‘Black Panther,’ ‘A Quiet Place’ Lead Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Mid-Season Nominees
We’ve reached the midway point of 2018, which means outlets (likeourselves) will be publishing a flurry of “best of the year so far” lists and the awards circuit will start to gear up for Oscar season. And while some awards ceremonies are still catching up withlast year’s winners, the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society (of which /Film’s Peter Sciretta is a member) has already released their nominees for their mid-season awards.
TheLos Angeles Online Film Critics Societyannounced their mid-season film awards this week, which may give us a peek at what awards season will look like once the Fall rolls around. At the LAOFCS,Black Panther, A Quiet Place,andHereditaryled the pack, withRyan Coogler’sBlack Pantherscoring the most nods with seven nominations.John Krasinski’sA Quiet Placefollowed right after with a total of six nominations.
See the list of the LAOFCS nominees below.
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Mid-Season Nominees
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Black Panther – Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole
Annihilation – Alex Garland
Love, Simon – Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker
You Were Never Really Here – Lynne Ramsay
Paddington 2 – Paul King & Simon Farnaby
Best Original Screenplay:
A Quiet Place – Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, and John Krasinski
Hereditary – Ari Aster
Tully – Diablo Cody
Isle of Dogs – Wes Anderson
Upgrade – Leigh Whannell
Best Supporting Actor:
Alex Wolff – Hereditary
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther
Josh Brolin – Avengers: Infinity War
Jesse Plemons – Game Night
Hugh Grant – Paddington 2
Best Supporting Actress:
Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place
Mackenzie Davis – Tully
Letitia Wright – Black Panther
Anne Hathaway – Ocean’s 8
Michelle Williams – I Feel Pretty
Best Actor:
Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here
Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther
John Krasinski – A Quiet Place
Nick Robinson – Love, Simon
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Best Actress:
Toni Collette – Hereditary
Charlize Theron – Tully
Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place
Natalie Portman – Annihilation
Danai Gurira – Black Panther
Best Female Director:
Lynne Ramsey – You Were Never Really Here
Chloe Zhao – The Rider
Claire Scanlon – Set It Up
Kay Cannon – Blockers
Ava DuVernay – A Wrinkle in Time
Best Male Director:
Jason Reitman – Tully
Ryan Coogler – Black Panther
Alex Garland – Annihilation
Ari Aster – Hereditary
Best Picture:
Isle of Dogs
Incredibles 2
Paddington 2
Avengers: Infinity War
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Annihilation
Hereditary
A Quiet Place
Black Panther
The LA Online Film Critics society also named some of their most anticipated movies in the second half of 2018, which ranged from big budget blockbusters to indie Sundance darlings. See the list of their most anticipated films below:
