‘Black Panther’ rules over Online Film and Television Association (OFTA) nominations
The nominations for the 23rd Annual OFTA Film awards were announced on Sunday, January 20, 2019.
Black Panther was the top nominee this year with 14. Fellow Best Picture nominee The Favourite came in second with 13 while A Star Is Born earned 12 nominations. According to the OFTA: “these tallies exclude the Best Movie Trailer and Best Movie Poster categories because they are produced by the publicity department, not necessarily the filmmakers.” Other nominees for Best Picture include BlacKkKlansman, First Man, Green Book, Hereditary, If Beale Street Could Talk, Roma, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Here is the full list of nominations.
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
The Favourite
First Man
Green Book
Hereditary
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A Star Is Born
BEST ANIMATED PICTURE
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
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
Timothée Chalamet – Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Debicki – Widows
Claire Foy – First Man
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Thomasin McKenzie – Leave No Trace
Ed Oxenbould – Wildlife
Milly Shapiro – Hereditary
Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: MALE
Henry Golding – Crazy Rich Asians
Stephan James – If Beale Street Could Talk
Nick Robinson – Love, Simon
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
Alex Wolff – Hereditary
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk
Thomasin McKenzie – Leave No Trace
Letitia Wright – Black Panther
BEST VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Bryan Cranston – Isle of Dogs
Holly Hunter – Incredibles 2
Jake Johnson – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sarah Silverman – Ralph Breaks the Internet
BEST ENSEMBLE
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Widows
BEST CASTING
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Widows
BEST DIRECTOR
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
BEST FEATURE DEBUT
Ari Aster – Hereditary
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Carlos Lopez Estrada – Blindspotting
Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eighth Grade
The Favourite
First Reformed
A Quiet Place
Roma
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
Leave No Trace
A Star Is Born
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Burning
Capernaum
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Free Solo
Minding the Gap
RBG
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Suspiria
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“All the Stars” – Black Panther
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” – Mary Poppins Returns
“Shallow” – A Star Is Born
“Suspirium” – Suspiria
“Trip a Little Light Fantastic” – Mary Poppins Returns
BEST ADAPTED SONG
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” – Crazy Rich Asians
“Fernando” – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
“This Old Heart of Mine” – Bad Times at the El Royale
“La Vie en Rose” – A Star Is Born
“Yellow” – Crazy Rich Asians
BEST FILM EDITING
BlacKkKlansman
The Favourite
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Suspiria
Vice
BEST SOUND
Black Panther
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
A Star Is Born
BEST SOUND EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
A Quiet Place
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Ready Player One
BEST STUNT COORDINATION
Aquaman
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Deadpool 2
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
BEST TITLES SEQUENCE
Black Panther (End Credits)
Deadpool 2 (Opening Credits)
Roma (Opening Credits)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Opening Credits)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (End Credits)
MOST CINEMATIC MOMENT
Avengers: Infinity War – The Snap
Bohemian Rhapsody – Live Aid Concert
First Man – Moon Landing
Hereditary – Car Accident
A Star is Born – The First Shallow
BEST MOVIE TRAILER
The Favourite (You Tube)
If Beale Street Could Talk (You Tube)
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (You Tube)
A Quiet Place (You Tube)
A Star Is Born (You Tube)
BEST MOVIE POSTER
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Quiet Place
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