Clint Eastwood and Kirsten Dunst also claim major prizes voted by C&I readers.
12 Mighty Orphans, director Ty Roberts’ inspiring drama based on the real-life exploits of a Fort Worth orphanage football team that attracted national attention during the Great Depression, scored big at the Fifth Annual C&I Movie Awards.
The Sony Pictures Classic release was voted the top prizes for Best Picture and Best Director. But its victories didn’t end there: Martin Sheen triumphed in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Doc Hall, the hard-drinking but big-hearted doctor at the Masonic School for Orphans; and Vinessa Shaw claimed Best Supporting Actress honors for her portrayal of Juanita Russell, the supportive wife of coach Rusty Russell (Luke Wilson).
Two other feature films cracked the winner’s circle: Cry Macho, which picked up prizes for Best Actor — Clint Eastwood as Mike Milo, an aged ex-rodeo star seeking one last shot at redemption — and Best Screenplay (Nick Schenk and N. Richard Nash); and The Power of the Dog, represented by Best Actress honoree Kirsten Dunst for her performance as Rose Gordon, the widowed mother who inadvertently comes between two brothers on their sprawling Montana ranch.
Winner of the C&I Movie Award for Best Documentary: The Mayberry Effect, Chris Hudson’s affectionate look at the faithful fans who gather annually in Mt. Airy, N.C. to celebrate their favorite TV sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show.
Here is a complete list of nominations for this year’s C&I Movie Awards. Winners (which appear in red, along with links to where they can be streamed) were chosen through online balloting that ended Wednesday, Jan. 26. Nominees were chosen by the Cowboys & Indians magazine staff.
BEST FILM
Concrete Cowboy
The Harder They Fall
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
Jockey
Land
Old Henry
The Power of the Dog
Wild Indian
The World to Come
BEST DIRECTOR
Clint Bentley, Jockey
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Ty Roberts, 12 Mighty Orphans
Clint Eastwood, Cry Macho
Ricky Staub, Concrete Cowboy
Robin Wright, Land
BEST ACTRESS
MorningStar Angeline, The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Scout Taylor-Compton, Apache Junction
Vanessa Kirby, The World to Come
Katharine Waterston, The World to Come
Robin Wright, Land
BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Clifton Collins Jr., Jockey
Clint Eastwood, Cry Macho
Idris Elba, Concrete Cowboy
Michael Greyeyes, Wild Indian
Tim Blake Nelson, Old Henry
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, The World to Come
Moisés Arias, Jockey
Demián Bichir, Land
Delroy Lindo, The Harder They Fall
Martin Sheen, 12 Mighty Orphans
Chaske Spencer, Wild Indian
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Zazie Beetz, The Harder They Fall
Kate Bosworth, Wild Indian
Lisa Cromarty, Wild Indian
Regina King, The Harder They Fall
Molly Parker, Jockey
Vinessa Shaw, 12 Mighty Orphans
BEST SCREENPLAY
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Jockey
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Jesse Chatham and Erin Digman, Land
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr., Wild Indian
Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard, The World to Come
Nick Schenk and N. Richard Nash, Cry Macho
BEST DOCUMENTARY
At the Ready
Bitterbrush
I’m Wanita
Val
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