The Phoenix Critics Circle hosted its annual awards party on Dec. 14 at the Phoenix Film Foundation office, and the critics and their friends and family enjoyed a festive night of food, drinks, movie conversations and debates, and of course, the awards!
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” won Circle’s Best Picture award and also picked up Best Screenplay as well.
Ethan Hawke and Melissa McCarthy won the top acting awards for “First Reformed” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, respectively, and here is the complete list of winners.
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
