The Phoenix Critics Circle proudly announces nominees for its annual awards. Members have
narrowed the films from 2017 to the top nominees in each category. Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water leads with 7 nominations, followed by 6 nominations for Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, and 5 nominations for Jordan Peele’s Get Out.
Final voting is underway, with the winners scheduled to be announced on Saturday, December 16th. See below for the full list of nominees.
Best Picture
- Dunkirk
- The Florida Project
- Lady Bird
- The Shape of Water
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Comedy Film
- The Big Sick
- The Disaster Artist
- I, Tonya
- Lady Bird
- Logan Lucky
Best Science Fiction Film
- Blade Runner, 2049
- Okja
- The Shape of Water
- War for the Planet of the Apes
Best Horror Film
- Get Out
- Hounds of Love
- It
- It Comes at Night
- Raw
Best Mystery or Thriller Film
- The Beguiled
- Get Out
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- mother!
- Murder on the Orient Express
- The Post
- Split
- Wind River
Best Animated Film
- The Breadwinner
- Cars 3
- Coco
- The Lego Batman Movie
- Loving Vincent
Best Foreign Language Film
- BPM (Beats per Minute)
- In the Fade
- Raw
- The Square
- Thelma
Best Documentary
- City of Ghosts
- Jane
- Step
- Whose Streets
Best Actor
- Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
- James Franco, The Disaster Artist
- Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
- Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
- Harry Dean Stanton, Lucky
Best Actress
- Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game
- Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
- Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
- Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Best Supporting Actor
- Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
- Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
- Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
- Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me by Your Name
Best Supporting Actress
- Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
- Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
- Allison Janney, I Tonya
- Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
- Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Best Director
- Sean Baker, The Florida Project
- Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
- Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
- Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
- Jordan Peele, Get Out
- Edgar Wright, Baby Driver
Best Screenplay
- Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
- Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post
- Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Jordan Peele, Get Out
- Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game
Best Score
- Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
- Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
- Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer, Blade Runner 2049
- Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and
analysis. Administered by the 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 internet film critics from Arizona.