Critics’ Choice Awards 2018 — Full Winners List
On January 11, 2018, the 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica Airport. Hosted by actress Olivia Munn, the ceremony honored the best in film as determined by 373 film critics and journalists across the United States. Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water won Best Picture and also collected multiple awards across creative categories. Below is a clean, searchable list of winners and nominees from the evening.
Best Picture
- Winner — The Shape of Water
- The Big Sick
- Call Me By Your Name
- Darkest Hour
- Dunkirk
- The Florida Project
- Get Out
- Lady Bird
- The Post
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Director
- Winner — Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water)
- Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
- Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name)
- Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
- Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk)
- Jordan Peele (Get Out)
- Steven Spielberg (The Post)
Best Actor
- Winner — Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour)
- Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (Phantom Thread)
- James Franco (The Disaster Artist)
- Jake Gyllenhaal (Stronger)
- Tom Hanks (The Post)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out)
Best Actress
- Winner — Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
- Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game)
- Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water)
- Margot Robbie (I, Tonya)
- Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)
- Meryl Streep (The Post)
Best Supporting Actor
- Winner — Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
- Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project)
- Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name)
- Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water)
- Patrick Stewart (Logan)
- Michael Stuhlbarg (The Shape of Water)
Best Supporting Actress
- Winner — Allison Janney (I, Tonya)
- Mary J. Blige (Mudbound)
- Hong Chau (Downsizing)
- Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip)
- Holly Hunter (The Big Sick)
- Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)
- Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water)
Best Young Actor/Actress
- Winner — Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project)
- McKenna Grace (Gifted)
- Dafne Keen (Logan)
- Millicent Simmonds (Wonderstruck)
- Jacob Tremblay (Wonder)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner — Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Dunkirk
- Lady Bird
- Mudbound
- The Post
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner — Jordan Peele (Get Out)
- Guillermo Del Toro & Vanessa Taylor (The Shape of Water)
- Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
- Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick)
- Liz Hannah & Josh Singer (The Post)
- Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner — James Ivory (Call Me By Your Name)
- Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (The Disaster Artist)
- Dee Rees & Virgil Williams (Mudbound)
- Aaron Sorkin (Molly’s Game)
- Jack Thorne, Steve Conrad, Stephen Chbosky (Wonder)
Best Cinematography
- Winner — Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049)
- Dan Laustsen (The Shape of Water)
- Rachel Morrison (Mudbound)
- Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Call Me By Your Name)
- Hoyte van Hoytema (Dunkirk)
Best Production Design
- Winner — The Shape of Water
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Dunkirk
- Blade Runner 2049
- Beauty and the Beast
- Phantom Thread
Best Editing
- Winner — Paul Machliss & Jonathan Amos (Baby Driver)
- Lee Smith (Dunkirk)
- Michael Kahn & Sarah Broshar (The Post)
- Joe Walker (Blade Runner 2049)
- Sidney Wolinsky (The Shape of Water)
Best Costume Design
- Winner — Phantom Thread
- Blade Runner 2049
- Beauty and the Beast
- Wonder Woman
- The Shape of Water
Best Hair & Make-Up
- Winner — Darkest Hour
- Beauty and the Beast
- I, Tonya
- The Shape of Water
- Wonder
Best Visual Effects
- Winner — War for the Planet of the Apes
- Blade Runner 2049
- Dunkirk
- The Shape of Water
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Wonder Woman
Best Animated Feature
- Winner — Coco
- The Breadwinner
- Despicable Me 3
- The Lego Batman Movie
- Loving Vincent
Best Action Movie
- Winner — Wonder Woman
- Baby Driver
- Logan
- Thor: Ragnarok
- War for the Planet of the Apes
Best Sci‑Fi/Horror Movie
- Winner — Get Out
- Blade Runner 2049
- It
- The Shape of Water
Best Comedy
- Winner — The Big Sick
- The Disaster Artist
- Girls Trip
- I, Tonya
- Lady Bird
Best Actor in a Comedy
- Winner — James Franco (The Disaster Artist)
- Steve Carell (Battle of the Sexes)
- Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Ragnarok)
- Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick)
- Adam Sandler (The Meyerowitz Stories)
Best Actress in a Comedy
- Winner — Margot Robbie (I, Tonya)
- Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip)
- Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick)
- Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)
- Emma Stone (Battle of the Sexes)
Best Score
- Winner — Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water)
- Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread)
- Dario Marianelli (Darkest Hour)
- Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer (Blade Runner 2049)
- John Williams (The Post)
- Hans Zimmer (Dunkirk)
Best Song
- Winner — “Remember Me” (Coco)
- “Evermore” (Beauty and the Beast)
- “Mystery of Love” (Call Me By Your Name)
- “Stand Up for Something” (Marshall)
- “This is Me” (The Greatest Showman)
Best Foreign Language Film
- Winner — In the Fade (Germany)
- BPM (Beats Per Minute) — (France)
- A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
- First They Killed My Father (Cambodia)
- The Square (Sweden)
- Thelma (Norway)
This list reflects the official winners and nominees recognized at the 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards. Highlights of the night included The Shape of Water’s Best Picture and multiple creative wins, Guillermo Del Toro’s Best Director victory, and strong showings from Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Dunkirk across acting and technical categories.