Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, and Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, won three awards each at the Houston Film Critics Society’s 12th Annual Movie Awards with The Favourite taking the top prize for Best Picture.

“We are thrilled to honor such a creative and entertaining film,” says Joshua Starnes, President of the organization. “The Favourite uses a broad visual approach, and a deep appreciation for its characters, to rethink the costume drama. Who would have thought a movie about royals could be so fun?”

Roma was named Best Foreign Language Film, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, won Best Documentary and Isle of Dogs won for Best Animated Film.

Included in the awards each year are honors for films shot in Texas, with The Standoff at Sparrow Creek receiving the Texas Independent Film Award (TIFA) as the best feature made in the state and Austin filmmaker Andrew Bujalski receiving the TIFA Visionary Award for Support the Girls. 

2018 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Winners

Best Picture

The Favourite

Best Director

Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Best Actor

Christian Bale, Vice

Best Actress

Toni Collette, Hereditary

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Best Supporting Actress

Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Best Screenplay

Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara, The Favourite

Best Cinematography

Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Best Animated Film

Isle of Dogs

Best Original Score

Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Original Song

Shallow from A Star is Born

Best Foreign Language Film

Roma

Best Documentary Feature

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Texas Independent Film Award

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

Visual Effects

First Man

Best Poster

BlacKkKlansman (Hood and Pick)

Worst Film of the Year

The Happytime Murders