And so another year of movies ends, and we begin the futile process of trying to figure out the tippy top of best movies and performances of 2018. Below is my list, which includes a little bit of everything: Asians, Shoplifters, Indians, Wakandans, African-Americans, Eminem Producers, Mexicans, British Lesbians. You get the picture.
Disagree with my list? Tweet @bemovieseemovie to let me know what I screwed up. I’m looking at you, A Star Is Born die-hards.
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD:
Best Picture
| Eighth Grade |
| Won’t You Be My Neighbor? |
| A Quiet Place |
| The Hate U Give |
| Shoplifters |
| The Rider |
| If Beale Street Could Talk |
| Roma |
| Bodied |
| Crazy Rich Asians |
Best Actor
| Christian Bale | Vice |
| Brady Jandreau | The Rider |
| Daveed Diggs | Blindspotting |
| Ethan Hawke | First Reformed |
| Paul Giamatti | Private Life |
Best Actress
| Elsie Fisher | Eighth Grade |
| Charlize Theron | Tully |
| Amandla Stenberg | The Hate U Give |
| Joanna Kulig | Cold War |
| Yalitza Aparicio | Roma |
Best Supporting Actor
| Josh Hamilton | Eighth Grade |
| Stephen Yeun | Burning |
| Michael B. Jordan | Black Panther |
| Evan Peters | American Animals |
| Rafael Casal | Blindspotting |
Best Supporting Actress
| Thomasin McKenzie | Leave No Trace |
| Sakura Ando | Shoplifters |
| Michelle Yeoh/Awkwafina | Crazy Rich Asians |
| Millicent Simmonds | A Quiet Place |
| Rachel Weisz/Emma Stone | The Favourite |
Best Director
| Bo Burnham | Eighth Grade |
| Chloe Zhao | The Rider |
| Alfonso Cuaron | Roma |
| Barry Jenkins | If Beale Street Could Talk |
| John M. Chu | Crazy Rich Asians |
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Audrey Wells | The Hate U Give |
| Peter Chiarelli/Adele Lim | Crazy Rich Asians |
| Spike Lee/Charlie Wachtel/ David Rabinowitz/Kevin Willmott | BlackKklansman |
| Phil Lord/Rodney Rothman | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
| Barry Jenkins | If Beale Street Could Talk |
Best Original Screenplay
| Bo Burnham | Eighth Grade |
| Tamara Jenkins | Private Life |
| Alex Larsen | Bodied |
| Armando Iannucci | The Death of Stalin |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | Shoplifters |