“Roma” the Mexico-set period drama dedicated to director Alfonso Cuarón’s real-life childhood nanny, triumphed with four wins when the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their 2018 honorees. “Roma” won Best Film and Best Director, as well as Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography for its sweeping black-and-white lensing.
Best Documentary kudos went to the lovely, feel-good “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” The film centers on the life and philosophy of the late Fred Rogers, host of long-running, often groundbreaking children’s program “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC, given each year in honor of one of WAFCA’s cherished late members, went to Adam McKay’s offbeat Dick Cheney biopic “Vice.”
The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association comprises 60 DC-VA-MD-based film critics from television, radio, print and the Internet.
2018 Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Winners
Best Film:
Roma
Best Director:
Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)
Best Actor:
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
Best Actress:
Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born)
Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Best Supporting Actress:
Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Best Acting Ensemble:
The Favourite
Best Youth Performance:
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Best Voice Performance:
Bryan Cranston (Isle of Dogs)
Best Motion Capture Performance:
Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War)
Best Original Screenplay:
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Best Animated Feature:
Isle of Dogs
Best Documentary:
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Best Foreign Language Film:
Roma
Best Production Design:
Production Designer: Hannah Beachler; Set Decorator: Jay Hart (Black Panther)
Best Cinematography:
Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)
Best Editing:
Tom Cross, ACE (First Man)
Best Original Score:
Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk)
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC:
Vice