The IndieWire 2017-18 Awards Season Winners Guide
The 2017-18 awards season is in full swing, as major announcements, including end-of-the-year picks from the National Board of Review, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Gotham Awards, rolled out during the early part of December. With so many critics groups, guilds and organizations set to make announcements over the next three months, IndieWire is putting together a guide to make all the awards season madness a little bit clearer.
Below you’ll find all of the films walking away with top honors this awards season. The guide will prove handy in determining which films are breaking out ahead of the pack with the most overall wins this awards season. The information will be updated with each new announcement made during the 2017-18 awards season.
This post was updated on December 26, 2017.
Be sure to check out our full list of Oscar predictions right here, along with our full awards season calendar.
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
NBR Top Documentary
Best Political Documentary – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
“A Fantastic Woman”
NBR Top Foreign Language Film
Best Foreign Language Film (tie) – Chicago Film Critics Association
“A Ghost Story”
NBR Top Independent Film
Best Film Editing for David Lowery – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Picture – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
“Baby Driver”
NBR Top Film
Best Editing for Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Use of Music – Detroit Film Critics Society
Best Editing for Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Editing for Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Use of Music – New York Film Critics Online
“Beatriz at Dinner”
NBR Top Independent Film
“BPM (Beats Per Minute)”
Best Foreign Language Film – New York Film Critics Circle
Best Foreign Language Film (tie) – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Foreign Language Film – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Foreign Language Film – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Foreign Language Film – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Foreign Language Film (tie) – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Foreign Language Film – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
“The Big Sick”
AFI Movie of the Year
“Blade Runner 2049”
Best Production Design for Dennis Gassner – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Production Design for Dennis Gassner and Alessandra Querzola – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Cinematography – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Visual Effects – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Art Direction/Production Design – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Score – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Production Design for Dennis Gassner and Alessandra Querzola – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Original Score for Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
“Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story”
Best Documentary – New York Film Critics Online
“The Breadwinner”
Best Animation – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
“Brigbsy Bear”
NBR Top Independent Film
“Brimstone & Glory”
NBR Top Documentary
Special Citation – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
“Call Me by Your Name”
Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet – New York Film Critics Circle
Breakthrough Performance for Timothée Chalamet – National Board of Review
NBR Top Film
Best Feature – Gotham Awards
Breakthrough Actor for Timothée Chalamet – Gotham Awards
Best Picture – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Adapted Screenplay for James Ivory – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
AFI Movie of the Year
Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Adapted Screenplay – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Adapted Screenplay for James Ivory – Chicago Film Critics Association
Most Promising Performer for Timothée Chalamet – Chicago Film Critics Association
Breakthrough Performer for Timothée Chalamet – New York Film Critics Online
“Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives”
Best Music Documentary – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
“Coco”
Best Animated Film – New York Film Critics Circle
Best Animated Feature – National Board of Review
Best Animated Film – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Animated Film – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Animated Feature – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Animated Film – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Animated Film – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Animated Film – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Voice Performance for Anthony Gonzalez – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Animated Film – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Animated Feature – New York Film Critics Online
“Cries From Syria”
Best Director for Evgeny Afineevsky – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
“Darkest Hour”
Best Actor for Gary Oldman – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Actor for Gary Oldman – New York Film Critics Online
“Dawson City: Frozen Time”
Best Documentary – Boston Society of Film Critics
“The Disaster Artist”
Best Adapted Screenplay for Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – National Board of Review
NBR Top Film
Best Actor for James Franco – Gotham Awards
Best Actor for James Franco – Detroit Film Critics Society
“Downsizing”
NBR Top Film
“Dunkirk”
NBR Top Film
Best Editing for Lee Smith – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Cinematography for Hoyte Van Hoytema – Boston Society of Film Critics
AFI Movie of the Year
Best Director for Christopher Nolan – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Editing for Lee Smith – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Picture – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Director for Christopher Nolan – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Director for Christopher Nolan – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Director for Christopher Nolan – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Director for Christopher Nolan – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
“Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars”
NBR Top Documentary
“Ex Libris – The New York Public Library”
Best Director Frederick Wiseman – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
Best Documentary – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
“Faces Places”
Best Non-Fiction Film – New York Film Critics Circle
NBR Top Documentary
Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Documentary – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Documentary Feature – Seattle Film Critics Society
“First They Killed My Father”
NBR Freedom of Expression Award – National Board of Review
“The Florida Project”
Best Director for Sean Baker – New York Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – New York Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – National Board of Review
NBR Top Film
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Picture – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Picture – Detroit Film Critics Society
Best Director for Sean Baker – Detroit Film Critics Society
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – Detroit Film Critics Society
AFI Movie of the Year
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Youth Performance for Brooklynn Prince – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Youth Performance for Brooklynn Prince – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Picture (tie) – New York Film Critics Online
Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe – New York Film Critics Online
“Foxtrot”
Best Foreign Language Film – National Board of Review
“Frantz”
NBR Top Foreign Language Film
“Get Out”
Best First Film – New York Film Critics Circle
Best Directorial Debut for Jordan Peele – National Board of Review
Best Ensemble – National Board of Review
NBR Top Film
Audience Award – Gotham Awards
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award for Jordan Peele – Gotham Awards
Best Screenplay for Jordan Peele – Gotham Awards
Best Screenplay for Jordan Peele – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Actor for Daniel Kaluuya – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best New Filmmaker for Jordan Peele – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Original Screenplay for Jordan Peele – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Breakthrough Writer/Director for Jordan Peele – Detroit Film Critics Society
AFI Movie of the Year
Best Screenplay for Jordan Peele – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Picture – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Ensemble Cast – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Original Screenplay – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best First Film – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Original Screenplay for Jordan Peele – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Original Screenplay – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best International Independent Film – British Independent Film Awards
Best Film – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Original Screenplay for Jordan Peele – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Screenplay for Jordan Peele – New York Film Critics Online
Best Debut for a Director for Jordan Peele – New York Film Critics Online
“Girls Trip”
Best Supporting Actress for Tiffany Haddish – New York Film Critics Circle
“God’s Own Country”
Best British Independent Film – British Independent Film Awards
Best Actor for Josh O’Connor – British Independent Film Awards
“Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS”
NBR Top Documentary
“Icarus”
Best Sports Documentary – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
“In the Fade”
Best Foreign Language Picture – New York Film Critics Online
“I, Tonya”
Best Actress for Margot Robbie – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actress for Allison Janney – Detroit Film Critics Society
Best Actress for Margot Robbie – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actress for Allison Janney – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Actress for Margot Robbie – New York Film Critics Online
Best Supporting Actress for Allison Janney – New York Film Critics Online
“Jane”
Best Documentary – National Board of Review
Best Documentary – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
Best Documentary – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Documentary – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Documentary – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Documentary – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
“Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond”
Best Documentary – Detroit Film Critics Society
“Kedi”
Best First Documentary – Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
“Lady Bird”
Best Picture – New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan – New York Film Critics Circle
Best Director for Greta Gerwig – National Board of Review
Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf – National Board of Review
NBR Top Film
Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan – Gotham Awards
Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Screenplay for Greta Gerwig – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
AFI Movie of the Year
Best Film – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Screenplay for Greta Gerwig – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Picture – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf – Chicago Film Critics Association
Most Promising Filmmaker for Greta Gerwig – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
“Lady Macbeth”
NBR Top Independent Film
Best Actress for Florence Pugh – British Independent Film Awards
Best Screenplay for Alice Birch – British Independent Film Awards
Best Cinematography for Ari Wegner – British Independent Film Awards
Best Costume Design for Holly Waddington – British Independent Film Awards
“The LEGO Batman Movie”
Best Animated Movie – Detroit Film Critics Society
“Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982 – 1992”
NBR Freedom of Expression Award – National Board of Review
“Logan”
NBR Top Film
“Logan Lucky”
NBR Top Independent Film
“Loveless”
NBR Top Foreign Language Film
Best Foreign Language Film (tie) – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Foreign Language Film (tie) – Chicago Film Critics Association
“Loving Vincent”
NBR Top Independent Film
“Menashe”
NBR Top Independent Film
“The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)”
Best Ensemble Cast – Boston Society of Film Critics
“Mudbound”
Best Cinematography for Rachel Morrison – New York Film Critics Circle
Special Jury Award for Ensemble Performance – Gotham Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay for Virgil Williams and Dee Rees – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Picture (tie) – New York Film Critics Online
Best Director for Dee Rees – New York Film Critics Online
Best Ensemble – New York Film Critics Online
“Norman: The Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer”
NBR Top Independent Film
“Patti Cake$”
NBR Top Independent Film
“Phantom Thread”
Best Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson – New York Film Critics Circle
Best Original Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson – National Board of Review
NBR Top Film
Best Music/Score for Jonny Greenwood – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Picture – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Original Score for Jonny Greenwood – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson – Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Costume Design for Mark Bridges – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Original Score for Jonny Greenwood – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Art Direction (tie) – Chicago Film Critics Association
“The Post”
Best Film – National Board of Review
Best Actor for Tom Hanks – National Board of Review
Best Actress for Meryl Streep – National Board of Review
Best Ensemble – Detroit Film Critics Society
AFI Movie of the Year
“Raw”
Best Foreign Language Film – Seattle Film Critics Society
“The Shape of Water”
Best Director for Guillermo del Toro – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Actress for Sally Hawkins – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Cinematography for Dan Laustsen – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Actress for Sally Hawkins – Boston Society of Film Critics
Best Director for Guillermo del Toro – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Production Design for Paul D. Austerberry – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Original Score for Jonny Greenwood – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
AFI Movie of the Year
Best Art Direction (tie) – Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Actress for Sally Hawkins – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Original Score for Alexandre Desplat – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Cinematography for Dan Laustsen – New York Film Critics Online
“Stronger”
Best Supporting Actress for Tatiana Maslany – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
“Strong Island”
Best Documentary – Gotham Awards
“Split”
Best Villian for Dennis & The Horde (portrayed by James McAvoy) – Seattle Film Critics Society
“Summer 1993”
NBR Top Foreign Language Film
“The Square”
NBR Top Foreign Language Film
Best Foreign Language Film – Boston Society of Film Critics
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Actress for Frances McDormand – Detroit Film Critics Society
Best Screenplay – Detroit Film Critics Society
AFI Movie of the Year
Best Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Ensemble – Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Editing for Jon Gregory – British Independent Film Awards
Best Original Score for Carter Burwell – British Independent Film Awards
Best Actress for Frances McDormand – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Acting Ensemble – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
“Thelma”
Best Non-English Language Film – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
“War for the Planet of the Apes”
Best Actor for Andy Serkis – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Visual Effects for Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, and Joel Whist – Seattle Film Critics Society
Best Actor for Andy Serkis – Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Motion Capture Performance for Andy Serkis – Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
“Wind River”
NBR Top Independent Film
“Wonder Woman”
Spotlight Award for Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot – National Board of Review
AFI Movie of the Year
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