We’ve seen You Were Never Really Here referenced before this precursor season, but never with such forceful adoration. The film performed far better than expected. Looking over the choices of the Boston online critics and you’ll see a more eclectic bunch of winners that aren’t necessarily frontrunners, though some are.

Award Tallies

(4) You Were Never Really Here
(2) First Reformed, Roma

The Awards

Best Picture

You Were Never Really Here

Best Animated Feature

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Director

You Were Never Really Here – Lynne Ramsay

Best Actor

Ethan Hawke – First Reformed

Best Actress

Toni Collette – Hereditary

Best Supporting Actor

Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Supporting Actress

Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Screenplay

First Reformed

Best Original Score

You Were Never Really Here

Best Editing

You Were Never Really Here

Best Cinematography

Roma

Best Foreign Language Film

Roma

Best Documentary

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Best Ensemble Cast

Support the Girls

Ten Best Films of the Year

1. You Were Never Really Here
2. First Reformed
3. Roma
4. BlacKkKlansman
5. Black Panther
6. Shoplifters
7. Support the Girls
8. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
9. Hereditary
10. If Beale Street Could Talk

Boston Online Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: May 2012
First Awards: 2012 (7)