Stay updated on which OCFS-screened films are taking home top honors from the season’s major critics prizes and guild awards.
For many cinephiles, the end of the year has come to be the most anticipated of film seasons. This is no different for our OCFS membership. General OCFS and Red Carpet club members alike were invited to advance screenings of many of 2017’s most fruitful displays of cinematic talent.
Here’s a running list of the OCFS -screened films nominated and the talent that has been recognized by guilds and critics:
Molly’s Game
Nominated:
Best Screenplay Motion Picture – Adapted Screenplay Aaron Sorkin based on the book by Molly Bloom
Golden Globes
Nominated:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama – Jessica Chastain
Best Screenplay Motion Picture – Adapted Screenplay Aaron Sorkin based on the book by Molly Bloom
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Won:
Chairman’s Award
WGA Awards
Nominated:
Adapted Screenplay Aaron Sorkin based on the book by Molly Bloom
BAFTAs
Nominated:
Adapted Screenplay Aaron Sorkin based on the book by Molly Bloom
DGA
Nominated:
First-Time Feature Film – Aaron Sorkin
The Post
Academy Awards
Nominated:
Best Picture – Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
Actress in a Leading Role – Meryl Streep
Golden Globes
Nominated:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama – Meryl Streep
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama – Tom Hanks
Best Director in a Motion Picture -Steven Spielberg
Best Original Score in a Motion Picture – John Williams
Best Screenplay in a Motion Picture – Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
AFI Awards
Movie of the Year
The Leisure Seeker
Golden Globes
Nominated:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy -Helen Mirren
Loveless
Academy Awards
Nominated:
Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTAs
Nominated:
Best Film Not in the English Language
The Big Sick
Academy Awards
Nominated:
Best Original Screenplay – Written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
AFI Awards
Won:
Movie of the Year
SXSW
Won:
Audience Award
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Nominated:
Best Screenplay
Spirit Awards
Nominated:
Best First Screenplay
Best Supporting Female
SAG Awards
Nominated:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Holly Hunter
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
WGA Awards
Nominated:
Original Screenplay Kumail Nanjiani & Emily V. Gordon
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
BAFTAs
Nominated:
Best Adapted Screenplay – Matt Greenhalgh
Leading Actress – Annette Bening
Leading Actor – Jamie Bell
Call Me By Your Name
Academy Awards
Nominated:
Best Picture – Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges and Marco Morabito, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role – Timothee Chalamet
Adapted Screenplay – James Ivory
Original Song – Mystery of Love, Music and Lyric by Sufjan Stevens
Golden Globes
Nominated:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture
Best Motion Picture
BAFTAs
Nominated:
Best Film
Director – Luca Guadagnino
Adapted Screenplay – James Ivory
Leading Actor – Timothee Chalamet
AFI Awards
Won:
Movie of the Year
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Won:
Rising Star Award Timothée Chalamet
National Board of Review
Won:
Breakthrough Performance – Timothée Chalamet
Top Film
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Won:
Best Feature
Breakthrough Actor: Timothée Chalamet
Nominated:
Best Screenplay
Spirit Awards
Nominated:
Best Feature
Best Director
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Male
Best Editing
Best Cinematography
SAG Awards
Nominated:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Lead in a Leading Role: Timothée Chalamet,
WGA Awards
Nominated:
Adapted Screenplay James Ivory based on the novel by André Aciman
A Fantastic Woman
Academy Awards
Nominated:
Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globes
Nominated:
Best Motion Picture Foreign Language
Berlin International Film Festival
Teddy Best Feature Film
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Competition
Silver Berlin Bear
Best Screenplay
Spirit Awards
Nominated:
Best International Film
Darkest Hour
Academy Awards
Nominated:
Best Picture – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role – Gary Oldman
Cinematography – Bruno Delbonnel
Costume Design – Jacqueline Durran
Makeup and Hairstyling – Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick
Production Design – Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Golden Globes
Winner:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture
BAFTAs
Nominated:
Best Film
Outstanding British Film
Leading Actor – Gary Oldman
Supporting Actress – Kristen Scott Thomas
Original Music – Dario Marianelli
Cinematography – Bruno Delbonnel
Production Design – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Makeup and Hair – David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick, Kazuhiro Tsuji
SAG Awards
Won:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Lead in a Leading Role: Gary Oldman
Mudbound
Academy Awards
Nominated:
Actress in a Supporting Role – Mary J. Blige
Cinematography – Rachel Morrison
Original Song – Mighty River – Music and Lyric by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson
Adapted Screenplay – Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Golden Globes
Nominated:
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Best Original Song
Spirit Awards
Won:
Robert Altman Award
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Won:
Breakthrough Performance Award
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Nominated:
Breakthrough Actor – Mary J. Blige
SAG Awards
Nominated:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Mary J. Blige
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
WGA Awards
Nominated:
Adapted Screenplay Virgil Williams and Dee Rees based on the novel by Hillary Jordan
We’ll continue to update this list as the award season progresses.
Last Updated: 1-23-18