The Favourite lived up to its title with GALECA’s Dorian Award voters, who named the audacious historical romp Film of the Year and bestowed its star, Olivia Colman, with the Film Performance of the Year—Actress tiara for her funny and heartbreaking turn as Queen Anne. Two results that we suspect will be popular with The Film Experience community. The movie talso scored Screenplay of the Year honors for Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara.
However for the three other acting awards for film, The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics followed the critical consensus. Ethan Hawke in First Reformed, Regina King in If Beale Street Could Talk and Richard E Grant in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, added another award to their heavy mantles. Roma and Alfonso Cuaron continued their dominance of the critics awards by winning Foreign Language Film of the Year and Best Director.
GALECA’s unique categories made space for films that have not been recognized widely...
Annihilation won Visually Striking Film of the Year; TFE’s beloved Widows rallied as Unsung Film of the Year; and A Simple Favor, another favourite around these parts won Campy Flick of the Year honor. Perhaps evidence a few of The Film Experience writers vote on these awards. The rest of the awards including all the TV categories follow with commentary:
Film of the Year
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star is Born
Director of the Year
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Marielle Heller, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Spike Lee, Blackkklansman
Film Performance of the Year — Actress
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Toni Collette, Hereditary
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Film Performance of the Year — Actor
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, Blackkklansman
Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Debicki, Widows
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians
I thought Debicki would win here because she was a surprise inclusion. But there is no stopping King. She's so beloved everyone wants her as their winner. And she deserves all the accolades she is getting. Get that Oscar, Regina!
Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Sam Elliott, A Star is Born
Richard E Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
LGBTQ Film of the Year
Boy Erased
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Disobedience
The Favourite
Love, Simon
Foreign Language Film of the Year
Burning
Capernaum
Cold War
Roma
Shoplifters
Screenplay of the Year
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, The Favourite
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Documentary of the Year
Free Solo
RBG
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers
Won't You Be My Neiighbor?
LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
The Gospel According to Andre
McQueen
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Studio 54
Whitney
The LGBTQ documentary category is more interesting than the other one which is more mainstream. Where is Minding the Gap, queers?
Visually Striking Film of the Year
Annihilation
Black Panther
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
Unsung Film of the Year
Colette
Disobedience
The Happy Prince
Tully
We the Animals
Widows
Everytime I think of Widows' awards underperformance, I think of its ugly poster and lay all the blame there.
Campy Flick of the Year
Aquaman
Book Club
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
A Simple Favor
Suspiria
TV Drama of the Year
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
The Handmaid’s Tale
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose
Pose dominated the TV categories. It even pulled in Ryan Murphy in for his second Artist of the Year win.
TV Comedy of the Year
Barry
GLOW
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Schitt's Creek
Fans of the Creek chime in the comments! GALECA clearly is a fan, as it won two awards.
TV Performance of the Year — Actor
Darren Criss, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Ben Wishaw, A Very English Scandal
TV Performance of the Year — Actress
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Julia Roberts, Homecoming
GALECA only has two catch-all acting categories for TV which makes Porter and Oh's wins even more impressive because of the depth of their competition.
LGBTQ TV Show of the Year
A Very English Scandal
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Killing Eve
Pose
Queer Eye
Unsung TV Show of the Year
The Bisexual
Dear White People
The Good Fight
One Day at a Time
Schitt's Creek
TV Current Affairs Show of the Year
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Rachel Maddow Show
TV Musical Performance of the Year
Adam Lambert, “Believe,” 41st Kennedy Center Honors
Billy Porter, MJ Rodriguez and Our Lady J, “Home”, Pose
Noah Reid, “Simply the Best,” Schitt’s Creek
Keala Settle, “This is Me,” 90th Academy Awards
Sufjan Stevens, “Mystery of Love,” 90th Academy Awards
Campy TV Show of the Year
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Queer Eye
Riverdale
RuPaul's Drag Race
The "We’re Wilde About You!" Rising Star Award
Awkwafina
Elsie Fisher
Henry Golding
Indya Moore
MJ Rodriguez
Wilde Wit of the Year
(Honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Samantha Bee
Hannah Gadsby
Kate McKinnon
John Oliver
Michelle Wolf
Wilde Artist of the Year
(Honoring a truly groundbreaking force in film, stage and/or television)
Bradley Cooper
Hannah Gadsby
Lady Gaga
Nicole Kidman
Ryan Murphy
Timeless Star
(Given to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom and wit)
HARVEY FIERSTEIN
