good actor. He was previously nominated for Lost In Translation and he probably should have won. (He lost to Sean Penn, who was good in Mystic River but who would also later receive a second Oscar for Milk so it’s not like Penn would have never won an Oscar if Murray had won in 2004.) There was a lot of talk that Murray would be nominated for On The Rocks and, if not for this year’s extended eligibility window (which allowed Judas and the Black Messiah to compete with 2020 films despite being released in 2021), he probably would have been.
Bill Murray probably would be a popular winner and I know everyone would look forward to seeing what type of speech he would give. Standing in Murray’s way is that he tends to be pretty mercurial when it comes to accepting roles and he often seems to be more content to do brief cameos than to play the lead or even a major supporting character. Still, hopefully, either Sofia Coppola or Wes Anderson will write a perfect role for him in the next few years and Murray will get his shot. (They’ve never worked together but I’ve always felt that Murray and Paul Thomas Anderson would be an interesting combination.) Murray is 70 years old and not getting any younger so let’s get this done.
2. Jesse Plemons
It sometimes seems as if Jesse Plemons has come out of nowhere to suddenly become one of the busiest character actors around. Of course, that isn’t quite true. He started out on television, appearing in Friday Night Lights and Breaking Bad. (He was terrifying in Breaking Bad.) He’s gone on to become a very busy character actor, appearing in everything from Game Night to The Irishman. Over the past few months, he’s appeared in Judas and the Black Messiah and i’m thinking ending things, giving shockingly good performances in both. (Interestingly enough, both roles were the type of characters that Philip Seymour Hoffman used to specialize in playing.) It honestly feels like it’s less a case of whether Plemons will win an Oscar as much as it’s simply a case of when.
3. Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac is a perennial on this list. Again, he just seems like one of those actors who is destined to win eventually. Someone just needs to give him the right role.
4. Ben Foster
The fact that Ben Foster has not only never won an Oscar but that he hasn’t even been nominated is somewhat amazing, to be honest. He’s been giving good and unpredictable performances for so long that I think there’s probably a danger of people taking him and his talent for granted. He deserved a nomination for his fascinating villain in 2007’s 3:10 to Yuma. He deserved an Oscar for his turn in 2018’s Leave No Trace.
5. John Goodman
Again, this is another actor who I’m always surprised to be reminded that he has never received an Oscar nomination, despite appearing in important supporting roles in several acclaimed films. Goodman, like the before-mentioned Bill Murray, isn’t getting any younger so someone needs to write this actor an award-winning role and they need to do it now.
6. Michael B Jordan
I almost didn’t include Jordan on this list, just because it seems so obvious that the man is destined to win an Oscar someday. He may get his chance next year with his lead role in Denzel Washington’s Journal for Jordan.
Who would you put on the list? Who would you take off? Have an opinion? Let us know in the comments and have a wonderful Oscar Sunday!
What If Lisa Picked The Oscar Nominees: 2018 Edition
With the Oscar nominations due to be announced tomorrow, now is the time that the Shattered Lens indulges in a little something called, “What if Lisa had all the power.” Listed below are my personal Oscar nominations. Please note that these are not the films that I necessarily think will be nominated. The fact of the matter is that the many of them will not. Instead, these are the films that would be nominated if I was solely responsible for deciding the nominees this year. Winners are starred and listed in bold.
(You’ll also note that I’ve added four categories, all of which I believe the Academy should adopt — Best Voice-Over Performance, Best Casting, Best Stunt Work, and Best Overall Use Of Music In A Film.)
(Click on the links to see my nominations for 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010!)
Best Picture
Avengers: Infinity War
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Blindspotting
*Eighth Grade
The Favourite
Leave No Trace
The Other Side of the Wind
Roma
A Simple Favor
Support the Girls
Best Director
*Bo Burnham for Eighth Grade
The Coen Brothers for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Alfonso Cuaron for Roma
Debra Granik for Leave No Trace
Yorgos Lanthimos for The Favourite
Orson Welles for The Other Side of the Wind
Best Actor
John Cho in Searching
Jason Clarke in Chappaquiddick
Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born
Daveed Diggs in Blindspotting
*Ethan Hawke in First Reformed
Joaquin Phoenix in You Were Never Really Here
Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio in Roma
Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade
Lady Gaga in A Star is Born
*Regina Hall in Support the Girls
Anna Kendrick in A Simple Favor
Thomason McKenzie in Leave No Trace
Best Supporting Actor
Peter Bogdonavich in The Other Side of the Wind
*Ben Foster in Leave No Trace
Michael B. Jordan in Black Panther
Josh Hamilton in Eighth Grade
Tim Blake Nelson in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Michael Palin in The Death of Stalin
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place
*Olivia Colman in The Favourite
Zoe Kazan in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Blake Lively in A Simple Favor
Emma Stone in The Favourite
Rachel Weisz in The Favourite
Best Voice Over or Motion-Capture Performance
*Josh Brolin in Avengers: Infinity War
Jake Johnson in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Holly Hunter in The Incredibles 2
Shamiek Moore in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
John C. Reilly in Ralph Breaks The Internet
Ben Whishaw in Paddington 2
Best Original Screenplay
Blindspotting
The Death of Stalin
*Eighth Grade
The Favourite
Game Night
Support the Girls
Best Adapted Screenplay
Avengers: Infinity War
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
If Beale Street Could Talk
Leave No Trace
*A Simple Favor
A Star is Born
Best Animated Feature
Early Man
Have A Nice Day
The Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks the Internet
*Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Feature
Avicii: True Stories
Recovery Boys
Shirkers
They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead
*Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Best Foreign Language Film
Battle
Gun City
Happy as Lazzaro
Have A Nice Day
The Most Assassinated Woman In The World
*Roma
Best Casting
Blindspotting
Eighth Grade
Mandy
Mid90s
Roma
*Support the Girls
Best Cinematography
Aquaman
Avengers: Infinity Wars
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
*Mandy
Roma
Best Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
*Black Panther
The Favourite
Lizzie
Mary, Queen of Scots
A Simple Favor
Best Film Editing
Avengers: Infinity Wars
Eighth Grade
Mission Impossible: Fallout
*The Other Side of the Wind
Roma
Searching
Best Makeup and Hair Styling
*The Favourite
Lizzie
Mandy
Mary, Queen of Scots
A Simple Favor
Support the Girls
Best Original Score
Avengers: Infinity War
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Death of Stalin
If Beale Street Could Talk
*Mandy
The Other Side of the Wind
Best Original Song
*“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
“All the Stars” from Black Panther
“Limitless” from Second Act
“I’ll Never Love Again” from A Star is Born
“Is that Alright” from A Star is Born
“Shallow” from A Star is Born
Best Overall Use of Music
Bohemian Rhapsody
Eighth Grade
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Mid90s
*A Star is Born
Three Identical Strangers
Best Production Design
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
The Commuter
*The Favourite
Mary, Queen of Scots
A Quiet Place
Best Sound Editing
Annihilation
*Avengers: Infinity War
Mission Impossible: Fallout
The Other Side of the Wind
Roma
12 Strong
Best Sound Mixing
Annihilation
Avengers: Infinity War
Mission Impossible: Fallout
The Other Side of the Wind
Roma
*A Star is Born
Best Stuntwork
Avengers: Infinity War
Beirut
Black Panther
*Mission Impossible: Fallout
12 Strong
Upgrade
Best Visual Effects
Annihilation
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Aquaman
*Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Films Listed By Number of Nominations:
11 Nominations – Avengers: Infinity War
9 Nominations – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Favourite, Roma
8 Nominations – Eighth Grade, A Star is Born
7 Nominations – Black Panther, The Other Side of the Wind
6 Nominations – A Simple Favor
5 Nominations – Leave No Trace, Support the Girls
4 Nominations – Blindspotting, Mandy, Mission Impossible: Fallout
3 Nominations – Annihilation, The Death of Stalin, Mary Queen of Scots, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2 Nominations – Aquaman, Have A Nice Day, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Incredibles 2, Lizzie, Mid90s, A Quiet Place, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Searching, Three Identical Strangers, 12 Strong
1 Nomination – Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avicii: True Stories, Battle, Beirut, Bohemian Rhapsody, Chappaquiddick, The Commuter, Early Man, First Man, First Reformed, Game Night, Gun City, Happy as Lazzaro, Isle of Dogs, Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again, The Most Assassinated Woman In The World, Paddington 2, Recovery Boys, Second Act, Shirkers, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, Upgrade, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, You Were Never Really Here
Films Listed By Number of Oscars Won:
3 Oscars – Eighth Grade, The Favourite
2 Oscars – Mandy, A Star is Born, Support the Girls
1 Oscar – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Black Panther, First Reformed, Leave No Trace, Mission Impossible: Fallout, The Other Side of the Wind, Roma, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Three Identical Strangers
As for the real nominations, they’ll be announced on Tuesday morning!
Lisa Marie’s Oscar Predictions for December
Well, it’s that time of the month!
It’s time for me to post my Oscar predictions. With precursor season in full swing, the Oscar picture has become a lot clearer.
If you want to see how my thinking has evolved over the year, be sure to check out my predictions of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November!
Also, keep in mind — these are not necessarily my picks for the best of the year. I’ll be posting those during the second week of January. Instead, these predictions are based on the precursor awards and just my own guesses based on the Academy’s past picks.
Best Picture
BlackKklansman
Black Panther
The Favourite
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice
Best Director
Ryan Coogler for Black Panther
Bradley Cooper for A Star is Born
Alfonso Cuaron for Roma
Yorgos Lanthimos for The Favourite
Adam McKay for Vice
Best Actor
Christian Bale in Vice
Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born
Ethan Hawke in First Reformed
Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen in Green Book
Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio in Roma
Glenn Close in The Wife
Olivia Colman in The Favourite
Lady Gaga in A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali in Green Book
Timothee Chalamet in Beautiful Boy
Sam Elliott in A Star is Born
Richard E. Grant in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan in Black Panther
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams in Vice
Regina King in If Beale Street Could Talk
Thomasin McKenzie in Leave No Trace
Emma Stone in The Favourite
Rachel Weisz in The Favourite
Here Are The 2018 Houston Film Critics Society Nominations!
Finally, the only state that matters is starting to make it’s voice heard in this year’s Oscar race!
On Sunday, the Houston Film Critics Society announced their nominations for the best of 2018. Houston really, really liked both The Favourite and If Beale Street Could Talk. The winners will be announced on January 3rd.
Here are the nominees!
Best Picture
A Star is Born
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Eighth Grade
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Hereditary
Roma
Vice
Best Director
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Adam McKay, Vice
Best Actor
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
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 Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Vice
Claire Foy, First Man
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Screenplay
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Paul Schrader, First Reformed
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam McKay, Vice
Best Cinematography
Rachel Morrison, Black Panther
Linus Sandgren, First Man
Robbie Ryan, The Favourite
James Laxton, If Beale Street Could Talk
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Original Score
Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther
Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs
Thom Yorke, Suspiria
Best Original Song
“All the Stars,” Black Panther
“Ashes,” Deadpool 2
“Hearts Beat Loud,” Hearts Beat Loud
“Revelation,” Boy Erased
“Shallow,” A Star is Born
Best Foreign Language Film
Burning
Border
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Minding the Gap
RBG
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Texas Independent Film Award
1985
An American in Texas
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
Support the Girls
Tejano
Visual Effects
Black Panther
First Man
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Best Poster
BlacKkKlansman (two)
Mandy
Suspiria (two)
Best Worst Film of the Year
The 15:17 to Paris
The Happytime Murders
Life Itself
Peppermint
Venom
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