Friday, March 29, 2024

The Final IMDB Critics Circle (ICC) Award Nominations

By Will Mavity As of yesterday, the IMDB forums will be shutting down after nearly 20 years of existence. Though there has been plenty of toxicity in recent years, the Movie Awards (previously known as Oscar Buzz) forum has been home to one of the internet’s most entertaining awards groups for more than a decade: The IMDB Critics Circle (or ICC).

Founded for the 2006-2007 awards season, The ICC celebrates the best in the previous year’s films as the users of Movie Awards see it. Every year we receive between 70 and 120 ballots as part of the nominations round, and 100+ for the winners round. We began the 10-nomination concept for Best Picture before AMPAS, beginning instead in 2007. And we extended this lineup to all of the “big 8” categories. We also added in extra “below the line” categories: Ensemble, Choreography, Breakthrough Performance of the Year, etc. 

As the forum ends, this will be the awards’ final year. As we reflect on the negativity that thrived in the IMDB forums, let us not forget, something wonderful arose from those boards as well, an awards show that has long featured community contributions, In Memoriam  montages, pranks, gags, and a rich history of shocks and upsets. As such, here are the nominees for the 2017 (and final) ICCs. For a list of previous ICC nominations and wins (some, particularly the early years are wild), go here

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BEST PICTURE 
American Honey 
Arrival 
Jackie 
La La Land 
The Lobster 
Manchester by the Sea 
Moonlight 
Silence 
Toni Erdmann 
The Witch 

BEST DIRECTOR
Maren Ade | Toni Erdmann 
Andrea Arnold | American Honey  
Damien Chazelle | La La Land 
Robert Eggers | The Witch 
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight 
Yorgos Lanthimos | The Lobster  
Pablo Larraín | Jackie 
Kenneth Lonergan | Manchester by the Sea 
Martin Scorsese | Silence 
Denis Villeneuve | Arrival 

BEST ACTRESS
Amy Adams | Arrival 
Kate Beckinsale | Love & Friendship 
Annette Bening | 20th Century Women 
Sonia Braga | Aquarius 
Rebecca Hall | Christine 
Sandra Hüller | Toni Erdmann 
Isabelle Huppert | Elle 
Ruth Negga | Loving 
Natalie Portman | Jackie 
Emma Stone | La La Land 

BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck | Manchester by the Sea 
Jeff Bridges | Hell or High Water 
Adam Driver | Paterson 
Joel Edgerton | Loving 
Colin Farrell | The Lobster  
Andrew Garfield | Silence 
Ryan Gosling | La La Land 
Viggo Mortensen | Captain Fantastic 
Peter Simonischek | Toni Erdmann 
Denzel Washington | Fences 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis | Fences 
Kate Dickie | The Witch 
Lily Gladstone | Certain Women 
Naomie Harris | Moonlight 
Riley Keough | American Honey  
Nicole Kidman | Lion 
Imogen Poots | Green Room 
Molly Shannon | Other People 
Rachel Weisz | The Lobster
Michelle Williams | Manchester by the Sea 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 
Mahershala Ali | Moonlight 
Alden Ehrenreich | Hail, Caesar! 
Ralph Fiennes | A Bigger Splash 
Ben Foster | Hell or High Water 
John Goodman | 10 Cloverfield Lane 
Lucas Hedges | Manchester by the Sea 
Yosuke Kubozuka | Silence 
Issei Ogata | Silence 
Trevante Rhodes | Moonlight 
Michael Shannon | Nocturnal Animals 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Maren Ade | Toni Erdmann 
Jared Bush & Phil Johnston | Zootopia 
Damien Chazelle | La La Land 
Robert Eggers | The Witch 
Efthimis Filippou & Yorgos Lanthimos | The Lobster  
Jim Jarmusch | Paterson 
Kenneth Lonergan | Manchester by the Sea 
Mike Mills | 20th Century Women 
Noah Oppenheim | Jackie 
Taylor Sheridan | Hell or High Water 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 
David Birke | Elle 
Park Chan-wook & Chung Seo-kyung | The Handmaiden  
Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese | Silence 
Tom Ford | Nocturnal Animals  
Eric Heisserer | Arrival 
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight 
Jeff Nichols | Loving 
Kelly Reichardt | Certain Women 
Whit Stillman | Love & Friendship 
August Wilson | Fences 

BEST ENSEMBLE
Captain Fantastic 
Everybody Wants Some!! 
Fences 
Hell or High Water 
The Lobster 
Manchester by the Sea 
Moonlight 
Nocturnal Animals  
Silence 
The Witch

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Hail, Caesar! 
Hardcore Henry 
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 
Train to Busan 

BEST DEBUT FEATURE
10 Cloverfield Lane 
Deadpool 
Krisha 
Kubo and the Two Strings 
The Witch 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival 
Jackie 
La La Land 
Moonlight 
Silence 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Hail, Caesar!  
The Handmaiden  
Jackie 
La La Land
Silence 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Hail, Caesar!  
The Handmaiden  
Jackie 
La La Land
Love & Friendship

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Deadpool
Green Room 
Jackie 
The Neon Demon 
Silence 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Arrival 
Doctor Strange 
The Jungle Book 
Kubo and the Two Strings 
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 

BEST EDITING
Arrival 
Hell or High Water 
Jackie 
La La Land 
O.J.: Made in America 

BEST SOUND MIXING
Arrival 
Hacksaw Ridge 
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story  
The Witch 

BEST SOUND EDITING
Arrival 
Deepwater Horizon 
Hacksaw Ridge 
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story  
The Witch

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Nicholas Britell | Moonlight 
Justin Hurwitz | La La Land 
Johann Johannsson | Arrival 
Mica Levi | Jackie 
Cliff Martinez | The Neon Demon 

BEST SOUNDTRACK
20th Century Women
American Honey 
Everybody Wants Some!! 
La La Land
Sing Street  

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Another Day of Sun | La La Land 
Audition (The Ones Who Dream) | La La Land 
City of Stars | La La Land 
Drive It Like You Stole It | Sing Street 
Montage | Swiss Army Man

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Finding Dory 
Kubo and the Two Strings 
Moana 
The Red Turtle 
Zootopia 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
13th 
Cameraperson 
O.J.: Made in America 
Tower 
Weiner 

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Aquarius 
Elle 
The Handmaiden 
Things to Come 
Toni Erdmann 

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Alden Ehrenreich 
Lucas Hedges 
Ruth Negga 
Trevante Rhodes 
Anya Taylor-Joy 

PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Amy Adams 
Andrew Garfield 
Ryan Gosling 
Isabelle Huppert 
Michael Shannon You can follow Will and hear more of his thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Twitter at @mavericksmovies

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Loves Awards Season, analyzing stats & conducting interviews. Hollywood Critics Association Member.

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