The Monsters Come Out in New 'Godzilla' Trailer

I said before I wasn’t a fan of the last movie, but for anyone who was, this one looks in line with it, I suppose. Even Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe are back for some reason. With the human cast led by Mille Bobby Brown and Kyle Chandler, new monsters battle Godzilla in that same, annoyingly dark lighting.

'The Favourite' Leads the Critics Choice Awards with 14 Nominations

The Broadcast Film Critics Association, or BFCA, has come out with their nominations, which for whatever reason, tend to line up closer to the Academy’s taste every year, although this isn’t the industry yet. It’s not exactly real critics either, it’s mostly a lot of film bloggers and journalists, which is probably why their taste tends to skew a little more populist. The Favourite was the big leader here, with 14 nominations, followed by Black Panther with 12 (a great sign for that film), and First Man with 10. What this did was provide a huge boost to First Man, which had been ignored by just about every single precursor until today, which tells us that movie could still be the ninth movie to get in for Best Picture. Otherwise though, these guys insist on seven slots for each category AND separate comedy, action and sci-fi categories, which allows them to basically nominate every single person who could possibly be in contention for a nod, so they don’t end up missing anyone who eventually gets in. Sigh.

BEST PICTURE
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“The Favourite”
“First Man”
“Green Book”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”

BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale – “Vice”
Bradley Cooper – “A Star Is Born”
Willem Dafoe – “At Eternity’s Gate”
Ryan Gosling – “First Man”
Ethan Hawke – “First Reformed”
Rami Malek – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Viggo Mortensen – “Green Book”

BEST ACTRESS
Yalitza Aparicio – “Roma”
Emily Blunt – “Mary Poppins Returns”
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?”
Michael B. Jordan – “Black Panther”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – “Vice”
Claire Foy – “First Man”
Nicole Kidman – “Boy Erased”
Regina King – “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Emma Stone – “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz – “The Favourite”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elsie Fisher – “Eighth Grade”
Thomasin McKenzie – “Leave No Trace”
Ed Oxenbould – “Wildlife”
Millicent Simmonds – “A Quiet Place”
Amandla Stenberg – “The Hate U Give”
Sunny Suljic – “Mid90s”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
“Black Panther”
“Crazy Rich Asians”
“The Favourite”
“Vice”
“Widows”

BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle – “First Man”
Bradley Cooper – “A Star Is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma”
Peter Farrelly – “Green Book”
Yorgos Lanthimos – “The Favourite”
Spike Lee – “BlacKkKlansman”
Adam McKay – “Vice”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bo Burnham – “Eighth Grade”
Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma”
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara – “The Favourite”
Adam McKay – “Vice”
Paul Schrader – “First Reformed”
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly – “Green Book”
Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski – “A Quiet Place”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – “Black Panther”
Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty – “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Barry Jenkins – “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters – “A Star Is Born”
Josh Singer – “First Man”
Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee – “BlacKkKlansman”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma”
James Laxton – “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Matthew Libatique – “A Star Is Born”
Rachel Morrison – “Black Panther”
Robbie Ryan – “The Favourite”
Linus Sandgren – “First Man”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Hannah Beachler, Jay Hart – “Black Panther”
Eugenio Caballero, Barbara Enriquez – “Roma”
Nelson Coates, Andrew Baseman – “Crazy Rich Asians”
Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – “The Favourite”
Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas – “First Man”
John Myhre, Gordon Sim – “Mary Poppins Returns”

Black Panther lands 12 BFCA nominations, including Michael B. Jordan for supporting actor

BEST EDITING
Jay Cassidy – “A Star Is Born”
Hank Corwin – “Vice”
Tom Cross – “First Man”
Alfonso Cuarón, Adam Gough – “Roma”
Yorgos Mavropsaridis – “The Favourite”
Joe Walker – “Widows”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alexandra Byrne – “Mary Queen of Scots”
Ruth Carter – “Black Panther”
Julian Day – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Sandy Powell – “The Favourite”
Sandy Powell – “Mary Poppins Returns”

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Mary Queen of Scots”
“Suspiria
“Vice”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Black Panther”
“First Man”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
“Ready Player One”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“The Grinch”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Mirai”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

BEST ACTION MOVIE
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Black Panther”
“Deadpool 2”
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
“Ready Player One”
“Widows”

BEST COMEDY
“Crazy Rich Asians”
“Deadpool 2”
“The Death of Stalin”
“The Favourite”
“Game Night”
“Sorry to Bother You”

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale – “Vice”
Jason Bateman – “Game Night”
Viggo Mortensen – “Green Book”
John C. Reilly – “Stan & Ollie”
Ryan Reynolds – “Deadpool 2”
Lakeith Stanfield – “Sorry to Bother You”

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Emily Blunt – “Mary Poppins Returns”
Olivia Colman – “The Favourite”
Elsie Fisher – “Eighth Grade”
Rachel McAdams – “Game Night”
Charlize Theron – “Tully”
Constance Wu – “Crazy Rich Asians”

BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE
“Annihilation”
“Halloween”
“Hereditary”
“A Quiet Place”
“Suspiria”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Burning”
“Capernaum”
“Cold War”
“Roma”
“Shoplifters”

BEST SONG
All the Stars – “Black Panther”
Girl in the Movies – “Dumplin’”
I’ll Fight – “RBG”
The Place Where Lost Things Go – “Mary Poppins Returns”
Shallow – “A Star Is Born”
Trip a Little Light Fantastic – “Mary Poppins Returns”

BEST SCORE
Kris Bowers – “Green Book”
Nicholas Britell – “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Alexandre Desplat – “Isle of Dogs”
Ludwig Göransson – “Black Panther”
Justin Hurwitz – “First Man”
Marc Shaiman – “Mary Poppins Returns”

First Man finally gets major recognition from the an awards group

LA Film Critics Choose 'Roma' As Best Picture

So I was right that Roma would sweep the critics this year. The LA critics agreed with the NY ones (they don’t usually) and anointed Roma as the year’s best, although they went their own way in other categories, with love for the South Korean film Burning and especially in their choice for Best Director with Debra Granik for Leave No Trace (given how much they loved Roma though, and with Cauron set to sweep most director’s races, this seems like a choice made to purposely elevate a woman filmmaker in the awards race overall, given the recent outrage by the Golden Globes once again nominating all men in the category). The last of the four major critics groups is the National Society of Film Critics, which doesn’t weigh in until January 5th, so until then the regional critics from all around the country make their choices- many of them spoke today and already Roma is going for the big sweep with them too. Just today it won Best Picture awards from the Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco and New York online critics, as well as LA. It can’t be denied.

Best Picture: Roma; Runner-up: Burning

Best Director: Debra Granik, Leave No Trace; Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Best Actress: Olivia Colman, The Favourite; Runner-up: Toni Collette, Hereditary

Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed; Runner-up: Ben Foster, Leave No Trace

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk; Runner-up: Elizabeth Debicki, Widows

Best Foreign-Language Film: (tie) Burning & Shoplifters

Best Animation: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Runner-up: Incredibles 2

Best Screenplay: Can You Ever Forgive Me?; Runner-up: The Favourite

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: Shirkers; Runner-up: Minding the Gap

Best Editing: Minding the Gap; Runner-up: Roma

Best Production Design: Black Panther; Runner-up: The Favourite

Best Supporting Actor: Steven Yeun, Burning; Runner-up: Hugh Grant, Paddington 2

Best Music/Score: If Beale Street Could Talk; Runner-up: First Man

Best Cinematography: Roma; Runner-up: If Beale Street Could Talk

Marvel Reveals 'Avengers: Endgame' Trailer

So we finally get a trailer for the next Avengers movie, which comes with an actual title reveal, just four months before the movie’s release, on April 26th, 2019. That’s how confident they are in the mad success of this franchise, that it basically requires no promotion after that big cliffhanger that left everyone in tears (not me- you know they’ll all be back because a lot of them are getting their own sequels). The fact that they’re going with “endgame” implies that a bunch of the original mains may not survive this time- Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, etc. We’ll see how many they have the guts to actually kill off.

'Vice' Leads the Golden Globe Nominations

In a bit of a surprise, Adam McKay’s Vice led the Globe nominations this morning with 6 nods, and this is before reviews come in, with early word that the movie is quite divisive. Well, since the HFPA got in here early with their love for it, that kinda gives it a huge boost in the Oscar race, as the industry awards are set to weigh in soon. Elsewhere, the love was split, with A Star is Born, Green Book, BlackKkKlansman (yay!) and The Favourite all making strong showings, along with Roma. Here’s something I don’t understand though- why are Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star is Born in Drama and not Musical/Comedy? Is the latter category now reserved for only comedies, so if the musicals are dramatic, they no longer qualify?

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• BlacKkKlansman

• Black Panther

• Bohemian Rhapsody

• If Beale Street Could Talk

• A Star Is Born

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• Crazy Rich Asians

• The Favourite

• Green Book

• Mary Poppins Returns

• Vice

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)

• Glenn Close, The Wife

• Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born

• Nicole Kidman, Destroyer

• Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

• Rosamund Pike, A Private War

John David Washington was one of four nods for BlacKkKlansman, including Picture and Director for Spike Lee- will he get his first Oscar nod for directing after a 30 year career?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)

• Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born

• Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate

• Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased

• Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

• John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)

• Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns

• Olivia Colman, The Favourite

• Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade

• Charlize Theron, Tully

• Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)

• Christian Bale, Vice

• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins Returns

• Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

• Robert Redford, The Old Man and the Gun

• John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

• Amy Adams, Vice

• Claire Foy, First Man

• Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

• Emma Stone, The Favourite

• Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

A Star is Born solidified its Oscar frontrunner status with lots of Globe nods today, including Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Song- which of those will it win?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

• Mahershala Ali, Green Book

• Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy

• Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman

• Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

• Sam Rockwell, Vice

Best Director, Motion Picture

• Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born

• Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

• Peter Farrelly, Green Book

• Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

• Adam McKay, Vice

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture

• Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

• Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara, The Favourite

• Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk

• Adam McKay, Vice

• Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly & Nick Vallelonga, Green Book

Best Animated Feature

• Incredibles 2

• Isle of Dogs

• Mirai

• Ralph Breaks the Internet

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The Favourite also scored nods for all three of its actresses and could be the favorite to win Best Comedy/Musical

Best Original Score, Motion Picture

• Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place

• Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs

• Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther

• Justin Hurwitz, First Man

• Marc Shaiman, Mary Poppins Returns

Best Foreign-Language Film

• Capernaum

• Girl

• Never Look Away

• Roma

• Shoplifters

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• "All the Stars," Black Panther

• "Revelation," Boy Erased

• "Girl in the Movies," Dumplin'

• "Shallow," A Star Is Born

• "Requiem for a Private War," A Private War

Black Panther did indeed become the first superhero movie nominated in Best Picture Drama- a sure sign it’s headed to an Oscar nod in Best Picture as well

Kevin Hart to Host the 91st Academy Awards

Well…in case you hadn’t noticed, it’s December and an Oscar host still hadn’t been announced, which is really late, for show preparation. That’s apparently because no one wanted the gig, and why would they? It’s long become the most thankless job in Hollywood, subject to endless criticism and ever lower ratings (although that may or may not be the host’s fault), so the Academy has been scrounging for weeks for someone who was willing to do it. Apparently that’s Kevin Hart, who had mentioned in the last couple years that he wanted to and now they’re taking him up on the offer. I’m not excited about this, because 1) I don’t think he’s particularly funny, 2) his style of standup isn’t conducive to this type of hosting duty, and 3) his VMA hosting job was an absolute disaster. Maybe he’ll draw a bigger audience thanks to his social media following (and that’s what ABC and the Academy wants), but frankly, I’m expecting the most cringeworthy hosting performance since Anne Hathaway and James Franco. I hope he proves me wrong.

AFI Reveals Top 10 Films of 2018

The American Film Institute’s list came out today and the majority of the contenders here usually show up on the Oscar Best Picture list. It usually misses by 1 or 2, with a couple more being left off due to less nominees at the Oscars. I have to admit, I’m stunned to see Eighth Grade showing up at all these precursor awards. I liked the movie, but honestly, was it that good? Of these, the ones I think are shaky for the Oscars are A Quiet Place, Eighth Grade, Mary Poppins and maybe BlacKkKlansman, which hasn’t been getting as much critics love as I thought it would. I do think Black Panther will happen, despite the Academy’s resistance to superhero movies in the past. The cultural phenomenon factor is too much for them to ignore this year. The rest of them, including Roma, which wasn’t eligible but they made sure to give a special award, are probably locked by now. That leaves just one, maybe two slots for something else to show up, and honestly, I’m drawing a blank on what that could be this year. Maybe First Man.

BLACKKKLANSMAN

BLACK PANTHER

EIGHTH GRADE

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

THE FAVOURITE

FIRST REFORMED

GREEN BOOK

MARY POPPINS RETURNS

A QUIET PLACE

A STAR IS BORN

AFI SPECIAL AWARD: ROMA

Brie Larson's Alien Origin Revealed in New 'Captain Marvel' Trailer

You know, I’m not sure this movie looks that great. Is it me or does it have kind of a self-serious, dour tone going on? I’m not a fan of all of their movies, but I guess it’s never a good idea to bet against Marvel. Still, I wonder if this one is going to be more on the “okay” level of Doctor Strange and the first two Thor movies.

'Incredibles 2' and 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Lead the Annie Awards Nominations

While the critics part of awards season plays itself out, here are the first industry nominations, with the animators weighing in on the best of the year. No big surprises, as Incredibles 2 snagged 11 Annie nominations to Ralph Breaks the Internet’s 10. I firmly expect the Pixar sequel to dominate the animated race this year, although the late entry of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse could make things interesting. Mary Poppins Returns also got five nominations here for the animated sequences, which they did in tribute to the 1964 classic of course. I was also a big fan of Isle of Dogs this year, so it’d be nice if that could get recognized for something at some point.

Best Animated Feature

• Early Man

• Incredibles 2

• Isle of Dogs

• Ralph Breaks the Internet

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  

Best Animated Independent Feature

• Ce Magnifique Gâteau!

• MFKZ

• Mirai

• Ruben Brandt, Collector

• Tito and the Birds

Best Animated Special Production

• Back to the Moon

• Mary Poppins Returns

• The Emperor’s Newest Clothes

• The Highway Rat
  

Best Animated Short Subject

• Grandpa Walrus

• Lost & Found

• SOLAR WALK

• Untravel

• Weekends
  

Best Virtual Reality Production

• Age of Sail

• BattleScar

• Crow: The Legend

• Mind Palace

• Moss

‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ comes in with 10 nods

Animated Effects in an an Animated Feature Production

• Early Man

• Hotel Transylvania 3

• Incredibles 2

• Next Gen

• Ralph Breaks The Internet

Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production

• Early Man

• Incredibles 2

• Isle of Dogs

• Ralph Breaks the Internet

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  

Character Animation in a Live Action Production

• Avengers: Infinity War

• Christopher Robin

• Mary Poppins Returns

• Paddington 2

• The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

• Incredibles 2

• Mary Poppins Returns

• Next Gen

• Ralph Breaks The Internet

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Directing in an Animated Feature Production

• Early Man, Nick Park

• Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Genndy Tartakovsky

• Incredibles 2, Brad Bird

• Ralph Breaks The Internet, Rich Moore & Phil Johnston

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bob Persichetti, Rodney Rothman & Peter Ramsey
  

Another Disney movie enters the awards race early

Music in an Animated Feature Production

• Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch

• Early Man

• Incredibles 2

• Ralph Breaks The Internet

• Smallfoot
  

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

• Early Man

• Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

• Isle of Dogs

• Mary Poppins Returns

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

• Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch

• Incredibles 2

• Incredibles 2

• Mary Poppins Returns

• Ralph Breaks The Internet

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

• Early Man, Voice Actor: Eddie Redmayne, Dug

• Incredibles 2, Voice Actor: Holly Hunter, Helen Parr / Elastigirl

• Isle of Dogs, Voice Actor: Bryan Cranston, Chief

• Next Gen, Voice Actor: Charlyne Yi, Mai

• Ralph Breaks The Internet, Voice Actor: Sarah Silverman, Vanellope Von Schweetz

Writing in an Animated Feature Production

• Incredibles 2

• Mirai

• Ralph Breaks The Internet

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

• Teen Titans Go! to the Movies

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

• Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch

• Incredibles 2

• Ralph Breaks The Internet 

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The late breaking ‘Spider-Man’ animated movie has positive buzz

'The Favourite' Sweeps at the BIFA Awards

Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite set a record with 10 wins at the British Independent Film Awards, taking home Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress and plenty of techs. Yeah, they really loved it. The Favourite is expected to be a heavy Oscar player as well and is doing robust box office in limited release so far, with stellar reviews from the critics.

Best British Independent Film: The Favourite

Best Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite

Best Screenplay: The Favourite

Best Actress: Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Best Actor: Joe Cole, A Prayer Before Dawn

Best Supporting Actor: Alessandro Nivola, Disobedience

Most Promising Newcomer: Jessie Buckley, Beast

The Douglas Hickox Award – Best Debut Director: Richard Billingham, Ray & Liz

Debut Screenwriter: Bart Layton, American Animals

Best Documentary: Evelyn

Best British Short Film: The Big Day

Best International Independent Film: Roma

Best Casting: The Favourite

Best Cinematography: The Favourite

Best Costume Design: The Favourite

Best Editing: American Animals

Best Effects: Early Man

New York Film Critics Choose 'Roma' As Year's Best

The NYFCC just anointed Roma as the best of 2018, which I knew they would pick. I figured for months now that Roma was going to be the critics favorite for Best Picture, and I believe it has a strong chance to become the first foreign-language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture as well. Alfonso Cuaron is already the frontrunner for his second Best Director win. The critical support for Ethan Hawke and First Reformed continues, but Best Actress seems to be wide open, as the NY critics chose Regina Hall from a movie called Support the Girls, a very low key contender that most people probably haven’t heard of. That tells me there’s no critical consensus on Best Actress this year, despite people like Glenn Close, Lady Gaga and Olivia Colman supposedly being in contention for the win. Critics seem to want to go elsewhere. The LA film critics will likely follow suit next weekend and go for a left field contender. The win for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse in animated is a hint that that movie’s early positive reviews are very likely to hold.

Best Film: Roma 

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

Best First Film: Eighth Grade

Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed 

Best Actress: Best Actress, Regina Hall, Support the Girls

Best Supporting Actor: Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? 

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Screenplay: First Reformed 

Best Cinematography: Roma

Best Foreign Language Film: Cold War 

Best Documentary: Minding the Gap 

Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 

NBR Names 'Green Book' Best of 2018, Lady Gaga Best Actress

A bit of a surprise here as the National Board of Review, considered the first critics group out of the gate (though it’s mostly academics and journalists, not critics exactly), gives Best Picture to Green Book and showers A Star is Born with plenty of love elsewhere. Their top ten list leaves out expected favorites and tends to match Oscar about half or less than half, so this will probably not translate through the rest of the season. But they are first, so it tells us this is a wide open race this year. Green Book made a big showing at TIFF and then opened to kinda mixed reviews and lukewarm box office last weekend, so people had wondered if its chances were diminished, but the love for the film is there from those who see it (it still got the rare “A+” Cinemascore from audiences), so I think it’s definitely still in the conversation. This win from NBR confirms it, along with Best Actor for Viggo Mortenson. A Star is Born is expected to be a full on frontrunner, and it’s a long tradition for NBR to throw awards at whatever WB’s movie of the year is, so that one is less surprising to see here, winning Best Director, Actress and Supporting Actor.

NBR 2018 AWARDS

Best Film: GREEN BOOK

Best Director: Bradley Cooper, A STAR IS BORN

Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, GREEN BOOK

Best Actress: Lady Gaga, A STAR IS BORN

Best Supporting Actor: Sam Elliott, A STAR IS BORN

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Best Original Screenplay: Paul Schrader, FIRST REFORMED

Best Adapted Screenplay: Barry Jenkins, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Best Animated Feature: INCREDIBLES 2

Breakthrough Performance: Thomasin McKenzie, LEAVE NO TRACE

Best Directorial Debut: Bo Burnham, EIGHTH GRADE

Best Foreign Language Film: COLD WAR

Best Documentary: RBG

Best Ensemble: CRAZY RICH ASIANS

William K. Everson Film History Award: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND and THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: 22 JULY

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: ON HER SHOULDERS

Top Films (in alphabetical order)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mary Poppins Returns
A Quiet Place
Roma
A Star Is Born

Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order)
Burning
Custody
The Guilty
Happy as Lazzaro
Shoplifters

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)
Crime + Punishment
Free Solo
Minding the Gap
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)
The Death of Stalin
Lean on Pete
Leave No Trace
Mid90s
The Old Man & the Gun
The Rider
Searching
Sorry to Bother You
We the Animals
You Were Never Really Here

Lady Gaga gets her first Best Actress award on her way to a likely Oscar nomination (maybe win?)