The Florida Project is a 2017 American drama film directed by Sean Baker and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch. It stars Brooklynn Prince, Willem Dafoe, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jones. The plot follows a six-year-old girl living with her rebellious mother in a motel in Kissimmee, Florida (outside Orlando) as they try to stay out of trouble and make ends meet. The Florida Project premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6, 2017, by A24.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Florida Project has an approval rating of 96% based on 254 reviews.[1] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 92 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]
For his role, Willem Dafoe was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 90th Academy Awards, and was likewise nominated for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture at the 75th Golden Globe Awards. At the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards, the film was nominated for three awards, winning Best Young Performer for Prince. In addition, it was selected as one of the top ten films of the year by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review.
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
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AACTA International Awards | January 6, 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | [3] | ||
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards | February 5, 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | [4] [5] | ||
Best Intergenerational Film | The Florida Project | ||||
Academy Awards | March 4, 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | [6] | ||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 9, 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | [7] | ||
Best Breakthrough Performance | |||||
American Film Institute | January 5, 2018 | Top Ten Films of the Year | The Florida Project | [8] | |
Austin Film Critics Association | January 8, 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | [9] | ||
Top 10 Films | The Florida Project | ||||
Belgian Film Critics Association | January 5, 2019 | Grand Prix | The Florida Project | [10] | |
Boston Society of Film Critics | December 10, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | [11] | ||
British Academy Film Awards | February 18, 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | [12] | ||
British Independent Film Awards | December 10, 2017 | Best International Independent Film | The Florida Project | [13] | |
Casting Society of America | January 18, 2018 | Studio or Independent – Drama | and | [14] | |
Chicago Film Critics Association | December 12, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | [15] | ||
Best Editing | |||||
Best Cinematography | |||||
Most Promising Performer | |||||
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 11, 2018 | Best Picture | The Florida Project | [16] | |
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Best Young Performer | |||||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 13, 2017 | Best Film | The Florida Project | [17] | |
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Russell Smith Award | The Florida Project | ||||
Detroit Film Critics Society | December 7, 2017 | Best Film | The Florida Project | [18] | |
Best Director | |||||
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Dorian Awards | February 24, 2018 | Director of the Year | [19] [20] | ||
Supporting Film Performance of the Year – Actor | |||||
Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 14, 2017 | Best Film | The Florida Project | [21] | |
Best Director | |||||
Best Screenplay | and | ||||
Best Actor | |||||
Best Cinematography | |||||
Breakthrough Artist of the Year | |||||
Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | [22] [23] | ||
Golden Orange | The cast and crew of The Florida Project | ||||
Georgia Film Critics Association | January 12, 2018 | Best Picture | The Florida Project | [24] | |
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Best Supporting Actress | |||||
Best Cinematography | |||||
Breakthrough Award | |||||
Golden Globe Awards | January 7, 2018 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | [25] | ||
Golden Tomato Awards | January 3, 2018 | Best Limited Release 2017 | The Florida Project | [26] | |
Best Drama Movie 2017 | The Florida Project | ||||
Gotham Awards | November 27, 2017 | Best Feature | The Florida Project | [27] | |
Best Actor | |||||
Breakthrough Actor | |||||
Audience Award | The Florida Project | ||||
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | February 8, 2018 | Best Music Supervision for Film: Budgeted Under 5 Million Dollars | [28] | ||
Hamburg Film Festival | October 10, 2017 | Hamburg Film Critic Award | The Florida Project | [29] | |
Heartland Film Festival | November 20, 2017 | Truly Moving Picture Award | The Florida Project | [30] | |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 16, 2017 | Outstanding Music Supervision – Film | [31] | ||
Houston Film Critics Society | January 6, 2018 | Best Picture | The Florida Project | [32] | |
Best Actress | |||||
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
IGN Awards | December 19, 2017 | Best Supporting Performer in a Movie | [33] | ||
Independent Spirit Awards | March 3, 2018 | Best Feature | The Florida Project | [34] | |
Best Director | |||||
IndieWire Critics Poll | December 19, 2017 | Best Picture | The Florida Project | [35] | |
Best Director | |||||
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
International Antalya Film Festival | October 27, 2017 | Jury Special Award | The Florida Project | [36] | |
Location Managers Guild Awards | April 7, 2018 | Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Film | [37] | ||
London Film Critics Circle | January 28, 2018 | Film of the Year | The Florida Project | [38] | |
Director of the Year | |||||
Supporting Actor of the Year | |||||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | January 13, 2018 | Best Film | The Florida Project | [39] | |
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
National Board of Review | January 9, 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | [40] | ||
Top Ten Films | The Florida Project | ||||
National Society of Film Critics | January 6, 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | [41] | ||
Best Cinematography | |||||
New York Film Critics Circle | January 3, 2018 | Best Director | [42] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
New York Film Critics Online | December 10, 2017 | Best Picture | The Florida Project | [43] | |
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Top Ten Films | The Florida Project | ||||
Online Film Critics Society | December 28, 2017 | Best Picture | The Florida Project | [44] [45] | |
Best Breakout Star | |||||
San Diego Film Critics Society | December 11, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | [46] | ||
Best Supporting Actress | |||||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 10, 2017 | Best Film | The Florida Project | [47] | |
Best Director | |||||
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Best Cinematography | |||||
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | January 31, 2018 | Cinema Vanguard Award | [48] | ||
Satellite Awards | February 10, 2018 | Best Director | [49] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Best Original Screenplay | and | ||||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 21, 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | [50] | ||
Seattle Film Critics Society | December 18, 2017 | Best Picture | The Florida Project | [51] | |
Best Director | |||||
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |||||
Best Cinematography | |||||
Best Youth Performance | |||||
St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 17, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | [52] | ||
Toronto Film Critics Association | December 10, 2017 | Best Film | The Florida Project | [53] | |
Best Supporting Actor | |||||
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | January 6, 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | [54] | ||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | [55] | ||
Best Youth Performance | |||||
Women Film Critics Circle | December 17, 2017 | Best Movie About Women | The Florida Project | [56] [57] | |
Best Young Actress | |||||