Fox Searchlight’s The Favourite, directed by rising art-house star Yorgos Lanthimos, led the field of film nominees for the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced Monday. The period comedy, a biting send-up of the court of Queen Anne, received 14 nominations including Best Picture, Director, Actress (Olivia Colman), Supporting Actress (Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz), Best Comedy and a host of craft category mentions.
A few paces behind was Disney’s Black Panther with 12 nominations and Universal’s First Man with 10. Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, Warner Bros.’ A Star Is Born and Annapurna’s Vice each earned nine nominations. Netflix’s Roma scored eight nominations while Universal’s Green Book picked up seven.