Online LA Critics noms: ‘Black Panther, ‘The Favourite,’ ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman’ and more
The new organization, only in its second year, dropped their nominations today with The Favourite and Black Panther topping list with ten each, while A Star is Born earns nine, and BlacKkKlansman earns eight.
Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade scored six nominations. Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk was also well-received by the members of the LAOFCS as the film scored a total of five nominations including Best Supporting Actress for critics’ winner Regina King.
The Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society comes with quite a few categories like Best Blockbuster and Best Action film to spread the wealth, ala the Critics’ Choice Awards, and also separate the Best Director category into Male and Female.
“In a year where diversity and representation have been at the forefront of so many conversations, I believe that the LAOFCS nominations this year proves how much representation truly matters. There have been a lot of great films this year that have tackled important issues, so I am thrilled to see that reflected in our nominations,” added LAOFCS’ Scott Menzel.
Here is the full list of nominations. Winners will be announced at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles on January 9, 2019.
Best Picture
A Star is Born
Eighth Grade
Black Panther
The Favourite
The Hate U Give
BlacKkKlansman
Green Book
Roma
A Quiet Place
Searching
Best Actor
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born
Christian Bale – Vice
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
Best Actress
Toni Collette – Hereditary
Charlize Theron – Tully
Lady Gaga – A Star is Born
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Nicole Kidman – Destroyer
Best Supporting Actor
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give
Sam Elliott – A Star is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Debicki – Widows
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Amy Adams – Vice
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bradley Cooper and Eric Roth – A Star is Born
Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Charlie Wachtel – BlacKkKlansman
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Audrey Wells – The Hate U Give
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Original Screenplay
Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, and John Krasinski – A Quiet Place
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Tony McNamara and Deborah Davis – The Favourite
Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You
Adam McKay – Vice
Best Male Director
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born
Ryan Coogler – Black Panther
Best Female Director
Chloe Zhao – The Rider
Debra Granik – Leave No Trace
Tamara Jenkins – Private Life
Marielle Heller – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Mirai
Best Foreign Film
Burning
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters
Girl
Best Documentary
Free Solo
Minding the Gap
RBG
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Best Visual Effects
Ready Player One
Mission Impossible – Fallout
First Man
Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Best Cinematography
Linus Sandgren – First Man
James Laxton – If Beale Street Could Talk
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Robbie Ryan – The Favourite
Rachel Morrison – Black Panther
Best Blockbuster
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Deadpool 2
Mission: Impossible Fallout
Ready Player One
Best Independent Film
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
Sorry to Bother You
Ben Is Back
If Beale Street Could Talk
Best First Feature
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born
Ari Aster – Hereditary
Paul Dano – Wildlife
Aneesh Chaganty – Searching
Best Comedy/Musical
Crazy Rich Asians
Game Night
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again!
The Favourite
Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Action Film
Mission: Impossible -Fallout
Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Deadpool 2
Widows
Best Sci-Fi/Horror
A Quiet Place
Annihilation
Halloween
Hereditary
Suspiria
Best Performance by an Actor 23 and Under
Alex Wolff – Hereditary
Lucas Hedges – Boy Erased
Lucas Hedges – Ben Is Back
Noah Jupe – A Quiet Place
Timothée Chalamet – Beautiful Boy
Best Performance by an Actress 23 and Under
Amandla Stenberg – The Hate You Give
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place
Milly Shapiro – Hereditary
Thomasin McKenzie- Leave No Trace
Best Breakthrough Performance
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
Lady Gaga – A Star is Born
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give
Best Cast
Black Panther
The Favourite
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
Widows
Best Stunt Work
Avengers: Infinity War
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Black Panther
Deadpool
Upgrade
Best Score
Justin Hurwitz – First Man
Nicholas Britell – If Beale Street Could Talk
Alexandre Desplat – Isle of Dogs
Ludwig Göransson- Black Panther
Terence Blanchard – BlacKkKlansman
Best Original Song
All the Stars – Black Panther
Shallow – A Star is Born
Hollywood Ending – Anna and The Apocalypse
Revelation – Boy Erased
Hearts Beat Loud – Hearts Beat Loud
Best Editing
Adam Gough and Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick – Searching
Yorgos Mavropsaridis – The Favourite
Barry Alexander Brown – BlacKkKlansman
Hank Corwin – Vice
Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance
Ben Whishaw – Paddington 2
Jason Liles – Rampage
Josh Brolin – Avengers: Infinity War
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Solo: A Star Wars Story
Tom Hardy – Venom
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