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Monthly Archives: December 2019
Here Are The Chicago Indie Critics Nominations For 2019!
Little Women received the most nominations, with 8. Close behind, with 7 nominations: The Irishman, Marriage Story, 1917, and Parasite.
Here’s a full list of nominations from the Chicago Indie Critics:
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM (budgets under $20 million)
- Booksmart
Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfield, Jessica Elbaum, Megan Ellison, and Katie Silberman (producers)
- The Farewell
Anita Gou, Daniele Melia, Andrew Miano, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng, and Lulu Wang (producers)
- Jojo Rabbit
Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi, and Chelsea Winstanley (producers)
- Marriage Story
Noah Baumbachand David Heyman (producers)
- Parasite
Bong Joon-ho, Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yang-kwon, and Jang Young-hwan (producers)
BEST STUDIO FILM (budgets over $20 million)
- The Irishman
Gerald Chamales, Robert De Niro, Randall Emmett, Gabriele Israilovici, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Jane Rosenthal, Gastón Pavlovich, Martin Scorsese, and Irwin Winkler (producers) - Knives Out
Ram Bergman and Rian Johnson (producers) - Little Women
Denise Di Novi, Amy Pascal, and Robin Swicord (producers) - Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, and Quentin Tarantino (producers) - 1917
Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes, Brian Oliver, and Jayne-Ann Tenggren, (producers)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Birds of Passage
Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra (producers) - Monos
Fernando Epstein, Alejandro Landes, Cristina Landes, and Santiago Zapata, (producers) - Pain and Glory
Agustin Almodovar (producer) - Parasite
Bong Joon-ho, Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yang-kwon, and Jang Young-hwan (producers) - Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Véronique Cayla and Bénédicte Couvreur (producers)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- Apollo 11
Evan Krauss, Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Petersen (producers) - Hail, Satan?
Gabriel Sedgwick (producer) - Honeyland
Atanis Georgiev (producer) - The Kingmaker
Frank Evers and Laura Greenfield (producers) - One Child Nation
Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn, Christoph Jorg, Nanfu Wang, and Jialing Zhang (producers
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Bonnie Arnold and Brad Lewis (producers) - I Lost My Body
Marc du Pontavice (producer) - The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Jinko Gotoh, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller, (producers) - Missing Link
Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner (producers) - Toy Story 4
Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera (producers)
BEST DIRECTOR
- Greta Gerwig, Little Women
- Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
- Sam Mendes, 1917
- Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Lulu Wang, The Farewell
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- The Farewell- Lulu Wang
- Knives Out- Rian Johnson
- Marriage Story- Noam Baumbach
- Parasite- Bong Joon-Ho and Jin Won-Han
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire- Céline Sciamma
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- The Irishman- Steve Zaillian
- Jojo Rabbit- Taika Waititi
- Little Women- Greta Gerwig
- Luce- J.C. Lee and Julius Onah
- The Two Popes- Anthony McCarten
BEST ACTOR
- Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
- Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Eddie Murphy, Dolemite is My Name
- Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
- Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
BEST ACTRESS
- Awkwafina, The Farewell
- Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
- Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell
- Lupita Nyong’o, Us
- Florence Pugh, Midsommar
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- Al Pacino, The Irishman
- Joe Pesci, The Irishman
- Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Kang-ho Song, Parasite
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Laura Dern, Marriage Story
- Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
- Florence Pugh, Little Women
- Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
- Octavia Spencer, Luce
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
- Avengers: Endgame- Sarah Finn (casting director)
- The Irishman- Ellen Lewis (casting director)
- Knives Out- Mary Vernieu (casting director)
- Little Women- Kathy Driscoll and Francine Maisler (casting directors)
- Marriage Story- Francine Maisler and Douglas Aibel (casting directors)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Ad Astra- Hoyte Van Hoytema
- Ford v. Ferrari- Phedon Papamichael
- The Lighthouse- Jarin Blaschke
- 1917- Roger Deakins
- Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood- Robert Richardson
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Ad Astra- Kevin Thompson
- Knives Out- David Crank
- 1917- Dennis Gassner
- Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood- Barbara Ling
- Parasite- Ha-Jun Lee
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Dolemite is My Name- Ruth E. Carter
- Knives Out- Jenny Eagan
- Little Women- Jacqueline Durran
- Midsommar- Andrea Flesch
- Once Upon a Time.. in Hollywood- Arianne Phillips
BEST MAKEUP
- Bombshell- Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, and Anne Morgan
- Dolemite is My Name- Debra Denson, Carla Joi Farmer, Stacey L. Morris, Vera Steimberg
- The Irishman- Sean Flanigan, Nicki Ledermann, and Carla White
- Joker- Kay Georgiou and Nicki Ledermann
- Us- Camille Friend and Scott Wheeler
BEST EDITING
- Ford v. Ferrari- Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker, and Dirk Westervelt
- Knives Out- Bob Ducsay
- Little Women- Nick Houy
- 1917- Lee Smith
- Parasite- Jinmo Yang
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
- Avengers: Endgame- Alan Silvestri
- Little Women- Alexandre Desplat
- Marriage Story- Randy Newman
- 1917- Thomas Newman
- Us- Michael Abels
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “Catchy Song” from The LEGO Movie Part 2: The Second Part
(performed by Dillion Francis featuring T-Pain and That Girl Lay Lay and written by Jon Lajoie) - “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” from Wild Rose
(performed by Jessie Buckley and written by Mary Steenburgen, Caitlin Smith, and Kate York) - “I Punched Keanu Reeves” from Always Be My Maybe
(performed and written by Randall Park) - “Not Evil” from The LEGO Movie Part 2: The Second Part
(performed by Tiffany Haddish and written by Jon Lajoie) - “Speechless” from Aladdin
(performed by Naomi Scott and written by Pasek & Paul) - “Stand Up” from Harriet
(performed by Cynthia Erivo and written by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Ad Astra- Scott R. Fisher, Allan Maris, Guillaume Rocheron, and Jedediah Smith
- Avengers: Endgame- Matt Aitken, Russell Earl, Dan Leeluw, and Dan Sudick
- The Irishman- Leandro Estebecorena, Stephanie Grabli, Pablo Helman, and Nelson Sepulveda
- 1917- Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, and Dominic Tuohy
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker- Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, and Dominic Tuohy
SPECIAL AWARDS
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Honors the work of an artist who truly pushes the boundaries of the medium in terms of form and content
- Greta Gerwig
- Rian Johnson
- Sam Mendes
- Martin Scorsese
- Lena Waithe
- Taika Waititi
IMPACT AWARD
Given to a person whose work has had a positive impact on society
- Pedro Almodovar
- Bong Joon-Ho
- Martin Scorsese
- Milos Stehlik
- Lulu Wang
Artwork of the Day: Passion Has Red Lips (by George Gross)
Music Video of the Day: Get High by Ravers on Dope (2002, dir by Alex Diezinger)
If only it was that easy to get to the perfect beach.
Enjoy!
Here Are The Nominations of the North Carolina Film Critics Association!
They certainly do seem to like Once Upon A Time In Hollywood in North Carolina!
And who can blame them? It’s a great film.
Here are the nominees of the North Carolina Film Critics Association:
BEST NARRATIVE FILM
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse
Roger Deakins – 1917
Kyung-pyo Hong – Parasite
Hoyte van Hoytema – Ad Astra
Robert Richardson – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Atlantics
The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Transit
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
American Factory
Apollo 11
Hail Satan?
Knock Down the House
One Child Nation
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
BEST ACTRESS
Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Bong Joon Ho & Han Jin-won – Parasite
Rian Johnson – Knives Out
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Lulu Wang – The Farewell
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Micah Fitzerman Blue & Noah Hapster – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Steven Zaillian – The Irishman
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
1917
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
BEST MUSIC
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Us
KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
This award recognizes a film, artists, or performer with a special connection to North Carolina. In 2017, the Tar Heel Award was dedicated to longtime North Carolina film critic Ken Hanke.
The Best of Enemies – Durham, NC
Jonathan Majors (formerly from UNC School of the Arts) – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwatrz – The Peanut Butter Falcon
Joshua Overbay – Luke & Jo
Artwork of the Day: Wicked! (by George Gross)
Music Video of the Day: When I Want by Richard Wright (2019, directed by Dan Carr)
Enjoy!
Artwork of the Day: Fantastic Adventures (by Robert Gibson Jones)
Music Video of the Day: Salomè by La Niña (2019, dir by Kwsk Ninja)
Enjoy!
It’s Not Christmas Without Treevenge….
We have a tradition here at the Shattered Lens.
Every December 25th, we watch the the movie that Arleigh Sandoc has often declared to be the greatest holiday movie ever made …. Treevenge!
With Christmas coming to a close, now seems like a good time to do just that!
So here, for your holiday enjoyment …. it’s Treevenge!
Happy holidays, everyone!
(And Happy Birthday to the Shattered Lens, which is ten years old today! Formal celebration begin on January 1st, 2020 and will run all the way through December 31st of that year. Hope to see you there!)





