My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with me or inspire, both at the time, and still today. Subject to alter choices if new viewings are worthy enough. Other published Film Honors posts can be found at the menu at the top of the page.
Special Honor for Career Excellence: Isabelle Huppert
Special Honor for Female Filmmaking: Angelina Jolie
Special Honor for World Cinema: Yorgos Lanthimos
Special Honor for LGBTQ Representation: Call Me by Your Name
Sound Design: Dunkirk
Actor Support: Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer)
Film Editing: Dunkirk
Filmmaking Breakthrough: Julia Ducournau (Raw)
Set Design: The Handmaiden
Actress Support: Taraneh Alidoosti (The Salesman)
Cinematography: Hoyte Van Hoytema (Dunkirk)
Animation: In This Corner of the World
Costume Design: The Handmaiden
Youth Breakthrough: Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project)
Special Effects: War for the Planet of the Apes
Acting Breakthrough: Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth)
Song Composing: “If I Dare” (Battle of the Sexes)
Cast Ensemble: Clash
Documentary: Kedi
Actor Lead: Makis Papadimitriou (Suntan)
Score Composing: Jo Yeong-wook (The Handmaiden)
Screenwriting Adapted: Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung (The Handmaiden)
Actress Lead: Emma Booth (Hounds of Love)
Screenwriting Original: Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev (Loveless)
Directing: Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk)
Motion Picture: The Handmaiden (Park Chan-wook) South Korea
