Earlier today, the Music City Film Critics Association (that would be Nashville) announced their picks for the best of 2019! 1917 was their pick for the best film of the year!
Check out all of the nominees and winners below:
Jim Ridley Award, named after the late Nashville Scene editor/writer, honoring the film that best embodies the Nashville spirit:
– Bluebird
– The Dead Center
– The Peanut Butter Falcon
– Saint Cloud Hill
– Wild Rose (WINNER)
Best Picture:
– 1917 (WINNER)
– Apollo 11
– Jojo Rabbit
– Joker
-Knives Out
-Little Women
-Marriage Story
-Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood
-Parasite
-The Irishman
Best Director:
– Sam Mendes, 1917 (WINNER)
– Greta Gerwig, Little Women
– Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood
– Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
– Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Best Actor:
– Eddie Murphy, Dolemite is My Name
– Joaquin Phoenix, Joker (WINNER)
– Adam Driver, Marriage Story
– Taron Egerton, Rocketman
– Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
Best Actress:
– Charlize Theron, Bombshell
– Awkwafina, The Farewell
– Renee Zellweger, Judy
– Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
– Lupita Nyong’o, Us (WINNER)
Best Supporting Actress:
– Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
– Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
– Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
– Florence Pugh, Little Women (WINNER)
– Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Best Supporting Actor:
– Shia LeBeouf, Honey Boy
– Al Pacino, The Irishman
– Joe Pesci, The Irishman
– Jonathan Majors, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
– Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood (WINNER)
Best Animated Feature:
– Abominable
– Frozen II
– I Lost My Body
– Klaus
– Toy Story 4 (WINNER)
Best Documentary:
– Amazing Grace
– American Factory
– Apollo 11 (WINNER)
– One Child Nation
– Tell Me Who I Am
Best Screenplay:
– Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
– Rian Johnson, Knives Out
– Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
– Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
– Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won (story by Joon-ho), Parasite (WINNER)
Best Acting Ensemble:
– Avengers: Endgame
– Knives Out (WINNER)
– Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
– Parasite
– The Irishman
Best Foreign Film:
– Atlantics (dir. Mati Diop)
– Pain and Glory (dir. Pedro Almodóvar)
– Portrait of a Lady on Fire (dir. Céline Sciamma)
– Parasite (dir. Bong Joon-ho) (WINNER)
Best Young Actress:
– Kyliegh Curran, Doctor Sleep (WINNER)
– Lucy Gallina, The Irishman
– Sophia Lillis, IT: Chapter 2
– Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
– Julia Butters, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
– Shahadi Wright Joseph, Us
Best Young Actor:
– Jacob Tremblay, Good Boys
– Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
– Archie Yates, Jojo Rabbit
– Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit (WINNER)
– Evan Alex, Us
Best Action Film:
– Avengers: Endgame (WINNER)
– John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
– Spider-Man: Far from Home
– Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Horror Film:
– Doctor Sleep
– It: Chapter 2
– Midsommar
– Ready or Not
– Us (WINNER)
Best Comedy:
– Booksmart
– Dolemite is my Name
– Jojo Rabbit
– Knives Out (WINNER)
– Long Shot
Best Score:
– Thomas Newman, 1917
– Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker (WINNER)
– Randy Newman, Marriage Story
– John Williams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
– Michael Abels, Us
Best Song:
– “Into the Unknown,” Frozen 2
– “Stand Up,” Harriet
– “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” Rocketman (WINNER)
– “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” Toy Story 4
– “Glasgow (No Place Like Home),” Wild Rose
Best Sound:
– 1917 (WINNER)
– Apollo 11
– Ford v. Ferrari
– Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Production Design:
– 1917
– Knives Out
– Little Women
– Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (WINNER)
– Parasite
Best Cinematography:
– Roger Deakins, 1917 (WINNER)
– Lawrence Sher, Joker
– Robert Richardson, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
– Hong Kyung-pyo, Parasite
– Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
Best Editing:
– Lee Smith, 1917 (WINNER)
– Fred Raskin, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
– Yang Jin-mo, Parasite
– Thelma Schoonmaker, The Irishman
Best Music Film:
– Amazing Grace
– Blinded by the Light
– Rocketman (WINNER)
– Wild Rose
– Yesterday
Through the Shattered Lens 