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Here Are The Nominations Of The Online Association of Female Film Critics!

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Best Film

Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Parasite
The Farewell

Best Director

Alma Har’el
Honey Boy

Bong Joon-Ho
Parasite

Martin Scorsese
The Irishman

Quentin Tarantino
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Lulu Wang
The Farewell

Best Male Lead

Leonardo DiCaprio
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Adam Driver
Marriage Story

Taron Egerton
Rocketman

Joaquin Phoenix
Joker

Adam Sandler
Uncut Gems

Best Female Lead

Awkwafina
The Farewell

Jessie Buckley
Wild Rose

Scarlett Johansson
Marriage Story

Lupita Nyong’o
Us

Renée Zellweger
Judy

Best Supporting Male

Sterling K. Brown
Waves

Willem Dafoe
The Lighthouse

Shia LaBeouf
Honey Boy

Joe Pesci
The Irishman

Brad Pitt
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Supporting Female

Ana De Armas
Knives Out

Laura Dern
Marriage Story

Jennifer Lopez
Hustlers

Margot Robbie
Bombshell

Zhao Shuzhen
The Farewell

Best Acting Ensemble

Knives Out
Little Women
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Parasite
The Irishman

Best Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach
Marriage Story

Rian Johnson
Knives Out

Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won
Parasite

Quentin Tarantino
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Lulu Wang
The Farewell

Best Adapted Screenplay

Greta Gerwig
Little Women

Anthony McCarten
The Two Popes

Lorene Scafaria
Hustlers

Taika Waititi
Jojo Rabbit

Steven Zaillian
The Irishman

Best Documentary

American Factory
Apollo 11
Hail Satan
Maiden
One Child Nation

Best Animated Feature

Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke
The Lighthouse

Roger Deakins
1917

Claire Mathon
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Robert Richardson
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Hoyte Van Hoytema
Ad Astra

Breakthrough Filmmaker

Alma Har’el
Honey Boy

Melina Matsoukas
Queen & Slim

Joe Talbot
The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Lulu Wang
The Farewell

Olivia Wilde
Booksmart

Breakthrough Performance

Roman Griffin Davis
Jojo Rabbit

Zack Gottsagen
The Peanut Butter Falcon

Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Waves

Noah Jupe
Honey Boy

Florence Pugh
Midsommar

The Rosie
This OAFFC-specific award “celebrates the film that best promotes women, their voices, and the female experience through cinema.”

Booksmart
Hustlers
Little Women
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Nightingale

Here Are The Nominations of the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle!

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The winners will be announced on December 16th!

Best Picture

  • “1917”
  • “The Irishman”
  • “Marriage Story”
  • “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
  • “Parasite”

Best Director

  • Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story”
  • Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite”
  • Sam Mendes,“1917”
  • Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
  • Joe Talbot, “Last Black Man in San Francisco”
  • Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Best Original Screenplay

  • “The Farewell,” Lulu Wang
  • “Knives Out,” Rian Johnson
  • “Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach
  • “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino
  • “Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,”  Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue
  • “Hustlers,” Lorene Scafaria
  • “The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian
  • “Jojo Rabbit,”  Taika Waititi
  • “Little Women,” Greta Gerwig

Best Actor

  • Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
  • Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
  • Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
  • Adam Sandler, “Uncut Gems”

Best Actress

  • Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
  • Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
  • Lupita Nyong’o, “Us”
  • Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
  • Alfre Woodard, “Clemency”

Best Supporting Actor

  • Willem Dafoe, “The Lighthouse”
  • Song Kang-Ho, “Parasite”
  • Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
  • Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
  • Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Best Supporting Actress

  • Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
  • Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
  • Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
  • Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
  • Zhao Shuzhen, “The Farewell”

Best Animated Feature

  • “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
  • “I Lost My Body”
  • “Klaus”
  • “Missing Link”
  • “Toy Story 4”

Best Foreign Language Film

  • “Les Misérables”
  • “Pain and Glory”
  • “Parasite”
  • “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
  • “Transit”

Best Documentary

  • “American Factory”
  • “Apollo 11”
  • “For Sama”
  • “Maiden”
  • “One Child Nation”

Best Cinematography

  • “1917,”  Roger Deakins
  • “A Hidden Life,” Joerg Widmer
  • “Last Black Man in San Francisco,” Adam Newport-Berra
  • “The Lighthouse,” Jarin Blaschke
  • “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robert Richardson

Best Production Design

  • “1917,” Dennis Gassner
  • “The Irishman,” Bob Shaw and Regina Graves
  • “Midsommar,” Henrik Svenson
  • “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Barbara Ling
  • “Parasite,” Lee Ha-Jun

Best Film Editing

  • “1917,”  Lee Smith
  • “The Irishman,” Thelma Schoonmaker
  • “Ford v Ferrari,” Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland
  • “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,”  Fred Raskin
  • “Parasite,” Jinmo Yang

Best Original Score

  • “1917,” Thomas Newman
  • “Joker,” Hildur Guonadottir
  • “Last Black Man in San Francisco,” Emile Nommensen
  • “Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat
  • “Marriage Story,” Randy Newman

Special Citation for Independent Cinema

  • “The Cat and the Moon,” Director Alex Wolff
  • “Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles,” Director Max Lewkowicz
  • “One Cut of the Dead,” Director Shin’ichiro Ueda“Socrates,” Director Alexandre Moratto

Here Are The Black Reel Nominations!

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Winners will be announced on February 6th!

Outstanding Motion Picture

  • DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
    Eddie Murphy, John Fox & John Davis
  • JUST MERCY (Warner Bros.)
    Asher Goldstein & Gil Netter
  • QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
    Pamela Addy, Andrew Coles, James Frey, Michelle Knudsen, Melina Matsoukas, Lena Waithe & Brad Weston
  • US (Universal Pictures)
    Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Ian Cooper & Sean McKittrick
  • WAVES (A24)
    Trey Edward Shults, Kevin Turen & James Wilson

Outstanding Actor

  • JIMMIE FAILS
    The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
  • KELVIN HARRISON JR.
    Luce (Neon)
  • KELVIN HARRISON JR.
    Waves (A24)
  • DANIEL KALUUYA
    Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
  • EDDIE MURPHY
    Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress

  • CYNTHIA ERIVO
    Harriet (Focus Features)
  • GUGU MBATHA-RAW
    Fast Color (Lionsgate/Codeblack)
  • LUPITA NYONG’O
    Us (Universal Pictures)
  • JODIE TURNER-SMITH
    Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
  • ALFRE WOODARD
    Clemency (Neon)

Outstanding Director

  • MATI DIOP
    Atlantics (Netflix)
  • KASI LEMMONS
    Harriet (Focus Features)
  • MELINA MATSOUKAS
    Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
  • JULIUS ONAH
    Luce (Neon)
  • JORDAN PEELE
    Us (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor

  • STERLING K. BROWN
    Waves (A24)
  • ALDIS HODGE
    Clemency (Neon)
  • JAMIE FOXX
    Just Mercy (Warner Bros.)
  • JONATHAN MAJORS
    The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
  • WESLEY SNIPES
    Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress

  • SHAHADI WRIGHT JOSEPH
    Us (Universal Pictures)
  • JANELLE MONAE
    Harriet (Focus Features)
  • DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH
    Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
  • TAYLOR RUSSELL
    Waves (A24)
  • OCTAVIA SPENCER
    Luce (Neon)

Outstanding Screenplay

  • CLEMENCY (Neon)
    Chinonye Chukwu
  • LES MISERABLES (Amazon Studios)
    Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini & Alexis Manenti
  • LUCE (Neon)
    J.C. Lee & Julius Onah
  • QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
    Lena Waithe
  • US (Universal Pictures)
    Jordan Peele

Outstanding Documentary Feature

  • THE APOLLO (HBO Documentary)
    Roger Ross Williams, director
  • THE BLACK GODFATHER (Netflix)
    Reginald Hudlin, director
  • KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE (Netflix)
    Rachel Lears, director
  • MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL (Abramorama)
    Stanley Nelson, director
  • TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM (Magnolia Pictures)
    Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, director

Outstanding International Film

  • ATLANTICS (Netflix)
    Senegal
  • THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND (Netflix)
    United Kingdom
  • FARMING (Momentum Pictures)
    United Kingdom
  • IN FABRIC (A24)
    United Kingdom
  • LES MISERABLES (Amazon Studios)
    France

Outstanding Ensemble

  • DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
    Lindsay Graham & Mary Vernieu, casting directors
  • THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (A24)
    Julia Kim, casting director
  • JUST MERCY (Warner Bros.)
    Carmen Cuba, casting director
  • US (Universal Pictures)
    Terri Taylor, casting director
  • WAVES (A24)
    Avy Kaufman, casting director

Outstanding Voice Performance

  • CHIWETEL EJIOFOR (Scar)
    The Lion King (Disney)
  • DONALD GLOVER (Simba)
    The Lion King (Disney)
  • JAMES EARL JONES (Mufasa)
    The Lion King (Disney)
  • KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY (Ducky)
    Toy Story 4 (Disney)
  • JORDAN PEELE (Bunny)
    Toy Story 4 (Disney)

Outstanding Score

  • DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
    Scott Bomar
  • THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (A24)
    Emile Mosseri
  • QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
    Devonte Hynes
  • US (Universal Pictures)
    Michael Abels
  • WAVES (A24)
    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

Outstanding Original Song

  • “COLLIDE” (QUEEN & SLIM)
    Tiana Major9 & EARTH GANG, performers
  • “DON’T TURN BACK” (THE APOLLO)
    Robert Glasper & Ledisi, performers
  • “GUARDING THE GATES” (QUEEN & SLIM)
    Lauryn Hill, performer
  • “IT’S NOT OVER” (BRIAN BANKS)
    Gizzle & Sam Fisher, performers
  • “SPIRIT” (THE LION KING)
    Beyonce Knowles-Carter, performer

Outstanding Independent Feature – Awarded to the Director & Producers

  • BURNING CANE (ARRAY)
    Phillip Youmans, director
    Ojo Akinlana, Wendell Pierce, Mose Mayer, Isaac Webb, Cassandra Youmans Jakob Johnson & Karen Kaia Livers, producers
  • CLEMENCY (Neon)
    Chinonye Chukwu, director
    Timur Bekbosunov, Julian Cautherley, Bronwyn Cornelius & Peter Wong, producers
  • GUAVA ISLAND (Amazon Studios)
    Hiro Murai, director
    Donald Glover, Carmen Cuba, Jennifer Roth & Fam Udeorji, producers
  • THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (A24)
    Joe Talbot, director/producer
    Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh & Khaliah Neal, producers
  • LUCE (Neon)
    Julius Onah, director/producer
    John Baker & Andrew Yang, producers

Outstanding Short Film

  • AMERICA
    Garrett Bradley, director
  • HAIR LOVE (Sony Pictures Releasing)
    Matthew A. Cherry, director
  • IT’S NOT ABOUT JIMMY KEENE
    Caleb Jaffe, director
  • SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT
    Nikyatu Jusu, director
  • ZAHRA AND THE OIL MAN
    Yucef Mayes, director

Outstanding Independent Documentary

  • 16 BARS
    Sam Bathrick, director
  • NO LYE: AN AMERICAN BEAUTY STORY
    Bayer Mack, director
  • THE REMIX: HIP HOP X FASHION
    Lisa Cortes & Farah Khalid, director

Outstanding Emerging Director 

  • CHINONYE CHUKWU
    Clemency (Neon)
  • NIA DACOSTA
    Little Woods (Neon)
  • MATI DIOP
    Atlantics (Netflix)
  • MELINA MATSOUKAS
    Queen & Slim (Universal)
  • JULIUS ONAH
    Luce (Neon)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male

  • TITUSS BURGESS
    Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix)
  • JIMMIE FAILS
    The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
  • KELVIN HARRISON JR.
    Waves (A24)
  • ALDIS HODGE
    Clemency (Neon)
  • JONATHAN MAJORS
    The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female

  • ABDOU BALDE
    Atlantics (Netflix)
  • SHAHADI WRIGHT JOSEPH
    Us (Universal Pictures)
  • DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH
    Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
  • TAYLOR RUSSELL
    Waves (A24)
  • JODIE TURNER-SMITH
    Queen & Slim (Universal)

Outstanding First Screenplay

  • ATLANTICS (Netflix)
    Mati Diop & Olivier Demangel
  • THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND (Netflix)
    Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • BURNING CANE (ARRAY)
    Phillip Youmans
  • CLEMENCY (Neon)
    Chinoye Chukwu
  • QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
    Lena Waithe

Outstanding Cinematography

  • HARRIET (Focus Features)
    John Toll
  • THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (A24)
    Adam Newport-Berra
  • QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
    Tad Radcliffe
  • US (Universal Pictures)
    Mike Gioulakis
  • WAVES (A24)
    Drew Daniels

Outstanding Costume Design

  • DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
    Ruth E. Carter
  • HARRIET (Focus Features)
    Paul Tazewell
  • HUSTLERS (STX Entertainment)
    Mitchell Travers
  • QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
    Shiona Turini
  • US (Universal Pictures)
    Kym Barrett

Outstanding Production Design

  • DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
    Clay A. Griffith
  • HARRIET (Focus Features)
    Warren Alan Young
  • THE LION KING (Disney)
    James Chinlund
  • QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
    Karen Murphy
  • US (Universal Pictures)
    Ruth De Jong

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society Honors Once Upon A Time In Hollywood!

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Here are the winners in Vegas!

Best Picture
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actor
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Best Actress
Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse

Best Supporting Actress
Margot Robbie – Bombshell

Best Original Screenplay
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Two Popes

Best Cinematography
1917

Best Film Editing
Ford v Ferrari

Best Score
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Song
Stand Up – Harriet

Best Documentary
Apollo 11

Best Animated Film
Missing Link

Best Foreign Film
Parasite

Best Costume Design
Dolemite is My Name

Best Ensemble
Knives Out

Breakout Filmmaker
Olivia Wilde – Booksmart

Best Male Youth Performance (Under 21)
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy

Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21)
Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Art Direction
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame

Best Action Film
Ford v Ferrari

Best Comedy
Dolemite is My Name

Best Horror/Sci-Fi
Midsommar

Best Family Film
Fighting With My Family

William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
Ruth E. Carter

Here Are The Nominations Of The Vancouver Film Critics!

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The winners will be announced on December 16th!

BEST PICTURE
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Parasite

BEST ACTOR
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

BEST ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Florence Pugh, Little Women

BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

BEST SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, Parasite
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Parasite

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Apollo 11
For Sama
Honeyland