AWARD NEWS UPDATE

More honors for the best in cinema for 2017 are out with films critics from Boston and San Francisco announcing their picks with "Phantom Thread" getting top honor from Beantown while the Bay City went with "The Florida Project".  The American Film Institute also delivered their annual selection of the ten best movies of the year and the Screen Actors Guild have announced their nominations for the 24th annual awards. What is notable about this year's SAG Award ceremony is that for the first time, there will be a host, Kristen Bell and all of the presenters will be female.

Willem Dafoe continues to collect awards as he won Best Supporting Actor prizes from both Boston and San Francisco and received a nomination from SAG for his work in "The Florida Project" while Laurie Metcalf  repeated the same feat for her excellent Best Supporting performance in "Lady Bird".

Some interesting picks include Daniel Kaluuya selected as Best Actor from Boston critics for his fine work in "Get Out" and he received a nomination from SAG. Andy Serkis was an unexpected winner for Best Actor by SF for his computer-generated performance in "War For The Planet of The Apes" and Margot Robbie received Best Actress recognition from them as well as a SAG nomination for her role as skater, Tonya Harding in "I, Tonya"

Meanwhile, The European Film Awards have handed out their prizes and "The Square", the Swedish satirical drama written and directed by Ruben Östlund, swept by winning all five awards it was nominated for including Best Film and a Best Actor win for a star on the rise, Claes Bang. The film was just recently shortlisted by the Academy as one of nine films eligible for this year's Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar.

AFI 2017 Movies Of The Year:

"The Big Sick"
"Call Me By Your Name"
"Dunkirk"
"The Florida Project"
"Get Out"
"Lady Bird"
"The Post"
"The Shape of Water"
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
"Wonder Woman"

Winners of the 2017 Boston Society of Film Critics:

Best Picture: "Phantom Thread"
Best Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, "Get Out"
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, "The Shape of Water"
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe, "The Florida Project"
Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf, "Lady Bird"
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "Phantom Thread"
Best Screenplay: Greta Gerwig, "Lady Bird"
Best Cinematography: Hoyte Van Hoytema, "Dunkirk"
Best Documentary: "Dawson City: Frozen in Time"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Square"
Best Animated Film: "Coco"
Best Film Editing: David Lowery, "A Ghost Story"
Best New Filmmaker: Jordan Peele, "Get Out"
Best Ensemble Cast: "The Meyerowitz Stories"
Best Original Score: Jonny Greenwood, "Phantom Thread"

Winners of the 2017 San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Best Picture: "The Florida Project"
Best Director: Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water"
Best Actor: Andy Serkis, "War For The Planet of The Apes"
Best Actress: Margot Robbie, "I, Tonya"
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe, "The Florida Project"
Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf, "Lady Bird"
Best Foreign Language Film: "BPM (Beats Per Minute)"
Best Animated Feature: "Coco"
Best Documentary: "Faces Places"
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, "Blade Runner 2049"
Best Production Design: Paul D. Austerberry, "The Shape of Water"
Best Editing: Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos, "Baby Driver"
Best Original Screenplay: Jordan Peele, "Get Out"
Best Adapted Screenplay: James Ivory, "Call Me By Your Name"
Best Original Score: Jonny Greenwood, "Phantom Thread"

Winners of the 2017 European Film Awards:

Best European Film: "The Square"
Best European Discovery: "Lady Macbeth"
Best European Comedy: "The Square"
Best European Actress: Alexandra Borbely, "On Body And Soul"
Best European Actor: Claes Bang, "The Square"
Best European Documentary: "Communion"
Best European Director: Ruben Ostlund, "The Square"
Best European Screenwriter: Ruben Ostlund, "The Square"
Best European Animated Feature: "Loving Vincent"
Best European Short Film: "Timecode"
Best European Cinematographer: Michail Krichman, "Loveless"
Best European Composer: Evgueni & Sacha Galperine, "Loveless"
Best European Editor: Robin Campillo, "BPM (Beats Per Minute)"
Best European Production Designer: Josefin Åsberg, "The Square"
Best European Costume Designer: Katarzyna Lewińska, "Spoor"
Best European Hair & Make-Up Artist: Leendert van Nimwegen, "Brimstone"
Best European Sound Designer: Oriol Tarragó, "A Monster Calls"

The 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

"The Big Sick"
"Get Out"
"Lady Bird"
"Mudbound"
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Timothée Chalamet, "Call Me by Your Name"
James Franco, "The Disaster Artist"
Daniel Kaluuya, "Get Out"
Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour"
Denzel Washington, "Roman J. Israel, Esq."

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Judi Dench, "Victoria & Abdul"
Sally Hawkins, "The Shape of Water"
Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Margot Robbie, "I, Tonya"
Saoirse Ronan, "Lady Bird"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Steve Carell, "Battle of the Sexes"
Willem Dafoe, "The Florida Project"
Woody Harrelson, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water"
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Mary J. Blige, "Mudbound"
Hong Chau, "Downsizing"
Holly Hunter, "The Big Sick"
Allison Janney, "I, Tonya"
Laurie Metcalf, "Lady Bird"

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:

"Baby Driver"
"Dunkirk"
"Logan"
"War for the Planet of the Apes"
"Wonder Woman"