This group had only four members last year. This year they have seven. There are some idiosyncratic choices here, but a lot of the key players in Oscar season are here. The poor showing of Little Women might have something to do with the men-only membership.

Award Tallies

(12) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
(10) The Irishman
(9) 1917
(8) Marriage Story
(7) Joker
(6) Avengers: Endgame, Parasite
(4) Jojo Rabbit, Us
(3) Booksmart, Ford v Ferrari, Frozen II, Rocketman

The Awards

Best Picture

The Irishman
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Animated Film

Abominable
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Toy Story 4

Best Director

Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Actor

Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

Best Actress

Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Margot Robbie – Bombshell

Best Original Screenplay

Dolemite Is My Name
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Us

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Dark Waters
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker

Best Song

“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman
“Into the Unknown” – Frozen II
“Speechless” – Aladdin
“Spirit” – The Lion King
“Stand Up” – Harriet

Best Original Score

Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Marriage Story
1917
Us

Best Editing

Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Cinematography

A Hidden Life
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Art Direction

The Irishman
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Costume Design

The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Rocketman

Best Makeup

The Irishman
Joker
Judy
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Rocketman

Best Sound

Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Visual Effects

Ad Astra
Alita: Battle Angel
Avengers: Endgame
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Foreign Language Film

Atlantics
Non-Fiction
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Documentary

American Factory
Apollo 11
Honeyland
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
One Child Nation

Best Stunt Work

Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best New Filmmaker

Chinonye Chukwu – Clemency
Robert D Krzykowski – The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Melina Matsoukas – Queen and Slim
Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz – The Peanut Butter Falcon
Olivia Wilde – Booksmart

Best First Film

Tom Harper – Wild Rose
Melina Matsoukas – Queen and Slim
Stephen Merchant – Fighting with My Family
Lorene Scafaria – Hustlers
Olivia Wilde – Booksmart

Best Overlooked Film

Booksmart
Long Shot
The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot
Motherless Brooklyn
Wild Rose

Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance

Kristen Bell – Frozen II
Chloe Bennet – Abominable
Josh Brolin – Avengers: Endgame
Mark Hamill – Child’s Play
Jenny Slate – The Secret Life of Pets 2

Best Horror Film

It Chapter Two
Midsommar
Pet Sematary
Ready or Not
Us

Best Comic Book Movie

Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
Joker
Shazam!
Spider-Man: Far form Home

Best Sci-Fi Film

Ad Astra
Alita: Battle Angel
Avengers: Endgame
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Terminator: Dark Fate

Best Hawaiian Film

August at Akiko’s
Ho’omau
The Islands
Mauka to Makai
Stoke

Worst Film of 2017

Cats
Charlie’s Angels
Glass
Men in Black: International
Rambo: Last Blood

Hawaii Film Critics Society Data

First Awards: 2016 (4)