The Florida Film Critics Circle has announced its nominees for the best films and cinematic performances of 2017. Leading the field is Guillermo Del Toro’s romantic sci-fi fantasy The Shape of Water with nine nominations. However, it faces stiff competition from several movies that make repeat appearances in several categories including Dunkirk and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, both which received seven nominations. Not far behind are Get Out and Lady Bird, each with six nominations.

While all the aforementioned movies are represented in the Best Picture, Best Director and Best Ensemble categories, the nominations are spread across categories with only The Shape of Water finding representation in almost every category it was eligible for, save for acting, where it is only represented by lead actress Sally Hawkins. Dunkirk is singled out mostly for its craftsmanship, as it appears against other movies in Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction/production Design, alongside The Shape of Water. It’s also the only one of the five Best Picture nominees that fell short of a nomination in the Best Original Screenplay category. The Shape of Water, Dunkirk and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri also appear in the Best Score category, alongside Blade Runner 2049 and Phantom Thread.

In the Best Actress field, Hawkins faces stiff competition from an acting veteran (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’s Frances McDormand) and an up-and-comer (Lady Bird’s Saoirse Ronan) while Laurie Metcalf, who filled the dynamic role of Lady Bird’s doting mother, is the sole actress from a Best Picture nominee to vie for the Best Supporting Actress award. In the Best Actor category, Daniel Kaluuya, who played the hapless hero of Get Out, is nominated alongside Timothée Chalamet for Call Me By Your Name, which also scored dual Best Supporting Actor nods for Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlbarg. It also finds representation in the Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay categories.

A complete list of all the nominees can be found below. The winners will be announced on Saturday, December 23rd.

 

The Florida Film Critics Circle is an organization of 25 writers from Florida-based print and online publications. Founded in 1996, the FFCC strives to recognize outstanding work in film, further the cause of good movies, and maintain the highest level of professionalism among film critics in Florida. Bill Gibron of PopMatters.com and FilmRacket.com has served as chairman since March 2013.

2017 Florida Film Critics Circle Nominations

 

BEST PICTURE

Call Me By Your Name

Dunkirk

Get Out

Lady Bird

The Shape Of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk

Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird

Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water

Jordan Peele – Get Out

Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

 

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out

Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour

James Franco – The Disaster Artist

Robert Pattinson – Good Time

Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name

 

BEST ACTRESS

Cynthia Nixon – A Quiet Passion

Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Margot Robbie – I, Tonya

Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water

Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Armie Hammer – Call Me By Your Name

Barry Keoghan – The Killing of A Sacred Deer

Michael Stuhlbarg – Call Me By Your Name

Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Allison Janney – I, Tonya

Holly Hunter – The Big Sick

Hong Chau – Downsizing

Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird

Mary J. Blige – Mudbound

 

BEST ENSEMBLE

Dunkirk

Get Out

I, Tonya

Lady Bird

The Big Sick

The Shape Of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Get Out

Lady Bird

The Big Sick

The Shape Of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Call Me By Your Name

Marjorie Prime

Molly’s Game

The Disaster Artist

The Lost City of Z

Wonderstruck

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

Personal Shopper

The Post

The Shape of Water

Wonderstruck

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The Shape of Water

War for the Planet of the Apes

 

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

Phantom Thread

The Shape of Water

Wonderstruck

 

BEST SCORE

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

Phantom Thread

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Ex Libris: New York Public Library

Faces Places

Jane

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Kedi

 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

BPM

First They Killed My Father

Loveless

The Ornithologist

The Square

 

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Coco

Loving Vincent

The Boss Baby

The Breadwinner

The LEGO Batman Movie

 

BEST FIRST FILM

Get Out

God’s Own Country

Ingrid Goes West

Molly’s Game

 

BREAKOUT AWARD

Barry Keoghan

Greta Gerwig

Jordan Peele

Millicent Simmonds

Timothée Chalamet