The 7th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards Winners
For the seventh year in a row, Flickcharters have voted for their favorites in a wide variety of categories, from the worst and best of the previous year to the films that interest us most in the coming year. This year we had more voters than in any previous year! Now that the votes have been tallied, here are your winners for The 7th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards!
Best Foreign Language Film
Raw
The Salesman
The Square
Thelma
Your Name
And The Winner Is…
Raw! The French-Belgian horror coming-of-age story from director Julia Ducournau ate up the competition in the Foreign Language Film category. With its only close competition the animated Your Name, Raw handily took care of the other live-action films in competition this year.
Raw – 34.3%
Your Name – 30.4%
The Square – 15.7%
The Salesman – 12.7%
Thelma – 6.9%
Best Documentary
Casting JonBenet
I Am Not Your Negro
Icarus
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Kedi
And The Winner Is…
This category was closer this year than in most years, with I Am Not Your Negro beating Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond by less than three percentage points. The previously Oscar-nominated dissection of James Baldwin’s life and writings about race in America received over a third of the votes.
I Am Not Your Negro – 35.6%
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – 32.7%
Kedi – 13.9%
Icarus – 11.9%
Casting JonBenet – 5.9%
Best Animated Film
Cars 3
Coco
The LEGO Batman Movie
Loving Vincent
Your Name
And The Winner Is…
With almost half the votes in this category, Coco easily won against The LEGO Batman Movie, which received the most votes in initial voting. In sharp contrast to Coco‘s 42.1% of the vote was Pixar’s other 2017 release, Cars 3, which earned only 5 votes.
Coco – 42.1%
The LEGO Batman Movie – 26.3%
Your Name – 20.3%
Loving Vincent – 7.5%
Cars 3 – 3.8%
Worst Film of 2017
The Bye Bye Man
The Circle
The Mummy
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Transformers: The Last Knight
And The “Winner” Is…
After winning this category back in 2014 with Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Transformers franchise reclaims the least coveted category in our awards. With a whopping 41.1% of the vote, Transformers: The Last Knight sits on the throne as worst film of the year, where it rightfully belongs.
Transformers: The Last Knight – 41.1%
The Mummy – 22.3%
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – 13.4%
The Bye Bye Man – 11.6%
The Circle – 11.6%
Most Anticipated Film of 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Deadpool 2
The Incredibles 2
The Isle of Dogs
Solo: A Star Wars Story
And The Winner Is…
Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs took an early and commanding lead, but Avengers: Infinity War came from behind at the last minute to win Most Anticipated Film of 2018 by just one vote. Coincidentally (or not), this category has been dominated by superhero, Star Wars, and Star Trek films every year except for 2014, when Anderson’s last film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, won the title.
Avengers: Infinity War – 30.1%
The Isle of Dogs – 29.4%
The Incredibles 2 – 22.4%
Deadpool 2 – 10.5%
Solo: A Star Wars Story – 7.7%
Best Underranked Film
Brigsby Bear
Columbus
Ingrid Goes West
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Phantom Thread
And The Winner Is…
In another blowout victory, Phantom Thread wins with a huge lead, taking 40.9% of votes. Phantom Thread‘s win shouldn’t be a surprise, since it was also the nominee in this category that was closest to also receiving a nomination for Best Picture. Perhaps by some definitions most underranked film in the category is truly Columbus, which came in last with only seven total votes.
Phantom Thread – 40.9%
Ingrid Goes West – 20.9%
Brigsby Bear – 17.3%
The Killing of a Sacred Deer – 14.5%
Columbus – 6.4%
Best Underrated Film
Brigsby Bear
Columbus
Ingrid Goes West
mother!
Okja
And The Winner Is…
Darren Aronofsky’s mother! was truly the most divisive film of last year, with audiences either loving or hating it. Our votes seem to lean towards the former, as mother! takes the win with 38.7% of votes. Both the least nominated in underranked and underrated, Columbus again comes in last place.
mother! – 38.7%
Okja – 22.7%
Brigsby Bear – 16.8%
Ingrid Goes West – 13.4%
Columbus – 8.4%
Most Overrated Film
Dunkirk
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Logan
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Wonder Woman
And The “Winner” Is…
Despite receiving mostly rave reviews, Wonder Woman is our Most Overrated Film of 2017, with a third of votes. Our winner in this category is always one of the highest-grossing films of the year. All of this year’s nominees are in the top 15 highest-grossing films of 2017, suggesting that our voters respond negatively to over-saturation.
Wonder Woman – 33.1%
Dunkirk – 25.9%
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – 15.8%
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 15.1%
Logan – 10.1%
Most Surprising Film
Blade Runner 2049
Get Out
It
mother!
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
And The Winner Is…
Perhaps because of Jordan Peele’s comedy background, Get Out took our voters by surprise, taking 43.9% of the vote. In our initial voting for nominees, Get Out was the most nominated film in these awards overall, leading almost every category it was nominated in.
Get Out – 43.9%
Blade Runner 2049 – 18.7%
mother! – 14.4%
It – 12.9%
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 10.1%
Most Disappointing Film
Alien: Covenant
Dunkirk
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Justice League
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
And The “Winner” Is…
After years of anticipation, it’s no surprise that Justice League couldn’t live up to expectations. With 29.3% of the vote, Justice League just barely beat Alien: Covenant to win out. Justice League‘s win shouldn’t be a surprise, since a DC has “won” this category in three different years.
Justice League – 29.3%
Alien: Covenant – 25%
Dunkirk – 19.3%
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 14.3%
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – 12.1%
Best Looking Film
Blade Runner 2049
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Thor: Ragnarok
And The Winner Is…
In the hugest sweep of any category this year, Blade Runner 2049 claimed over two-thirds of votes with 67.4%. Blade Runner 2049‘s easy win destroyed the competition, with second place The Shape of Water earning just 17 votes.
Blade Runner 2049 – 67.4%
The Shape of Water – 12.1%
Phantom Thread – 7.8%
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 7.1%
Thor: Ragnarok – 5.7%
Best Writing
The Big Sick, by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
Call Me By Your Name, by James Ivory
Get Out, by Jordan Peele
Lady Bird, by Greta Gerwig
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, by Martin McDonagh
And The Winner Is…
In an incredibly close contest, Jordan Peele’s screenplay for Get Out wins the category, beating Martin McDonagh by only one point, with Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird in third, only three points behind. For much of the voting period Best Writing was a three-way tie, until Peele finally won the one necessary vote to give him the lead.
Get Out, by Jordan Peele – 27%
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, by Martin McDonagh – 26.3%
Lady Bird, by Greta Gerwig – 24.8%
The Big Sick, by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani – 12.4%
Call Me By Your Name, by James Ivory – 9.5%
Best Directing
Baby Driver, dir. Edgar Wright
Blade Runner 2049, dir. Denis Villeneuve
Dunkirk, dir. Christopher Nolan
Get Out, dir. Jordan Peele
The Shape of Water, dir. Guillermo del Toro
And The Winner Is…
In another last-minute win, Denis Villeneuve wins for Blade Runner 2049 with 26.1%, beating Edgar Wright for Baby Driver by only two votes. Strangely, these two directors are the only two we nominated who were not nominated for the same category at the Oscars.
Blade Runner 2049, dir. Denis Villeneuve – 26.1%
Baby Driver, dir. Edgar Wright – 24.6%
The Shape of Water, dir. Guillermo del Toro – 21.1%
Get Out, dir. Jordan Peele – 15.5%
Dunkirk, dir. Christopher Nolan – 12.7%
Biggest Breakthrough
Timothée Chalamet
Daniel Kaluuya
Dafne Keen
Barry Keoghan
Jordan Peele
And The Winner Is…
After winning for Best Writing, Peele wins again for Biggest Breakthrough for writing and directing Get Out. Peele‘s advantage in this category was obvious from the beginning of voting, since the surprising Get Out showed an entirely different side of Peele than we had seen from his comedy career.
Jordan Peele – 38.9%
Timothée Chalamet – 27.5%
Daniel Kaluuya – 17.6%
Dafne Keen – 11.5%
Barry Keoghan – 4.6%
Best Supporting Actress
Holly Hunter – The Big Sick
Allison Janney – I, Tonya
Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
Michelle Pfeiffer – mother!
And The Winner Is…
Laurie Metcalf‘s performance in Lady Bird took an early lead in voting, and though Allison Janney came close for her part in I, Tonya, she couldn’t match Metcalf‘s third of the votes. No one else came close to the competition between these two for the win.
Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird – 34.6%
Allison Janney – I, Tonya – 27.78%
Holly Hunter – The Big Sick – 15.8%
Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread – 12.8%
Michelle Pfeiffer – mother! – 9%
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project
Richard Jenkins – The Shape of Water
Barry Keoghan – The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Patrick Stewart – Logan
And The Winner Is…
Sam Rockwell‘s performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has swept up Supporting Actor awards for months now, so his commanding lead in our awards makes sense. With 40.6% of the vote, Rockwell had the easiest win of anyone in the acting categories this year.
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – 40.6%
Patrick Stewart – Logan – 24.8%
Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project – 17.3%
Richard Jenkins – The Shape of Water – 11.3%
Barry Keoghan – The Killing of a Sacred Deer – 6%
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
And the Winner Is…
In another easy win for the cast of Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, Frances McDormand wins Best Actress with 35.3% of votes. While Sally Hawkins was behind by only a few percentage points, McDormand took the lead immediately and never lost her place at the front of the pack.
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri – 35.3%
Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water – 30.1%
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird – 17.3%
Margot Robbie – I, Tonya – 12.8%
Jessica Chastain – Molly’s Game – 4.5%
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread
James Franco – The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman – Logan
Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
And The Winner Is…
In the closest of the acting races, where less than twenty points separated first and last place, Daniel Day-Lewis‘ supposedly final role in Phantom Thread took the top spot. Day-Lewis is one of only a few actors to win two Flickcharters’ Choice Awards, having first won back in 2012 for his eponymous role in Lincoln.
Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread – 27.8%
Hugh Jackman – Logan – 19.5%
James Franco – The Disaster Artist – 19.5%
Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out – 18%
Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name – 15%
Best Overall Cast
Get Out
It
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
And The Winner Is…
After wins in both the Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress categories, a win in Best Overall Cast for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a no-brainer. With an all-star cast right down to the smallest supporting roles, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri‘s stacked cast just made sense as the winner here.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – 44.9%
The Shape of Water – 16.7%
Lady Bird – 13.8%
It – 13%
Get Out – 11.6%
2017 Outstanding Achievement in Film
Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name, Hostiles & Lady Bird)
Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
Jordan Peele (Get Out)
Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name , The Post & The Shape of Water)
Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049)
And The Winner Is…
It’s incredibly rare for a director to win the Outstanding Achievement in Film, having only happened once, when George Miller won for Mad Max: Fury Road. This year, the two top competitors were both directors: Denis Villeneuve & Jordan Peele. In another from behind win, Villeneuve beat Peele by only one vote at the very end, for his directing of Blade Runner 2049. Having won both Best Director and Best Looking Film, 2017 was a big year for Villeneuve in our awards.
Denis Villeneuve – 28.8%
Jordan Peele – 28%
Greta Gerwig – 19.7%
Michael Stuhlbarg – 15.9%
Timothée Chalamet – 7.6%
Best Scene
Baby Driver – Opening Sequence
Get Out – The Sunken Place
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Holdo Maneuver
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Snoke’s Throne Room Battle
Wonder Woman – No Man’s Land
And The Winner Is…
In the last big breakaway win, the opening sequence of Baby Driver was immediately a favorite in this category and easily won with 35.7% of the votes, almost 10% more than the throne room fight from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Baby Driver – Opening Sequence – 35.7%
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Snoke’s Throne Room Battle – 25.9%
Get Out – The Sunken Place – 18.9%
Wonder Woman – No Man’s Land – 10.5%
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Holdo Maneuver – 9.1%
Best Picture
Baby Driver
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
And The Winner Is….
A TIE!!!!!
For the first time ever, our Best Picture is A TIE! Receiving both 22.9% of the vote apiece, both Baby Driver and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri are our Best Pictures of 2017. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri dominated the acting categories, but Baby Driver only came away with one other award, for Best Scene.
Baby Driver – 22.9%
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – 22.9%
The Shape of Water – 19.3%
Get Out – 18.6%
Lady Bird – 16.4%
Whew! What a way to wrap up 2017, with our first ever tie for Best Picture! Those are your 7th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards Winners: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri fittingly took away the most awards, with four apiece. Blade Runner 2049 and Get Out both won two, with their directors also taking away separate awards, while Baby Driver and Phantom Thread each won two as well.
Thanks for participating in this year’s awards, and start watching 2018 films to prepare for next year’s awards!
Best scene!? It made me cringe…
the whole movie made me cringe
I don’t know how JL could have won the Most Disappointing Movie after so many lackluster DCEU movies. Was someone honestly thinking it would be good?
Alien and Star Wars were the real “shockers”.