By Matt Neglia
The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) have announced their nominations for the best in film for 2018. The winners will be announced December 28th.
Click below to see the nominees.
Best Picture
BlacKkKlansman
Burning
The Favourite
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk
Leave No Trace
Minding The Gap
Paddington 2
Roma
Widows
Best Director
Lee Chang-dong – Burning
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Debra Granik – Leave No Trace
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Paul Schrader – First Reformed
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
David Diggs – Blindspotting
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here
Charlie Plummer – Lean On Pete
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
Best Actress
Yalitzia Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Toni Colette – Hereditary
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Carey Mulligan – Wildlife
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Hugh Grant – Paddington 2
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give
Steven Yen – Burning
Best Supporting Actress
Nicole Kidman – Boy Erased
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Tilda Swinton – Suspiria
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
Michelle Yeoh – Crazy Rich Asians
Best Original Screenplay
Eighth Grade
The Favourite
First Reformed
A Quiet Place
Sorry To Bother You
Best Adapted Screenplay
BlacKkKlansman
Burning
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Widows
Best Foreign Film
Border
Burning
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2
Isle Of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks The Internet
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
Best Documentary
Free Solo
Minding The Gap
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Best Cinematography
Cold War
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star Is Born
Best Editing
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Minding The Gap
A Star Is Born
Widows
Best Debut Director
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Paul Dano – Wildlife
Bing Liu – Minding The Gap
Boots Riley – Sorry To Bother You
Best Debut Performance
Yalitzia Aparicio – Roma
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Helena Howard – Madeline’s Madeline
Brady Jandreau – The Rider
Thomasin McKenzie – Leave No Trace
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