2018 National Society of Film Critics Awards

53rd NSFC Awards

January 5, 2019


Best Film:
The Rider

The 53rd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 5 January 2019, honored the best in film for 2018.[1][2][3]

Winners

Winners are listed in boldface along with the runner-up positions and counts from the final round:

Alfonso Cuarón, Best Director winner
Ethan Hawke, Best Actor winner
Olivia Colman, Best Actress winner
Steven Yeun, Best Supporting Actor winner
Regina King, Best Supporting Actress winner
Armando Iannucci, Best Screenplay co-winner

Best Picture

  1. The Rider (44)
  2. Roma (41)
  3. Burning (27)

Best Director

  1. Alfonso CuarónRoma (60)
  2. Lee Chang-dongBurning (22)
  3. Chloé ZhaoThe Rider (22)

Best Actor

  1. Ethan HawkeFirst Reformed (58)
  2. Willem DafoeAt Eternity's Gate (30)
  3. Ben FosterLeave No Trace (25)
  4. John C. ReillyThe Sisters Brothers and Stan & Ollie (25)

Best Actress

  1. Olivia ColmanThe Favourite (36)
  2. Regina HallSupport the Girls (33)
  3. Melissa McCarthyCan You Ever Forgive Me? (27)

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Steven YeunBurning (40)
  2. Richard E. GrantCan You Ever Forgive Me? (35)
  3. Brian Tyree HenryIf Beale Street Could Talk, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Widows (32)

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Regina KingIf Beale Street Could Talk (47)
  2. Elizabeth DebickiWidows (37)
  3. Emma StoneThe Favourite (24)

Best Screenplay

  1. Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, and Ian MartinThe Death of Stalin (47)
  2. Nicole Holofcener and Jeff WhittyCan You Ever Forgive Me? (27)
  3. Deborah Davis and Tony McNamaraThe Favourite (24)

Best Cinematography

  1. Alfonso CuarónRoma (70)
  2. James LaxtonIf Beale Street Could Talk (26)
  3. Łukasz ŻalCold War (24)

Best Foreign Language Film

  1. RomaAlfonso Cuarón (44)
  2. Cold WarPaweł Pawlikowski (34)
  3. BurningLee Chang-dong (30)
  4. ShopliftersHirokazu Kore-eda (30)

Best Non-Fiction Film

  1. Minding the GapBing Liu (35)
  2. ShirkersSandi Tan (31)
  3. Amazing GraceSydney Pollack (24)

Film Heritage Award

Special Citation

  • A Family Tour, a film awaiting American distribution

References

  1. ^ a b ""The Rider" is voted Best Picture of 2018". National Society of Film Critics. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 5, 2019). "National Society Of Film Critics Names Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider' As Best Picture". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Kilkenny, Katie (January 5, 2019). "'The Rider' Named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 6, 2019.