North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) winners

ROMA is the best picture of 2018 according to the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA). The film also won Best Director and Cinematography for Alfonso Cuarón and Best Foreign Language Film.

Ethan Hawke (First Reformed) and Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) continued their dominance in Best Actor and Supporting Actress, respectively. Olivia Colman (The Favourite) was the Best Actress winner and Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) wins yet another Supporting Actor prize in this second half of critics’ awards season.

The NCFCA consists of forty-two professional critics who live in the state or whose work contributes to an outlet based in North Carolina.

Here is the full list of winners.

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
ROMA

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ROMA

BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón – ROMA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alfonso Cuarón – ROMA

BEST ACTOR
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther

BEST ACTRESS
Olivia Colman – The Favourite

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara – The Favourite

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Black Panther

BEST MUSIC
A Star Is Born

KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
This award recognizes a film, artists, or performer with a special connection to North Carolina. In 2017, the Tar Heel Award was dedicated to longtime North Carolina film critic Ken Hanke.

Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased, Ben is Back) – UNC School of the Arts

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