Finally, we have a film that has won two Best Pictures in a row, with “Get Out” winning Best Picture from the Washington D.C. Area critics and now from the Boston Online Critics. It also went on to win Best Ensemble and Best Screenplay. Paul Thomas Anderson wins his first Best Director award of the season for “Phantom Thread” which also tied with “The Shape Of Water” for Best Original Score. The acting awards went to familiar faces with Timothée Chalamet winning for “Call Me By Your Name,” Frances McDormand winning another one for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri,” Willem Dafoe stealing back the streak for “The Florida Project,” and Laurie Metcalf winning yet another supporting award for “Lady Bird.” “Coco” continues the Best Animated Feature streak while Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” won its first award of the season.
Best Picture: “Get Out”
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – “Phantom Thread”
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet – “Call Me By Your Name”
Best Actress: Frances McDormand – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri”
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project”
Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf – “Lady Bird”
Best Ensemble: “Get Out”
Best Screenplay: “Get Out” – Jordan Peele
Best Foreign Language Film: “First The Killed My Father”
Best Documentary: “Faces Places”
Best Animated Film: “Coco”
Best Cinematography: “Blade Runner 2049” – Roger Deakins
Best Editing: “Dunkirk” – Lee Smith
Best Original Score (tie): “The Shape Of Water” – Alexandre Desplat & “Phantom Thread” – Jonny Greenwood
Ten Best Films of the Year
- “Get Out”
- “The Florida Project”
- “Call Me By Your Name”
- “Lady Bird”
- “Phantom Thread”
- “Dunkirk”
- ‘The Shape of Water”
- “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
- “A Ghost Story”
- “Good Time”
