Precursor: 3rd Chicago Independent Critics Nominations (2018)

In many ways, this list is better than the Oscar nominations, though it’s imperfect with people like Melissa McCarthy unfairly overlooked.

Nominations Tallies

(11) Black Panther
(9) The Favourite, Roma
(8) First Man
(6) If Beale Street Could Talk, A Star Is Born
(5) Vice
(4) Annihilation, BlacKkKlansman
(3) Eighth Grade, First Reformed, Hereditary, Widows

The Nominations

Best Independent Film (under $20M)

Eighth Grade
First Reformed
Hereditary
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma

Best Studio Film (over $20M)

Annihilation
Black Panther
First Man
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A Star Is Born
Vice

Best Animated Film

Big Fish & Begonia
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Director

Ari Aster – Hereditary
Ryan Coogler – Black Panther
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Lynne Ramsey – You Were Never Really Here

Best Actor

Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Ryan Gosling – First Man
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here

Best Actress

Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Toni Collette – Hereditary
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Hugh Grant – Paddington 2
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther

Best Supporting Actress

Elizabeth Debicki – Widows
Claire Foy – First Man
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite

Best Original Screenplay

Eighth Grade
The Favourite
First Reformed
Roma
Vice

Best Adapted Screenplay

Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
Leave No Trace
A Star Is Born

Best Musical Score

Annihilation
Black Panther
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mandy

Best Editing

The Favourite
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
Widows

Best Cinematography

Cold War
The Favourite
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma

Best Production Design

Annihilation
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
First Man
Roma

Best Makeup and Costume Design

Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Suspiria
Vice

Best Visual Effects

Annihilation
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Ready Player One

Best Foreign-Language Film

Burning
Cold War
The Guilty
Roma
Shoplifters

Best Documentary

Free Solo
Minding the Gap
RBG
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor

Best Ensemble

Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Widows

Impact Award (positive impact in cinema)

Brian Andreotti – The Music Box Theatre
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
John M. Chu – Crazy Rich Asians
Ryan Coogler – Black Panther
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman