A full year of hard work, dedication and research comes to another satisfying end with Detroit Film Critics Society weighing in on the year’s best works. 2017 proved to be a well-balanced year with a few pleasant surprises that came out of nowhere. Now comes our favorite part of our process, recognizing the very Best of 2017.
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri and The Shape of Water tied for the most nominations with six each. The Florida Project was the big winner this year with four nominations and three wins for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor. Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri had two wins for Best Actress and Best Screenplay. Other top nominees included Lady Bird and Get Out with five nominations each. Get Out had one win for Best Breakthrough for Jordan Peele, the writer and director. In a new category this year for Best Use of Music, Baby Driver was named the winner.
See full results below.
THE NOMINATIONS FOR 2017 WITH WINNERS LISTED IN RED.
(in alphabetical order)
BEST PICTURE
- The Disaster Artist
- The Florida Project
- Get Out
- The Shape of Water
- Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
BEST DIRECTOR
- Paul Thomas Anderson – The Phantom Thread
- Sean Baker – The Florida Project
- Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
- Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk
- Jordan Peele – Get Out
- Guillermo Del Toro – The Shape of Water
BEST ACTOR
- Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
- James Franco – The Disaster Artist
- Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread
- Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
- Robert Pattinson – Good Time
BEST ACTRESS
- Jessica Chastain – Molly’s Game
- Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water
- Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
- Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project
- Richard Jenkins – The Shape of Water
- Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Patrick Stewart – Logan
- Michael Stuhlberg – Call Me By Your Name
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Tiffany Haddish – Girl’s Trip
- Holly Hunter – The Big Sick
- Allison Janney – I, Tonya
- Melissa Leo – Novitiate
- Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
BEST ENSEMBLE
- The Big Sick
- Lady Bird
- Mudbound
- The Post
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
- Timothée Chalamet (actor) – Call Me By Your Name
- Gal Gadot (actress) – Wonder Woman
- Tiffany Haddish (actress) – Girl’s Trip
- Caleb Landry Jones (actor) – American Made, The Florida Project, Get Out, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Jordan Peele (writer/director) – Get Out
BEST SCREENPLAY
- 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
- Jordan Peele – Get Out
- Taylor Sheridan – Wind River
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- The Defiant Ones
- Human Flow
- Kedi
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
- Step
- Strong Island
- Whose Streets?
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE (NEW)
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
- Cars 3
- Coco
- The LEGO Batman Movie
- Loving Vincent
BEST USE OF MUSIC (NEW)
- Baby Driver
- Blade Runner 2049
- Good Time
- Phantom Thread
- The Shape of Water
The Detroit Film Critics Society members for the 2017-2018 season in alphabetical order are Paul Arlon – The New Monitor; Kirk Baird – The Toledo Blade; Christopher Giroux – Film Obsession; Adam Graham – The Detroit News; Michelle Kisner – spoilerfreemoviesleuth.com; Tom Long – The Detroit News & The Decider; Warren Pierce – WJR Radio; Mara Reinstein – MaraMovies.com & Parade Magazine; Greg Russell – WDIV-TV Detroit & Real Times Media; James Sanford – WMUK-FM; Tom Santilli – AXS, Critic Lee Speaking; Debbie Schlussel – Sirius XM Larry the Cable Guy Show; Perry Seibert – WLBY-The Lucy Ann Lance show; John Serba – The Grand Rapids Press; Terri-Lee Sylvester – WWJ Newsradio 950; Lee Thomas – WJBK Fox 2; Mike Tyrkus – Cinemanerdz.com; Carl Wheeler – TheReelGodfather.com; and Chris Williams – Grosse Pointe News, Patheos.
