Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2017


The 11th Houston Film Critics Society Awards nominations were announced on December 12, 2017. The ceremony was held on January 6, 2018.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Best PictureBest Foreign Language Film
Lady BirdThe Big SickCall Me by Your NameDunkirkThe Florida ProjectGet OutLoganThe PostThe Shape of WaterThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriThelma • NorwayBPM (Beats Per Minute) • FranceBlade of the Immortal • JapanFirst They Killed My Father • CambodiaThe Square • Sweden
Best ActorBest Actress
James Franco - The Disaster Artist
Sally Hawkins - The Shape of Water
  • Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  • Brooklynn Prince - The Florida Project
  • Margot Robbie - I, Tonya
  • Saoirse Ronan - Lady Bird
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
    Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  • Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project
  • Richard Jenkins - The Shape of Water
  • Patrick Stewart - Logan
  • Michael Stuhlbarg - Call Me by Your Name
    		• Allison Janney - I, Tonya
  • Holly Hunter - The Big Sick
  • Dafne Keen - Logan
  • Laurie Metcalf - Lady Bird
  • Octavia Spencer - The Shape of Water
    • Best DirectorBest Cinematography
    Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird
  • Guillermo del Toro - The Shape of Water
  • Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk
  • Jordan Peele - Get Out
  • Steven Spielberg - The Post
    		• Blade Runner 2049 - Roger DeakinsCall Me by Your Name - Sayombhu MukdeepromDunkirk - Hoyte van HoytemaThe Shape of Water - Dan LaustsenWonder Wheel - Vittorio Storaro
    Best Animated Feature FilmBest Documentary Feature
    CocoThe BreadwinnerDespicable Me 3The Lego Batman MovieLoving VincentJaneFaces PlacesKediStepThe Work
    Best Original ScoreBest Original Song
    The Shape of Water - Alexandre DesplatBlade Runner 2049 - Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans ZimmerDunkirk - Hans ZimmerThe Post - John WilliamsWar for the Planet of the Apes - Michael Giacchino"Remember Me" - Coco
  • "Evermore" - Beauty and the Beast
  • "I Get Overwhelmed" - A Ghost Story
  • "Never Forget" - Murder on the Orient Express
  • "Visions of Gideon" - Call Me by Your Name
    • Best ScreenplayBest Visual Effects
    Lady Bird - Greta GerwigThe Big Sick - Emily V. Gordon and Kumail NanjianiGet Out - Jordan PeeleThe Post - Elizabeth Hanna and Josh SingerThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Martin McDonaghBlade Runner 2049The Shape of WaterWar for the Planet of the Apes
    Best PosterTexas Independent Film Award
    The Shape of WaterBaby DriverItLogan LuckyMother!A Ghost StoryMr. RooseveltMustang IslandThe Secret Life of Lance LetscherSong to Song

    Movies with multiple nominations and awards

    The following films received multiple nominations:
    NominationsFilm
    9The Shape of Water
    5Call Me by Your Name
    5Lady Bird
    4Dunkirk
    4Get Out
    4The Post
    4Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    3The Big Sick
    3Blade Runner 2049
    3The Florida Project
    3Logan
    3War for the Planet of the Apes
    2A Ghost Story
    2Coco
    2I, Tonya