San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2018

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The 23rd San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 10, 2018. [1] [2]

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Winners and nominees

Best Film

Leave No Trace

Best Director

Debra Granik Leave No Trace

Best Male Actor

Ethan Hawke First Reformed

Best Female Actor

Glenn Close The Wife

Best Male Supporting Actor

Timothée Chalamet Beautiful Boy (TIE)
Richard E. Grant Can You Ever Forgive Me? (TIE)

Best Female Supporting Actor

Nicole Kidman Boy Erased

Best Comedic Performance

Hugh Grant Paddington 2

Best Original Screenplay

Bo Burnham Eighth Grade

Best Adapted Screenplay

Peter Fellows, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Fabien Nury, and David Schneider The Death of Stalin

Best Animated Film

Isle of Dogs

Best Documentary

Three Identical Strangers

Best Foreign Language Film

Shoplifters

Best Cinematography

Bruno Delbonnel The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (TIE)
Joshua James Richards The Rider (TIE)

Best Costume Design

Sandy Powell The Favourite (TIE)
Lindy Hemming Paddington 2 (TIE)

Best Editing

Jamie Gross and Dave Egan Game Night

Best Production Design

Fiona Crombie The Favourite

Best Visual Effects

Ready Player One

Best Use of Music in a Film

Bad Times at the El Royale

Best Breakout Artist

Thomasin McKenzie Leave No Trace

Best Ensemble

Game Night

Best Body of Work

John C. Reilly for Ralph Breaks the Internet , The Sisters Brothers , and Stan & Ollie

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References

  1. "2018 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations". San Diego Film Critics Society. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  2. "2018 San Diego Film Critics Society Award Winners". San Diego Film Critics Society. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.