The Columbus Film Critics Association is pleased to announce the nominees for its 17th annual awards. Winners will be announced on the evening of January 3rd, 2019.
Best Film
- BlacKkKlansman
- Black Panther
- Eighth Grade
- The Favourite
- First Man
- Hereditary
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- A Quiet Place
- Roma
- A Star is Born
- Widows
Best Director
- Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
- Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
- Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
- Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
- Steve McQueen, Widows
Best Actor
- Christian Bale, Vice
- Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
- Ben Foster, Leave No Trace
- Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
- Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here
- John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Best Actress
- Glenn Close, The Wife
- Olivia Colman, The Favourite
- Toni Collette, Hereditary
- Viola Davis, Widows
- Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
- Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Thomasin McKenzie, Leave No Trace
Best Supporting Actor
- 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
- Elizabeth Debicki, Widows
- Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Emma Stone, The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Ensemble
- Black Panther
- The Favourite
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Vice
- Widows
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
- Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns, A Quiet Place, and Sherlock Gnomes)
- Ethan Hawke (Blaze, First Reformed, and Juliet, Naked)
- Lucas Hedges (Ben is Back, Boy Erased, and Mid90s)
- Bryan Tyree Henry (Hotel Artemis, If Beale Street Could Talk, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,
and Widows) - Joaquin Phoenix (Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, The Sisters Brothers, and You Were
Never Really Here) - Tessa Thompson (Annihilation, Creed II, and Sorry to Bother You)
Breakthrough Film Artist
- Ari Aster, Hereditary – (for directing and screenwriting)
- Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade – (for directing and screenwriting)
- Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born – (for directing, screenwriting, and acting)
- Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade – (for acting)
- John Krasinski, A Quiet Place – (for directing, screenwriting, and acting)
- Boots Riley, Sorry to Bother You – (for directing and screenwriting)
Best Cinematography
- Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
- James Laxton, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Pawel Pogorzelski, Hereditary
- Robbie Ryan, The Favourite
- Linus Sandgren, First Man
Best Film Editing
- Debbie Berman and Michael P. Shawver, Black Panther
- Tom Cross, First Man
- Alfonso Cuarón and Adam Gough, Roma
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis, The Favourite
- Joe Walker, Widows
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Gillian Flynn & Steve McQueen, Widows
- Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Phil Lord & Rodney Rothman, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Oh Jung-mi & Lee Chang-dong, Burning (Beoning)
- Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters, A Star is Born
- Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Wilmott & Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Best Original Screenplay
- Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
- Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
- Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
- Tamara Jenkins, Private Life
- Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski, A Quiet Place
Best Score
- Terence Blanchard, BlacKkKlansman
- Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
- Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther
- Justin Hurwitz, First Man
- Jóhann Jóhannsson, Mandy
- Anna Meredith, Eighth Grade
Best Documentary
- Free Solo
- Minding the Gap
- RBG
- Science Fair
- Shirkers
- Three Identical Strangers
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Best Foreign Language Film
- Burning (Beoning)
- Cold War (Zimna wojna)
- Let the Sunshine In (Un beau soleil intérieur)
- Roma
- Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku)
Best Animated Film
- Incredibles 2
- Isle of Dogs
- Ralph Breaks the Internet
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Best Overlooked Film
- Blindspotting
- Leave No Trace
- Private Life
- Thoroughbreds
- Tully