Noms are Futile Devices

Ah, the annual pilgrimmage back to these dusty plains, lighting candles for deserving fare while lamenting the large pile of as-yet-unseens. It was a good year for cinematic output for a change, and I'm looking forward to the catch-up for once. But there is one title that stands alone, billowing above the rest, and is unlikely to be challenged by anything else I see in the near future, as it's the best thing I've seen in years and years and will remain so for many more. Raising an overflowing glass of apricot juice to its much, much-deserved recognition in a few hours' time.

Best Picture

THE BIG SICK

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

 

THE FLORIDA PROJECT

 

JIM & ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND - FEATURING A VERY SPECIAL, CONTRACTUALLY
OBLIGATED MENTION OF TONY CLIFTON

 

LADY BIRD

Best Director



Michael Showalter - THE BIG SICK



Luca Guadagnino - CALL ME BY YOUR NAME



Sean Baker - THE FLORIDA PROJECT

Greta Gerwig - LADY BIRD

Best Actor



Kumail Nanjiani - THE BIG SICK

 

Timothée Chalamet - CALL ME BY YOUR NAME


Best Actress

 

Diane Kruger - IN THE FADE

Sally Hawkins - THE SHAPE OF WATER

(the rest after the jump)

Best Supporting Actor

Ray Romano - THE BIG SICK

 

Michael Stuhlbarg - CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

 

Willem Dafoe - THE FLORIDA PROJECT
Tracy Letts - LADY BIRD

Special Mention:

Jason Statham - THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS

Best Supporting Actress

Holly Hunter - THE BIG SICK

Laurie Metcalf - LADY BIRD

Adapted Screenplay

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME - James Ivory

Original Screenplay

THE BIG SICK - Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani

LADY BIRD - Greta Gerwig

Best Cinematography



Sayombhu Mukdeeprom - CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Alexis Zabe - THE FLORIDA PROJECT


Original Song

 

'Visions of Gideon' - Sufjan Stevens (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)

Later!