Phoenix Critics Circle 2018 Winners

Phoenix Critics Circle Awards

2018 Winners

On December 14^th, 2018, the Phoenix Critics Circle gathered to announce their winners. Below you’ll find their list of winners for the best films and performances of 2018.

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

The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the 501c3 non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and online film critics from Arizona.