Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird was a hit with the Houston Film Critics Society winning three awards at the group’s 11th Annual Movie Awards, including best picture of 2017, along with Best Director and Best Screenplay for Greta Gerwig. Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water also won three awards including Best Actress for Sally Hawkins, Best Score, and Best Poster.
David Lowery’s A Ghost Story starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara which was filmed in the Dallas area, won the Texas Independent Film Award (TIFA).
2017 Houston Film Critics Society Movie Awards Winners
Picture
Lady Bird
Director
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Actor
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Actress
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Supporting Actor
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Supporting Actress
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Screenplay
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Cinematography
Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049
Animated Film
Coco
Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
Best Original Song
Remember Me, Coco
Foreign Language Film
Thelma
Documentary Feature
Jane
Visual Effects
Blade Runner 2049
Poster
The Shape of Water
Texas Independent Film Award
A Ghost Story