The San Diego Film Critics Society Honors The Irishman

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The San Diego Film Critics Society announced their picks for the best of 2019 earlier today!

And here they are!

(Check out a list of the nominations here!)

Best Picture

Winner: THE IRISHMAN
Runner Up: MARRIAGE STORY

Best Director

Winner: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, UNCUT GEMS
Runner Up: Noah Baumbach, MARRIAGE STORY

Best Actor

(TIE) Adam Driver, MARRIAGE STORY & Joaquin Phoenix, JOKER

Best Actress

Winner: Lupita Nyong’o, US
Runner Up: Renée Zellweger, JUDY

Best Supporting Actor

(TIE) Joe Pesci, THE IRISHMAN & Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Best Supporting Actress

Winner: Zhao Shuzhen, THE FAREWELL
Runner Up: Laura Dern, MARRIAGE STORY

Best Comedic Performance

Winner: Wesley Snipes, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Runner Up: Taika Waititi, JOJO RABBIT

Best Original Screenplay

Winner: Noah Baumbach, MARRIAGE STORY
Runner Up: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, UNCUT GEMS

Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner: J.C. Lee, Julius Onah, LUCE
Runner Up: Steven Zaillian, THE IRISHMAN

Best Documentary
Runner Up: LOVE, ANTOSHA

Winner: ONE CHILD NATION

Best Animated Film

Winner: I LOST MY BODY
Runner Up: TOY STORY 4

Best Foreign-Language Film

Winner: PARASITE
Runner Up: TRANSIT

Best Costume Design

Winner: Ruth E. Carter, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Runner Up: Anna Robbins, DOWNTON ABBEY

Best Editing

Winner: Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker & Dirk Westervelt, FORD V FERRARI
Runner Up: Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, UNCUT GEMS

Best Cinematography

Winner: Jarin Blaschke, THE LIGHTHOUSE
Runner Up: Roger Deakins, 1917

Best Production Design

Winner: Dennis Gassner, 1917
Runner Up: Jess Gonchor, LITTLE WOMEN

Best Visual Effects

Winner: AD ASTRA
Runner Up: 1917

Best Use of Music

Winner: ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Runner Up: JOJO RABBIT

Best Ensemble

Winner: KNIVES OUT
Runner Up: THE IRISHMAN

Breakthrough Artist

Winner: Florence Pugh, LITTLE WOMEN, MIDSOMMAR
Runner Up: Kelvin Harrison Jr., LUCE, WAVES

Here Are The Art Directors Guild’s Nominees For The Best Of 2019

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

PERIOD FILM
Ford v Ferrari
Production Designer: François Audouy
The Irishman
Production Designer: Bob Shaw
Jojo Rabbit
Production Designer: Ra Vincent
Joker
Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
1917
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Production Designer: Barbara Ling

FANTASY FILM
Ad Astra
Production Designer: Kevin Thompson
Aladdin
Production Designer: Gemma Jackson
Avengers: Endgame
Production Designer: Charles Wood
Dumbo
Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Production Designer: Patrick Tatopoulos
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Production Designers: Rick Carter, Kevin Jenkins

CONTEMPORARY FILM
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Production Designer: Jade Healy
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Production Designer: Kevin Kavanaugh
Knives Out
Production Designer: David Crank
Parasite
Production Designer: Lee Ha-Jun
Us
Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

4. ANIMATED FILM
Abominable
Production Designer: Max Boas
Frozen II
Production Designer: Michael Giaimo
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Production Designer: Pierre-Olivier Vincent
The Lion King
Production Designer: James Chinlund
Toy Story 4
Production Designer: Bob Pauley

Here Are The Nominations Of The Seattle Film Critics Society!

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The winners will be revealed on December 16th!

BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR

1917 (Universal Pictures)
The Farewell (A24)
Ford v Ferrari (20th Century Fox)
The Irishman (Netflix)
The Lighthouse (A24)
Little Women (Sony Pictures)
Marriage Story (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (Sony Pictures)
Parasite (NEON)
Uncut Gems (A24)

BEST DIRECTOR

Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Josh & Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman

BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE

Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro –The Irishman
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE

Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Renée Zellweger – Judy

BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE

Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Song Kang-ho – Parasite
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Taylor Russell – Waves
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

The Irishman
Knives Out
Little Women
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Parasite

BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY

1917
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Shadow

BEST SCREENPLAY

The Farewell – Lulu Wang
The Irishman – Steven Zaillian
Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won (screenplay); Bong Joon-ho (story)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Frozen II – Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, directors
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Dean DeBlois, director
I Lost My Body – Jérémy Clapin, director
Missing Link – Chris Butler, director
Toy Story 4 – Josh Cooley, director

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Farewell – Lulu Wang, director
Monos – Alejandro Landes, director
Pain and Glory – Pedro Almodóvar, director
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho, director
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Céline Sciamma, director

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

American Factory – Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, directors Apollo 11 – Todd Douglas Miller, director
For Sama – Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts, directors
Fyre – Chris Smith, director
Honeyland – Ljubomir Stefanov & Tamara Kotevska, directors

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1917 – Roger Deakins
The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood – Robert Richardson
Parasite – Hong Kyung-pyo
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Claire Mathon

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Dolemite is My Name – Ruth E. Carter
Downton Abbey – Anna Mary Scott Robbins
Little Women – Jacqueline Durran
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood – Arianne Phillips
Rocketman – Julian Day

BEST FILM EDITING

1917 – Lee Smith
The Irishman – Thelma Schoonmaker
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood – Fred Raskin
Parasite – Yang Jin-mo
Uncut Gems – Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1917 – Thomas Newman
Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Emile Mosseri
Uncut Gems – Daniel Lopatin
Us – Michael Abels

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1917 – Dennis Gassner (Production Designer); Lee Sandales (Set Decorator)
The Irishman – Bob Shaw (Production Designer); Regina Graves (Set Decorator)
Little Women – Jess Gonchor (Production Designer); Claire Kaufman (Set Decorator)
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood – Barbara Ling (Production Designer); Nancy Haigh (Set Decorator)
Parasite – Lee Ha-jun (Production Designer)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1917 – Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, Dominic Tuohy
Ad Astra – Allen Maris, Jedediah Smith, Guillaume Rocheron, Scott R. Fisher
Alita: Battle Angel – Nick Epstein, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
Avengers: Endgame – Dan DeLeeuw, Matt Aitken, Russell Earl, Dan Sudick
The Irishman – Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Nelson Sepulveda

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE (18 years of age or younger upon start of filming)

Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Kyliegh Curran – Doctor Sleep
Roman Griffith Davis – Jojo Rabbit
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy

Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

Arthur Fleck/The Joker – Joker – portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix
Red – Us – portrayed by Lupita Nyong’o
The Red Dress – In Fabric – portrayed by a red dress
Rose the Hat – Doctor Sleep – portrayed by Rebecca Ferguson

Russell Bufalino – The Irishman – portrayed by Joe Pesci

Here Are The Golden Globe Nominations!

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here are the Golden Globe Nominees! Oddly, no one seems to have much respect for the people who give out the Golden Globes and the show itself is always kind of a drag but, for whatever reason, the Globes have become perhaps the biggest of the non-guild precursors. Getting a Golden Globe nomination will definitely help those who are trying to get the Academy’s attention right now.

My main thought on the nominees: Joker did really well. Uncut Gems went unmentioned, which will probably be the end of Adam Sandler’s Oscar campaign, unless he manages to snag a SAG nomination. It’s nice to see Dolemite Is My Name getting some attention. That’s a film that gets better the more that I think about it.

I don’t know — there’s not any terrible nominations or anything like that. I’m sorry that a few films and people were overlooked but it’s been a strong year for film and there’s a lot of legitimate contenders so there’s just not going to be room for everyone. It happens. There’s no outrageously terrible nominations, like when The Tourist was nominated several years ago. At the same time, the Golden Globes always leave me with feelings of malaise and ennui. I guess it’s because we are now leaving the “what if” phase of awards season and starting to get to the, “So, these are going to be our nominees” phase.

Here are the Golden Globe film nominations. If you want to see the TV nominees, do a freaking Google search …. or just click on this link to a full list of nominees!

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Irishman
Joker
The Two Popes
Marriage Story
1917

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Knives Out
Dolemite Is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Rocketman

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Les Misérables

Best Director – Motion Picture
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917
Todd Phillips, Joker

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, Parasite
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart
Ana de Armas, Knives Out
Emma Thompson, Late Night
Cate Blanchett, Where’d You Go, Bernadette?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
Daniel Craig, Knives Out
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Annette Bening, The Report

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

Best Motion Picture – Animated
Frozen 2
Toy Story 4
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Missing Link
The Lion King

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Thomas Newman, 1917
Hildur Guonadottir, Joker
Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Alexandre Desplat, Little Women
Daniel Pemberton, Motherless Brooklyn

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” Rocketman
“Spirit,” The Lion King
“Into the Unknown,” Frozen 2
“Stand Up,” Harriet
“Beautiful Ghosts,” Cats

Here Are The 2019 Nominations of the San Diego Film Critics Society!

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On December 6th, the San Diego Film Critics Society announced their nominees for the best of 2019 and here they are!

Best Picture
1917
THE IRISHMAN
JOKER
MARRIAGE STORY
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Best Director
Noah Baumbach, MARRIAGE STORY
Sam Mendes, 1917
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, UNCUT GEMS
Martin Scorsese, THE IRISHMAN
Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Best Actor
Christian Bale, FORD V FERRARI
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
Lupita Nyong’o, US
Saoirse Ronan, LITTLE WOMEN
Renée Zellweger, JUDY

Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, THE LIGHTHOUSE
Al Pacino, THE IRISHMAN
Joe Pesci, THE IRISHMAN
Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Wesley Snipes, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern, MARRIAGE STORY
Thomasin McKenzie, JOJO RABBIT
Florence Pugh, LITTLE WOMEN
Zhao Shuzhen, THE FAREWELL
Octavia Spencer, LUCE

Best Comedic Performance
Daniel Craig, KNIVES OUT
Eddie Murphy, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Sam Rockwell, JOJO RABBIT
Wesley Snipes, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Taika Waititi, JOJO RABBIT

Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach, MARRIAGE STORY
Bong Joon Ho, Jin Won Han, PARASITE
Rian Johnson, KNIVES OUT
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, UNCUT GEMS
Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Best Adapted Screenplay
Greta Gerwig, LITTLE WOMEN
J.C. Lee, Julius Onah, LUCE
Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, JOKER
Taika Waititi, Christine Leunens, JOJO RABBIT
Steven Zaillian, THE IRISHMAN

Best Documentary
APOLLO 11
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
LOVE, ANTOSHA
ONE CHILD NATION
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD

Best Animated Film
ABOMINABLE
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
I LOST MY BODY
MISSING LINK
TOY STORY 4

Best Foreign-language Film
THE FAREWELL
PAIN & GLORY
PARASITE
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
TRANSIT

Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Julian Day, ROCKETMAN
Jacqueline Durran, LITTLE WOMEN
Arianne Phillips, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Anna Robbins, DOWNTON ABBEY

Best Editing
Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker & Dirk Westervelt, FORD V FERRARI
Jennifer Lame, MARRIAGE STORY
Fred Raskin, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, UNCUT GEMS
Thelma Schoonmaker, THE IRISHMAN

Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke, THE LIGHTHOUSE
Roger Deakins, 1917
Hoyte Van Hoytema, AD ASTRA
Rodrigo Prieto, THE IRISHMAN
Phedon Papamichael, FORD V FERRARI

Best Production Design
Dennis Gassner, 1917
Jess Gonchor, LITTLE WOMEN
Clay A. Griffith, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Barbara Ling, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Bob Shaw, THE IRISHMAN
Donal Woods, DOWNTON ABBEY

Best Visual Effects
1917
AD ASTRA
THE AERONAUTS
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
THE IRISHMAN

Best Use of Music
JOJO RABBIT
JOKER
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
ROCKETMAN
YESTERDAY

Best Ensemble
DOWNTON ABBEY
THE IRISHMAN
KNIVES OUT
MARRIAGE STORY
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Breakthrough Artist
Jessie Buckley, JUDY, WILD ROSE
Julia Butters, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
Roman Griffin Davis, JOJO RABBIT
Kelvin Harrison Jr., LUCE, WAVES
Florence Pugh, LITTLE WOMEN, MIDSOMMAR

The New York Film Critics Online Named Parasite The Best of 2019

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yesterday, the New York Film Critics Online voted on and announced their picks for the best of 2019!

And here they are:

Picture: “Parasite” (NEON)
Director: Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite” (NEON)
Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” (Warner Bros.)
Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, “Us” (Universal Pictures)
Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci, “The Irishman” (Netflix)
Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” (Netflix)
Screenplay: Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-Won, “Parasite” (NEON)
Breakthrough Performer: Kelvin Harrison Jr., “Luce” (A24) and “Waves” (A24)
Debut Director: Lila Avilés, “The Chambermaid” (Kino Lorber)
Ensemble Cast: Mary Vernieu, “Knives Out” (Lionsgate)
Documentary: Todd Douglas Miller, “Apollo 11” (NEON)
Foreign Language: Céline Sciamma, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (NEON)
Animated Feature: Jérémy Clapin, “I Lost My Body” (Netflix)
Cinematography: Roger Deakins, “1917” (Universal Pictures)
Use of Music: Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Giles Martin, Matthew Margeson, “Rocketman” (Paramount Pictures)

Top 10 Films

“1917” (Universal Pictures)
“The Farewell” (A24)
“Hustlers” (STX Films)
“The Irishman” (Netflix)
“Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“Joker” (Warner Bros.)
“Marriage Story” (Netflix)
“Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood” (Sony Pictures)
“Parasite” (NEON)
“The Two Popes” (Netflix)

Here Are The 2019 Nominations of the Detroit Film Critics Society!

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Earlier on Friday, the Detroit Film Critics Society released their nominations for the best of 2019!

Now, back in 2018, the DFCS honored some great films that were overlooked by the Academy, films like Eighth Grade, A Quiet Place, and First Reformed. I mean, I really, really loved the 2018 DFCS awards. And you know what? I’m pretty happy with what they came up with for 2019 as well! I especially like the nomination for Anna Paquin in The Irishman. With all the overblown controversy about how many lines she spoke in the film, it is often overlooked that she gave a great performance and, with just the power of her withering glare, pretty much transformed Peggy into the conscience of the film.

Here are the DFCS nominees for the best of 2019! The winners will be announced on December 9th!

BEST PICTURE
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

BEST DIRECTOR
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit

BEST ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Julianne Moore – Gloria Bell
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renee Zellweger – Judy

BEST ACTOR
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Sam Rockwell – Richard Jewell
Wesley Snipes – Dolemite Is My Name

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Anna Paquin – The Irishman
Florence Pugh – Little Women

BEST SCREENPLAY
The Irishman
The Lighthouse
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Toy Story 4

BEST USE OF MUSIC
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Rocketman
Uncut Gems
Wild Rose

BEST ENSEMBLE
Dolemite Is My Name
The Farewell
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amazing Grace
Apollo 11
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Knocking Down the House
Rolling Thunder Review: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

BREAKTHROUGH
Ana de Armas – actress (Knives Out, The Informer, Yesterday)
Jessie Buckley – actress (Wild Rose, Judy)
Kaitlyn Dever – actress (Booksmart, Them That Follow)
Aisling Franciosi – actress (The Nightingale)
Paul Walter Hauser – actor (Richard Jewell)
Florence Pugh – actress (Fighting with My Family, Midsommar, Little Women)
Lulu Wang – director (The Farewell)
Olivia Wilde – director (Booksmart)

Here Are The AFI’s Top Ten of 2019

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The American Film Institute released their picks for the 10 best American films of 2019. The AFI list is usually a pretty good indicator of what’s going to be nominated for best picture. While it’s rare that every film on the AFI’s list gets a best picture nomination, it’s even more rare for a film to get a nomination without also appearing on the list. (Then again, it has happened in the past so who knows? Life is a mystery, as Doc Bowman likes to put it.)

So, with that in mind, here’s the AFI list. You’ll notice no mention of Uncut Gems, The Two Popes, or Hustlers. However, Joker made it so maybe that’ll shut up everyone on twitter whose complaining about Joaquin Phoenix not winnings the NYFCC’s best actor award. (Probably not.)

MOTION PICTURES OF THE YEAR

“The Farewell”

“The Irishman”

“Jojo Rabbit”

“Joker”

“Knives Out”

“Little Women”

“Marriage Story”

“1917”

“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”

“Richard Jewell”

SPECIAL AWARD “Parasite”

(As South Korean film, Parasite was not eligible for the regular AFI honors — hence, the special award.)

The Satellites Really Like Ford V Ferrari

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Satellite Nominations were announced earlier today and they appear to really, really like Ford v. Ferrari.

Now, you may be asking yourself, “Who gives out the Satellites?” They are awarded by the International Press Academy. They should not be mistaken for the Golden Globes, which are given out the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Instead, the Satellites should probably be considered the Golden Globes’s less popular cousins. Unlike the Globes, they haven’t really proven themselves to be reliable as a precursor.

Anyway, here are the Satellite Film Nominations. If you want to see their television nominations, click here!

ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA

Alfre Woodard, “Clemency”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Helen Mirren, “The Good Liar”
Renee Zellweger, “Judy”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”

ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA

Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
Christian Bale, “Ford v Ferrari”
George MacKay, “1917″
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Mark Ruffalo, “Dark Waters”

ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
Ana De Armas, “Knives Out”
Constance Wu, “Hustlers”
Julianne Moore, “Gloria Bell”

ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Adam Sandler, “Uncut Gems”
Daniel Craig, “Knives Out”
Eddie Murphy, “Dolemite Is My Name”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Taron Egerton, “Rocketman”
Taika Waititi, “Jojo Rabbit”

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Margot Robbie, “Bomshell”
Penelope Cruz, “Pain and Glory”
Nicole Kidman, “Bombshell”
Zhao Shuzhen, “The Farewell”

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood”
Willem Dafoe, “The Lighthouse”
Wendell Pierce, “Burning Cane”

MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

1917 Universal Pictures
Bombshell Lionsgate
Burning Cane Array Releasing
Ford v Ferrari Twentieth Century Fox
Joker Warner Bros.
The Lighthouse A24
Marriage Story Netflix
Two Popes Netflix

MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Hustlers STX Entertainment
Knives Out Lionsgate
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Columbia Pictures
Rocketman Paramount
The Farewell A24
Uncut Gems A24

MOTION PICTURE, INTERNATIONAL

Atlantics, Senegal
Beanpole, Russia
Les Miserables, France
Pain and Glory, Spain
Parasite, Korea
Truth and Justice, Estonia
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, France
The Painted Bird, Czech Republic

MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED OR MIXED MEDIA

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Netflix
Alita: Battle Angel Twentieth Century Fox
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles GKIDS
How to Train Your Dragon 2: The Hidden World Universal Pictures
The Lion King Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Toy Story 4 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Weathering With You GKIDS

MOTION PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY

63 Up BritBox
Apollo 11 Neon
Citizen K Greenwich Entertainment
Honeyland KJ Films
One Child Nation Amazon Studios
The Apollo HBO Documentary
The Cave National Geographic Documentary Films
FOR SAMA PBS

DIRECTOR

Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
James Mangold, “Ford v Ferrari”
Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story”
Pedro Almodóvar, “Pain and Glory”
Sam Mendes, “1917″
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”

SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL

Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller, “Ford v Ferrari”
Lulu Wang, “The Farewell”
Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story”
Pedro Almodóvar, “Pain and Glory”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”

SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED

Anthony McCarten, “The Two Popes”
Edward Norton, “Motherless Brooklyn”
Matthew Michael Carnahan, Mario Correa, Nathaniel Rich, “Dark Waters”
Steven Zaillian, “The Irishman”
Taika Waititi, “Jojo Rabbit”
Todd Phillips & Scott Silver, “Joker”

ORIGINAL SCORE

Thomas Newman, “1917″
Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders, “Ford v Ferrari”
Randy Newman, “Marriage Story”
Robbie Robertson, “The Irishman”
Terence Blanchard, “Harriet”
Hildur Guonadottir, “Joker”

ORIGINAL SONG

Don’t Call Me (Angel), “Charlie’s Angels”
Into the Unknown, “Frozen II”
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again, “Rocketman”
Spirit, “Lion King”
The Ballade of the Lonesome Cowboy, “Toy Story 4”
Swan Song, “Alita: Battle Angel”

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Dick Pope, “Motherless Brooklyn”
George Richmond, “Rocketman”
Lawrence Sher, “Joker”
Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC, “Ford v Ferrari”
Rodrigo Prieto, “The Irishman”
Roger Deakins, “1917”

FILM EDITING

1917
Lee Smith, ACE
Ford v Ferrari
Michael McCusker, ACE
Andrew Buckland
Joker
Jeff Groth
Marriage Story
Jennifer Lame, ACE
Rocketman
Chris Dickens
The Irishman
Thelma Schoonmaker

SOUND (EDITING AND MIXING)

1917
Oliver Tarney
Stuart Wilson
Scott Millan
Mark Taylor
Avengers: Endgame
Shannon Mills
Daniel Laurie
Tom Johnson
Juan Peralta
John Pritchett, CAS
Ford v Ferrari
Donald Sylvester
Paul Massey
David Giammarco
Steven A. Morrow, CAS
Joker
Alan Robert Murray
Tom Ozanich
Dean Zupancic
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Wylie Stateman
Mark Ulano, CAS
Michael Minkler, CAS
Christian P. Minkler, CAS
Rocketman
Matthew Collinge
John Hayes

VISUAL EFFECTS

Alita: Battle Angel
Joe Letteri
Eric Saindon
Avengers: Endgame
Dan DeLeeuw
Matt Aitken
Russell Earl
Dan Sudick
The Lion King
Robert Legato, ASC; Andrew R. Jones
Adam Valdez; Elliot Newman
Ford v Ferrari
Olivier Dumont
Mark Byers
Kathy Segal
Joker
Edwin Rivera
Mathew Giampa
Bryan Godwin
The Irishman
Pablo Helman

ART DIRECTION & PRODUCTION DESIGN

1917
Dennis Gassner
Lee Sandales
Ford v Ferrari
François Audouy
Peter Lando
Joker
Mark Friedberg
Laura Ballinger
Motherless Brooklyn
Beth Mickle
Michael Ahern
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Barbara Ling
Nancy Haigh
The Two Popes
Mark Tildesley
Saverio Sammali

COSTUME DESIGN

Dolemite Is My Name
Ruth E. Carter
Joker
Mark Bridges
Judy
Jeny Temime
Rocketman
Julian Day
The Two Popes
Luka Canfora
Downton Abbey
Caroline McCall
Anna Robbins
Susannah Buxton
Rosalind Ebbutt

Here Are The Hollywood Critics Association’s Nominations For The Best of 2019

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Hollywood Critics Association was, up until a few days ago, known as the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society. Perhaps realizing that HCA just plans looks better than LAOFCS, they announced yesterday that they were changing their name.

They also announced their nominees for the best of films and performances of 2019! While the HCA may not be one of the major precursors of awards season, their nominations do give a fairly good picture of which films and performances are currently being touted as possible Oscar nominees.

And here they are:

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