The boldly stylish biopic dominated the voting by C&I readers.
C&I readers have cast their ballots for a tribute to The King. Elvis, director Baz Luhrmann’s stylistically audacious biopic about legendary entertainer Elvis Presley, dominated the sixth annual C&I Movie Awards, with multiple-category wins for Best Picture, Best Director (Luhrmann), Best Actor (Austin Butler as Presley), Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks as Col. Tom Parker, Presley’s manipulative manager), and Best Screenplay (Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner).
Only two other feature films cracked the winner’s circle: Prey, which picked up the Best Actress prize for Amber Midthunder as Naru, an 18th-century Comanche warrior who battles an extraterrestrial invader; and Murder at Yellowstone City, which earned the Best Supporting Actress award for Aimee Garcia as Isabel Santos, the overseer of saloon girls and protector of orphans in a Wild West community.
Winner of the C&I Movie Award for Best Documentary: Still Working from 9 to 5, Camille Hardman and Gary Lane’s commemorative look at the classic comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton.
Here is a complete list of nominations for this year’s C&I Movie Awards. Winners (which appear in red) were chosen through online balloting that ended Wednesday, Feb. 15. Nominees were chosen by the Cowboys & Indians magazine staff.
BEST PICTURE
Corsicana
Dead for a Dollar
Elvis
God’s Country
Hostile Territory
A Love Song
Murder at Yellowstone City
The Last Manhunt
The Legend of Molly Johnson
Prey
BEST DIRECTOR
Julian Higgins — God’s Country
Walter Hill — Dead for a Dollar
Baz Luhrmann — Elvis
Leah Purcell — The Legend of Molly Johnson
Dan Trachtenberg — Prey
BEST ACTOR
Austin Butler — Elvis
Martin Sensmeier — The Last Manhunt
Wes Studi — A Love Song
Christoph Waltz — Dead for a Dollar
Isaiah Washington — Corsicana
BEST ACTRESS
Rachel Brosnahan — Dead for a Dollar
Amber Midthunder — Prey
Thandiwe Newton — God’s Country
Leah Purcell — The Legend of Molly Johnson
Kali Reis — Catch the Fair One
BEST SCREENPLAY
Eric Belgau — Murder at Yellowstone City
Julian Higgins, Shaye Ogbonna — God’s Country
Walter Hill — Dead for a Dollar
Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner — Elvis
Leah Purcell — The Legend of Molly Johnson
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aimee Garcia — Murder at Yellowstone City
Lily Gladstone — The Last Manhunt
Jessica De Gouw — The Legend of Molly Johnson
Olivia DeJonge — Elvis
Michelle Thrush — Prey
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Warren Burke — Dead for a Dollar
Willem Dafoe — Dead for a Dollar
Dakota Beavers — Prey
Richard Dreyfuss — Murder at Yellowstone City
Tom Hanks — Elvis
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie
Dusty & Stones
The Marfa Tapes
The Return of Tanya Tucker — Featuring Brandi Carlile
Still Working 9 to 5
