‘Black Panther’ tops Denver Film Critics Society noms but misses Best Picture

The Denver Film Critics Society has revealed its nominations today and Black Panther is at the top of the list with seven nominations. The strong showing includes one of Ryan Coogler’s only directing mentions this year but bizarrely the film is missing from their Best Picture lineup. In its place is First Man, while its director, Damien Chazelle, sits out of Best Director.

Next up was The Favourite with six nominations and then BlacKkKlansman, First Reformed and ROMA tying with four apiece. All received Best Picture nominations.

Here is the full list of nominations. Winners will be announced on January 14th.

Best Picture
​“Roma”
“First Man”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“First Reformed”
“The Favourite”

Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Ryan Coogler, “Black Panther”
Paul Schraeder, “First Reformed”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”

Best Actress
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Toni Collette, “Hereditary”

Best Actor
Christian Bale, “Vice”
Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Ethan Hawke, “First Reformed”
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Amy Adams, “Vice”
Thomasin McKenzie, “Leave No Trace”

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Michael B. Jordan, “Black Panther”

Best Sci-Fi/Horror
“Annihilation
“A Quiet Place”
“Hereditary”
“Ready Player One”
“Black Panther”

Best Animated Film
“Incredibles 2”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Have a Nice Day”
“Isle of Dogs”

Best Comedy
“Deadpool 2”
“Crazy Rich Asians”
“The Death of Stalin”
“Sorry to Bother You”
“Game Night”

Best Visual FX
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Black Panther”
“First Man”
“Ready Player One”
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”

Best Original Screenplay
“First Reformed”
“The Favourite”
“A Quiet Place”
“Eight Grade”
“Vice”

Best Adapted Screenplay
“Black Panther”
“First Man”
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“BlacKkKlansman”

Best Documentary
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
“Science Fair”
“Minding the Gap”
“Three Identical Strangers”
“Free Solo”

Best Original Song
“Shallow,” “A Star Is Born”
“The Place Where Lost Things Go,” “Mary Poppins Returns”
“Trip a Little Light Fantastic,” “Mary Poppins Returns”
“All the Stars,” “Black Panther”
“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”

Best Score
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Isle of Dogs”
“First Man”
“Black Panther”
“A Quiet Place”

Best Foreign Language Film
“Roma”
“Cold War”
“Shoplifters”
“Burning”
“Birds of Passage”

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