The 8th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards Winners
For the eighth 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. Now that the votes have been tallied, here are your winners for The 8th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards!
Best Foreign Language Film
Burning
Cold War
A Fantastic Woman
Roma
Shoplifters
And The Winner Is…
With over 60% of the votes, Roma wins by the biggest margin of any winner this year. Alfonso Cuaron’s semi-biographical film is also the first Spanish language film ever to win this category.
Roma – 60.4%
Cold War – 19.8%
Burning – 11%
Shoplifters – 6.6%
A Fantastic Woman – 2.2%
Best Documentary
Fahrenheit 11/9
Minding the Gap
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
And The Winner Is…
In another commanding win, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? receives almost 3/5ths of all votes in the category. This warm-hearted look at the life and work of Fred Rogers is a kind respite from the slate of bleak documentaries that usually command this category.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – 59.3%
Three Identical Strangers – 16.5%
Minding the Gap – 13.2%
Shirkers – 7.7%
Fahrenheit 11/9 – 3.3%
Best Animated Film
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
And The Winner Is…
The second Phil Lord and Chris Miller film to win in this category (after The Lego Movie), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is another easy winner. Best Animated Film also features the only nominee not to receive a single vote on the final ballot: Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – 59.1%
Isle of Dogs – 29.1%
Incredibles 2 – 9.1%
Ralph Breaks the Internet – 2.7%
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies – 0%
Worst Film of 2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
The Happytime Murders
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Mute
Solo: A Star Wars Story
And The “Winner” Is…
This year’s nominees featured big franchises and highly-anticipated new films from beloved directors, but it’s The Happytime Murders – the only non-franchise film in this category – that was so terrible it had to win. Who would’ve thought we would ever see Han Solo and Dumbledore in this category?
The Happytime Murders – 29.8%
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – 24.5%
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – 20.2%
Mute – 12.8%
Solo: A Star Wars Story – 12.8%
Most Anticipated Film of 2019
Avengers: Endgame
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: Episode IX
Toy Story 4
Us
And The Winner Is…
Most Anticipated is quite often won by various superhero or Star Wars films, but neither franchise stands a chance against the latest from Quentin Tarantino. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, QT’s star-studded look at Charles Manson and 60s-era cinema, is one of two films nominated this year without even having a trailer, but we’ll only have to wait until this summer to see if Tarantino’s latest is worth the hype.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 38.1%
Avengers: Endgame – 32.7%
Star Wars: Episode IX – 14.2%
Us – 9.7%
Toy Story 4 – 5.3%
Best Underranked Film
American Animals
Hearts Beat Loud
Private Life
The Sisters Brothers
Suspiria
And The Winner Is…
A tie! Both American Animals and Suspiria received about a quarter of the votes, while the other three nominees pretty evenly distributed the rest of the votes. Both films have been ranked by just under 200 users, so hopefully both of these won’t be underranked for long.
American Animals – 25.3%
Suspiria – 25.3%
The Sisters Brothers – 18.7%
Hearts Beat Loud – 16.5%
Private Life– 14.3%
Most Underrated Film
Annihilation
The Death of Stalin
Sorry to Bother You
Tully
You Were Never Really Here
And The Winner Is…
Considering that Alex Garland’s first film – Ex Machina – won our Best Picture for 2015, it’s no surprise that his follow up, Annihilation, would easily come ahead in this category. You Were Never Really Here came in fourth place despite being the only Best Picture nominee on the list.
Annihilation – 33.3%
Sorry to Bother You – 22.2%
The Death of Stalin – 21.2%
You Were Never Really Here – 14.1%
Tully – 9.1%
Most Overrated Film
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
Green Book
A Star is Born
And The “Winner” Is…
Most Overrated usually goes to some of the most critically-beloved films of the year, or some of the highest-grossing films of the year, so it’s no surprise that Black Panther – the highest-grossing film of last year and a Best Picture Oscar nominee – won this year. This year’s nominees include four Best Picture nominees and the two highest-grossing films of 2018.
Black Panther – 45%
Bohemian Rhapsody – 27.5%
Avengers: Infinity War – 11.9%
A Star is Born – 8.3%
Green Book – 7.3%
Most Surprising Film
Game Night
Hereditary
Mandy
Sorry to Bother You
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
And The Winner Is…
After continual reboots and generic superhero films over the years, it’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse‘s refreshing style and sense of humor about itself that made it the most surprising film of 2018.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – 33.9%
Game Night – 29.4%
Mandy – 12.8%
Hereditary – 11.9%
Sorry to Bother You – 11.9%
Most Disappointing Film
The Cloverfield Paradox
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Mute
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Solo: A Star Wars Story
And The “Winner” Is…
After only two Star Wars origin stories, the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story was all it took for Disney to rethink their strategy with the franchise. Telling the beginning of one of Star Wars‘ most beloved characters should’ve been a slam dunk, but a problematic production and over-saturation of the brand made Solo: A Star Wars Story one of the biggest disappointments ever in the Star Wars universe.
Solo: A Star Wars Story – 32.3%
The Cloverfield Paradox – 27.1%
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – 17.7%
Mute – 11.5%
Ralph Breaks the Internet – 11.5%
Best Looking Film
Annihilation
Isle of Dogs
Mandy
Roma
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
And The Winner Is…
With a third win this year, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the big winner at this year’s awards. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse also becomes the first animated film to win this category.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – 33.6%
Roma – 29%
Annihilation – 21.5%
Isle of Dogs – 8.4%
Mandy – 7.5%
Best Writing
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara – The Favourite
Armando Iannucci, David Schneider & Ian Martin – The Death of Stalin
Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You
Paul Schrader – First Reformed
And The Winner Is…
For the second year in a row (after Jordan Peele‘s win for Get Out), the winner in this category goes to a comedian writing their first directorial effort. Bo Burnham and his cringe-inducing (in a good way!) Eighth Grade win here.
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade – 27.1%
Paul Schrader – First Reformed – 20.6%
Armando Iannucci, David Schneider & Ian Martin – The Death of Stalin – 19.6%
Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara – The Favourite – 17.8%
Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You – 15%
Best Directing
Ari Aster – Hereditary
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
And The Winner Is…
The first director to win in this category twice, Alfonso Cuaron wins for his gorgeous black-and-white film Roma. His last win was for the grandiose blockbuster Gravity, but Roma‘s stunning filmmaking – with cinematography also by Cuaron – is just as powerful.
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma – 39.4%
Ari Aster – Hereditary – 17.3%
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman – 16.3%
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade – 14.4%
Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here – 12.5%
Biggest Breakthrough
Ari Aster
Bo Burnham
Elsie Fisher
Boots Riley
John David Washington
And The Winner Is…
Another major win for Eighth Grade, the film’s star Elsie Fisher came away the winner as the biggest breakthrough of 2018. With writer/director Bo Burnham also nominated here, the Eighth Grade team ended up taking almost half of the points in this category.
Elsie Fisher – 26.2%
John David Washington – 20.4%
Bo Burnham – 19.4%
Boots Riley – 18.4%
Ari Aster – 15.5
Best Supporting Actress
Cynthia Erivo – Bad Times at the El Royale
Zoe Kazan – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone – The Favourite
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite
And The Winner Is…
Fittingly, both Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz competed against each other in this category, as The Favourite is very much about these two butting heads. But Stone took a commanding lead, leaving Weisz almost 12% behind her. Cynthia Erivo, arguably the most surprising nominee in this category, came in second.
Emma Stone – The Favourite – 29.7%
Cynthia Erivo – Bad Times at the El Royale – 19.8%
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk – 17.8%
Rachel Weisz – The Favourite – 17.8%
Zoe Kazan – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – 14.9%
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star is Born
Hugh Grant – Paddington 2
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther
And The Winner Is…
In the closest of our acting races, Adam Driver wins for BlacKkKlansman, beating Mahershala Ali and Michael B. Jordan by only two votes. Another interesting fact: four of our previous seven winners in this category have gone on to also win the Oscar.
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman – 26%
Mahershala Ali – Green Book – 24%
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther – 24%
Hugh Grant – Paddington 2 – 13.5%
Sam Elliott – A Star is Born – 12.5%
Best Actress
Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place
Toni Collette – Hereditary
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Lady Gaga – A Star is Born
Charlize Theron – Tully
And The Winner Is…
Toni Collette wins for Hereditary with the most commanding percentage in any acting category, with 41% of votes. Collette is also the first person to win in an acting category for a horror film. In an odd result, biggest-breakthrough winner Elsie Fisher comes in fourth here, earning 15.2% of votes.
Toni Collette – Hereditary – 41%
Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place – 18.1%
Lady Gaga – A Star is Born – 18.1%
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade – 15.2%
Charlize Theron – Tully – 7.6%
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here
Lakeith Stanfield – Sorry to Bother You
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
And The Winner Is…
Another big win in the acting categories, Ethan Hawke‘s remarkable performance in First Reformed wins with a third of the votes. The only Oscar nominee in this category — Bradley Cooper for A Star is Born — came in a distant second place with 23.3% of votes.
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed – 33%
Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born – 23.3%
Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here – 18.4%
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman – 16.5%
Lakeith Stanfield – Sorry to Bother You – 8.7%
Best Overall Cast
Avengers: Infinity War
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Death of Stalin
The Favourite
And The Winner Is…
Considering how massive the casts are for most Marvel films, it’s surprising they aren’t consistently dominating this category. But for only the second time (after Captain America: Civil War) a Marvel film wins here, with Avengers: Infinity War‘s gargantuan cast winning 33.9% of votes.
Avengers: Infinity War – 33.9%
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – 22.9%
The Favourite – 21.1%
The Death of Stalin – 14.7%
Black Panther – 7.3%
2018 Outstanding Achievement in Film
Emily Blunt
Josh Brolin
Nicolas Cage
Brian Tyree Henry
Joaquin Phoenix
And The Winner Is…
In another close race, Emily Blunt wins our 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Film for roles in films like A Quiet Place and Mary Poppins Returns wins this category by only three votes. While Blunt has fewer credits from this year than the rest of the nominees, it seems quality is more important than quantity.
Emily Blunt – 29.5%
Josh Brolin – 26.7%
Joaquin Phoenix – 21%
Nicolas Cage – 12.4%
Brian Tyree Henry – 10.5%
Best Scene
Annihilation – Bear Attack
Annihilation – Dance in the Lighthouse
Avengers: Infinity War – Thanos’s Snap
Hereditary – Car Accident
A Star is Born – Ally Debuts “Shallow”
And The Winner Is…
Maybe not a huge surprise that the biggest moment to ever occur in the Marvel Cinematic Universe would win for Best Scene, with Thanos’s snap in Avengers: Infinity War. With 35.8% of all votes, not even Annihilation‘s combined votes for its two nominated scenes could take down Thanos destroying half of the galaxy’s population.
Avengers: Infinity War – Thanos’s Snap – 35.8%
Annihilation – Bear Attack – 16.5%
Hereditary – Car Accident – 16.5%
A Star is Born – Ally Debuts “Shallow” – 16.5%
Annihilation – Dance in the Lighthouse – 14.7%
Best Picture
BlacKkKlansman
The Favourite
Hereditary
A Quiet Place
You Were Never Really Here
And The Winner Is…
For the second time ever (after Guardians of the Galaxy in 2015), a film wins Best Picture without winning any other categories. For our 8th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards, the Best Picture winner is John Krasinski‘s A Quiet Place. Like Guardians of the Galaxy, A Quiet Place also didn’t receive any nominations for directing or writing. Yet this near-silent horror film captivated voters and beat second-place The Favourite by only 7.4% of votes.
A Quiet Place – 29.6%
The Favourite – 22.2%
BlacKkKlansman – 20.4%
Hereditary – 17.6%
You Were Never Really Here – 10.2%
Those are your 8th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards Winners! Leading the winners was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse with three wins, while both Avengers: Infinity War and Roma each received two wins each. The only Best Picture nominee to walk away with nothing this year was Lynne Ramsay‘s You Were Never Really Here.