Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) Dorian Award Nominations

Film of the Year
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star Is Born

Director of the Year (Film or Television)
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Marielle Heller, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

Film Performance of the Year — Actress
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Toni Collette, Hereditary
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Film Performance of the Year — Actor
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman

Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Debicki, Widows
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians

Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther

LGBTQ Film of the Year
Boy Erased
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Disobedience
The Favourite
Love, Simon

Foreign Language Film of the Year
Burning
Capernaum
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters

Screenplay of the Year
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk

Documentary of the Year
Free Solo
RBG
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
The Gospel According to Andre
McQueen
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Studio 54
Whitney

Visually Striking Film of the Year
Annihilation
Black Panther
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma

Unsung Film of the Year
Colette
Disobedience
The Happy Prince
Tully
We the Animals
Widows

Campy Flick of the Year
Aquaman
Book Club
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
A Simple Favor
Suspiria

TV Drama of the Year
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
The Handmaid's Tale
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose

TV Comedy of the Year
Barry
Glow
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Schitt's Creek

TV Performance of the Year — Actor
Darren Criss, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal

TV Performance of the Year — Actress
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Julia Roberts, Homecoming

TV Current Affairs Show of the Year
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Rachel Maddow Show

TV Musical Performance of the Year
Adam Lambert, "Believe," 41st Kennedy Center Honors
Billy Porter, MJ Rodriguez and Our Lady J, "Home," Pose
Noah Reid, "Simply the Best," Schitt's Creek
Keala Settle, "This Is Me," 90th Academy Awards
Sufjan Stevens, "Mystery of Love," 90th Academy Awards

Campy TV Show of the Year
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Queer Eye
Riverdale
RuPaul's Drag Race

The "We’re Wilde About You!" Rising Star Award
Awkwafina
Elsie Fisher
Henry Golding
Indya Moore
MJ Rodriguez

Wilde Wit of the Year (Honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Samantha Bee
Hannah Gadsby
Kate McKinnon
John Oliver
Michelle Wolff

Wilde Artist of the Year (Honoring a truly groundbreaking force in film, stage and/or television)
Bradley Cooper
Hannah Gadsby
Lady Gaga
Nicole Kidman
Ryan Murphy

Houston Film Critics Society Award Winners

Best Picture
The Favourite

Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron "Roma"

Best Actor
Christian Bale "Vice"

Best Actress
Toni Collette "Hereditary"

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali "Green Book"

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz "The Favourite"

Best Screenplay
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara "The Favourite"

Best Cinematography
Alfonso Cuaron "Roma"

Best Animated Film
Isle of Dogs

Best Original Score
Nicholas Britell "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Best Original Song
A Star is Born - Shallow

Best Foreign Language Film
Roma

Best Documentary Feature
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Texas Independent Film Award
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

Best Visual Effects
First Man

Worst Film of the Year
The Happytime Murders

Iowa Film Critics Association Awards

Best Film
The Favourite

Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron "Roma"

Best Actor
Rami Malek "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Best Actress
Olivia Colman "The Favourite"

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali "Green Book"

Best Supporting Actress
Regina King "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2

Best Documentary Film
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Best Song
A Star is Born - Shallow

Best Score
Nicholas Britell "If Beale Street Could Talk"

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Nomination Predictions - Best Picture

Pre-Guild Predictions
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
The Favourite
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice

Other Contenders - Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Cold War, Eighth Grade, Crazy Rich Asians, A Quiet Place, First Reformed, Leave No Trace

Commentary - I honestly think that this race is down to eleven for probably nine slots. On the outside I have Bohemian Rhapsody and First Man. Bohemian Rhapsody got the SAG Ensemble, Golden Globe, and if it gets the PGA nod tomorrow is a real force to be reckoned with. It's just not that great of a film (outside Rami Malek), and it will need that nostalgia vote to get enough number one slots. First Man is one that most people have written off, but the BFCA love shows it can do well in a broad group. Remember, it will do well in a lot of the craft categories, and could still surprise. Other than that I have the nine I am currently predicting. Roma, A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, Green Book, and The Favourite all seem locked and loaded. I also think that Black Panther's stock is continuing to rise to the point that it seems like it is getting safe. Vice and Mary Poppins Returns are late entries with mixed reviews, but I feel like there is a lot of support for both. Finally, If Beale Street Could Talk, while not as strong as I thought it would be, is a film that inspires passion and love. That helps when it comes to the nomination phase. I feel like there are enough votes for it to make the cut.

North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Winners

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
Roma

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Roma

BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

BEST ACTOR
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther

BEST ACTRESS
Olivia Colman – The Favourite

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara – The Favourite

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Black Panther

BEST MUSIC
A Star is Born

KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
This award recognizes a film, artists, or performer with a special connection to North Carolina. In 2017, the Tar Heel Award was dedicated to longtime North Carolina film critic Ken Hanke.
Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased, Ben is Back) – UNC School of the Arts

Columbus Film Critics Association Award Winners

Best Film
1. If Beale Street Could Talk
2. BlacKkKlansman
3. The Favourite
4. Eighth Grade
5. Roma
6. Black Panther
7. Widows
8. A Quiet Place
9.First Man
10. Hereditary

Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Runner-up: Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman

Best Actor
Ben Foster, Leave No Trace
Runner-up: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed

Best Actress
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Runners-up (tie): Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade and Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Supporting Actor
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Runner-up: Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther

Best Supporting Actress
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Runner-up: Emma Stone, The Favourite

Best Ensemble
The Favourite
Runner-up: Widows

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Bryan Tyree Henry (Hotel Artemis, If Beale Street Could Talk, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,
White Boy Rick, and Widows)
Runner-up: Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns, A Quiet Place, and Sherlock Gnomes)

Breakthrough Film Artist
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade – (for directing and screenwriting)
Runner-up: Boots Riley, Sorry to Bother You – (for directing and screenwriting)

Best Cinematography
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Runner-up: Linus Sandgren, First Man

Best Film Editing
Joe Walker, Widows
Runners-up (tie): Alfonso Cuarón and Adam Gough, Roma and Yorgos Mavropsaridis, The Favourite

Best Adapted Screenplay
Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Wilmott & Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Runners-up (tie): Lee Chang-dong and Oh Jung-mi, Burning (Beoning) and Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Original Screenplay
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Runner-up: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite

Best Score
Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
Runner-up: Anna Meredith, Eighth Grade

Best Documentary
Shirkers
Runner-up: Free Solo

Best Foreign Language Film
Shoplifters
Runner-up: Burning

Best Animated Film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Runner-up: Incredibles 2

Best Overlooked Film
Private Life
Runner-up: Leave No Trace

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Predictions - Best Director

Pre-Guild Predictions
Ryan Coogler "Black Panther"
Bradley Cooper "A Star is Born"
Alfonso Cuaron "Roma"
Yorgos Lanthimos "The Favourite"
Spike Lee "BlacKkKlansman"

Other Contenders - Barry Jenkins "If Beale Street Could Talk", Peter Farrelly "Green Book", Adam McKay "Vice", Damien Chazelle "First Man", Debra Granik "Leave No Trace", Pawil Pawlikowski "Cold War", Paul Schrader "First Reformed", Lynne Ramsay "You Were Never Really Here"

Commentary - This race still has suspense, and I don't think the DGA will solve the mystery. This year, there are some auteurs that are lurking in the race, that could cause a surprise on Oscar nomination morning. Names like Debra Granik, Pawil Pawlikowski, Paul Schrader and Lynne Ramsay are the type of directors whose films may not have a lot of love in other categories, but could win over votes in this always quirky branch. We know that Cooper, Cuaron, and Lee are most likely in. They just have the buzz, precursors, and overall support for their films. The last two slots are up in the air. Barry Jenkins could easily return to this race, but I'm a bit worried about the overall support for Beale Street. Adam McKay's Vice was on a role with the Globes and Critics Choice. But I wonder if the film's mixed reviews and lackluster box office have moved it further down on people's lists. Damien Chazelle should be in this race, but First Man has definitely lost buzz. Peter Farrelly is another one that at one time was easily a top five contender, but I think that the negative buzz for Green Book has softened some of its appeal. Instead, I have filled those last two slots with Yorgos Lanthimos, whose stylish directorial vision should appeal to these voters (and the film is still doing well overall), and Ryan Coogler. Black Panther looks like the real deal, and if they love this film as much as it appears they do, then they will make room for Coogler, who truly elevated it to the contender it is.

Producers Guild of America (PGA) Nomination Predictions

The Producers will announce their ten on Friday. Here are my predictions:

BlackKklansman
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice

Online Film Critics Society Award Winners

Best Picture
Roma

Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

Best Actor
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed

Best Actress
Toni Collette – Hereditary

Best Supporting Actor
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther

Best Supporting Actress
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Original Screenplay
First Reformed – Paul Schrader

Best Adapted Screenplay
If Beale Street Could Talk – Barry Jenkins

Best Editing
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Eddie Hamilton

Best Cinematography
Roma – Alfonso Cuarón

Best Original Score
If Beale Street Could Talk – Nicholas Britell

Best Debut Feature
Ari Aster – Hereditary

Best Film Not in the English Language
Roma

Best Documentary
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Technical Achievement Awards
Annihilation – Best Visual Effects
Black Panther – Best Costume Design
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Best Stunt Coordination
A Quiet Place – Best Sound Design
A Star Is Born – Best Original Songs

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Roger Deakins
Spike Lee
Rita Moreno
Robert Redford
Agnès Varda

Special Achievement Awards
To Ryan Coogler, for Black Panther’s distinctive critical and box office appeal.

To the city of Oakland, CA, for hosting 2018’s most socially and artistically compelling films about racism, “Sorry to Bother You” and “Blindspotting.”

The Awards Psychic Top Ten Television Programs of 2018

10. Sharp Objects - Sharp Objects, led by a stunning trio of female performances from Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, and Eliza Scanlen, was an incredibly addictive, disturbing, haunting, and incredibly entertaining series, depicting the twisted and utterly shocking lives of a family that would make the Hudson sisters seem loving and normal.

9. The Deuce - Like all of David Simon's shows, they take a while to grow on you. With The Deuce, I appreciated the first season when I first saw it, but I wasn't hooked. When I decided to re-watch leading up to the second season, it began to really grow on me. Then the second season hit, and I was definitely hooked. Simon's work is slow-burning, ensemble driven, where the pieces of the puzzle take a while to come together. But when they do, he creates some of the most interesting, well-written, character-driven dramas on television. Led by fantastic performances, particularly from Maggie Gyllenhaal. The Deuce proves Simon still has it.

8. A Very English Scandal - Stephen Frears took a 1979 English political scandal, and made it seemed like it was ripped from today's headlines. A Very English Scandal is a taut, humorous, and, at times, a purely electrifying miniseries, that is buoyed by and incredible pair of lead performances from Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw. A perfect way to spend a breezy three hours binge-watching.

7. (TIE) The Good Place and Superstore - NBC used to be the king of comedies, and while the ratings no longer get near Friends level, they have continued to produce quality sitcoms. Two recent ones, Superstore and The Good Place, have really hit their strides. The Good Place is a quirky take on death, afterlife, and fate, while Superstore has become a hilarious, yet surprisingly socially conscious workplace comedy. Both are led by fantastic women, Kristen Bell and American Fererra, both have incredible ensembles, and both simply prove that network comedy is still a vital part of the television landscape. 

6. Killing Eve  - A wicked delight from start to finish, Killing Eve was the surprise of the television year. Combining the wit of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with a murderous, twisty, spy plot, and daring lead performances by Jodi Comer and Sandra Oh was simply brilliant. This delight will have you laughing one minute, and losing your breath with suspense the next. An absolutely entertaining and exciting debut.

5. Atlanta - Atlanta's second season lost some of the humor that I loved about the first season, but it didn't stop it from being brilliant. Dark, quirky, unique, culturally relevant, and endlessly watchable, Robbin Season proved that Donald Glover is a treasure, and his sensibilities, while not always explainable, continue to have an incredible impact on our culture.

4. Insecure  - Just the Coachella episode alone is worthy of making the list, and the graveyard episode cracked me up to no end. Insecure, in its third season, continues to be a fresh, vital, and hilarious comedy series for millennials. The cast, especially Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, and Natasha Rothwell, are firing on all cylinders, and their chemistry is unmatched. Issa Rae is quickly becoming the voice of our generation, and her unexpected and absolutely fabulous Emmy nomination proves that the rest of the world might finally be catching up with the brilliance that is Insecure.

3. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Marvelous indeed! The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was a breath of fresh air from the mind of the great Amy Sherman-Palladino. It's first season swept the Golden Globes and the Emmys, leading up to its second season which had a lot to live up to. Thankfully, for those of us who are fans of the show, the second season did not disappoint. Sherman-Palladino continues to delight us with infectious wit and endearing characters led by an absolutely fantastic cast. Season 2 continues to explore and expand this little world of wacky characters, and proves that Amy Sherman-Palladino is still one of the best in the game.

2. The Americans - In its final season, The Americans continued to be a gripping Cold War-era thriller with plenty of slow burn twists and turns, that became the hallmark of its fantastic seven-season run. The show's ending might have left a lot on the table, but I expected nothing less from a show that was always about the journey not the destination. The Emmys finally took notice, and while it couldn't quite get to Best Drama Series, its wins for writing and a particularly fantastic season for Matthew Rhys were way overdue and welcomed. There is not much else to say other than, I will miss this show. It was not always an easy sit, and wasn't exactly a joy to watch. It was instead a brutally honest, uniquely quiet drama about family, politics, and loyalties, and will go down as one of the finest to ever grace our television screens.

1. Westworld - Westworld Season 2 divided fans, as so many thought that the twists and turns, and the narrative structure were too much to handle, too confusing. Therefore, they gave up, labeled it as trash, and moved on. Well that is their loss, because Westworld Season 2 was the most addictive, immersive television experience of 2018. Yes, the storyline was twisted, to say the least, and the ambiguous ending may have asked more questions than it answered. But at every twist and turn, I only wanted to watch more, I wanted to get that next piece of the puzzle. That is a testament to the brilliant writing, taut directing, and impeccable production value. This season also let viewers become more invested in the characters. That is because Westworld has one of the best ensembles working today, The work of Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, Rinko Kikuchi, Tessa Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Jimmi Simpson, Peter Mullan, Zahn McClarnon, and particularly the marvelous, Emmy-winning Thandie Newton, was unmatched, and it elevated Westworld to television heights.