We’re nearing the end of my 2018 year in review! Today is one of four film updates that you will get and it’s all about special and genre film awards. I like giving out special awards as a way to get a better handle on the film year than traditional categories and it’s also a fun way to award people and films that might miss out. This will also give you an idea of what I put on my LAOFCS ballot for our genre categories. Next up is my top 10 films on Monday, my Oscar ballot on Wednesday, and my favorite film scenes next Friday. You can see last year’s choices HERE.
Ensemble
American Animals
Anna and the Apocalypse
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
The Old Man and the Gun
Hybrid Work
Josh Brolin, Avengers: Infinity War
Tom Hardy, Venom
Holly Hunter, Incredibles 2
Shameik Moore, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Ben Whishaw, Paddington 2
Stunts
Aquaman
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Outlaw King
Upgrade
Venom
Young Actress
Leticia Wright, Black Panther
Lana Condor, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Kiki Layne, If Beale Street Could Talk
Tomasin Mackenzie, Leave No Trace
Young Actor
Noah Centineo, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Harrison Gilbertson, Upgrade
Bill Milner, Apostle
Evan Rosado, We the Animals
Alex Wolff, Hereditary
Best Film by a Female Director
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Dumplin
Happy as Lazzaro
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
You Were Never Really Here
Best Blockbuster
Ant Man and the Wasp
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Rampage
Best Independent Film
Anna and the Apocalypse
Blindspotting
Eighth Grade
Thoroughbreds
You Were Never Really Here
Best First Feature
Beast
Eighth Grade
Hereditary
Thoroughbreds
A Quiet Place
Best Comedy/Musical
Anna and the Apocalypse
Crazy Rich Asians
Eighth Grade
Game Night
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Best Action/War
Black Panther
Incredibles 2
Ant Man and the Wasp
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Upgrade
Best Sci-Fi/Horror
Anna and the Apocalypse
Cloverfield Paradox
The Endless
First Man
A Quiet Place
Best Adapted Score/Soundtrack
Bad Times at El Royale
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
Dumplin
Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse
Breakthrough Actress
Leticia Wright, Black Panther
Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Ella Hunt, Anna and the Apocalypse
Lana Condor, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Cynthia Erivo, Bad Times at the El Royale
Breakthrough Actor
Noah Centineo, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Winston Duke, Black Panther
Tate Ellington, The Endless
Evan Rosado, We the Animals
Alex Wolff, Hereditary
Breakthrough Director
Ari Aster, Hereditary
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Susan Johnson, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
John Krasinski, A Quiet Place
Jeremiah Zagar, We the Animals