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AWARDS SEASON 2018
My Picks For Best Acting, Director, Cinematography And More, In
Film In 2017
A scene from
Dee Rees' drama "Mudbound".
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Omar P.L. Moore/PopcornReel.com
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Wednesday,
December 6,
2017
There were some terrific performances on film in 2017. Here are my choices
for best performances
and other categories in 2017. For the acting choices the studio or
releasing company is in parentheses. I have not included animated
features, documentary films or films in another language other than English.
My list of ten best films of 2017 is forthcoming.
BEST ACTRESS
Margot Robbie, "I, Tonya" (A24)
A gritty, rock solid and relentlessly physical acting effort that cuts through the
screen. Ms. Robbie plays Tonya Harding in Craig Gillespie's satire-drama and asks not for your praise but
for your ear. (Photo: A24)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mary J. Blige, "Mudbound" (Netflix)
The assuredness and statesman-like work of Ms. Blige as Florence Jackson in Dee
Rees' "Mudbound" is undeniable. Ms. Blige is a true pro and looks as if she's been acting for
generations. The commitment, trust and focus never leaves the character
she plays. An impressive, stalwart turn. Seamless. (Photo:
Netflix)
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Phantom Thread" (Focus)
Mr. Day-Lewis is at his apex here with a tightly-wound performance as Reynolds
Woodcock, a fashion designer pulled into love and complexities. His acting
caliber is unparalleled across generations. Here Mr. Day-Lewis is skillful,
insufferable, vulnerable and very clever with how he showcases and inhibits his
onscreen character. (Photo: Focus Features)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Armie Hammer, "Call Me By Your Name" (Sony Pictures Classsics)
Much wisdom and honesty in the work of Mr. Hammer, who delivers in a bona fide
acting turn as an older man in love with a teenage boy in 1983 Italy. Mr.
Hammer uses restraint, subtlety and smoldering passions to execute and underline
the personality and dictates of his character. Mr. Hammer's best work by
far. (Photo: Sony Pictures Classics)
BEST DIRECTOR (a tie)
Christopher Nolan, "Dunkirk"
Jordan Peele, "Get Out"
Photo of Mr. Nolan (Warner Brothers), Photo of Mr. Peele (Universal)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Rachel Morrison, "Mudbound"
(Photo: David Bomba)
BEST EDITING
Lee Smith, "Dunkirk"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Jordan Peele, "Get Out"
(Photo credit: Unknown)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
James Ivory, "Call Me By Your Name"
(Photo: Lee Juillerat)
BEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACK COMPILATION
"Baby Driver"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mark Bridges, "Phantom Thread"
(Photo: Focus Features)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Jonny Greenwood, "Phantom Thread"
(Photo: Edu Hawkins)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Paul Denham Austerberry, "The Shape Of Water"
(Photo: Fox
Searchlight)
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