The North Carolina Film Critics Association Names Parasite The Best of 2019!


Below are the winners and the nominees from the North Carolina Film Critics Association!  It was another victory for Parasite, which has emerged as the critical favorite during awards season.

Best Film
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite – WINNER

Best Director
Bong Joon Ho — Parasite – WINNER
Sam Mendes — 1917
Martin Scorsese — The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Taika Waititi — Jojo Rabbit

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo DiCaprio — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver — Marriage Story – WINNER
Eddie Murphy — Dolemite is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix — Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Awkwafina — The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson — Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o — Us – WINNER
Saoirse Ronan — Little Women
Charlize Theron — Bombshell
Renée Zellweger — Judy

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Laura Dern — Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez — Hustlers
Florence Pugh — Little Women – WINNER
Margot Robbie — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Zhao Shuzhen — The Farewell

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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 – WINNER

Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach — Marriage Story
Bong Joon Ho; Han Jin-won — Parasite – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Anthony McCarten — The Two Popes
Taika Waititi — Jojo Rabbit
Steven Zaillian — The Irishman

Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke — The Lighthouse
Roger Deakins — 1917 – WINNER
Kyung-pyo Hong — Parasite
Hoyte van Hoytema — Ad Astra
Robert Richardson — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Use of Music
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – WINNER
Us

Best Use of Special Effects
1917
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame – WINNER
The Irishman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Foreign Language Film
Atlantics
The Farewell
Parasite – WINNER
Pain and Glory
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Transit

Best Documentary Film
American Factory
Apollo 11 – WINNER
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 – WINNER

The Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award
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 – WINNER
Joshua Overbay – Luke & Jo

The Houston Film Critics Society Honors Parasite!


Parasite continued it’s winning streak on Thursday, picking up the top prize from the Houston Film Critics Society.

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

Best Picture
Parasite

Best Director
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Best Actor
Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Best Actress
Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

Best Screenplay
Knives Out

Best Cinematography
1917

Best Animated Feature
Toy Story 4

Best Original Score
1917

Best Original Song
“Glasgow,” Wild Rose

Best Foreign Language Film
Parasite

Best Documentary Feature
Apollo 11

Texas Independent Film Award
Bull

Texas Independent Visionary Award
Tim Tsai, Seadrift

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement
Trey Edward Shults for KrishaIt Comes at Night and Waves. This is for a local whose contributions to cinema are impactful & deserving of notice.

Visual Effects
1917

Best Stunt Coordination Team
John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum

Best Movie Poster Art
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Lisa’s Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way, Way Too Early Oscar Predictions for January


It’s a new year and that means that it’s once again time for me to do something spectacularly stupid.

Below, you’ll find a list of Oscar predictions.  However, this is not a list of what I think will be nominated on January 13th.  No, instead, these are my predictions for the upcoming year.  This the first installment of my monthly predictions for which 2020 films will be nominated next year at this time.

Just in case it’s not already obvious how foolish this is, consider the following: Last year, at this time, no one had heard of Parasite.  Maybe a handful of people knew that Noah Baumbach’s next film was going to be called Marriage Story.  There were vague rumors about 1917 and there were still serious doubts as to whether Scorsese would ever finish putting together The Irishman.  In short, trying to predict the Oscars 12 months out is impossible.

Needless to say, I haven’t seen a single one of these films listed below so I can’t tell you one way or the other whether or not they’re going to set the world on fire.  Instead, what is listed below is a combination of random guesses and my own gut feelings.  You’ll notice that there are a lot of big names listed, Spielberg, Anthony Hopkins, Ron Howard, and Glenn Close.  Yes, all of them could very well be Oscar contenders.  At the same time, they’re all also a known quantity.  They’ve all got a good track record with the Academy and, as of right now, that’s all that I have to go on.

You may also notice that I’ve listed several films that will, in just a few weeks, be playing at the Sundance Film Festival.  Again, it’s not that I know anything about these films that the rest of the world doesn’t.  Instead, it’s simply a case of I looked at the list of Sundance films, I read the plots, and a few times I said, “That sounds like it could potentially be a contender.”  After all, it seems like at least one nominee comes out of Sundance every year.  Why shouldn’t it happen again?

My point is that you shouldn’t take these predictions too seriously.  Some of the films and performers below may be nominated.  Some definitely will not be.  But, next year, we will at least be able to look back at this list and have a laugh!

So, without further ado, here are my Oscar predictions for January!

Best Picture

Dune

Hillbilly Elegy

The Many Saints of Newark

Minari

News of the World

Respect

Tenet

The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Trial of the Chicago 7

West Side Story

Best Director

Paul Greengrass for News of the World

Ron Howard for Hillbilly Elegy

Christopher Nolan for Tenet

Steven Spielberg for West Side Story

Denis Villeneuve for Dune

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper in Bernstein

Tom Hanks in News of the World

Lance Henriksen in Falling

Anthony Hopkins in The Father

Michael Keaton in Worth

Best Actress

Amy Adams in Hillbilly Elegy

Glenn Close in Four Good Days

Jennifer Hudson in Respect

Elisabeth Moss in Shirley

Amy Ryan in Lost Girls

Best Supporting Actor

Willem DaFoe in The Last Thing He Wanted

Richard E. Grant in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Mark Rylance in The Trial of the Chicago 7

Forest Whitaker in Respect

Steven Yeun in Minari

Best Supporting Actress

Glenn Close in Hillbilly Elegy

Vera Farmiga in The Many Saints of Newark

Tilda Swinton in The Personal Life of David Copperfield

Marisa Tomei in The King of Staten Island

Helena Zengel in News of the World

Lisa Marie’s Oscar Predictions For December


Well, here we go!

This is my last set of Oscar predictions for the year.  With the critics groups and some of the guilds having now announced their picks for the best of 2019, the Oscar picture is now a lot more clear.  Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Parasite, The Irishman, 1917, and Marriage Story all seem to be guaranteed to pick up a nomination.    

I am going to go out on a limb and predict that, despite being ignored at SAG and by the Golden Globes, Uncut Gems will get some nominations as well.  Right now, the film just seems to have momentum on its side.  Realistically, I’m not a 100% convinced that it’ll be nominated, not the way I am with some other films.  It’s divisive film and I’m sure that some people think that rewarding Adam Sandler will just lead to him using his newfound respect to get a theatrical release for the next Grown Ups sequel.  But I’m going to take a chance and go with it.

(Of course, Nightcrawler and Jake Gyllenhaal also had a lot of momentum a few years ago and ended up getting totally shut out of the Oscars.)

Below are my predictions for December.  If you want to see how my thinking has evolved, be sure to check out my predictions for January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November!

Best Picture

1917

Bombshell

The Irishman

JoJo Rabbit

Little Women

Marriage Story

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Parasite

Uncut Gems

Best Director

Bong Joon-ho for Parasite

Sam Mendes for 1917

The Safdie Brothers for Uncut Gems

Martin Scorsese for The Irishman

Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Adam Driver for Marriage Story

Taron Egerton for Rocketman

Joaquin Phoenix for Joker

Adam Sandler for Uncut Gems

Best Actress

Scarlett Johansson for Marriage Story

Luptia Nyong’o for Us

Saoirse Ronan for Little Women

Charlize Theron for Bombshell

Renee Zellweger for Judy

Best Supporting Actor

Willem DaFoe in The Lighthouse

Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

Al Pacino for The Irishman

Joe Pesci for The Irishman

Brad Pitt for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern in Marriage Story

Scarlett Johansson in JoJo Rabbit

Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers

Florence Pugh in Little Women

Margot Robbie in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

 

The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 13th!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Oscar, in happier times

Here Are The Nominations Of The Columbus Film Critics Association!


Austin wasn’t the only critics group to announce their nominations today.  The Columbus Film Critics Association announced as well.  The winners will be revealed on January 2nd!  Here are the nominees!

Best Film

  • 1917
  • The Farewell
  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Knives Out
  • Little Women
  • Marriage Story
  • Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
  • Parasite (Gisaengchung)
  • Uncut Gems

Best Director

  • Bong Joon -ho, Parasite (Gisaengchung)
  • Greta Gerwig, Little Women
  • Sam Mendes, 1917
  • Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
  • Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Actor

  • Robert De Niro, The Irishman
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
  • Adam Driver, Marriage Story
  • Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse
  • Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
  • Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

Best Actress

  • Awkwafina, The Farewell
  • Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
  • Lupita Nyong’o, Us
  • Florence Pugh, Midsommar
  • Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

Best Supporting Actor

  • Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
  • Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  • 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
  • Florence Pugh, Little Women
  • Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

Best Ensemble

  • The Irishman
  • Knives Out
  • Little Women
  • Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
  • Parasite (Gisaengchung)

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)

  • Adam Driver (The Dead Don’t DieMarriage StoryThe Report, and Star Wars: Episode IX – The
    Rise of Skywalker)
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce and Waves)
  • Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: EndgameCaptain MarvelJojo Rabbit, and Marriage Story)
  • Brad Pitt (Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood)
  • Florence Pugh (Fighting with My FamilyLittle Women, and Midsommar)

Breakthrough Film Artist

  • Rowan Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit – (for acting)
  • Julia Fox, Uncut Gems – (for acting)
  • Florence Pugh, Fighting with My FamilyLittle Women, and Midsommar – (for acting)
  • Honor Swinton Byrne, The Souvenir – (for acting)
  • Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man in San Francisco – (for directing, producing, and screenwriting)
  • Lulu Wang, The Farewell – (for directing, producing and screenwriting)
  • Olivia Wilde, Booksmart – (for directing)

Best Cinematography

  • Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
  • Roger Deakins, 1917
  • Hong Kyung-pyo, Parasite (Gisaengchung)
  • Pawel Pogorzelski, Midsommar
  • Robert Richardson, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
  • Hoyte Van Hoytema, Ad Astra

Best Film Editing

  • Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems
  • Bob Ducsay, Knives Out
  • Fred Raskin, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
  • Lee Smith, 1917
  • Yang Jin-mo, Parasite (Gisaengchung)

Best Adapted Screenplay

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

Best Original Screenplay

  • Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
  • Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, Parasite (Gisaengchung)
  • Rian Johnson, Knives Out
  • Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
  • Lulu Wang, The Farewell

Best Score

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

Best Documentary

  • Amazing Grace
  • American Factory
  • Apollo 11
  • Honeyland
  • One Child Nation

Best Foreign Language Film

  • Atlantics (Atlantique)
  • Les Misérables
  • Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria)
  • Parasite (Gisaengchung)
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)

Best Animated Film

  • Frozen II
  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
  • I Lost My Body (J’ai perdu mon corps)
  • Missing Link
  • Toy Story 4

Best Overlooked Film

  • Her Smell
  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco
  • Missing Link
  • Ready or Not
  • Wild Rose

Here Are The Nominations Of The Austin Film Critics Association!


Even during the holiday break, awards season continues.  The Austin Film Critics Association announced their nominees for the best of 2019 earlier today and here they are:

Best Film
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems

Best Director
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
The Safdie Brothers, Uncut Gems
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actor
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite is My Name
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

Best Actress
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell
Lupita Nyong’o, Us
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
Adèle Haenel, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Florence Pugh, Little Women

Best Original Screenplay
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Us

Best Adapted Screenplay
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Hustlers
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women

Best Cinematography
1917
Ad Astra
The Lighthouse
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Original Score
1917
Little Women
Marriage Story
Us
Waves

Best Foreign Language Film
Atlantics
One Cut of the Dead
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Documentary
Apollo 11
The Biggest Little Farm
For Sama
Hail Satan?
One Child Nation

Best Animated Film
Frozen II
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

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

Best Editing
1917
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems

Best Motion Capture/Special Effects Performance
Josh Brolin, Avengers: Endgame
Mark Ruffalo, Avengers: Endgame
Rosa Salazar, Alita: Battle Angel
Will Smith, Aladdin
Will Smith, Gemini Man

Best Stunts
Avengers: Endgame
Ford vs. Ferrari
John Wick 3: Parabellum
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Shadow

Best First Film
Atlantics (dir. Mati Diop)
Booksmart (dir. Olivia Wilde)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (dir. Joe Talbot)
The Peanut Butter Falcon (dir. Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz)
Queen & Slim (dir. Melina Matsoukas)

Breakthrough Artist
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
Florence Pugh, Midsommar/Little Women
Da’vine Joy Randolph, Dolemite is My Name
Lulu Wang, The Farewell

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

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

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


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!


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