Here Are The Chicago Indie Critics Nominations For 2019!

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

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

Here Are The Nominations of the North Carolina Film Critics Association!

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

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

Here Are The 2019 Nominations of the Music City Film Critics Association!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Music City Film Critics Association announced their nominees for the best of 2019 on Monday and here they are….

What? You’ve never heard of the Music City Film Critics Association? They are a group of film critics in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Make sense now?

Anyway, here are their nominees:

Jim Ridley Award, named after the late Nashville Scene editor/writer, honoring the film that best embodies the Nashville’s spirit:

– Bluebird
– The Dead Center
– The Peanut Butter Falcon
– Saint Cloud Hill
– Wild Rose

Best Picture:

– 1917
– 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
– 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
– 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

Best Supporting Actress:

– Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
– Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
– Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
– Florence Pugh, Little Women
– 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

Best Animated Feature:

– Abominable
– Frozen II
– I Lost My Body
– Klaus
– Toy Story 4

Best Documentary:

– Amazing Grace
– American Factory
– Apollo 11
– 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

Best Acting Ensemble:

– Avengers: Endgame
– Knives Out
– 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)

Best Young Actress:

– Kyliegh Curran, Doctor Sleep
– 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
– Evan Alex, Us

Best Action Film:

– Avengers: Endgame
– 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

Best Comedy:

– Booksmart
– Dolemite is my Name
– Jojo Rabbit
– Knives Out
– Long Shot

Best Score:

– Thomas Newman, 1917
– Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
– 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
– “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” Toy Story 4
– “Glasgow (No Place Like Home),” Wild Rose

Best Sound:

– 1917
– Apollo 11
– Ford v. Ferrari
– Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Production Design:

– 1917
– Knives Out
– Little Women
– Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
– Parasite

Best Cinematography:

– Roger Deakins, 1917
– Lawrence Sher, Joker
– Robert Richardson, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
– Hong Kyung-pyo, Parasite
– Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse

Best Editing:

– Lee Smith, 1917
– 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
– Wild Rose
– Yesterday

The Black Film Critic Circle Select Dolemite Is My Name As The Best of 2019!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Sunday, the Black Film Critics Circle announced their picks for the best of 2019!

And here they are:

Best Film: Dolemite Is My Name
Best Director: Martin Scorsese (The Irishman) and Kasi Lemmons (Harriet)
Best Actor: Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o (Us)
Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time In Hollywood)
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite Is My Name)
Best Original Screenplay: Lena Waithe (Queen & Slim)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Steven Zaillian (The Irishman)
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins (1917)
Best Foreign Film: Parasite
Best Documentary: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Best Animated Film: I Lost My Body
Best Ensemble: Dolemite Is My Name
Pioneer Award: Ruth E Carter
Rising Star: Kelvin J. Harrison
Special Mention: Lloyd ‘Kam’ Williams

The Nevada Film Critics Society Name Marriage Story As The Best of 2019!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here’s a full list of the winners in Nevada:

Best Film: Marriage Story

Best Director: Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story

Best Actor: Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Best Actress (tie): Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story & Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers

Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Adapted Screenplay: Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit

Best Animated Movie: Toy Story 4
Best Documentary: Apollo 11

Best Production Design: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Cinematography: 1917
Best Visual Effects: Avengers: Endgame

The Utah Film Critics Association honors Parasite and 1917!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Sunday, the Utah Film Critics Association announced their picks for the best of 2019 and it was another good showing for Parasite! The film picked up awards for best picture, best screenplay, and best non-English language film. Meanwhile, 1917 took awards for direction and cinematography while Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson took home the acting awards for Rise of Skywalker and Avengers: Endgame …. just kidding! They both won for Marriage Story.

Here are the winners!

Best Picture: Parasite. Runner-up: Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.

Best Achievement in Directing: Sam Mendes, 1917. Runner-up: Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.

Best Lead Performance, Male: Adam Driver, Marriage Story. Runner-up: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker.

Best Lead Performance, Female: Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story. Runner-up: Lupita Nyong’o, Us.

Best Supporting Performance, Female: Florence Pugh, Little Women. Runner-up: Rebecca Ferguson, Doctor Sleep.

Best Supporting Performance, Male: Joe Pesci, The Irishman. Runner-up: Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse.

Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: Robert Downey, Jr., Avengers: Endgame. Runner-up: Lupita Nyong’o, Us.

Best Original Screenplay: Bong Joon-ho and Jin Won Han, Parasite. Runner-up: Rian Johnson, Knives Out.

Best Adapted Screenplay: Greta Gerwig, Little Women. Runner-up: Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit.

Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, 1917. Runner-up: Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse.

Best Original Score: Matt Morton, Apollo 11. Runner-up: Dan Levy, I Lost My Body.

Best Film Editing: Todd Douglas Miller, Apollo 11. Runner-up: Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker and Dirk Westervelt, Ford v Ferrari.

Best Documentary Feature: Apollo 11. Runner-up: Hail Satan?

Best Animated Feature: I Lost My Body. Runners-up: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Toy Story 4.

Best Non-English Language Feature: Parasite. Runner-up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

The Online Association of Female Film Critics Name Parasite The Best of 2019!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Monday, the Online Association of Female Film Critics announced their picks for the best of 2019!

And here they are:

Best Film

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

Best Director

Alma Har’el
Honey Boy

Bong Joon-Ho – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Marriage Story

Taron Egerton
Rocketman

Joaquin Phoenix
Joker

Adam Sandler
Uncut Gems

Best Female Lead

Awkwafina
The Farewell

Jessie Buckley
Wild Rose

Scarlett Johansson – WINNER (tie)
Marriage Story

Lupita Nyong’o – WINNER (tie)
Us

Renée Zellweger
Judy

Best Supporting Male

Sterling K. Brown
Waves

Willem Dafoe
The Lighthouse

Shia LaBeouf – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Hustlers

Margot Robbie
Bombshell

Zhao Shuzhen
The Farewell

Best Acting Ensemble

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

Best Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Jojo Rabbit

Steven Zaillian
The Irishman

Best Documentary

American Factory
Apollo 11 – WINNER
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 – WINNER

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke
The Lighthouse

Roger Deakins – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
The Nightingale

The Florida Film Critics Circle Names Portrait Of A Lady On Fire The Best of 2019!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Monday, the Florida Film Critics Circle announced their picks for the best of 2019! For best picture, they selected the French-language film, Portrait of a Lady on Fire! Portrait of a Lady on Fire has, as of late, emerged as a bit of an Oscar dark horse. While it would be surprising (and history making) to see two international films nominated for best picture in the same year, strangers things have happened. After all, just three years ago, I was proudly declaring that there was no way that Academy would ever nominate a Netflix film for any of the big prizes.

Here are the winners and nominees from Florida:

BEST PICTURE
1917 – Runner-up
Ad Astra
Marriage Story
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – WINNER
The Irishman

BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver, Marriage Story – WINNER
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory – Runner-up
Franz Rogowski, Transit
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Taron Egerton, Rocketman

BEST ACTRESS
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell
Florence Pugh, Midsommar – Runner-up
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story – WINNER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Joe Pesci, The Irishman – WINNER
John Lithgow, Bombshell – Runner-up
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Annette Bening, The Report
Isla Fisher, The Beach Bum – Runner-up (tie)
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Laura Dern, Marriage Story – WINNER
Margot Robbie, Bombshell – Runner-up (tie)
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

BEST ENSEMBLE
Little Women – WINNER
Marriage Story
Parasite
The Farewell – Runner-up
The Irishman

BEST DIRECTOR
Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire – WINNER
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Sam Mendes, 1917 – Runner-up

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bong Joon-Ho and Han Jin-Won, Parasite
Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Lulu Wang, The Farewell – Runner-up
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems – WINNER

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
Greta Gerwig, Little Women – WINNER
Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman – Runner-up
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Claire Mathon, Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Runner-up
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Ad Astra
Jorg Widmer, A Hidden Life
Roger Deakins, 1917 – WINNER

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ad Astra – Runner-up (tie)
Avengers: Endgame – Runner-up (tie)
Alita: Battle Angel – WINNER

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION
Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – WINNER
Kevin Constant, Christa Munro, Alison Sadler, David Scott and Gary Warsaw, Ad Astra – Runner-up
Simon Elsley, Elaine Kusmishko, Rod McLean, Niall Moroney, Stephen Swain and Robert Voyset, 1917

BEST SCORE
Daniel Lopatin, Uncut Gems – WINNER
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
Max Richter, Ad Astra
Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Thomas Newman, 1917

BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Factory
Apollo 11 – WINNER
Honeyland – Runner-up
The Biggest Little Farm

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Pain and Glory
Parasite – Runner-up
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – WINNER
The Farewell

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Frozen 2
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body – WINNER
Toy Story 4 – Runner-up
Weathering With You

BEST FIRST FILM
Booksmart
Honeyland – Runner-up
Queen & Slim – WINNER
The Last Black Man in San Francisco

PAULINE KAEL BREAKOUT AWARD
Florence Pugh, Midsommar, Fighting With My Family and Little Women – WINNER
Honor Swinton Byrne, The Souvenir
Lulu Wang, The Farewell – Runner-up
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit

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

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Monday, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) announced their nominations for the best of 2019 and here they are! The Irishman has the most nomination, with 8. Meanwhile, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood received seven while Parasite and Marriage Story received six each.

The winners will be announced on January 6th!

Best Picture

The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Uncut Gems
Us

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Director

Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Celine Sciamma – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Florence Pugh – Midsommar
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
Song Kang-ho – Parasite

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Shuzhen Zhao – The Farewell

Best Original Screenplay

Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won
Us – Jordan Peele

Best Adapted Screenplay

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

Best Editing

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

Best Cinematography

The Irishman – Rodrigo Prieto
The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke
1917 – Roger Deakins
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – Robert Richardson
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Claire Mathon

Best Original Score

Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
Little Women – Alexandre Desplat
Marriage Story – Randy Newman
1917 – Thomas Newman
Us – Michael Abels

Best Debut Feature

Mati Diop – Atlantics
Melina Matsoukas – Queen & Slim
Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz – The Peanut Butter Falcon
Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Olivia Wilde – Booksmart