Get Out And Dunkirk Make Their Mark With Washington Film Critics Associations Winners

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Associations (WAFCA) announced their set of winners and have made the awards race crazy by forming a consensus on some categories but not others. For starters, Laurie Metcalf continues to steamroll her way through the Supporting Actress category and Coco is maintaining its momentum in the Best Animated Feature. But Get Out managed to pick up its first Best Picture prize of the season and Gary Oldman has gotten his first Best Actor citation. Also, Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell have regained traction in the Best Actress and Supporting Actor categories, respectively, for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Some other notable wins include Baby Driver for Best Editing (a dark horse contender, perhaps?) and Mudbound for Best Adapted Screenplay.  

Best Film: Get Out 

Best Director: Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) 

Best Actor: Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) 

Best Actress: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)  

Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)

Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) 

Best Acting Ensemble: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 

Best Youth Performance: Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project) 

Best Voice Performance: Anthony Gonzalez (Coco) 

Best Motion Capture Performance: Andy Serkis (War for the Planet of the Apes)  

Best Original Screenplay: Jordan Peele (Get Out) 

Best Adapted Screenplay: Virgil Williams and Dee Rees (Mudbound) 

Best Animated Feature: Coco 

Best Documentary: Jane 

Best Foreign Language Film: BPM (Beats Per Minute) 

Best Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Alessandra Querzola (Blade Runner 2049) 

Best Cinematography: Roger A. Deakins, ASC, BSC (Blade Runner 2049) 

Best Editing: Paul Machliss, ACE; Jonathan Amos, ACE (Baby Driver) 

Best Original Score: Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch (Blade Runner 2049) 

The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC: The Post 

Author: Matthew St.Clair