“Three Billboards” also celebrated won in the Supporting Actor category for Sam Rockwell and Best Screenplay for Martin McDonagh
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“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” starring Frances McDormand won Best Film at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards, Friday night.
“Three Billboards,” which was up against “Call Me by Your Name,” “Dunkirk,” “Lady Bird” and “The Shape of Water” for the top prize, also celebrated wins in the Supporting Actor category for Sam Rockwell and Best Screenplay for Martin McDonagh, who was also nominated for directing.
Margot Robbie walked away with the Best Lead Actress award for her work as Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya,” with her co-star Allison Janney winning for Best Supporting Actress. Gary Oldman won for his critically acclaimed performance as Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour,” and Christopher Nolan won the Best Director award for “Dunkirk.”
Also Read: ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ ‘Lady Bird’ Top Australian Academy Award Nominees
AACTA International Award winners honor the best achievements in film excellence from the past year, regardless of geography, across seven categories – Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Winners are determined by 150 Australian screen professionals.
Winners and Nominees
Best Film:
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Dunkirk”
“Lady Bird”
“The Shape of Water” WINNER: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Direction:
Luca Guadagnino, “Call Me by Your Name”
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
Craig Gillespie, “I, Tonya”
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird” WINNER: Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
Best Screenplay:
James Ivory, “Call Me by Your Name”
Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird” WINNER: Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Lead Actress:
Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” WINNER: Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Best Lead Actor:
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Hugh Jackman, “Logan”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” WINNER: Gary Oldman for “Darkest Hour”
Best Supporting Actress:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Abbie Cornish, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Nicole Kidman, “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird” WINNER: Allison Janney for “I, Tonya”
Best Supporting Actor:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Armie Hammer, “Call Me by Your Name”
Tom Hardy, “Dunkirk”
Ben Mendelsohn, “Darkest Hour” WINNER: Sam Rockwell for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Golden Globes Film Predictions: From ‘Get Out’ to ‘Lady Bird’ (Photos)
Yes, there will be surprises at the 75th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday evening. There always are at the Golden Globes. Here’s what I think will happen on the film front:
(And see TheWrap’s film TV predictions here)
Best Motion Picture – Drama:
“Dunkirk” is big and bold and “The Post” is serious and timely, but the film with the most Globe nominations, “The Shape of Water,” is gloriously imaginative filmmaking whose biggest competition might have been two films that ended up being categorized as comedies, “Get Out” and “Lady Bird.”
Prediction: “The Shape of Water” Fox Searchlight
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
“Lady Bird” could win if voters want to send a message in a year where women are claiming their spot in Hollywood. “Get Out” could win if voters aren’t gun-shy after all the criticism the HFPA received for accepting it as a comedy. “The Disaster Artist” could even win if they just want to have fun. I give a narrow edge to “Get Out,” only because the film with the most critics’ awards tends to get a Globe, too.
Prediction: “Get Out” Universal
Best Director:
Ridley Scott’s movie isn’t even nominated for best picture, so it’s hard to imagine him winning here. Spielberg might do it, but the race is probably between the guys responsible for the boldest, biggest movies, Christopher Nolan for “Dunkirk” and Guillermo del Toro for “The Shape of Water.” “Dunkirk” feels a bit like old news by now, so look for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to give this to the director for whom English is a second language.
Prediction: Guillermo del Toro
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Gary Oldman is revered, under-recognized and overdue, and “Darkest Hour” gives him the kind of showcase that voters should celebrate. But his first Globe nomination is hardly a sure win, because he’s been an outspoken critic of the HFPA in the past, even calling for a boycott at one point. He changed his tune this year and said he was “very proud” of the nomination. If voters forgive and forget, he wins; if not, Timothée Chalamet could easily score an upset. Here’s betting the HFPA takes the high road.
Prediction: Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” Focus Features
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Meryl Streep provided the highlight of last year’s Globes show, but the Cecil B. DeMille award was probably thank-you enough. This one is probably between Sally Hawkins and Frances McDormand – and while Hawkins gives a radiant wordless performance in “The Shape of Water,” who the heck can say no to McDormand and “Three Billboards?”
Prediction: Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Fox Searchlight
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
While Hugh Jackman could help the HFPA insist that the “musical” part of the category name actually means something, this is probably between Daniel Kaluuya and James Franco. And Franco has been omnipresent in the last month, charming everybody who gets near his movie – and while “Disaster Artist” might not be as important as “Get Out,” it’s pretty irresistible.
Prediction: James Franco, “The Disaster Artist” A24
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
If the Globes didn’t have separate drama and musical/comedy acting categories, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie are probably the only nominees who’d be contending for a spot in a single category. And Ronan is the only one who’d be contending to win.
Prediction: Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” A24
Best Supporting Actor:
Sam Rockwell’s performance is strong and strange enough that he could pull off an upset, and Christopher Plummer is a real contender because he’d be the HFPA’s way of saluting Ridley Scott for his audacious last-minute reshoot with Plummer stepping into the role originally played by Kevin Spacey. But three nominations might be enough of a salute for Scott’s (and Plummer’s) film, leaving the path clear for Willem Dafoe to pick up yet another award for “The Florida Project.”
Prediction: Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project” A24
Best Supporting Actress:
While Mary J. Blige and Hong Chau have a shot and everybody loves Octavia Spencer, this will probably come down to a pair of actresses playing moms who clashed with their daughters. Laurie Metcalf has a couple of softer, redemptive moments in “Lady Bird,” which should give her the edge over Allison Janney’s mom from hell in “I, Tonya.
