by Nathaniel R
Remember when the Beguiled girls did that charity lipsynch to "Schuyler Sisters" from HAMILTON?
Each year one of our awards traditions here at The Film Experience is to help fellow BFCA members choose more wisely when it comes to the "Young Performer" category at the Critics Choice Movie Awards by sharing an eligibility list. Ballots don't come with lists of eligible choices so it's up to each member to think up a list and since the category is "under 21" it takes a bit of research for the teen/young adult performances; as is Hollywood tradition almost everyone playing high schoolers in Lady Bird or Spider-Man Homecoming are in their early-to-mid 20s. It's just a guess but I'm betting some members even leave that category blank on their ballots. If true that's a pity because there are always enough strong options to fill out a ballot. This year, in fact, has several high profile movies with options to choose from like the blockbuster horror film It, the controversial remake of The Beguiled, the Todd Haynes puzzle Wonderstruck, and Wonder is a star vehicle for Jacob Tremblay, a previous winner in this very category for Room (2015).
Ballots go out to the BFCA today so here's a cheat sheet to help them vote after the jump. The actors are listed alphabetically (asterisks by their name indicate a previous nomination in this category). So which of these performances would make your ballot? Let us know in the comments...
GIRLS
Ella Anderson (12) as "Young Jeanette" in Glass Castle
Lilly Aspell (10) as "Young Diana" in Wonder Woman
Simone Baker (12) as "Kamilla" in Gook
Emily Carey (14) as "Young Diana" in Wonder Woman
Raffey Cassidy (15) as "Kim Murphy" in The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Valeria Cotto (?) as "Jancey" in The Florida Project
Millie Davis (?) as "Summer" in Wonder
Kennedy Derosin (?) as "Lily May" in Mudbound
Kaitlyn Dever (20) as "Karen" in Detroit
Elle Fanning*** (19) as "Alicia" in The Beguiled
Becky G (20) as "Trini" in Power Rangers
McKenna Grace (11) as "Mary Adler" in Gifted
McKenna Grace (11) as "Young Tonya" in I Tonya
Chandler Head (?) as "Youngest Jeanette" in The Glass Castle
Emma Howard (?) as "Emily" in The Beguiled
Piper Howell (?) as "7 year-old Molly" in Molly's Game
Samantha Isler (20) as "Teen Molly" in Molly's Game
Dafne Keen (12) as "Laura Kinney/X23" in Logan
Oona Laurence (15) as "Amy" in The Beguiled
Sophia Lillis (15) as "Beverly" in It
Ahn Seo-hyun (13) as "Mija" for Okja
Farrah Mackenzie (12) as "Sadie Logan" in Logan Lucky
Elle McKinnon (11) as "Charlotte" in Wonder
Sareum Srey Mooch (?) as "Loung Ung" in First They Killed My Father
Catherine Newton (20) as "Angela" in Three Billboards...
Brooklynn Prince (7) as "Moonee" in The Florida Project
Addison Riecke (13) as "Marie" in The Beguiled
Angourie Rice (16) as "Jane" in The Beguiled
Odeya Rush (20) as "Jenna Walton" in Lady Bird
Danielle Rose Russell (19) as "Miranda" in Wonder
Millicent Simmonds () as "Rose" in Wonderstruck
Amandla Stenberg (19) as "Maddy" in Everything Everything
Ruby Stokes (12) as "Young Una" in Una
Izabela Vidovic (16) as "Via" in Wonder
BOYS
Teo Briones (12) as "Casey" in Wind River
Tony Espinosa (?) as "Andy" in Suburbicon
Oakes Fegley (13) as "Ben" in Wonderstruck
Bryce Gheiser (12) as "Julian" in Wonder
Jack Gore (?) as "Richie" in Wonder Wheel
Jack Dylan Grazer (?) as "Eddie" in It
Chosen Jacobs (16) as "Mike" in It
Noah Jupe (?) as "Jack Will" in Wonder
Noah Jupe (?) as "Nicky" in Suburbicon
Jaeden Leiberher* (14) as "Bill" in It
Nathan Mack (?) as "Chip" in Beauty & The Beast
Jaden Michael (13) as "Jaime" in Wonderstruck
Christopher Rivera (?) as "Scooty" in The Florida Project
Charlie Shotwell (?) as "Young Brian" in The Glass Castle
Sunny Suljic (?) as "Bob Murphy" in The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Jeremy Ray Taylor (?) as "Ben" in It
Tom Taylor (16) as "Jake" in Dark Tower
Jacob Tremblay* (11) as "Auggie" in Wonder
Finn Wolfhard (14) as "Richie" in It