Past Lives Rises From The Ashes In Phoenix!

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Phoenix Critics Circle has announced its pick for the best of 2023 and, despite the heat being generated for Oppenheimer and Killers of The Flower Moon by other regional groups, it named Past Lives as best picture of the year!

The winners are listed in bold:

BEST PICTURE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST COMEDY FILM
AMERICAN FICTION
ASTEROID CITY
BARBIE
BOTTOMS
THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
ASTEROID CITY
THE CREATOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
INFINITY POOL
THEY CLONED TYRONE

BEST HORROR FILM
EVIL DEAD RISE
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
TALK TO ME
THANKSGIVING
WHEN EVIL LURKS

BEST ANIMATED FILM
THE BOY AND THE HERON
ELEMENTAL
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM
WISH

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ANATOMY OF A FALL
FALLEN LEAVES
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
PERFECT DAYS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST DOCUMENTARY
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
AMERICAN SYMPHONY
BEYOND UTOPIA
THE MISSION
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

BEST ACTOR
BRADLEY COOPER – MAESTRO
LEONARDO DICAPRIO – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
PAUL GIAMATTI – THE HOLDOVERS
BARRY KEOGHAN – SALTBURN
CILLIAN MURPHY – OPPENHEIMER
JEFFREY WRIGHT – AMERICAN FICTION

BEST ACTRESS
LILY GLADSTONE – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
SANDRA HÜLLER – ANATOMY OF A FALL
GRETA LEE – PAST LIVES
NATALIE PORTMAN – MAY DECEMBER
MARGOT ROBBIE – BARBIE
EMMA STONE – POOR THINGS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WILLEM DAFOE – POOR THINGS
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – OPPENHEIMER
RYAN GOSLING – BARBIE
MARK RUFFALO – POOR THINGS
DOMINIC SESSA – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
EMILY BLUNT – OPPENHEIMER
PENELOPE CRUZ – FERRARI
RACHEL MCADAMS – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
JULIANNE MOORE – MAY DECEMBER
ROSAMUND PIKE – SALTBURN
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST DIRECTOR
GRETA GERWIG – BARBIE
JONATHAN GLAZER – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
YORGOS LANTHIMOS – POOR THINGS
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN – OPPENHEIMER
MARTIN SCORSESE – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
CELINE SONG – PAST LIVES

BEST SCREENPLAY
GRETA GERWIG AND NOAH BAUMBACH – BARBIE
DAVID HEMINGSON – THE HOLDOVERS
CORD JEFFERSON AND PERCIVAL EVERETT – AMERICAN FICTION
TONY MCNAMARA AND ALASDAIR GRAY – POOR THINGS
CELINE SONG – PAST LIVES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA – OPPENHEIMER
MATTHEW LIBATIQUE – MAESTRO
RODRIGO PRIETO – BARBIE
RODRIGO PRIETO – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
ROBBIE RYAN – POOR THINGS
LUKASZ ZAL – THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST SCORE
JERSKIN FENDRIX – POOR THINGS
LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – OPPENHEIMER
MICA LEVI – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
DANIEL PEMBERTON – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
ROBBIE ROBERTSON – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Finally, Here Are The 2023 Nominees of the Phoenix Critics Circle!

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Finally, in today’s final awards season development, the Phoenix Critics Circles have announced their nominees for the best of 2023! On December 15th, we will learn which films will rise from the ashes in Phoenix and be declared the winners!

BEST PICTURE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST COMEDY FILM
AMERICAN FICTION
ASTEROID CITY
BARBIE
BOTTOMS
THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
ASTEROID CITY
THE CREATOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
INFINITY POOL
THEY CLONED TYRONE

BEST HORROR FILM
EVIL DEAD RISE
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
TALK TO ME
THANKSGIVING
WHEN EVIL LURKS

BEST ANIMATED FILM
THE BOY AND THE HERON
ELEMENTAL
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM
WISH

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ANATOMY OF A FALL
FALLEN LEAVES
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
PERFECT DAYS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST DOCUMENTARY
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
AMERICAN SYMPHONY
BEYOND UTOPIA
THE MISSION
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

BEST ACTOR
BRADLEY COOPER – MAESTRO
LEONARDO DICAPRIO – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
PAUL GIAMATTI – THE HOLDOVERS
BARRY KEOGHAN – SALTBURN
CILLIAN MURPHY – OPPENHEIMER
JEFFREY WRIGHT – AMERICAN FICTION

BEST ACTRESS
LILY GLADSTONE – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
SANDRA HÜLLER – ANATOMY OF A FALL
GRETA LEE – PAST LIVES
NATALIE PORTMAN – MAY DECEMBER
MARGOT ROBBIE – BARBIE
EMMA STONE – POOR THINGS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WILLEM DAFOE – POOR THINGS
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – OPPENHEIMER
RYAN GOSLING – BARBIE
MARK RUFFALO – POOR THINGS
DOMINIC SESSA – THE HOLDOVERS

BEST DIRECTOR
GRETA GERWIG – BARBIE
JONATHAN GLAZER – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
YORGOS LANTHIMOS – POOR THINGS
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN – OPPENHEIMER
MARTIN SCORSESE – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
CELINE SONG – PAST LIVES

BEST SCREENPLAY
GRETA GERWIG AND NOAH BAUMBACH – BARBIE
DAVID HEMINGSON – THE HOLDOVERS
CORD JEFFERSON AND PERCIVAL EVERETT – AMERICAN FICTION
TONY MCNAMARA AND ALASDAIR GRAY – POOR THINGS
CELINE SONG – PAST LIVES

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA – OPPENHEIMER
MATTHEW LIBATIQUE – MAESTRO
RODRIGO PRIETO – BARBIE
RODRIGO PRIETO – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
ROBBIE RYAN – POOR THINGS
LUKASZ ZAL – THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST SCORE
JERSKIN FENDRIX – POOR THINGS
LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – OPPENHEIMER
MICA LEVI – THE ZONE OF INTEREST
DANIEL PEMBERTON – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
ROBBIE ROBERTSON – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Banshees Rises From The Ashes in Phoenix

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yesterday, the Phoenix Critics Circle announced their picks for the best of 2022! You can see the winners below and the nominees by clicking here!

BEST PICTURE
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

BEST COMEDY FILM
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST HORROR FILM
BARBARIAN

BEST ANIMATED FILM
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
RRR

BEST DOCUMENTARY
FIRE OF LOVE

BEST ACTOR
BRENDAN FRASER, THE WHALE

BEST ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT, TAR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
KE HUY QUAN, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
KEKE PALMER, NOPE

BEST DIRECTOR
DANIEL KWAN AND DANIEL SCHEINERT, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST SCREENPLAY
MARTIN MCDONAGH, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
CLAUDIO MIRANDA, TOP GUN: MAVERICK

BEST SCORE
JUSTIN HURWITZ, BABYLON

Here Are The 2022 Phoenix Critics Circle Nominations!

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yesterday, the Phoenix Critics Circle announced their nominees for the best of 2022!

And here they are:

BEST PICTURE
AFTERSUN
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
THE FABELMANS
TAR

BEST COMEDY FILM
BROS
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
JACKASS FOREVER
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
NOPE
PREY

BEST HORROR FILM
BARBARIAN
BONES AND ALL
PEARL
SMILE
X

BEST ANIMATED FILM
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
LIGHTYEAR
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
TURNING RED
WENDELL & WILD

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
CLOSE
DECISION TO LEAVE
EO
RRR

BEST DOCUMENTARY
FIRE OF LOVE
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BLACK AND BLUES
MOONAGE DAYDREAM
WILDCAT

BEST ACTOR
AUSTIN BUTLER, ELVIS
ADAM DRIVER, WHITE NOISE
COLIN FARRELL, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
BRENDAN FRASER, THE WHALE
GABRIEL LABELLE, THE FABELMANS

BEST ACTRESS
CATE BLANCHETT, TAR
VIOLA DAVIS, THE WOMAN KING
ANA DE ARMAS, BLONDE
DANIELL DEADWYLER, TILL
MICHELLE WILLIAMS, THE FABELMANS
MICHELLE YEOH, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
PAUL DANO, THE FABELMANS
BRENDAN GLEESON, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
BARRY KEOGHAN, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
KE HUY QUAN, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
MARK RYLANCE, BONES AND ALL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
HONG CHAU, THE WHALE
KERRY CONDON, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
JAMIE LEE CURTIS, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
JANELLE MONAE, GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
KEKE PALMER, NOPE

BEST DIRECTOR
TODD FIELD, TAR
DANIEL KWAN AND DANIEL SCHEINERT, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
MARTIN MCDONAGH, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
SS RAJAMOULI, RRR
STEVEN SPIELBERG, THE FABELMANS

BEST SCREENPLAY
TODD FIELD, TAR
DANIEL KWAN AND DANIEL SCHEINERT, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
MARTIN MCDONAGH, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
RUBEN OSTLUND, TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
JORDAN PEELE, NOPE
CHARLOTTE WELLS, AFTERSUN

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
JANUSZ KAMINSKI, THE FABELMANS
KK SENTHIL KUMAR, RRR
CLAUDIO MIRANDA, TOP GUN: MAVERICK
LINUS SANDGREN, BABYLON
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA, NOPE

BEST SCORE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
MICHAEL GIACCHINO, THE BATMAN
JUSTIN HURWITZ, BABYLON
JOHN WILLIAMS, THE FABELMANS

The winners will be announced on December 15th, hopefully via a press release written by someone who knows how to turn off the caps lock.

The Phoenix Critics Circle Honors The Power of the Dog

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here are the Phoenix Critics Circle’s picks for the best of 2021!

BEST PICTURE
DRIVE MY CAR
LICORICE PIZZA
THE POWER OF THE DOG
SPENCER
WEST SIDE STORY

BEST COMEDY FILM
BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
LICORICE PIZZA
RED ROCKET
SHIVA BABY

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
DUNE
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
A QUIET PLACE PART II
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
THE SUICIDE SQUAD

BEST HORROR FILM
CANDYMAN
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
MALIGNANT
THE NIGHT HOUSE
TITANE

BEST ANIMATED FILM
ENCANTO
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
VIVO

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
DRIVE MY CAR
THE HAND OF GOD
PETITE MAMAN
TITANE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

BEST DOCUMENTARY
FLEE
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
SUMMER OF SOUL
VAL
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

BEST ACTOR
NICOLAS CAGE, PIG
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, THE POWER OF THE DOG
ANDREW GARFIELD, TICK,TICK…BOOM!
JOAQUIN PHOENIX, C’MON C’MON
DENZEL WASHINGTON, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

BEST ACTRESS
OLIVIA COLMAN, THE LOST DAUGHTER
LADY GAGA, HOUSE OF GUCCI
ALANA HAIM, LICORICE PIZZA
NICOLE KIDMAN, BEING THE RICARDOS
KRISTEN STEWART, SPENCER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BRADLEY COOPER, LICORICE PIZZA
MIKE FAIST, WEST SIDE STORY
CIARIN HINDS, BELFAST
KODI SMIT-MCPHEE, THE POWER OF THE DOG
JEFFREY WRIGHT, THE FRENCH DISPATCH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CAITRIONA BALFE, BELFAST
KIRSTEN DUNST, THE POWER OF THE DOG
ARIANA DEBOSE, WEST SIDE STORY
RITA MORENO, WEST SIDE STORY
RUTH NEGGA, PASSING

BEST DIRECTOR
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, LICORICE PIZZA
WES ANDERSON, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
JANE CAMPION, THE POWER OF THE DOG
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI, DRIVE MY CAR
STEVEN SPIELBERG, WEST SIDE STORY

BEST SCREENPLAY
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, LICORICE PIZZA
JANE CAMPION AND THOMAS SAVAGE, THE POWER OF THE DOG
RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI, HARUKI MURAKAMI, AND TAKAMASA OE, DRIVE MY CAR
MIKE MILLS, C’MON C’MON
AARON SORKIN, BEING THE RICARDOS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BRUNO DELBONNEL, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
GREIG FRASER, DUNE
JANUSZ KAMINSKI, WEST SIDE STORY
DAN LAUSTSEN, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
ARI WEGNER, THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST SCORE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
JONNY GREENWOOD, THE POWER OF THE DOG
JONNY GREENWOOD, SPENCER
JEYMES SAMUEL, THE HARDER THEY FALL
HANS ZIMMER, DUNE

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Lifetime Achievement In Actin Cinema – Sonny Chiba

Here Are The 2021 Nominations of the Phoenix Critics Circle!

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The other group of Phoenix film critics announced their nominations for the best of 2021 earlier today. And here they are:

BEST PICTURE
DRIVE MY CAR
LICORICE PIZZA
THE POWER OF THE DOG
SPENCER
WEST SIDE STORY

BEST COMEDY FILM
BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
LICORICE PIZZA
RED ROCKET
SHIVA BABY

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
DUNE
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
A QUIET PLACE PART II
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
THE SUICIDE SQUAD

BEST HORROR FILM
CANDYMAN
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
MALIGNANT
THE NIGHT HOUSE
TITANE

BEST ANIMATED FILM
ENCANTO
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
VIVO

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
DRIVE MY CAR
THE HAND OF GOD
PETITE MAMAN
TITANE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

BEST DOCUMENTARY
FLEE
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
SUMMER OF SOUL
VAL
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

BEST ACTOR
NICOLAS CAGE, PIG
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, THE POWER OF THE DOG
ANDREW GARFIELD, TICK,TICK…BOOM!
JOAQUIN PHOENIX, C’MON C’MON
DENZEL WASHINGTON, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

BEST ACTRESS
OLIVIA COLMAN, THE LOST DAUGHTER
LADY GAGA, HOUSE OF GUCCI
ALANA HAIM, LICORICE PIZZA
NICOLE KIDMAN, BEING THE RICARDOS
KRISTEN STEWART, SPENCER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BRADLEY COOPER, LICORICE PIZZA
MIKE FAIST, WEST SIDE STORY
CIARIN HINDS, BELFAST
KODI SMIT-MCPHEE, THE POWER OF THE DOG
JEFFREY WRIGHT, THE FRENCH DISPATCH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CAITRIONA BALFE, BELFAST
KIRSTEN DUNST, THE POWER OF THE DOG
ARIANA DEBOSE, WEST SIDE STORY
RITA MORENO, WEST SIDE STORY
RUTH NEGGA, PASSING

BEST DIRECTOR
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, LICORICE PIZZA
WES ANDERSON, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
JANE CAMPION, THE POWER OF THE DOG
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI, DRIVE MY CAR
STEVEN SPIELBERG, WEST SIDE STORY

BEST SCREENPLAY
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, LICORICE PIZZA
JANE CAMPION AND THOMAS SAVAGE, THE POWER OF THE DOG
RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI, HARUKI MURAKAMI, AND TAKAMASA OE, DRIVE MY CAR
MIKE MILLS, C’MON C’MON
AARON SORKIN, BEING THE RICARDOS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BRUNO DELBONNEL, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
GREIG FRASER, DUNE
JANUSZ KAMINSKI, WEST SIDE STORY
DAN LAUSTSEN, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
ARI WEGNER, THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST SCORE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
JONNY GREENWOOD, THE POWER OF THE DOG
JONNY GREENWOOD, SPENCER
JEYMES SAMUEL, THE HARDER THEY FALL
HANS ZIMMER, DUNE

The winners will be announced on December 17th!

The Phoenix Critics Circle Honors Minari

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Though I think a lot of people have kind of tuned out now that the Oscar nominations have finally been announced, the critics groups and the guilds are still announcing their picks for the best of 2020 and the first two months of 2021. Yesterday, the Phoenix Critics Circle announced that Minari was their selection for best film of the year!

Here are the winners from Phoenix:

BEST PICTURE
FIRST COW
MINARI
NOMADLAND
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
SOUND OF METAL

BEST COMEDY FILM
THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION
ANOTHER ROUND
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
ON THE ROCKS
PALM SPRINGS

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
POSSESOR
SPUTNIK
TENET
THE VAST OF NIGHT

BEST HORROR FILM
ANTEBELLUM
THE INVISIBLE MAN
LA LLORONA
POSSESOR
RELIC

BEST ANIMATED FILM
THE CROODS: NEW AGE
ONWARD
OVER THE MOON
SOUL
WOLFWALKERS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ANOTHER ROUND
BACURAU
COLLECTIVE
LA LLORONA
MINARI

BEST DOCUMENTARY
BOYS STATE
CRIP CAMP
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
GUNDA
TIME

BEST ACTOR
RIZ AHMED – SOUND OF METAL
CHADWICK BOSEMAN – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
DELROY LINDO – DA 5 BLOODS
MADS MIKKELSEN – ANOTHER ROUND
GARY OLDMAN – MANK
STEVEN YEUN – MINARI

BEST ACTRESS
VIOLA DAVIS – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
ANDRA DAY – THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
SIDNEY FLANIGAN – NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
FRANCES MCDORMAND – NOMADLAND
CAREY MULLIGAN – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHADWICK BOSEMAN – DA 5 BLOODS
SACHA BARON COHEN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
DANIEL KALUUYA – JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
LESLIE ODOM JR. – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
PAUL RACI – SOUND OF METAL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
MARIA BAKALOVA – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
OLIVIA COLMAN – THE FATHER
DOMINIQUE FISHBACK – JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
AMANDA SEYFRIED – MANK
YUH-JUNG YOUN – MINARI
HELENA ZENGEL – NEWS OF THE WORLD

BEST DIRECTOR
LEE ISSAC CHUNG – MINARI
EMERALD FENNELL – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
DAVID FINCHER – MANK
REGINA KING – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
CHLOE ZHAO – NOMADLAND

BEST SCREENPLAY
LEE ISAAC CHUNG – MINARI
EMERALD FENNELL – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
KEMP POWERS – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
AARON SORKIN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
CHLOE ZHAO – NOMADLAND

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
ERIK MESSERSCHMIDT – MANK
JOSHUA JAMES RICHARDS – NOMADLAND
NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL – DA 5 BLOODS
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA – TENET
ŁUKASZ ŻAL – I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS

BEST SCORE
LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – TENET
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD – NEWS OF THE WORLD
EMILE MOSSERI – MINARI
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – MANK
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, JON BATISTE – SOUL

Here Are The Nominations of The Phoenix Critics Circle!

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here are the 2020 nominees of the Phoenix Critics Circle! The winners will be announced on the 18th, which is the day after the Oscar nominations are announced so …. well, way to go, Phoenix.

On the plus side, the Phoenix Critics Circle not only gives out the “usual” awards — Best Actor, Best Actress, and all that — but they also give out genre-specific awards. Personally, I think that every regional critics group should follow their lead. If nothing else, it means some recognition for two of my favorite films of the past year, Possessor and The Vast of Night.

Anyway, the nominees:

BEST PICTURE
FIRST COW
MINARI
NOMADLAND
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
SOUND OF METAL

BEST COMEDY FILM
THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION
ANOTHER ROUND
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
ON THE ROCKS
PALM SPRINGS

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
POSSESOR
SPUTNIK
TENET
THE VAST OF NIGHT

BEST HORROR FILM
ANTEBELLUM
THE INVISIBLE MAN
LA LLORONA
POSSESOR
RELIC

BEST ANIMATED FILM
THE CROODS: NEW AGE
ONWARD
OVER THE MOON
SOUL
WOLFWALKERS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ANOTHER ROUND
BACURAU
COLLECTIVE
LA LLORONA
MINARI

BEST DOCUMENTARY
BOYS STATE
CRIP CAMP
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
GUNDA
TIME

BEST ACTOR
RIZ AHMED – SOUND OF METAL
CHADWICK BOSEMAN – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
DELROY LINDO – DA 5 BLOODS
MADS MIKKELSEN – ANOTHER ROUND
GARY OLDMAN – MANK
STEVEN YEUN – MINARI

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHADWICK BOSEMAN – DA 5 BLOODS
SACHA BARON COHEN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
DANIEL KALUUYA – JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
LESLIE ODOM JR. – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
PAUL RACI – SOUND OF METAL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
MARIA BAKALOVA – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
OLIVIA COLMAN – THE FATHER
DOMINIQUE FISHBACK – JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
AMANDA SEYFRIED – MANK
YUH-JUNG YOUN – MINARI
HELENA ZENGEL – NEWS OF THE WORLD

BEST DIRECTOR
LEE ISSAC CHUNG – MINARI
EMERALD FENNELL – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
DAVID FINCHER – MANK
REGINA KING – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
CHLOE ZHAO – NOMADLAND

BEST SCREENPLAY
LEE ISAAC CHUNG – MINARI
EMERALD FENNELL – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
KEMP POWERS – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
AARON SORKIN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
CHLOE ZHAO – NOMADLAND

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
ERIK MESSERSCHMIDT – MANK
JOSHUA JAMES RICHARDS – NOMADLAND
NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL – DA 5 BLOODS
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA – TENET
ŁUKASZ ŻAL – I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS

BEST SCORE
LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – TENET
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD – NEWS OF THE WORLD
EMILE MOSSERI – MINARI
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – MANK
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, JON BATISTE – SOUL

Here Are The Picks of The Phoenix Critics Circle For The Best of 2019!

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Best Picture: PARASITE

Best Director: BONG JOON-HO, PARASITE

Best Actor: ADAM DRIVER, MARRIAGE STORY

Best Actress: LUPITA NYONG’O, US

Best Supporting Actor: SONG KANG-HO, PARASITE

Best Supporting Actress: THOMASIN MCKENZIE, JOJO RABBIT

Best Cinematography: ROGER DEAKINS, 1917

Best Screenplay: RIAN JOHNSON, KNIVES OUT

Best Score: HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR, JOKER

Best Documentary: APOLLO 11

Best Animated Film: TOY STORY 4

Best Foreign Language Film: PARASITE

Best Comedy Film: JOJO RABBIT

Best Science Fiction Film: AD ASTRA

Best Horror Film: US

Special Achievement Award: Ensemble Acting: Knives Out

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING: THELMA SCHOONMAKER
Thelma Colbert Schoonmaker is an Algerian-born American film editor who has worked with director Martin Scorsese for over fifty years. She started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film Who’s That Knocking at My Door, and edited all of Scorsese’s films since Raging Bull.