Leading lady Olivia Colman contributes to the comedy drama's domination with two Best Actress prizes, while 'Roma' brings home two trophies from the awards celebrating women in film.
December 13, 2018
AceShowbiz -
"The Favourite" has triumphed at the 2018 Women Film Critics Circle Awards in America, collecting three top honours including Best Movie About Women.
The film's star, Olivia Colman, has been named a double winner, claiming the Best Actress and Best Comedic Actress prizes, while director Marielle Heller's "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" has picked up the Best Movie by a Woman, and Audrey Wells lands the Best Woman Storyteller screenwriting award for "The Hate U Give".
Ethan Hawke is the WFCCA's pick for Best Actor for his acclaimed movie "First Reformed", and Elsie Fisher picks up one of two awards for "Eighth Grade - as this year's Best Young Actress. The film has also been named Best Family Film.
ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD (for a film that most passionately opposes violence against women): "Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland"
JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD (for best expressing the woman of colour experience in America): "If Beale Street Could Talk"
KAREN MORLEY AWARD (for best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity): "Roma"
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN AWARD (performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored): Glenn Close, "The Wife"
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