I want to make out with every member of the San Diego Film Critics Society right now. Why? It's not for their individual choices, no, though some of them are good. It's for this simple fact: they looked at the entire film year and not just movies that are just now hitting theaters. And, my friends, that is EXACTLY what film critics are not only supposed to do but best suited to do. The publicity teams and Oscar campaigns are already on the job of reminding people about which movies are coming out. Critics should notice more than what's being shoved at them minutes before they vote.
Hell or High Water is their big winner but other pre-November releases in their mix include Aquarius, The Nice Guys, Love & Friendship and more. Good work San Diego! You can see the full list after the jump...
Picture: HELL OR HIGH WATER Runner Up: LA LA LAND
Director: David Mackenzie, HELL OR HIGH WATER Runner Up: Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND
Actor, Male: Casey Affleck, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Runner Up: Viggo Mortensen, CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
Actor, Female: Sonia Braga, AQUARIUS Runner Up: Emma Stone, LA LA LAND
Supporting Actor, Male – Tied: Ben Foster, HELL OR HIGH WATER & Mahershala Ali, MOONLIGHT
Supporting Actor, Female: Michelle Williams, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Runner Up: Judy Davis, THE DRESSMAKER
Comedic Performance: Ryan Gosling, THE NICE GUYS Runner up: Alden Ehrenreich, HAIL, CAESAR!
Ensemble: HELL OR HIGH WATER Runner Up: HIDDEN FIGURES
Breakthrough Artist: Lily Gladstone, CERTAIN WOMEN Runner Up: Lucas Hedges, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Original Screenplay: Taylor Sheridan, HELL OR HIGH WATER Runner Up: Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos, THE LOBSTER
Adapted Screenplay: Whit Stillman, LOVE & FRIENDSHIP Runner Up: Taika Waititi, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Documentary: WEINER Runner Up: GLEASON
Animated Film: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Runner Up: APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD
Foreign Language Film: MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART Runners Up – Tied: MOTHER (EMA), NERUDA
Editing: Blu Murray, SULLY Runner Up: Joan Sobel, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Cinematography: Giles Nuttgens, HELL OR HIGH WATER Runners Up – Tied: James Laxton, MOONLIGHT, Linus Sandgren, LA LA LAND
Production Design: HAIL, CAESAR! Runner Up: LA LA LAND
Visual Effects: THE JUNGLE BOOK Runner Up: ARRIVAL
Costume Design: Mary Zophres, LA LA LAND Runner Up: Madeline Fontaine, JACKIE
Use of Music in a Film: SING STREET Runners Up – Tied: JACKIE, LA LA LAND
Body of Work: Michael Shannon – NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, LOVING, ELVIS & NIXON