Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Announces 2017 Award Winners
TheLos Angeles Online Film Critics Societyput their heads (and votes) together and announced the winners of their 2017 awards. This is the inaugural year for the LAOFCS (/Film’s own Peter Sciretta is a member), which was formed in late 2016 with the hope of creating a critics group that was “as diverse as the city in which it is based.“Guillermo del Toro’sThe Shape of Waterwon big this year, with other awards going toLady Bird,I, Tonyaand more. See the full list of the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Award winners below.
Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful monster-themed romanceThe Shape of Waterwas a big winner at the inaugural Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society awards. The film, which stars Sally Hawkins as a woman who falls in love with a fish-man, took home Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Male Director, and Best Score. Can’t say I have a problem with any of that –The Shape of Wateris great. The other big winner wasGreta Gerwig’s sweet coming-of-age filmLady Bird, which won Best Independent Film, Best Female Director, and Best Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and Under.
Other winners includeGary Oldman, who took home Best Actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill inJoe Wright’sDarkest Hour;Allison Janney, who won Best Supporting Actress for her acerbic, memorable turn inI, Tonya, andMichael StuhlbagandPatrick Stewart, who both won Best Supporting Actor in a tie – Stuhlbarg forCall Me by Your Name, and Stewart forLogan. Stuhlbarg definitely deserves awards for his quiet yet unforgettable part inCall Me by Your Name, and it’s nice to see Stewart get some awards season love for his excellent work as the dying Professor X. The list of nominees can be foundhere.
The LAOFCS first annual awards ceremony will be held onWednesday, January 10, 2018at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles. Awards will be handed out to the winners during the event. See the full list of winners below.
Best Picture:
The Shape of Water
Best Actress:
Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water
Best Actor:
Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
Best Supporting Actress:
Allison Janney – I, Tonya
Best Supporting Actor – TIE
Patrick Stewart, Logan
Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me by Your Name
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game
Best Original Screenplay:
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Best Male Director:
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Best Female Director:
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Best Animated Film:
Best Foreign Film:
The Square
Best Documentary: TIE
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Best Visual Effects:
War for The Planet of the Apes
Best Cinematography:
Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049
Best Blockbuster:
Wonder Woman
Best Independent Film:
Best First Feature:
Best Comedy or Musical:
The Big Sick
Best Action/War:
Baby Driver
Best Sci-Fi/Horror:
Best Actor or Actress 23 and Under:
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Best Stunt Work:
Best Score:
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
Best Editing:
Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos, Baby Driver
