The dark comedy “The Favourite” won a record-breaking 10 prizes, including Best Picture, at the 2018 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), which were presented on December 2 at Old Billingsgate in London. It was the most BIFAs won by one film in the same year. “The Favourite,” which follows the antics of England’s Queen Anne and two women competing for her affections, received 10 of the 13 awards for which the movie was nominated, including Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos), Best Actress (Olivia Colman) and Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz).
Other movies to get multiple awards include “American Animals,” “Ray & Liz” and “You Were Never Really Here,” which won two awards each. Joe Cole of “A Prayer Before Dawn” was named Best Actor, while Alessandro Nivolo from “Disobedience” was named Best Supporting Actor.
Judi Dench received the 2018 Richard Harris Award. Felicity Jones received the 2018 Variety Award. Horace Ové received the Special Jury Award.
Here is the complete list of nominations and winners of the 2018 British Independent Film Awards:
*=winner
Best British Independent Film
“American Animals” (Producers: Bart Layton, Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger, Mary Jane Skalski
“Beast (Producers: Michael Pearce, Kristian Brodie, Lauren Dark, Ivana MacKinnon)
“The Favourite” (Producers: Yorgos Lanthimos, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday)*
“You Were Never Really Here” (Producers: Lynne Ramsay, Pascal Caucheteux, Rosa Attab, James Wilson, Rebecca O’Brien)
Best Director
Andrew Haigh, “Lean on Pete” Yorgos Lanthmos, “The Favourite”*
Bart Layton, “American Animals”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
Lynne Ramsay, “You Were Never Really Here”
Best Screenplay Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, “The Favourite”*
Bart Layton, “American Animals”
Sebastian Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, “Disobedience”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
Lynne Ramsay, “You Were Never Really Here”
Best Actress
Gemma Arterton, “The Escape”
Jessie Buckley, “Beast” Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”*
Maxine Peake, “Funny Cow”
Rachel Weisz, “Disobedience”
Best Supporting Actress
Nina Arianda, “Stan & Ollie”
Rachel McAdams, “Disobedience”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite” Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”*
Molly Wright, “Apostasy”
Best Actor Joe Cole, “A Prayer Before Dawn”*
Steve Coogan, “Stan & Ollie”
Rupert Everett, “The Happy Prince”
Joaquin Phoenix, “You Were Never Really Here”
Charlie Plummer, “Lean on Pete”
Best Supporting Actor
Steve Buscemi, “Lean on Pete”
Barry Keoghan, “American Animals” Alessandro Nivola, “Disobedience”*
Van Peters, “American Animals”
Dominic West, “Colette”
Most Promising Newcomer Jessie Buckley, “Beast”*
Michaela Coel, “Been So Long”
Liv Hill, “Jellyfish”
Marcus Rutherford, “Obey”
Molly Wright, “Apostasy”
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Richard Billingham, “Ray & Liz”*
Daniel Kokotajlo, “Apostasy”
Matt Palmer, “Calibre”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
Leanne Welham, “Pili”
Debut Screenwriter
Karen Gillan, “The Party’s Just Beginning”
Daniel Kokotajlo, “Apostasy” Bart Layton, “American Animals”*
Matt Palmer, “Calibre”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
The Discovery Award
“The Dig” (Directors: Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill. Producers: Stuart Drennan, Brian J. Falconer. Writer: Stuart Drennan.)
“Irene’s Ghost” (Director: Iain Cunningham. Writers: Iain Cunningham, David Arthur. Producer: Rebecca Mark-Lawson. Director of Animation: Ellie Land.)
“A Moment in the Reeds” (Director/writer/producer: Mikko Makela. Producer: James Watson.)
“Super November” (Director/producer: Douglas King. Writer: Josie Long.)
“Voyageuse” (Director/writer/producer: May Miles Thomas)*
Best Documentary
“Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story” (Director/producer: Steve Sullivan)
“Evelyn” (Director: Orlando von Einsiedel. Producer: Joanna Natasegara.)*
“Island” (Director: Steven Eastwood. Producer: Elhum Shakerifar.)
“Nae Pasaran” (Director/producer: Felipe Bustos Sierra)
“Under the Wire” (Director: Christopher Martin. Producer: Tom Brisley.)
Best British Short Film “The Big Day”*
“Bitter Sea”
“The Field”
“Pommel”
“To Know Him”
Best International Independent Film
“Capernum” (Director/writer: Nadine Labaki. Writers: Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwani, Producers: Khaled Mouzanar, Michel Merkt.)
Best Casting Dixie Chassay, “The Favourite”*
Julie Harkin, “Beast”
Avy Kaufman, “American Animals”
Andy Pryor, “Stan & Ollie”
Michelle Smith, “Apostasy”
Best Cinematography
Ole Bratt Birkeland, “American Animals”
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck, “Lean on Pete” Robbie Ryan, “The Favourite”*
Tom Townend, “You Were Never Really Here”
David Ungaro, “A Prayer Before Dawn”
Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran, “Peterloo”
Aandrea Flesch, “Colette” Sandy Powell, “The Favourite”*
Guy Sperenza, “Stan & Ollie”
Alyssa Tull, “An Evening With Beverly Luff Lin”
Best Editing
Joe Bini, “You Were Never Really Here”
Marc Boucrot, “A Prayer Before Dawn” Nick Fenton, Julian Hart, Chris Gill, “American Animals”*
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, “The Favourite”
Ben Wheatley, “Happy New Year, Colin Burstead”
Best Effects Howard Jones, “Early Man”*
Matthew Stranger, Mark Wellband, “Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)”
George Zwier, Paul Driver, “Peterloo”
When it comes to awards, it’s nice to be nominated, but it’s even better to win. The year 2018 was one of the strongest in this decade for movies that have been well-received by critics and/or ticket-buying audiences. Movies from major studios that were blockbusters at the box office have become more critically acclaimed than they have been in recent years, and that means more of these types of blockbuster movies could be competing against smaller, critically acclaimed independent films for Academy Awards. Here’s a tally of the feature films released in U.S. theaters in 2018 that have gotten the most awards so far. This list, which is in alphabetical order, will be updated as more award winners are announced.
Updated: March 30, 2019
“22 July”
National Board of Review Awards
NBR Freedom of Expression Award
“American Animals”
British Independent Film Awards
Best Debut Screenwriter (Bart Layton)
Best Editing (Nick Fenton, Julian Hart, Chris Gill)
“Annihilation”
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Best Use of Visual Effects
GALECA Dorian Awards
Visually Striking Film of the Year
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Top 10 Film of 2018
Best Visual Effects
Phoenix Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Science Fiction Film
Utah Film Critics Association
Best Original Score (Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury)
“At Eternity’s Gate”
Satellite Awards
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Willem Dafoe)
Venice International Film Festival
Best Actor (Willem Dafoe)
“Avengers: Infinity War”
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Best Motion Capture/Special Effects Performance (Josh Brolin)
E! People’s Choice Awards
Movie of 2018
Action Movie of 2018
Female Movie Star of 2018 (Scarlett Johansson)
Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards
Visual Effects Supervisor (Dan DeLeeuw)
Hollywood Film Awards
Hollywood Visual Effects Award (Dan DeLeeuw, Kelly Port, Russel Earl and Dan Sudick)
Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance (Josh Brolin)
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Visual Effects
Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance (Josh Brolin and Digital Domain)
Nevada Film Critics Society Awards
Best Visual Effects
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Best Visual Effects
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Action Movie
Choice Action Movie Actor (Robert Downey Jr.)
Choice Action Movie Actress (Scarlett Johansson)
Visual Effects Society Awards
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature (Thanos)
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature (Titan)
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
Best Motion Capture Performance (Josh Brolin)
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
Best Ensemble Acting
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
Top 10 Film of 2018
Venice International Film Festival
Best Screenplay (Joel and Ethan Coen)
“Beautiful Boy”
Hollywood Film Awards
Hollywood Supporting Actor Award (Timothée Chalamet)
Hollywood Breakthrough Director (Felix Van Groeningen)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Spotlight Award, Actor (Timothée Chalamet)
“Believer”
GLAAD Media Awards
Outstanding Documentary
Hollywood Film Awards
Hollywood Documentary Award
“Ben Is Back”
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Performance by an Actor 23 and Under (Lucas Hedges) – tie with Alex Wolff of “Hereditary”
“BlacKkKlansman”
AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards
Best Director (Spike Lee)
Academy Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
African American Film Critics Association
Best Actor (John David Washington)
Best Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
American Film Institute (AFI) Awards
AFI Top 10 Movie of the Year
Atlanta Film Critics Association Awards
Top 10 Film of 2018
BAFTA Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
Cannes International Film Festival
Grand Prix Award
Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
Casting Society of America Awards
Best Studio or Independent Drama: Kim Taylor-Coleman
Columbus Film Critics Association Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards
Best Editor (Barry Alexander Brown)
Hollywood Film Awards
Hollywood Breakthrough Actor (John David Washington)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Top 10 Film of 2018
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Male Director (Spike Lee)
Nevada Film Critics Society Awards
Best Director (Spike Lee)
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
Top 10 Film of 2018
Best Adapted Screenplay
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Top 10 Film of 2018
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Career Achievement Award (Spike Lee)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Director (Spike Lee)
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
Best Original Score (Terence Blanchard)
Satellite Awards
Best Independent Motion Picture
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Top 10 Film of 2018
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee)
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Best Director (Spike Lee)
Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Wilmmott and Spike Lee)
Best Original Score (Terence Blanchard)
“Black Panther”
Academy Awards
Best Costume Design (Ruth Carter)
Best Production Design (Hannah Beachler)
Best Original Score (LudwigGöransson)
African American Film Critics Association
Best Film
Best Director (Ryan Coogler)
Best Song (“All the Stars”)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards
Best Ensemble Cast
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry (cinematographer Rachel Morrison)
Art Directors Guild Awards
Best Production Design for a Fantasy Film (Hannah Beachler)
American Film Institute (AFI) Awards
AFI Movie of the Year
Atlanta Film Critics Association Awards
Top 10 Film of 2018
BAFTA Awards
Best Special Visual Effects
BET Awards
Best Movie
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Picture
Best Director (Ryan Coogler)
Best Ensemble
Black Reel Awards
Outstanding Picture
Outstanding Director (Ryan Coogler)
Outstanding Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
Outstanding Supporting Actor (Michael B. Jordan)
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Original Song (“All the Stars”)
Outstanding Breakthrough Actor, Male (Winston Duke)
The following is a press release from the British Independent Film Awards:
“The Favourite”leads the list of nominations for the 2018 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) announced this morning by British actors Ellie Bamber and Arinzé Kene at the Everyman Cinema, King’s Cross. Yorgos Lanthimos’s black comedy about the 18th century court of Queen Anne is recognized for Best British Independent Film, Best Director sponsored by Broadsword Event House and Best Screenplay sponsored by BBC Films.Olivia Colman is nominated for Best Actress sponsored by MAC, with her co-stars in the female-led ensemble, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, competing in the Best Supporting Actress category, Weisz also receives a Best Actress nomination for Sapphic drama “Disobedience.” “The Favourite” also sweeps the technical categories, newly introduced for the 2017 awards, with nominations for seven of the nine awards, including Best Production Design, Best Cinematography supported by Blackmagic Design, Best Make-up & Hair Design and Best Costume Design.
The Best British Independent Film nominees are “American Animals” (11 nominations), “Beast” (10 nominations), “Disobedience” (5 nominations), “The Favourite” (13 nominations) and “You Were Never Really Here” (8 nominations). The nominations list demonstrates a record year for female representation, with over 40% of the individual nominations recognizing women in the industry across directing, writing, producing, performance and craft. Female nominees make up over 50% of the talent nominated for Best British Independent Film and dominate both Most Promising Newcomer and Breakthrough Producer supported by Creativity Media, with four out of five nominations for each award. Over 140 British films were submitted for consideration and 37 different British feature films have been nominated across the BIFA categories.
The broad recognition for “American Animals” and “You Were Never Really Here” marks the return of previous award winners, writer-directors Lynne Ramsay and Bart Layton. Layton won Best Debut Director for his documentary “The Imposter” in 2012 and his true-crime heist drama “American Animals” secures him nominations for Best Director and for both Best Screenplay and Debut Screenwriter. The film sees Evan Peters and Barry Keoghan compete in the Best Supporting Actor category, marking their first BIFA nominations. Ramsay continues her long association with BIFA, with her third nomination for Best Screenplay and her second for Best Director, following past recognition for “Ratcatcher,” “Morvern Callar” and “We Need To Talk About Kevin.” Joaquin Phoenix secures his second BIFA Best Actor nomination for his role as a tortured hitman in the psychological noir thriller, with Jonny Greenwood and Tom Townend being recognized for Best Music sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group and Best Cinematography respectively.
Following a breakout year for British directorial debuts at the 2017 awards, this year’s nominations list continues the trend with acclaim forMichael Pearce’sromantic thriller “Beast”and Daniel Kokotajlo’s “Apostasy,” a sensitive drama set within the Jehovah’s Witness community.In addition to its Best British Independent Film nomination, “Beast” receives nods for Pearce in all directing and screenwriting categories: Best Director, Best Screenplay, Debut Screenwriter and The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director sponsored by Kodak & Pinewood. Lead Jessie Buckleyreceives nominations for both Best Actress and Most Promising Newcomer, alongside “Apostasy’s” Molly Wright who also receives nods in both categories. Kokotajlo features alongside Pearce with nominations for Best Debut Director and Debut Screenwriter.
Joe Cole (“A Prayer Before Dawn”), Rupert Everett (“The Happy Prince”) and Charlie Plummer (“Lean on Pete”) all feature in the Best Actor category as first time BIFA nominees, alongside Steve Coogan (“Stan & Ollie”) and Joaquin Phoenix. Gemma Arterton (“The Escape”) and Maxine Peake (“Funny Cow”) round out the Best Actress category, with Peake making her debut on the list.
The Richard Harris Award and The Variety Awardare to be announced in November. The Richard Harris Award, introduced in 2002 in honor of Richard Harris, recognizes outstanding contribution to British Film by an actor. Previous winners have been Daniel Day Lewis, Julie Walters, John Hurt, Emma Thompson and Vanessa Redgrave in 2017. The Variety Award recognizes a director, actor, writer or producer who has made a global impact and helped focus the international spotlight on the UK. Past winners include Kate Winslet, Richard Curtis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sir Michael Caine and Dame Helen Mirren.
Winners will be announced at the British Independent Film Award Ceremony on Sunday 2 December at Old Billingsgate.
UPDATE: Judi Dench will receive the 2018 Richard Harris Award. Felicity Jones will receive the 2018 Variety Award.
Here is the complete list of nominations:
Best British Independent Film
“American Animals” (Producers: Bart Layton, Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger, Mary Jane Skalski
“Beast (Producers: Michael Pearce, Kristian Brodie, Lauren Dark, Ivana MacKinnon)
“The Favourite” (Producers: Yorgos Lanthimos, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday)
“You Were Never Really Here” (Producers: Lynne Ramsay, Pascal Caucheteux, Rosa Attab, James Wilson, Rebecca O’Brien)
Best Director
Andrew Haigh, “Lean on Pete”
Yorgos Lanthmos, “The Favourite”
Bart Layton, “American Animals”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
Lynne Ramsay, “You Were Never Really Here”
Best Screenplay
Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, “The Favourite”
Bart Layton, “American Animals”
Sebastian Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, “Disobedience”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
Lynne Ramsay, “You Were Never Really Here”
Best Actress
Gemma Arterton, “The Escape”
Jessie Buckley, “Beast”
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Maxine Peake, “Funny Cow”
Rachel Weisz, “Disobedience”
Best Supporting Actress
Nina Arianda, “Stan & Ollie”
Rachel McAdams, “Disobedience”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Molly Wright, “Apostasy”
Best Actor
Joe Cole, “A Prayer Before Dawn”
Steve Coogan, “Stan & Ollie”
Rupert Everett, “The Happy Prince”
Joaquin Phoenix, “You Were Never Really Here”
Charlie Plummer, “Lean on Pete”
Best Supporting Actor
Steve Buscemi, “Lean on Pete”
Barry Keoghan, “American Animals”
Alessandro Nivola, “Disobedience”
Van Peters, “American Animals”
Dominic West, “Colette”
Most Promising Newcomer
Jessie Buckley, “Beast”
Michaela Coel, “Been So Long”
Liv Hill, “Jellyfish”
Marcus Rutherford, “Obey”
Molly Wright, “Apostasy”
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
Richard Billingham, “Ray & Liz”
Daniel Kokotajlo, “Apostasy”
Matt Palmer, “Calibre”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
Leanne Welham, “Pili”
Debut Screenwriter
Karen Gillan, “The Party’s Just Beginning”
Daniel Kokotajlo, “Apostasy”
Bart Layton, “American Animals”
Matt Palmer, “Calibre”
Michael Pearce, “Beast”
The Discovery Award
“The Dig” (Directors: Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill. Producers: Stuart Drennan, Brian J. Falconer. Writer: Stuart Drennan.)
“Irene’s Ghost” (Director: Iain Cunningham. Writers: Iain Cunningham, David Arthur. Producer: Rebecca Mark-Lawson. Director of Animation: Ellie Land.)
“A Moment in the Reeds” (Director/writer/producer: Mikko Makela. Producer: James Watson.)
“Super November” (Director/producer: Douglas King. Writer: Josie Long.)
“Voyageuse” (Director/writer/producer: May Miles Thomas)
Best Documentary
“Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story” (Director/producer: Steve Sullivan)
“Evelyn” (Director: Orlando von Einsiedel. Producer: Joanna Natasegara.)
“Island” (Director: Steven Eastwood. Producer: Elhum Shakerifar.)
“Nae Pasaran” (Director/producer: Felipe Bustos Sierra)
“Under the Wire” (Director: Christopher Martin. Producer: Tom Brisley.)
Best British Short Film
“The Big Day”
“Bitter Sea”
“The Field”
“Pommel”
“To Know Him”
Best International Independent Film
“Capernum” (Director/writer: Nadine Labaki. Writers: Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwani, Producers: Khaled Mouzanar, Michel Merkt.)
Best Casting
Dixie Chassay, “The Favourite”
Julie Harkin, “Beast”
Avy Kaufman, “American Animals”
Andy Pryor, “Stan & Ollie”
Michelle Smith, “Apostasy”
Best Cinematography
Ole Bratt Birkeland, “American Animals”
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck, “Lean on Pete”
Robbie Ryan, “The Favourite”
Tom Townend, “You Were Never Really Here”
David Ungaro, “A Prayer Before Dawn”
Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran, “Peterloo”
Aandrea Flesch, “Colette”
Sandy Powell, “The Favourite”
Guy Sperenza, “Stan & Ollie”
Alyssa Tull, “An Evening With Beverly Luff Lin”
Best Editing
Joe Bini, “You Were Never Really Here”
Marc Boucrot, “A Prayer Before Dawn”
Nick Fenton, Julian Hart, Chris Gill, “American Animals”
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, “The Favourite”
Ben Wheatley, “Happy New Year, Colin Burstead”
Best Effects
Howard Jones, “Early Man”
Matthew Stranger, Mark Wellband, “Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)”
George Zwier, Paul Driver, “Peterloo”