Phoenix Critics Circle Awards 2017 Winners

Phoenix Critics Circle Awards

2017 Winners

On December 15^th, 2017, the Phoenix Critics Circle gathered to announce their winners. Below you’ll find their list of winners for the best films and performances of 2017.

Best Picture - TIE

Winner - The Shape of Water

Winner - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Other Nominees:

·      Dunkirk

·      The Florida Project

·      Lady Bird

Best Comedy Film

Winner: The Big Sick

Other Nominees:

·      The Disaster Artist

·      I, Tonya

·      Lady Bird

·      Logan Lucky

Best Science Fiction Film

Winner - Blade Runner, 2049

Other Nominees:

·      Okja

·      The Shape of Water

·      War for the Planet of the Apes

Best Horror Film

Winner – Get Out

Other Nominees:

·      Hounds of Love

·      It

·      It Comes at Night

·      Raw

Best Mystery Or Thriller Film

Winner - Get Out

Other Nominees:

·      The Beguiled

·      The Killing of a Sacred Deer

·      mother!

·      Murder on the Orient Express

·      The Post

·      Split

·      Wind River

Best Animated Film

Winner - Coco

Other Nominees:

·      The Breadwinner

·      Cars 3

·      The Lego Batman Movie

·      Loving Vincent

Best Foreign Language Film

Winner - Raw

Other Nominees:

·      BPM (Beats per Minute)

·      In the Fade

·      The Square

·      Thelma

Best Documentary

Winner - City Of Ghosts

Other Nominees:

·      Jane

·      Step

·      Whose Streets

Best Actor

Winner - Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

Other Nominees:

·      Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

·      James Franco, The Disaster Artist

·      Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

·      Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

·      Harry Dean Stanton, Lucky

Best Actress - TIE

Winner - Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

Winner - Frances Mcdormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Other Nominees:

·      Jessica Chastain, Molly's Game

·      Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

·      Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Best Supporting Actor

Winner - Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissourI

Other Nominees:

·      Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

·      Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name

·      Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

·      Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me by Your Name

Best Supporting Actress 

Winner - Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

Other Nominees:

·      Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

·      Holly Hunter, The Big Sick

·      Allison Janney, I Tonya

·      Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Director

Winner - Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Other Nominees:

·      Sean Baker, The Florida Project

·      Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

·      Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

·      Jordan Peele, Get Out

·      Edgar Wright, Baby Driver

Best Screenplay - TIE

Winner - Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Winner - Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Winner - Jordan Peele, Get Out

Other Nominees:

·      Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post

·      Aaron Sorkin, Molly's Game

Best Score

Winner - Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread

Other Nominees:

·      Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water

·      Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer, Blade Runner 2049

·      Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk

Special Achievement in Cinematography

Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049

Special Achievement Award

Andy Serkis for his work in The Planet Of The Apes series

Special Achievement Award: Best Debut

Brooklyn Prince, The Florida Project

Lifetime Achievement Award

Harry Dean Stanton

Special Achievement Award

John Williams for his work in scoring the Star Wars film series

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.