On December 14th , 2018, the Phoenix Critics Circle gathered to announce their winners.
Below you’ll find their list of winners for the best films and performances of 2018.
BEST PICTURE
The Favourite
First Reformed
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice
Winner – The Favourite
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice
Paul Schrader, First Reformed
Winner - Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Winner - Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
BEST ACTRESS
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Toni Collette, Hereditary
Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me
Winner - Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Richard E Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B Jordan, Black Panther
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Winner - Richard E Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Vice
Claire Foy, First Man
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Winner - Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST SCREENPLAY
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Spike Lee, David Robinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin Willmott,
BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice
Paul Schrader, First Reformed
Winner - Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara, The Favourite
BEST SCORE
Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
Alexandre Desplat, Isle of Dogs
Ludwig Goransson, Black Panther
Justin Hurwitz, First Man
Thom Yorke, Suspiria
Winner - Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Free Solo
Minding the Gap
RBG
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Winner – Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Miral
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Winner - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Burning
Cold War
Dogman
Roma
Shoplifters
Winner – Roma
BEST COMEDY FILM
Eighth Grade
The Favourite
Game Night
Sorry to Bother You
Vice
Winner – Eighth Grade
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Annihilation
A Quiet Place
Ready Player One
Sorry to Bother You
Upgrade
Winner – Annihilation
BEST HORROR FILM
Halloween
Hereditary
Mandy
A Quiet Place
Suspiria
Winner – Hereditary
BEST MOVIE BASED ON A COMIC BOOK OR
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Deadpool 2
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Winner - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Best Action Film – Mission: Impossible – Fallout
The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique
and analysis. Administered by the 501c3 non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the
Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is
composed of print, television, radio and online film critics from Arizona.
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