RELEASE DATE: JAN. 3, 2019
Roma Wins Four North Carolina Film Critics Association Honors
Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography
After being previously nominated from the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) for his work on Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma was the big winner for the sixth annual Best in Cinema awards honors. The foreign language film took top honors for Best Narrative Film, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Cinematography.
Roma, along with If Beale Street Could Talk were the most nominated films this year with six each. If Beale Street Could Talk earned wins for Best Supporting Actress Regina King and Best Adapted Screenplay for Barry Jenkins. Jenkins received previous nominations for his work as writer and director for Moonlight.
Two other films had multiple wins, Black Panther and The Favourite. Michael B. Jordan won Best Supporting Actor for Black Panther, and the film also earned a Best Special Effects award. The Favourite took home honors for Best Actress Olivia Coleman and Best Original Screenplay.
Ethan Hawke is a three-time NCFCA nominee and won this year’s Best Actor award for First Reformed. He was previously nominated for Boyhood and Before Midnight.
Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse took home Best Animated Film, and Won’t You Be My Neighbor was selected as Best Documentary.
The NCFCA consists of forty-two film critics/journalists established in North Carolina or those serving North Carolina-based outlets. Recognition was granted to films and performers in sixteen categories. Below you will find the full list of winners and nominees:
BEST NARRATIVE FILM
**Roma** (Winner)
Black Panther
BlacKKKlansman
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
**Won’t You Be My Neighbor?** (Winner)
Free Solo
RBG
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers
BEST ANIMATED FILM
**Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse** (Winner)
The Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
**Roma** (Winner)
Burning
Capernaum
Cold War
The Guilty
Shoplifters
BEST DIRECTOR
**Alfonso Cuarón – Roma** (Winner)
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Damien Chazelle – First Man
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Spike Lee — BlacKKKlansman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
**Alfonso Cuarón – Roma** (Winner)
Bruno Delbonnel – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
James Laxton – If Beale Street Could Talk
Linus Sandgren – First Man
Lukasz Zal – Cold War
BEST ACTOR
**Ethan Hawke – First Reformed** (Winner)
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington – BlacKKKlansman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
**Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther** (Winner)
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKKKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST ACTRESS
**Olivia Colman – The Favourite** (Winner)
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Toni Collette – Hereditary
Lady Gaga – A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
**Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk** (Winner)
Elizabeth Debicki – Widows
Nicole Kidman – Boy Erased
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
**Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara – The Favourite** (Winner)
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You
Paul Schrader – First Reformed
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
**Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk** (Winner)
Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – Black Panther
Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters – A Star is Born
Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee — BlacKKKlansman
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
**Black Panther** (Winner)
Avengers: Infinity War
First Man
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Ready Player One
BEST MUSIC
**A Star is Born** (Winner)
Annihilation
Black Panther
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
This award recognizes a film, artist, or performer with a special connection to North Carolina. In 2017, the Tar Heel Award was dedicated to longtime North Carolina film critic Ken Hanke.
**Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased, Ben is Back) – UNC School of the Arts** (Winner)
David Gordon Green and Danny McBride (Halloween) – UNC School of the Arts
Peyton Reed (Ant-Man and the Wasp) – North Carolina native
Films with Multiple Wins
Roma: 4
Black Panther: 2
The Favourite:2
If Beale Street Could Talk: 2
Films with Multiple Nominations
If Beale Street Could Talk: 6
Roma: 6
A Star is Born: 5
Black Panther: 5
BlacKKKlansman: 5
First Man: 5
The Favourite: 4
Can You Ever Forgive Me: 3
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: 2
Boy Erased: 2
Cold War: 2
First Reformed: 2
Most Nominations without a Win:
BlacKKKlansman – 5
First Man -5
Additional Notes:
- This year marks the third and fourth nominations for Barry Jenkins – Previous nominations (Director, Screenplay) were for Moonlight. This is his first win.
- Alfonso Cuarón was previously nominated for Gravity. With three wins this year for Roma (Director, Cinematographer and Screenplay), he became a four-time nominee.
- This year the Coen Brothers earned their 3rd nomination. Previous nominations were for Inside Lewyn Davis, Bridge of Spies.
- This year marks the third nomination for Ethan Hawke, Previous nominations were for acting in Boyhood and Adapted Screenplay for Before Midnight. This was his first win.
- This year marks Emma Stone’s third nomination. She was previously recognized for her performances in Birdman and La La Land.
- Bradley Cooper was previously nominated for acting in Silver Linings Playbook. This year he received two for A Star is Born (acting and adapted screenplay).
- Damien Chazelle is a previous NCFCA winner for his work in La La Land. First Man was his second nomination as Best Director.
- Mahershala Ali was previously nominated for the film Moonlight.
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About the NCFCA
The North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) was formed by Kenneth R. Morefield in 2012 to promote film journalism in North Carolina. Membership consists of film critics/journalists established in North Carolina or those serving North Carolina-based outlets.
NCFCA members actively engage in cinematic evaluation and critical analysis. Some members also offer journalistic and explorative thoughts on episodic television, streaming series, music, and varied forms of arts and entertainment.
More information about the NCFCA and lists of past nominees and winners can be found at ncfilmcritics.org.
