The film section of the Bobby James Awards is one of my favorite. I’ve loved movies my entire life. In fact, I always thought I should be in the movies (for a more detailed reasoning, please see Jurassic Park and know that childhood Bobby would have been an equal, or better, “Tim Murphy”). Okay, maybe Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) was right, me replacing Joseph Mazzello in Jurassic Park is nothing more than an “insipid little day dream.” It may be time to “let it go.” Forgive me, I’ve digressed. The nominees are…
Achievement in Cinematography
If Beale Street Could Talk | James Laxton
The Rider | Joshua James Richards
Roma | Alfonso Cuaron
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald | Philippe Rousselot
The Favourite | Robbie Ryan
Achievement in Art Direction
A Star Is Born | Bradley Rubin, Matthew Horan
The Incredibles 2 | Josh Holtsclaw
Bad Times at the El Royale | Michael Diner, Lisa Van Velden
If Beale Street Could Talk | Robert Pyzocha, Oliver Rivas Madera, Jessica Shorten
Black Panther | Alan Hook
Achievement in Costume Design
Black Panther | Ruth E. Carter
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald | Colleen Atwood
Mary Poppins Returns | Sandy Powell
The Favourite | Sandy Powell
Mary Queen of Scots | Alexandra Byrne
Achievement in Editing
First Man | Tom Cross
Black Panther | Debbie Berman, Michael P. Shawver
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Robert Fisher Jr.
Bohemian Rhapsody | John Ottman
Borg vs. McEnroe | Per K. Kirkegaard, Per Sandholt
Achievement in Special and Visual Effects
First Man | J.D. Schwalm, Catherine Liu, Paul Lambert
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Neal Scanlan, David Vickery, Paul Corbould
Black Panther | Geoffrey Baumann, Daryl Sawchuk
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Danny Dimian
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald | Tim Burke, Andy Kind, Christian Mantz, David Watkins
Best Original Screenplay
The Incredibles 2 | Brad Bird
Bad Times at the El Royale | Drew Goddard
Roma | Alfonso Cuaron
The Rider | Chloe Zhao
Isle of Dogs | Wes Anderson
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Star Is Born | Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman
Love, Simon | Elizabeth Berger, Isaac Aptaker
If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins
Widows | Gillian Flynn, Steve McQueen
Best Original Score
First Man | Justin Hurwitz
Black Panther | Ludwig Goransson
Mary Poppins Returns | Marc Shaiman
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Daniel Pemberton
The Rider | Nathan Halpern
Best Original Song
“Shallow” – performed by Lady GaGa and Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born
“Pray for Me” – performed by The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar | Black Panther
“Ashes” – performed by Céline Dion | Deadpool 2
“Here I Am” – performed by Dolly Parton, Sia | Dumplin
“Strawberries & Cigarettes” – performed by Troye Sivan | Love, Simon
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sverrir Gudnason – “Bjorn Borg” | Borg vs. McEnroe
Stephan James – “Alonzo ‘Fonny’ Hunt | If Beale Street Could Talk
Bradley Cooper – “Jack” | A Star Is Born
Rami Malek – “Freddie Mercury” | Bohemian Rhapsody
Brady Jandreau – “Brady Blackburn” | The Rider
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Lady GaGa – “Ally” | A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – “Lee Israel” | Can You Ever Forgive Me?
KiKi Layne – “Tish Rivers” | If Beale Street Could Talk
Claire Foy – “Janet Armstrong” | First Man
Alba August – “Astrid” | Becoming Astrid
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Voice-Over Role
Craig T. Nelson – “Mr. Incredible” | The Incredibles 2
Channing Tatum – “Migo” | Smallfoot
Shameik Moore – “Miles Morales” | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
John C. Reilly – “Ralph” | Ralph Breaks the Internet
Edward Norton – “Rex” | Isle of Dogs
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Voice-Over Role
Greta Gerwig – “Tracy Walker” | Isle of Dogs
Zendaya – “Meechee” | Smallfoot
Sarah Silverman – “Vanellope” | Ralph Breaks the Internet
Holly Hunter – “Elastigirl” | The Incredibles 2
Victoria Grace – “Mirai” | Mirai
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Sam Elliot – “Bobby” | A Star Is Born
Timothée Chalamet – “Nic Sheff” | Beautiful Boy
Chris Hemsworth – “Billy Lee” | Bad Times at the El Royale
Mahershala Ali – “Dr. Don Shirley” | Green Book
Michael B. Jordan – “Erik Killmonger” | Black Panther
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Danai Gurira – “Okoye” | Black Panther
Emma Stone – “Abigail” | The Favourite
Cynthia Erivo – “Darlene Sweet” | Bad Times at the El Royale
Regina King – “Sharon Rivers” | If Beale Street Could Talk
Rachel Weisz – “Lady Sarah” | The Favourite
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Voice-Over Role
Brad Bird – “Edna Mode” | The Incredibles 2
James Corden – “Percy” | Smallfoot
Jake Johnson – “Peter B. Parker” | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Eli Fucile – “Jack Jack Parr” | The Incredibles 2
Chiwetel Ejiofor – “Dr. Watson” | Sherlock Gnomes
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Voice-Over Role
Hailee Steinfeld – “Gwen Stacy” | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Gal Gadot – “Shank” | Ralph Breaks the Internet
Frances McDormand – “Interpreter Nelson” | Isle of Dogs
Scarlett Johansson – “Nutmeg” | Isle of Dogs
Jane Lynch – “Calhoun” | Ralph Breaks the Internet
Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Love, Simon | Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Keiynan Lonsdale
Black Panther | Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright
A Star Is Born | Lady GaGa, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliot
If Beale Street Could Talk | KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris
First Man | Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll
Motion Picture Soundtrack (Combined)
A Star Is Born | Lady GaGa, Bradley Cooper
Black Panther | Kendrick Lamar
Love, Simon | Bleachers
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Various
Bad Times at the El Royale | Cynthia Erivo, Various
Emerging or Foreign Actor / Actress
KiKi Lane | If Beale Street Could Talk, Captive State (2019)
Millicent Simmonds | A Quiet Place
Cynthia Erivo | Bad Times at the El Royale, Widows
Sverrir Gudnasson | Borg vs. McEnroe
Alba August | Becoming Astrid, The Rain (TV Series)
Lumiere Award for Directing
If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins
A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper
Black Panther | Ryan Coogler
The Rider | Chloe Zhao
Roma | Alfonso Cuaron
Documentary Feature Film
RBG | Betsy West, Julie Cohen
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Morgan Neville
Free Solo | Chai Vasarhelyi
The Dawn Wall | Josh Lowell
Independent or Foreign Feature Film
The Rider | Chloe Zhao
Roma | Alfonso Cuaron
Capernaum | Nadine Labaki
Becoming Astrid | Pernille Fischer Christensen
Borg vs. McEnroe | Janus Metz
Animated Feature Film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
The Incredibles 2 | Brad Bird
Ralph Breaks the Internet | Phil Johnston, Rich Moore
Isle of Dogs | Wes Anderson
Mirai | Mamoru Hosoda
Feature Film of the Year
If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins
A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper
The Incredibles 2 | Brad Bird
The Rider | Chloe Zhao
Roma | Alfonso Cuaron
Black Panther | Ryan Coogler
Love, Simon | Greg Berlanti
Widows | Steve McQueen
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Green Book | Peter Farrelly
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