The Online Film Critics Society has unveiled its nominations and major awards player The Favourite came out as their frontrunner.
The Favourite leads the nominations with eight, including three for its cast Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, along with director Yorgos Lanthimos and writing. Following The Favourite is Alfonso Cuarón’s period piece Roma with seven, including director, writing and star for Yalitza Aparicio in the lead actress category. Rounding out the top of the list for nominations is If Beale Street Could Talk which nabbed six noms including director for Barry Jenkins, supporting actress Regina King, and adapted screenplay.
Joining Lanthimos, Cuarón, and Jenkins in the directing category are Spike Lee, for BlacKkKlansman, also a best picture nominee, and Lynne Ramsay for crime thriller You Were Never Really Here, which also earned nominations for lead actor Joaquin Phoenix and best picture. Rounding out the best picture category are Annihilation, Eighth Grade, First Reformed, Hereditary, A Star Is Born and Suspiria.
Winners will be announced on January 2, 2019. Check out the full list of nominations below:
BEST PICTURE
Annihilation
BlacKkKlansman
Eighth Grade
The Favourite
First Reformed
Hereditary
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star Is Born
Suspiria
You Were Never Really Here
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
BEST LEAD 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
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther
Steven Yeun – Burning
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Debicki – Widows
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Thomasin McKenzie – Leave No Trace
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eighth Grade
The Favourite
First Reformed
Roma
Sorry to Bother You
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
Leave No Trace
Widows
BEST EDITING
The Favourite
First Man
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Roma
Widows
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold War
The Favourite
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Black Panther
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Suspiria
BEST DEBUT FEATURE
Ari Aster – Hereditary
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Carlos López Estrada – Blindspotting
Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Burning
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters
Zama
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Free Solo
Minding the Gap
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
