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Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2017

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23rd Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
DateDecember 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)
LocationDallas, Texas
CountryUnited States
Presented byDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Websitedfwcritics.com
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The 23rd Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2017 were announced on December 13, 2017.[1] These awards "recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film" are presented annually by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA), based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas.[2] The organization, founded in 1990, includes 30 film critics for print, radio, television, and internet publications based in north Texas.[3] The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993.[3]

The Shape of Water was the DFWFCA's most awarded film of 2017, taking five top honors: Best Picture, Best Director (Guillermo del Toro), Best Actress (Sally Hawkins), Best Cinematography, and Best Musical Score.

Winners

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Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. Other films ranked by the annual poll are listed in order. While most categories saw 5 honorees named, categories ranged from as many as 10 (Best Film) to as few as 2 (Best Animated Film, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, and Best Musical Score).

Category awards

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Guillermo del Toro, Best Director winner
Gary Oldman, Best Actor winner
Sally Hawkins, Best Actress winner
Sam Rockwell, Best Supporting Actor winner
Allison Janney, Best Supporting Actress winner
Best Picture Best Foreign Language Film
  1. The Shape of Water
  2. The Post
  3. Lady Bird
  4. Call Me by Your Name
  5. Get Out
  6. Dunkirk
  7. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  8. I, Tonya
  9. The Florida Project
  10. Darkest Hour
  1. The SquareSweden
  2. ThelmaNorway
  3. BPM (Beats per Minute)France
  4. First They Killed My FatherCambodia
  5. In the FadeGermany
Best Actor Best Actress
  1. Gary OldmanDarkest Hour as Winston Churchill
  2. James FrancoThe Disaster Artist as Tommy Wiseau
  3. Daniel Day-LewisPhantom Thread as Reynolds Woodcock
  4. Timothée ChalametCall Me by Your Name as Elio Perlman
  5. Tom HanksThe Post as Ben Bradlee
  1. Sally HawkinsThe Shape of Water as Elisa Esposito
  2. Frances McDormandThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Mildred Hayes
  3. Margot RobbieI, Tonya as Tonya Harding
  4. Saoirse RonanLady Bird as Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson
  5. Meryl StreepThe Post as Katharine Graham
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
  1. Sam RockwellThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Officer Jason Dixon
  2. Willem DafoeThe Florida Project as Bobby Hicks
  3. Richard JenkinsThe Shape of Water as Giles
  4. Armie HammerCall Me by Your Name as Oliver
  5. Woody HarrelsonThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Sheriff Bill Willoughby
  1. Allison JanneyI, Tonya as LaVona Golden
  2. Laurie MetcalfLady Bird as Marion McPherson
  3. Mary J. BligeMudbound as Florence Jackson
  4. Holly HunterThe Big Sick as Beth Gardner
  5. Octavia SpencerThe Shape of Water as Zelda Fuller
Best Director Best Documentary Film
  1. Guillermo del ToroThe Shape of Water
  2. Greta GerwigLady Bird
  3. Christopher NolanDunkirk
  4. Steven SpielbergThe Post
  5. Jordan PeeleGet Out
  1. City of Ghosts
  2. Jane
  3. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
  4. Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
  5. Last Men in Aleppo
Best Animated Film Best Cinematography
  1. Coco
  2. Loving Vincent
  1. Dan LaustsenThe Shape of Water
  2. Roger DeakinsBlade Runner 2049
Best Screenplay Best Musical Score
  1. Greta GerwigLady Bird
  2. Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa TaylorThe Shape of Water
  1. Alexandre DesplatThe Shape of Water
  2. Hans ZimmerDunkirk

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name 'The Shape of Water' Best Picture of 2017". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Membership Requirements". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Home page". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2017.