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