Precursor: 17th Phoenix Critics Nominations (2017)

A big day for The Shape of Water as it tops its second slate of nominations today. Fourteen nods is a huge number, especially when the nearest competition (Blade Runner 2049 and Dunkirk) only have eight each. There were a couple of unusual selections from this group, but most of their slate has been on the radar for some time.

Nominations Tallies

(14) The Shape of Water
(8) Blade Runner 2049, Dunkirk
(6) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
(5) Lady Bird
(4) Beauty and the Beast, Get Out, Mudbound
(3) The Big Sick, Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, The Florida Project, Gifted, I, Tonya, Logan, Murder on the Orient Express

The Nominations

Best Picture

The Big Sick
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
Get Out
I, Tonya
Lady Bird
Mudbound
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Wind River

Best Animated Film

The Breadwinner
Coco
Despicable Me 3
The Lego Batman Movie
Loving Vincent

Best Director

Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk
Jordan Peele – Get Out

Best Actor

James Franco – The Disaster Artist
Jake Gyllenhaal – Stronger
Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
James McAvoy – Split
Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain – Molly’s Game
Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project
Richard Jenkins – The Shape of Water
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Michael Shannon – The Shape of Water
Patrick Stewart – Logan

Best Supporting Actress

Holly Hunter – The Big Sick
Alison Janney – I, Tonya
Tatiana Maslany – Stronger
Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water

Best Original Screenplay

The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Adapted Screenplay

Blade Runner 2049
Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Molly’s Game
Mudbound

Best Original Score

Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Murder on the Orient Express
The Shape of Water

Best Original Song

“Evermore” – Beauty And The Beast
“Mystery of Love” – Call Me By Your Name
“Remember Me” – Coco
“Mighty River” – Mudbound
“Hold the Light” – Only the Brave

Best Film Editing

Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water

Best Cinematography

Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water

Best Production Design

Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
Murder on the Orient Express
The Shape of Water

Best Costume Design

Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Murder on the Orient Express
The Shape of Water
Wonder Woman

Best Visual Effects

Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
War for the Planet of the Apes
Wonder Woman

Best Foreign Language Film

Blade of the Immortal
First They Killed My Father
In the Fade
The Square
Thelma

Best Documentary Film

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
City of Ghosts
Jane
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Step

Best Ensemble

Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Overlooked Film of the Year

Gifted
It Comes at Night
Logan Lucky
Marshall
Wind River

Best Breakthrough Performance

Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
Mckenna Grace – Gifted
Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip
Dafne Keen – Logan
Brooklynn Prince – The Florida Project