HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS

These are very late. Leave me alone. I saw them posted and thought I'd already covered them. I hadn't. So here they are. And here the Houston Film Critics Society's nominations are too.

Best Picture

La La Land

Best Direction

Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Viola Davis (Fences)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

Best Screenplay

Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water)

Best Cinematography

Linus Sandgren (La La Land)

Technical Achievement

La La Land - production design

Best Original Score

Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)

Best Original Song

Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul 'City of Stars' (La La Land)

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Documentary Feature

O.J.: Made in America

Best Foreign Language Film

The Handmaiden

Texas Independent Film Award

Tower

Best Poster

Theatrical poster (La La Land)

Outstanding Cinematic Contribution

Neil Billingsley and Rob Saucedo

NOMINATIONS FOR HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS ARE UP

It's not even two weeks into awards season 2016-17 and I've already figured that none of you even care what I write up here, and nor do I. So, presenting without any meaningful comment, here are the nominations for the Houston Film Critics Society's 2016 awards. Winners due to be declared some day - they don't seem to have bothered letting anybody know. Maybe they don't even know!

Best Picture

Arrival

The Handmaiden

Hell or High Water

Jackie

La La Land

Lion

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

The Nice Guys

Nocturnal Animals

Best Direction

Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

David MacKenzie (Hell or High Water)

Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Amy Adams (Arrival)

Rebecca Hall (Christine)

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Emma Stone (La La Land)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

Jake Gyllenhaal (Nocturnal Animals)

Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Viola Davis (Fences)

Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women)

Naomie Harris (Moonlight)

Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

Ben Foster (Hell or High Water)

Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Dev Patel (Lion)

Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

Best Screenplay

Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Eric Heisserer (Arrival)

Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight)

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water)

Best Cinematography

Stephane Fontaine (Jackie)

James Laxton (Moonlight)

Seamus McGarvey (Nocturnal Animals)

Linus Sandgren (La La Land)

Bradford Young (Arrival)

Technical Achievement

Doctor Strange - visual effects

The Jungle Book - visual effects

La La Land - production design

Best Original Score

Nicholas Britell (Moonlight)

Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)

Johann Johannsson (Arrival)

Abel Korzeniowski (Nocturnal Animals)

Mica Levi (Jackie)

Best Original Song

Gary Clark - 'Drive It Like You Stole It' (Sing Street)

Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul - 'Audition (The Fools Who Dream)' (La La Land)

Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul - 'City of Stars' (La La Land)

Lin-Manuel Miranda - 'How Far I'll Go' (Moana)

Pharrell Williams - 'Runnin'' (Hidden Figures)

Best Animated Film

Finding Dory

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

Sausage Party

Zootopia

Best Documentary Feature

13th

O.J.: Made in America

Tower

Weiner

Zero Days

Best Foreign Language Film

Elle

The Handmaiden

A Man Called Ove

Neruda

Toni Erdmann

Texas Independent Film Award

Krisha

Slash

A Song for You

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

Tower

Worst Film

Gods of Egypt

Independence Day: Resurgence

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Yoga Hosers

Zoolander 2

Best Poster

Theatrical poster (Captain Fantastic)

Theatrical poster (Hunt for the Wilderpeople)

Theatrical poster (Jackie)

Theatrical poster (La La Land)

Theatrical poster (Moonlight)

SPOTLIGHT AND THE REVENANT ARE BIG WINNERS WITH HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY

Another critics group, another Best Picture win for Tom McCarthy's Boston Globe drama Spotlight. The Revenant wins three awards in other categories from the Houston Film Critics Society, including Best Director for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, but the wins are generally very split - Leonardo DiCaprio actually loses Best Actor to Steve Jobs' Michael Fassbender, despite the obvious support for the former film, while there's a slightly surprising (but well deserved) victory in Supporting Actress for Carol's Rooney Mara! Hooray for that! Check out the HFCS' nominations at this link, and their award winners below:

Best Picture

Spotlight

Best Direction of a Motion Picture

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Brie Larson (Room)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Tom Hardy (The Revenant)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Rooney Mara (Carol)

Best Screenplay

Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)

Best Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant)

Best Original Score

Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)

Best Original Song

Scott Bennett and Brian Wilson - 'One Kind of Love' (Love & Mercy)

Best Animated Film

Inside Out

Best Documentary Feature

Amy

Best Foreign Language Film

Son of Saul

Texas Independent Film Award
Last Man on the Moon

Best Poster

'Theatrical poster' (Ex Machina)

Technical Achievement Award

Guy Norris (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Humanitarian Award

Matt Damon

Outstanding Contribution to Film

Joe Leydon

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dennis Quaid

Worst Film of the Year

Pixels

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS

Another day, another southern critics group fails to recognise Carol in the uppermost categories. TWC seems to have dropped the ball somewhat in getting the film out to certain critics; other critics have most definitely dropped it, though, in putting films like The Big Short and Steve Jobs before it. There'll be a live ceremony on the 9th of January for the Houston Film Critics Society awards when the winners will be unveiled. Have a look at the HFCS's nominations below:

Best Picture

The Big Short

Ex Machina

Inside Out

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Room

Sicario

Spotlight

Steve Jobs

Best Direction of a Motion Picture

Lenny Abrahamson (Room)

Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant)

Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)

George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Ridley Scott (The Martian)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)

Matt Damon (The Martian)

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)

Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)

Tom Hardy (Legend)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett (Carol)

Emily Blunt (Sicario)

Brie Larson (Room)

Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Tom Hardy (The Revenant)

Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)

Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)

Michael Shannon (99 Homes)

Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)

Rooney Mara (Carol)

Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)

Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

Best Screenplay

Emma Donoghue (Room)

Drew Goddard (The Martian)

Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)

Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs)

Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight)

Best Cinematography

Roger Deakins (Sicario)

Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant)

Robert Richardson (The Hateful Eight)

John Seale (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Dariusz Wolski (The Martian)

Best Original Score

Bryce Dessner, Carsten Nicolai and Sakamoto Ryûichi (The Revenant)

Michael Giacchino (Inside Out)

Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)

Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs)

Best Original Song

Scott Bennett and Brian Wilson – ‘One Kind of Love’ (Love & Mercy)

Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charlie Puth and Cameron Thomaz – ‘See You Again’ (Furious 7)

Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, Ali Payami and Ilya Salmanzadeh – ‘Love Me Like You Do’ (Fifty Shades of Grey)

David Lang – ‘Simple Song #3’ (Youth)

Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith – ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ (Spectre)

Best Animated Film

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best Documentary Feature

Amy

Best of Enemies

Cartel Land

The Look of Silence

Where to Invade Next

Best Foreign Language Film

The Assassin

Goodnight Mommy

Son of Saul

The Tribe

White God

Texas Independent Film Award

6 Years

7 Chinese Brothers

Last Man on the Moon

Results

Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove

Best Poster

‘IMAX Alternate’ (The Walk)

‘Rear Window Alternate’ (It Follows)

‘Theatrical Poster’ (Carol)

‘Theatrical Poster’ (Ex Machina)

‘Theatrical Poster’ (Sicario)

‘’What a Lovely Day’ Alternate’ (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Worst Film of the Year

Aloha

The Boy Next Door

Fantastic Four

Mortdecai

Pixels