By Matt Neglia
The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2018. Their winners will be revealed on December 17th.
Click below to see the nominees.
BEST PICTURE
BLACK PANTHER
BLINDSPOTTING
THE FAVOURITE
FIRST REFORMED
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT
PADDINGTON 2
ROMA
A STAR IS BORN
SUSPIRIA
BEST DIRECTOR
Bradley Cooper – A STAR IS BORN
Alfonso Cuarón – ROMA
Barry Jenkins – IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Yorgos Lanthimos – THE FAVOURITE
Paul Schrader – FIRST REFORMED
BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – A STAR IS BORN
Daveed Diggs – BLINDSPOTTING
Ethan Hawke – FIRST REFORMED
Rami Malek – BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Joaquin Phoenix – YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
BEST ACTRESS
Yalitza Aparicio – ROMA
Toni Collette – HEREDITARY
Olivia Colman – THE FAVOURITE
Regina Hall – SUPPORT THE GIRLS
Lady Gaga – A STAR IS BORN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali – GREEN BOOK
Richard E. Grant – CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
Russell Hornsby – THE HATE U GIVE
Michael B. Jordan – BLACK PANTHER
Steven Yeun – BURNING
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Debicki – WIDOWS
Claire Foy – FIRST MAN
Regina King – IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Emma Stone – THE FAVOURITE
Rachel Weisz – THE FAVOURITE
BEST VILLAIN
Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) – BLACK PANTHER
Jatemme Manning (Daniel Kaluuya) – WIDOWS
Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant) – PADDINGTON 2
STEM (Simon Maiden) – UPGRADE
Thanos (Josh Brolin) – AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
​BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Elsie Fisher – EIGHTH GRADE
Kairi Jyo – SHOPLIFTERS
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie – LEAVE NO TRACE
Milly Shapiro – HEREDITARY
Millicent Simmonds – A QUIET PLACE
​BEST ENSEMBLE
BLACK PANTHER
THE FAVOURITE
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
VICE
WIDOWS
BEST SCREENPLAY
BLINDSPOTTING – Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs
THE FAVOURITE – Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara
FIRST REFORMED – Paul Schrader
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK – Barry Jenkins
ROMA – Alfonso Cuarón
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
INCREDIBLES 2
ISLE OF DOGS
MIRAI
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BURNING
COLD WAR
REVENGE
ROMA
SHOPLIFTERS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
FREE SOLO
MINDING THE GAP
SHIRKERS
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE FAVOURITE – Robbie Ryan
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK – James Laxton
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT – Rob Hardy
THE RIDER – Joshua James Richards
ROMA – Alfonso Cuarón
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
BLACK PANTHER – Ruth E. Carter
COLETTE – Andrea Flesch
THE FAVOURITE – Sandy Powell
MARY POPPINS RETURNS – Sandy Powell
SUSPIRIA – Giulia Piersanti
​BEST FILM EDITING
BLACKKKLANSMAN – Barry Alexander Brown
THE FAVOURITE – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
FIRST MAN – Tom Cross
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT – Eddie Hamilton
ROMA – Alfonso Cuarón, Alex Gough
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
FIRST MAN – Justin Hurwitz
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK – Nicholas Britell
MANDY– Jóhan Jóhannsson
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT – Lorne Balfe
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE – Jonny Greenwood
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BLACK PANTHER
THE FAVOURITE
FIRST MAN
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
ROMA
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
ANNIHILATION
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
BLACK PANTHER
FIRST MAN
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT
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