Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominations

Best Film
1917
The Farewell
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems

Best Director
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
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

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Adam Driver (The Dead Don’t Die, Marriage Story, The Report, and Star Wars: Episode IX – The
Rise of Skywalker)
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce and Waves)
Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, Jojo Rabbit, and Marriage Story)
Brad Pitt (Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood)
Florence Pugh (Fighting with My Family, Little Women, and Midsommar)

Breakthrough Film Artist
Rowan Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit – (for acting)
Julia Fox, Uncut Gems – (for acting)
Florence Pugh, Fighting with My Family, Little 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
Taika 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
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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

Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominations

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
Renee 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 and 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

Austin Film Award
Frances Ferguson (dir. Bob Byington)
A Hidden Life (dir. Terrence Malick)
The River and the Wall (dir. Ben Masters)
Running with Beto (dir. David Modigliani)
Where’d You Go, Bernadette (dir. Richard Linklater)

Top Ten Television Shows of 2019

10. Fosse/Verdon - Fosse/Verdon gave us the full spectrum of not only Bob Fosse's life, but most importantly, Gwen Verdon's. It was a slow burn of a miniseries, that jumped back and forth in time to connect the major moments in their lives, with the major productions that they created. As a big fan of their work, it was fascinating to see how these masterworks of film and theater were created. It was also an excellent acting showcase, particularly Michelle Williams. I said plenty about her when she won The Awards Psychic Television Award this summer, so I will not repeat myself. I will simply say that it was a jaw-dropping performance that kept me glued to the screen.

9. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - I know critics weren't has high on Season 3 as previous seasons, but I still think it is a fantastic series. There are so few series that genuinely leave you with a smile on your face. Even most of the comedies these days are more dark comedies than feel good ones. I think that it will need to retool itself as it moves into future seasons, but I still love the zippy comedy, the excellent cast, led by Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein, and the feel-good adventures of these wonderful characters.

8. The Good Place - The Good Place goes out on top. I know its fans were disappointed that it was only going to have one more season, but you have to respect the decision its showrunners made. They wanted to go out while they still had quality material, while it was still good. So many shows run way past their prime. Even some of the greatest television series of all time had a season or a few that didn't quite click. The Good Place decided to avoid that fate, and it was a great move. The final season so for is everything we loved about the previous ones. It is funny, well-acted, brilliantly constructed, and an utterly unique television experience whose presence will surely be missed in prime time television.

7. The Deuce - With HBO attempting to become more mainstream, I fear that David Simon will no longer have a place at the studio that made him the underground hero of the last twenty years of American television. The Deuce was just the latest in a long line of excellent, underappreciated television shows from Simon. This time he tackled the growth of the porn industry in New York in the 1970's and 1980's. It was a slow burn series, with a sprawling cast of characters whose paths cross to built not just the porn industry, but our modern culture. It was a beautifully written, impeccably acted (particularly by Maggie Gyllenhaal), and a sad, important, sometimes funny, and always human look at our culture and our society. It too, will be missed.

6. Country Music - As a history major, I have always loved Ken Burn's documentaries. They are great looks at history, that are also incredibly accessible and wildly entertaining. This year, he gave us Country Music, which might be his best in years. As someone who grew up in the South, who grew up listening to this music, it was not just a documentary of country music, it was a documentary of my culture, my world, my life. Burns illuminates amazing artists, gives the due to the women and African Americans who built this uniquely American musical style, who are often forgotten, and connects the music to the large socioeconomic and cultural changes of the last century of American life. It is those touches that make Country Music the essential television documentary of this past Fall.

5. The Crown - It was a bold move to recast, reshoot, and completely upend a successful television series. It was also a brilliant gamble that paid off. The Crown continues to be essential television. This season was not the easiest one to watch, because it was not the easiest time in the Royal Family's history. But it is still an impeccably written series with incredible production values. Also, the actors easily filled their roles, and the performances by the great Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham Carter, Josh O'Connor, and others were just as engaging as their predecessors.

4. Better Things - Better Things is an apt title for a show that just keeps getting better. Without the presence of Louis C.K., I think this show had its best season. It was pure Pamela Adlon this time around, and the show took a decided turn towards greatness. The female relationships were more interesting, more engaging, more real than they were in previous seasons, and the cast leaned into their characters, each giving their best seasons yet. Particularly, the credit belongs to Adlon, not just behind the camera, but also in front of it. She is so raw, funny, and honest in her role as Sam, and it made this already amazing show even better.

3. Fleabag - Fleabag did have a first season that was pretty damn good. It has been so long since that season, that it seems like a lot of folks forgot about it. Because all of the sudden its second season happened, and it just exploded. It swept the Emmys, is probably going to sweep the guild awards, and has genuinely become a cultural phenomenon. Yet most people hadn't turned into the first one yet. Of course when you are that well-written and that well-acted it should not come as much of a surprise that it eventually caught on in the cultural zeitgeist. Fleabag will go down as one of those great series, and do so with only two seasons. It was just the perfect comedy for our times, and its flawed characters connected with so many of us.

2. Watchmen - All of those "I'm cancelling HBO after Game of Thrones is over" people are complete idiots. Of course, they were probably idiots beforehand, they are just now showing their cards. If you loved Game of Thrones, you should probably consider continuing to support the network that brought it to life. Especially now that it has launched yet another fantastic fantasy series. Watchmen had a lot going against it. The movie was terrible, and the showrunners decided to create a series that was an extension of the original story, not a direct adaptation. But all of that went away when people started watching it. It is a bold, haunting, entertaining series that challenges our thinking, creates amazing characters, and showcases that the power of a good story can continue far beyond its initial reach. Rumors are that there might not be a Season 2. I think that they could easily create a season 2 based in the original season's depth, but at least we have this one to keep in our memories, and I think it will be there for a long time.

1. (TIE) When They See Us and Chernobyl - I will simply repeat my commentary from the Awards Psychic Television Awards: Once again, I have to pose the question: how do you choose? I don't envy Emmy voters for having to only pick one. Chernobyl and When They See Us came blazing in to the Emmy race at the last minute, knocking out front runners that have been sitting in that status for months. Chernobyl is a quiet horror about one of the most tragic events in world history. It's slow build, beautifully haunting and meticulous script, and its cast, give Chernobyl both a sense of urgency, but also a subtle glance at the terrors of history. When They See Us is a bold, emotionally electrifying series that examines one of the darkest moments in recent race history in the United States. Its bold direction, powerful script, and knock-em-dead cast all bring a sense of urgency and continued relevancy to a story that still asks questions and still shocks to this day. These two series both are historical series that feel eerily modern and prevalent. That is the power of two captivating and must-see stories that both deserve as much recognition as they can get.

Chicago Indie Critics Award Nominations

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM (BUDGETS UNDER $20 MILLION)
Booksmart
The Farewell
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Parasite

BEST STUDIO FILM (BUDGETS OVER $20 MILLION)
The Irishman
Knives Out
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood
1917

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Birds of Passage
Monos
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Apollo 11
Hail, Satan?
Honeyland
The Kingmaker
One Child Nation

BEST ANIMATED FILM
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

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
Judy- Jeremy Woodhead
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 Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
“Stand Up” from Harriet
(performed by Cynthia Erivo and written by Joshua 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

TRAILBLAZER AWARD 
Greta Gerwig
Rian Johnson
Sam Mendes
Martin Scorsese
Lena Waithe
Taika Waititi

IMPACT AWARD
Pedro Almodovar
Bong Joon-Ho
Martin Scorsese
Milos Stehlik
Lulu Wang

North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominations

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

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 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Atlantics
The Farewell
Parasite
Pain and Glory
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Transit

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 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 ACTRESS
Awkafina – 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 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
Best of Enemies – film set in Durham, NC and chronicling the integration of North Carolina schools.

Jonathan Majors (formerly from UNC School of the Arts) – The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwatrz  — The Peanut Butter Falcon director and screenwriter

Joshua Overbay – Director of Luke & Jo and professor of film at Western Carolina University

Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominations

Best Picture
Apollo 11
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood
Parasite

Best Director
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood

Best Actor
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
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
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renee Zellweger, Judy

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

Best Supporting Actor:
Shia LeBeouf, Honey Boy
Jonathan Majors, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood

Best Acting Ensemble
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Knives Out
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Young Actress
Julia Butters, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Kyliegh Curran, Doctor Sleep
Lucy Gallina, The Irishman
Sophia Lillis, IT: Chapter 2
Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
Shahadi Wright Joseph, Us

Best Young Actor
Evan Alex, Us
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
Jacob Tremblay, Good Boys
Archie Yates, Jojo Rabbit

Best Action Film
Avengers: Endgame
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Spider-Man: Far from Home
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Animated Feature
Abominable
Frozen II
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Toy Story 4

Best Comedy
Booksmart
Dolemite is my Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Long Shot

Best Documentary
Amazing Grace
American Factory
Apollo 11
One Child Nation
Tell Me Who I Am

Best Foreign Film
Atlantics
Pain and Glory
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Parasite

Best Horror Film
Doctor Sleep
It: Chapter 2
Midsommar
Ready or Not
Us

Best Music Film
Amazing Grace
Blinded by the Light
Rocketman
Wild Rose
Yesterday

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, Parasite

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

Best Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker, The Irishman
Lee Smith, 1917
Fred Raskin, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Yang Jin-mo, Parasite

Best Production Design
Knives Out
Little Women
1917
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Score
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Thomas Newman, 1917
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
Apollo 11
Ford v. Ferrari
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Jim Ridley Award
Bluebird
The Dead Center
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Saint Cloud Hill
Wild Rose

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah

To those who celebrate, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and/or Hanukkah! May your holidays be filled with screener piles, holiday film fests, and joy. Thank you all for continuing to support this little blog. I am grateful this Christmas, as I have been for every Christmas over the last decade, for you all allowing me the chance to do this. Cheers!

Online Film Critics Society Award Nominations

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

Best Film Not in the English Language
Atlantics
Monos
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Documentary
American Factory
Apollo 11
For Sama
Honeyland
One Child Nation

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Narrative Predictions - Best Picture and Best Director

Best Picture
Bombshell
Ford v. Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Other Contenders - Little Women, The Farewell, The Two Popes, Knives Out, Pain & Glory, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Dolemite is My Name, Rocketman, Avengers: Endgame, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Toy Story 4, Us, Hustlers, Richard Jewell

Commentary - So there are six films that are locked and loaded, unless they stumble in the second half of the guild awards. The Irishman, Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Joker, and Jojo Rabbit right now have done well with the early guild awards and the critical circuit. I think 1917, being such a late contender, will definitely rebound with BAFTA, PGA, ASC, and potentially DGA, and become the seventh slot. That leaves one, maybe two slots left for a wide variety of contenders. Right now, based on early guilds, I am leaning towards Bombshell (which swept the SAG nods), and Ford v. Ferrari, which will do well in the below the line tech categories. I also think it is really worth noting that Rocketman has done well with the craft guilds, and Taron Egerton got a SAG nod. It could be stronger than we thought. This of course leaves out some top contenders. But these films need to do better with the second part of guild awards, or they are going to be left out. This includes Little Women, The Two Popes, Dolemite is My Name, The Farewell, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and Richard Jewell. Finally, some outside contenders are still on my radar like Us, Pain & Glory, Knives Out, Hustlers, and the big guys like Endgame, Star Wars, and Toy Story.

Best Director
Pedro Almodovar "Pain & Glory"
Bong Joon Ho "Parasite"
Sam Mendes "1917"
Martin Scorsese "The Irishman"
Quentin Tarantino "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

Other Contenders - Noah Baumbach "Marriage Story", Todd Phillips "Joker", Taika Wahiti "Jojo Rabbit", Greta Gerwig "Little Women", James Mangold "Ford v. Ferrari", Jay Roach "Bombshell", Lulu Wang "The Farewell", Celine Sciamma "Portrait of a Lady on Fire", Terrence Malick "A Hidden Life", Marielle Heller "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood", Clint Eastwood "Richard Jewell", Jordan Peele "Us", Rian Johnson "Knives Out"

Commentary - So, I actually think that Noah Baumbach could be left out here. A BAFTA/DGA combo will put him right in, but I feel like that film will be seen as a feat of acting and writing (like Green Book last year, so don't get worried, it is still very much in this race), and leave the directing nod to a film that is seen as a directorial feat. I think that slot is going to be for Pedro Almodovar. He has been nominated before, this film is so personal, and nominations from Bennett Miller and Pawil Pawlikowski prove they are willing to go their own way, even in an expanded Best Picture field. Barring an unforseen DGA/BAFTA lineup, right now it looks like Scorsese, Tarantino, Joon Ho, and Mendes are front runners.

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

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.

Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Winners

Best Film
Parasite
        Runner-Up: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Director
Bong Joon-Ho, “Parasite”
        Runner-Up: Lulu Wang, “The Farewell”

Best Male Lead
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
        Runner-Up: Taron Egerton, “Rocketman”

Best Female Lead
(TIE) Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story” and Lupita Nyong’o, “Us”

Best Supporting Male
Shia LaBeouf, “Honey Boy”
        Runner-Up: Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”

Best Supporting Female
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
        Runner-Up: Zhao Shuzhen, “The Farewell”

Best Acting Ensemble
Knives Out
        Runner-Up: Parasite

Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story”
        Runner-Up: Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won, “Parasite”

Best Adapted Screenplay
Taika Waititi, “Jojo Rabbit”
        Runner-Up: Lorene Scafaria, “Hustlers”

Best Documentary
Apollo 11
        Runner-Up: Maiden

Best Animated Feature
Toy Story 4
        Runner-Up: I Lost My Body

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins, “1917”
        Runner-Up: Claire Mathon, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

Breakthrough Filmmaker
Lulu Wang, “The Farewell”
        Runner-Up: Alma Har’el, “Honey Boy”

Breakthrough Performance
Florence Pugh, “Midsommar”
        Runner-Up: Noah Jupe, “Honey Boy”'

The “Rosie” Award
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Florida Film Critics Circle Award Winners

BEST PICTURE
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
       Runner up: 1917

BEST DIRECTOR
Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
        Runner up: Sam Mendes, 1917

BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
        Runner up: Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory

BEST ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
        Runner up: Florence Pugh, Midsommar

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
        Runner up: John Lithgow, Bombshell

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
        Runners up: Margot Robbie, Bombshell and Isla Fisher, The Beach Bum

BEST ENSEMBLE
Little Women
        Runner up: The Farewell

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
        Runner up: Lulu Wang, The Farewell

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
        Runner up: Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, 1917
        Runner up: Claire Mathon, Portrait of a Lady on Fire

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alita: Battle Angel
        Runners up: Ad Astra and Avengers: Endgame

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
        Runner up: Ad Astra

BEST SCORE
Daniel Lopatin, Uncut Gems

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Apollo 11
        Runner up: Honeyland

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
        Runner up: Parasite

BEST ANIMATED FILM
I Lost My Body
        Runner up: Toy Story 4

BEST FIRST FILM
Queen & Slim
        Runner up: Honeyland

PAULINE KAEL BREAKOUT AWARD
Florence Pugh, Midsommar, Fighting With My Family and Little Women
        Runner up: Lulu Wang, The Farewell

JAY BOYAR GOLDEN ORANGE AWARD
Tampa Theatre

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

BEST FILM
1. Marriage Story
2. The Irishman
3. Pain and Glory
4. Joker
5. Booksmart
6. Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood
7. The Favourite
8. Hustlers/High Life
9. The Souvenir
10. Ash is Purest White/Monos

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
2. Pedro Almodóvar, Pain and Glory
3. Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
4. Olivia Wilde, Booksmart
5. Todd Phillips, Joker
6. Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
7. Jordan Peele, Us
8. Claire Denis, High Life
9. Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers
10. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

BEST ACTOR
1. Adam Driver, Marriage Story
2. Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
3. Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
4. Robert De Niro, The Irishman
5. Christian Bale, Vice
6. Taron Egerton, Rocketman
7. Brad Pitt, Ad Astra
8. Robert Pattinson, High Life/Stephan James, If Beale Street Could Talk
9. Steve Coogan, Stan and Ollie
10. Felix Maritaud, Savage

BEST ACTRESS
1. Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
2. Lupita N’Yongo, Us
3. Olivia Colman, The Favourite
4. Renee Zellweger, Judy
5. Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose
6. Florence Pugh, Midsommar
7. Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
8. Awkwafina, The Farewell
9. Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
10. Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Kindergarten Teacher

BEST SCREENPLAY
1. Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
2. Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman, Booksmart
3. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood
4. Rian Johnson, Knives Out
5. Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
6. Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir
7. Lulu Wang, The Farewell
8. Pedro Almodóvar, Pain and Glory
9. Jordan Peele, Us
10. Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Hoyte van Hoytema, Ad Astra
2. James Laxton, If Beale Street Could Talk
3. Lawrence Sher, Joker
4. Robert Richardson, Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood
5. Pawel Pogorzelski,  Midsommar
6. Rodrigo Prieto,  The Irishman
7. Robbie Ryan, Marriage Story
8. Robbie Ryan, The Favourite
9. Adam Newport-Berra, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
10. Jasper Wolf,  Monos

BEST IRISH FILM
1. Extra Ordinary
2. The Hole in the Ground
3. A Bump Along the Way
4. Ordinary Love
5. Gaza
6. Papi Chulo
7. The Dig
8. The Favourite
9. Greta
10. Float Like a Butterfly

BEST DOCUMENTARY
1. Apollo 11
2. Diego Maradona
3. Gaza
4. Minding the Gap
5. For Sama
6. Amazing Grace
7. An Engineer Imagines
8. Shooting the Mafia
9. The Man Who Wanted to Fly
10. Land Without God

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE 2019
Aisling Franciosi, The Nightingale

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR 2019
Kantemir Balagov, Beanpole

Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) EDA Award Nominations

Best Film
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood
Marriage Story
Parasite

Best Director 
Noah Baumback, Marriage Story
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood
Celine Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Screenplay, Original 
The Farewell, Lulu Wang
Knives Out, Rian Johnson
Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
Parasite, Bong Joon-ho

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

Best Documentary
Apollo 11
For Sama
Honeyland
Maiden
One Child Nation

Best Animated Film
Abominable
Frozen 2
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Toy Story 4

Best Actress 
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Renee Zellwegger, Judy

Best Actress in a Supporting Role 
Annette Bening, The Report
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

Best Actor 
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite is My Name
Joachin Phoenix, Joker
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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 Ensemble Cast – Casting Director
The Irishman, Ellen Lewis
Little Women, Kathy Driscoll and Francine Maisler
Marriage Story, Douglas Maisel and Francine Maisler
 Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood, Victoria Thomas
Parasite (casting director not listed in credits)

Best Cinematography 
1917. Roger Deakins
A Hidden Life, Jorg Widmer
The Lighthouse, Jarin Blaschke
Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood, Robert Richardson
Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Claire Mathon

Best Editing
1917, Lee Smith
Ford v Ferrari, Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland
The Irishman, Thelma Schoonmaker
Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood, Fred Raskin
Parasite, Jimmo Yang

Best Non-English-Language Film 
Atlantics
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady On Fire

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

Best Woman Director 
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Marielle Heller, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Celine Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Olivia Wilde, Book Smart

Best Woman Screenwriter 
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman, Booksmart
Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers
Celine Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Lulu Wang, The Farewell

Best Animated Female 
Anna, Kristen Bell in Frozen 2
Bo Peep, Annie Potts in Toy Story 4 
Elsa, Idina Menzel in Frozen 2
Yi, Chloe Bennet in Abominable

Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance 
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Florence Pugh, Midsommar plus Little Women and Fighting With the Family
Jodie Turner-Smith, Queen & Slim

Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry 
Ava DuVernay for creating ARRAY and championing women in film.
Claire Mathon for Cinematography: Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Atlantiques
Anna Serner (Swedish Film Inst) for tireless work on 50/50 by 2020 initiative.

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

Grand Dame Award for defying agism.
Helen Mirren, The Good Liar
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Zhao Shuzhen. The Farewell

Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award 
Dolemite Is My Name: Eddie Murphy (58) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (33)  25
Lucy In The Sky: Jon Hamm (48) and Zazie Beetz (28) 20
The Public: Emilio Estevez (57) and Taylor Schilling (35) 22

She Deserves A New Agent Award
Anne Hathaway, The Hustler and Serenity
Diane Keaton and ensemble, Poms
Kristen Stewart, Charlies Angels and Seberg

Most Daring Performance Award
Aisling Franciosi, The Nightingale
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Florence Pugh, Midsommar
Renee Zellwegger, Judy

Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award 
Charlie’s Angels
Dumbo
The Lion King
Men In Black: International
Dark Phoenix

AWFJ Hall of Shame Award
HFPA for excluding women nominees in major Golden Globe categories.
Louis CK come back tour
Beach Bums, the movie
Harvey Weinstein, more of the same

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Predictions - Best Actor and Best Actress

Best Actor
Antonio Banderas "Pain & Glory"
Leonardo DiCaprio "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
Adam Driver "Marriage Story"
Taron Egerton "Rocketman"
Joaquin Phoenix "Joker"

Other Contenders - Christian Bale "Ford v Ferrari", Jonathan Pryce "The Two Popes", Eddie Murphy "Dolemite is My Name", Adam Sandler "Uncut Gems", Roman Griffin Davis "Jojo Rabbit", Daniel Craig "Knives Out"

Commentary -

Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo "Harriet"
Scarlett Johansson "Marriage Story"
Lupita Nyong'o "Us"
Charlize Theron "Bombshell"
Renee Zellweger "Judy"

Other Contenders - Saoirse Ronan "Little Women", Awkwafina "The Farewell"

Commentary - This race has narrowed to seven for five slots. Johansson, Theron, Zellweger, and Erivo all have the trifecta, and are the strongest contenders right now. I have Lupita Nyong'o in the fifth slot because of SAG, and there just seems to be a lot of passion for her performance right now. BAFTA could help Saoirse Ronan, and a Globes win could get Awkwafina across the finish line.

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Predictions - Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress

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"

Other Contenders - Jamie Foxx "Just Mercy", Anthony Hopkins "The Two Popes", Song Kang Ho "Parasite", John Lithgow "Bombshell", Shia LeBeouf "Honey Boy"

Commentary - There are four contenders who have made it into SAG, the Globes, and the Critics Choice. There is only BAFTA left, but I think that all four could make it in there as well. The two Irishman guys looks solid, and Joe Pesci is a contender for the win. Brad Pitt looks like the front runner as he doing so well on the critical circuit (without campaigning). Finally, while A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood has been absent from a lot of these awards, the one constant is Hanks, who might finally have enough to make it into the top five for the first time since 2000. It's the last slot that's tricky. Jamie Foxx entered this race with a surprise SAG nod, and his performance is apparently an incredibly emotional performance, which registers with voters. Anthony Hopkins has the Globe and Critics Choice nod, and is a legend. I also still think that Song Kang Ho could pull a Marina de Tavira and get in without any major precursors. I am sticking with Willem Dafoe, who got a Critics Choice nod, and managed to slip into Best Actor last year with zero major precursors. He is on a high right now with voters, and could easily surprise again. This race is still far from over. Hopefully BAFTA will give us some more clarity.

Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson "Jojo Rabbit"
Laura Dern "Marriage Story"
Jennifer Lopez "Hustlers"
Margot Robbie "Bombshell"
Zhao Shuzhen "The Farewell"

Other Contenders - Kathy Bates "Richard Jewell", Nicole Kidman "Bombshell", Annette Bening "The Report", Florence Pugh "Little Women", Maggie Smith "Downton Abbey"

Commentary - This race has even less clarity at the moment. Three women have the trifecta at this point: Laura Dern, Margot Robbie, and Jennifer Lopez, and all look strong heading into the rest of the precursor awards. Scarlett Johansson got SAG and Critics Choice, and right now looks like a solid fourth place. The Globes opted for Annette Bening, who is great, but that movie's buzz is dead and Kathy Bates, who might suffer because Richard Jewell's backlash and box office numbers have silenced the film's chances. Also, she missed out at SAG because they submitted her in lead by mistake. It would have been interesting to see if she would have beaten out Nicole Kidman, who rode the Bombshell wave into the fifth slot. I still that BAFTA could lift Maggie Smith and Florence Pugh as well. But my last slot is still Zhao Shuzhen. There is no clear front runner for that fifth slot, and I think that The Farewell is a film that could still do better than expected. If voters watch the film, it will be hard to ignore Shuzhen who is just remarkable.

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Predictions - Technical Awards

Best Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto "The Irishman"
Lawrence Sher "Joker"
Robert Richardson "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
Roger Deakins "1917"
Kyung-pyo Hong "Parasite"

Other Contenders - Jarin Blaschke "The Lighthouse", Claire Mathon "Portrait of a Lady on Fire", Phedon Papamichael "Ford v Ferrari", Jorg Widmer "A Hidden Life", Dan Mindel "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker", Robbie Ryan "Marriage Story", Dick Pope "Motherless Brooklyn", Hoyte Van Hoytema "Ad Astra", Mihai Malaimare Jr. "Jojo Rabbit"

Best Costume Design
Dolemite is My Name
Downton Abbey
Joker
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
Rocketman

Other Contenders - Aladdin, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Jojo Rabbit, The Irishman, Hustlers, Bombshell, Little Women, Judy, Avengers: Endgame, Harriet, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Captain Marvel, The Aeronauts, Knives Out, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Best Film Editing
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Other Contenders - 1917, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, The Farewell, Uncut Gems, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Knives Out, Dolemite is My Name, Us, The Two Popes, Avengers: Endgame, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Richard Jewell

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rocketman

Other Contenders - Dolemite is My Name, 1917, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Downton Abbey, Little Women

Best Original Score
Hildur Guonadottir "Joker"
Alexandre Desplat "Little Women"
Randy Newman "Marriage Story"
Thomas Newman "1917"
John Williams "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

Other Contenders - Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders "Ford v Ferrari", Michael Abels "Us", Alan Silvestri "Avengers: Endgame", Michael Giacchino "Jojo Rabbit", Christophe Beck "Frozen II", Theodore Shapiro "Bombshell", Alex Weston "The Farewell", Craig Armstrong "Motherless Brooklyn", Alberto Iglesias "Pain & Glory"

Best Original Song
Aladdin - Speechless
Frozen II - Into the Unknown
Harriet - Stand Up
The Lion King - Speechless
Rocketman - (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again

Other Contenders - Breakthrough - I'm Standing With You, Wild Rose - Glasgow, Toy Story 4 - I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away, Parasite - A Glass of Soju, Motherless Brooklyn - Daily Battles, The Bronx USA - Da Bronx, The Black Godfather - Letter to My Godfather, The LEGO Movie Part 2: The Second Part - Catchy Song, The Lion King - Never Too Late, Tony Morrison: Pieces I Am - High Above the Water

Best Production Design
The Irishman
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Other Contenders - Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Aladdin, The Lion King, Knives Out, Us, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Dumbo, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Avengers: Endgame, Downton Abbey, Ad Astra, Ford v Ferrari

Best Sound Editing
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Other Contenders - The Irishman, Rocketman, Jojo Rabbit, Avengers: Endgame, A Hidden Life, John Wick 3, Ad Astra, Dolemite is My Name, Little Women, Queen & Slim, Aladdin, The Lion King, Parasite

Best Sound Mixing
Ford v Ferrari
1917
Joker
Rocketman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Other Contenders - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Avengers: Endgame, A Hidden Life, John Wick 3, Ad Astra, Dolemite is My Name, Little Women, Queen & Slim, Aladdin, The Lion King, Parasite

Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Other Contenders - Alita: Battle Angel, Cats, Terminator: Dark Fate, Gemini Man, Captain Marvel

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Film
Dolemite Is My Name

Best Director
(TIE) 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

Nevada Film Critics Society Awards

Best Film 
Marriage Story

Best Actor
Adam Driver - Marriage Story

Best Actress 
TIE: Scarlett Johansson for Marriage Story and Charlize Theron for Bombshell

Best Supporting Actor
Joe Pesci - The Irishman

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lopez - Hustlers

Best Director
Noah Baumbach - Marriage Story

Best Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Adapted Screenplay
Taika Waititi - Jo Jo Rabbit

Best Documentary
Apollo 11

Best Animated Movie
Toy Story 4

Best Production Design
Barbara Ling - Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins - 1917

Best Visual Effects
Avengers: End Game

Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominations

BEST PICTURE
1917
Ad Astra
Marriage Story
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Irishman

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

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

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

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Annette Bening, The Report
Isla Fisher, The Beach Bum
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

BEST ENSEMBLE
Little Women
Marriage Story
Parasite
The Farewell
The Irishman

BEST DIRECTOR
Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Sam Mendes, 1917

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

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

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Claire Mathon, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Ad Astra
Jörg Widmer, A Hidden Life
Roger Deakins, 1917

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
Alita: Battle Angel

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION
Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Kevin Constant, Christa Munro, Alison Sadler, David Scott and Gary Warsaw, Ad Astra
Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales, 1917

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

BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Factory
Apollo 11
Honeyland
The Biggest Little Farm

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

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

BEST FIRST FILM
Booksmart
Honeyland
Queen & Slim
The Last Black Man in San Francisco

BREAKOUT AWARD
Florence Pugh, Midsommar, Fighting With My Family and Little Women
Honor Swinton Byrne, The Souvenir
Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Predictions - Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature

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

Other Contenders - Weathering With You, Abominable, Okko's Inn, Funan, Klaus, The LEGO Movie Part 2: The Second Part, Bunuel and the Labyrinth of Turtles, Spies in Disguise

Best Documentary Feature
American Factory
Apollo 11
The Cave
For Sama
One Child Nation

Other Contenders - The Biggest Little Farm, Honeyland, Maiden, Knock Down the House, Midnight Family, Advocate, The Edge of Democracy, The Great Hack, Aquarela

Best International Feature
Atlantics (Senegal)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Miserables (France)
Pain & Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea)

Other Contenders - Corpus Christi (Poland), Beanpole (Russia), The Painted Bird (Czech Republic), Those Who Remained (Hungary), Truth and Justice (Estonia)

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Nomination Predictions - Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay
Steve Zaillian "The Irishman"
Taika Wahiti "Jojo Rabbit"
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver "Joker"
Greta Gerwig "Little Women"
Anthony McCarten "The Two Popes"

Other Contenders - Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood", Mario Correa and Nathaniel Rich "Dark Waters", Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham "Just Mercy", Billy Ray "Richard Jewell", John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Josh Cooley, Valerie LaPointe, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Martin Hynes, and Stephany Folsom "Toy Story 4", Julian Fellowes "Downton Abbey", Lorene Scafaria "Hustlers", J.C. Lee and Julius Onah "Luce", Lee Hall and Tom Hooper "Cats"

Commentary - Apparently there is some confusion over The Two Popes. It was originally adapted, but now might original (it submitted as original for the WGA). I am keeping it in the adapted race. I think it had a decent enough showing to stay in the race, but the SAG shutout was surprising considering the two performances, and the Netflix factor. The Little Women shutout was even more surprising considering the push they made to SAG voters. It makes me wonder if it is not as strong as supposed. I am still keeping it in the race however, due to its strong Critics Choice showing, its Scripter Nod. Finally, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, and Joker feel like locks as they continue to hit guild after guild, solidifying themselves as true Best Picture contenders. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood just doesn't seem to be popping up other than Hanks, Dark Waters is officially in this race after its Scripter nod, Just Mercy is a sneaky contender that should not be ignored, Toy Story 4 is always a possibility, and Richard Jewell could rebound from its scandal and poor box office. Finally, watch out for Downton Abbey, Luce, and Hustlers as outside possibilities.

Best Original Screenplay
Lulu Wang "The Farewell"
Noah Baumbach "Marriage Story"
Quentin Tarantino "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
Pedro Almodovar "Pain & Glory"
Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han "Parasite"

Other Contenders - Charles Randolph "Bombshell", Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns "1917", The Safdie Brothers and Ronald Bronstein "Uncut Gems", Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Susan Haskins, Katie Silberman "Booksmart", Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller "Ford v. Ferrari", Rian Johnson "Knives Out", Scott Z. Burns "The Report", Shia Lebouf "Honey Boy", Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski "Dolemite is My Name", Lee Hall "Rocketman", Celine Sciamma "Portrait of a Lady on Fire", Lena Waithe and James Frey "Queen & Slim", Trey Edwards Shults "Waves", Jimmy Falls and Joe Talbot "The Last Black Man in San Francisco", Chinonye Chukwu "Clemency"

Commentary - This category is so deep, I think there are plenty of surprises waiting. I feel safe predicting Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Parasite, due to their overall Best Picture status. I also think that Pedro Almodovar's widely loved and deeply personal Pain & Glory will connect with writers, who have given him many nominations over the years, and this category is what made him an Oscar winner. Finally, I think everyone who sees The Farewell has an emotional reaction. I think that writers will appreciate Lulu Wang's hilarious and deeply affecting script. So that leaves a lot of folks outside. Bombshell is an actor's showcase, but could land here, 1917 is more of a directorial debut, as is Uncut Gems. Booksmart should be in this race, as should Knives Out for their smart humor. Ford v. Ferrari, Dolemite is My Name, and Rocketman are doing well with guilds, and could surprise. Finally, indies like Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Clemency, Waves, The Report and Honey Boy are hoping to break into a bigger audience.

32nd USC Scripter Awards Nominations

FILM
Dark Waters
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
The Two Popes

TELEVISION
Fleabag
Fosse/Verdon
Killing Eve
Unbelieveable
Watchmen

London Film Critics Circle Award Nominations

FILM OF THE YEAR
The Irishman
Joker
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Midsommar
1917
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Souvenir

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Happy as Lazzaro
Monos
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Amazing Grace
Apollo 11
The Cave
For Sama
Varda by Agnès

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Pedro Almodóvar – Pain and Glory
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Céline Sciamma – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Pedro Almodóvar – Pain and Glory
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Bong Joon Ho & Han Jin Wan – Parasite
Joanna Hogg – The Souvenir
Steven Zaillian – The Irishman

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita N’yongo – Us
Florence Pugh – Midsommar
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Tom Burke – The Souvenir
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Tilda Swinton – The Souvenir

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

BRITISH/IRISH FILM: THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD
Bait
1917
Rocketman
The Souvenir
Wild Rose

BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS (for body of work)
Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose/Judy
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Lesley Manville – Ordinary Love/Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Florence Pugh – Fighting With My Family/Midsommar/Little Women
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR (for body of work)
Tom Burke – The Souvenir
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
George MacKay – 1917/Where Hands Touch/Ophelia
Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse/High Life/The King
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER (for body of work)
Raffey Cassidy – Vox Lux
Dean-Charles Chapman – 1917/The King/Blinded by the Light
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy/Le Mans ’66
Honor Swinton Byrne – The Souvenir

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER: THE PHILIP FRENCH AWARD
Waad Al-Kateab & Edward Watts – For Sama
Richard Billingham – Ray & Liz
Mark Jenkin – Bait
Owen McCafferty – Ordinary Love
Nicole Taylor – Wild Rose

BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
Appreciation
Beyond the North Winds: A Post-Nuclear Reverie
The Devil’s Harmony
Kingdom Come
Pompeii

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ad Astra – Allen Maris, visual effects
Apollo 11 – Todd Douglas Miller, film editing
Judy – Jeremy Woodhead, makeup and hair
Little Women – Jacqueline Durran, costumes
Motherless Brooklyn – Daniel Pemberton, music
Monos – Jasper Wolf, cinematography
1917 – Oliver Tarney, sound design
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood – Barbara Ling, production design
Parasite – Lee Ha Jun, production design
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon – Will Becher & Richard Phelan, animation

DILYS POWELL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN FILM
Sally Potter

40TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD
Aardman

Phoenix Film Critics Circle Awards

PFCS TOP TEN (in alphabetical order)
1917
Avengers: Endgame
JoJo Rabbit
Joker
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
The Irishman
The Two Popes

BEST PICTURE
Joker

BEST DIRECTOR
Sam Mendes – 1917

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Renee Zellweger – Judy

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Laura Dern – Marriage Story

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
Knives Out

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Knives Out

BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
Jojo Rabbit

THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
Hotel Mumbai

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Toy Story 4

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Parasite

BEST DOCUMENTARY
One Child Nation

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Into the Unknown – Frozen 2

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1917

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917

BEST FILM EDITING
1917

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Rocketman

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Endgame

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit

Oscar Nominations Shortlist: Best Visual Effects

“Alita: Battle Angel”
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Captain Marvel”
“Cats”
“Gemini Man”
“The Irishman”
“The Lion King”
“1917”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Terminator: Dark Fate”

Oscar Nominations Shortlist: Best Animated Short and Best Live Action Short

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Hair Love”
“He Can’t Live Without Cosmos”
“Hors Piste”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Mind My Mind”
“The Physics of Sorrow”
“Sister”
“Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days”

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Brotherhood”
“The Christmas Gift”
“Little Hands”
“Miller & Son”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Refugee”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
“Sometimes, I Think About Dying”

Oscar Nominations Shortlist: Best Original Score and Best Original Song

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Bombshell”
“The Farewell”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Frozen II”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“The King”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“Motherless Brooklyn”
“1917”
“Pain and Glory”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Us”

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Speechless” from “Aladdin”
“Letter to My Godfather” from “The Black Godfather”
“I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough”
“Da Bronx” from “The Bronx USA”
“Into the Unknown” from “Frozen II”
“Stand Up” from “Harriet”
“Catchy Song” from “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”
“Never Too Late” from “The Lion King”
“Spirit” from “The Lion King”
“Daily Battles” from “Motherless Brooklyn”
“A Glass of Soju” from “Parasite”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”
“High Above the Water” from “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am”
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from “Toy Story 4”
“Glasgow” from “Wild Rose”

Oscar Nominations Shortlist: Makeup and Hairstyling

“Bombshell”
“Dolemite Is My Name”
“Downton Abbey”
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Little Women”
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
“1917”
“Once upon a Time… in Hollywood”
“Rocketman”

Oscar Nominations Shortlist: Best International Feature

Czech Republic, “The Painted Bird”
Estonia, “Truth and Justice”
France, “Les Misérables”
Hungary, “Those Who Remained”
North Macedonia, “Honeyland”
Poland, “Corpus Christi”
Russia, “Beanpole”
Senegal, “Atlantics”
South Korea, “Parasite”
Spain, “Pain and Glory”

Oscar Nominations Shortlist: Documentary Feature and Documentary Short

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Advocate”
“American Factory”
“The Apollo”
“Apollo 11”
“Aquarela”
“The Biggest Little Farm”
“The Cave”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“For Sama”
“The Great Hack”
“Honeyland”
“Knock Down the House”
“Maiden”
“Midnight Family”
“One Child Nation”

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
“After Maria”
“Fire in Paradise”
“Ghosts of Sugar Land”
“In the Absence”
“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
“Life Overtakes Me”
“The Nightcrawlers”
“St. Louis Superman”
“Stay Close”
“Walk Run Cha-Cha”

Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Award Nominations

Feature - Animation
Abominable
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Missing Link
Spies in Disguise
The Lion King
Toy Story 4
White Snake

Feature - Dialogue / ADR
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
JoJo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rocketman
The Irishman

Feature - Sound Effects / Foley
1917
A Hidden Life
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
John Wick 3
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

Feature - Music Underscore
Ad Astra
Dolemite Is My Name
Joker
JoJo Rabbit
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Queen & Slim
Waves

Feature - Documentary
Apollo 11
Echo in the Canyon
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Sea of Shadows
The Cave

Feature - Foreign Language
Atlantics
Gully Boy
Parasite
Shadow
The Fall of the American Empire
The Sound Story

Feature – Musical
Cats
Echo in the Canyon
Frozen II
Judy
Rocketman
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese
Western Stars

Live Action Under 35:00
Ballers “Players Only”
Barry “ronny/lily”
Battle at Big Rock
Fleabag “Episode 1”
Servant “ReBorn”
Star Trek Short Treks “The Trouble with Edward”
Stucco
The Good Place “The Answer”

Episodic Short Form – Dialogue/ADR
Big Little Lies “What Have We Done”
Castle Rock “Restore Hope”
Lost in Space “Unknown”
Modern Love “Take Me as I Am”
The Mandalorian “Chapter One”
The Terror: Infamy “The Weak are Meat”
Vikings “New Beginnings”
Whiskey Cavalier “Czech Mate”

Episodic Short Form – Sound Effects / Foley
Catch-22 “EP 101”
Daybreak “Josh vs. the Apocalypse Part 1”
Hanna “Forest”
Mr. Robot “Method Not Allowed”
The Mandalorian “Chapter One”
The Terror: Infamy “Taizo”
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan “Persona Non Grata”
Vikings “What Happens in the Cave”

Episodic Short Form – Music / Musical
Catch-22 “EP 101”
Daybreak “Cantu Tu Vida”
Mr. Robot “Method Not Allowed”
Swamp Thing “The Anatomy Lesson”
This Is Us “Stranger”
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan “Persona Non Grata”
Vikings “What Happens in the Cave”
Wu Tang: An American Saga “All In Together Now”

Episodic Long Form – Dialogue / ADR
Chernobyl “Please Remain Calm”
Game of Thrones “The Bells”
Peaky Blinders “Mr. Jones”
Succession “This is Not for Tears”
The Crown “Aberfan”
The Handmaid’s Tale “Mayday”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel “A Jewish Girl Walks into the Apollo”
True Detective “The Great War and Modern Memory”

Episodic Long Form – Sound Effects / Foley
Black Mirror “Striking Vipers”
Chernobyl “1.23.45”
Game of Thrones “The Bells”
Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance “What Was Sundered and Undone”
Peaky Blinders “Strategy”
Stranger Things “Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt”
The Watchmen “The Extraordinary Being”
True Detective “The Great War and Modern Memory”

Episodic Long Form – Music / Musical
American Gods “Donar the Great”
Billions “Fight Night”
Carnival Row “The Gloaming”
Dark “An Endless Cycle”
Game of Thrones “The Long Night”
NOS4A2 “The Shorter Way”
Succession “This is Not for Tears”
The Handmaid’s Tale “Mayday”

Animation Short Form
3 Below “Tales of Arcadia”
DC Showcase Sgt. Rock
Love, Death & Robots “The Secret War”
Overwatch: Sigma “Origin Story”
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “The Evil League of Mutants, Part 1&2”
Star Wars: Resistance “The Voxx Vortex 5000”
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle “Amazamoose and Squirrel Wonder: Chapter Five”

Single Presentation
Catherine the Great
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Into the Dark: Culture Shock
Transparent Musicale Finale
When They See Us

Non-Theatrical Feature
Deadwood
Escape Plan: Extractors
Guava Island
IO
Lady and the Tramp
Mary
OG
Togo

Non-Theatrical Animation
Batman: Hush
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Turtles
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
Lego DC Batman: Family Matters
Lucky
Reign of the Supermen
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines

Non-Theatrical Documentary
Serengeti
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Epic Yellowstone
Hostile Planet: Oceans
Our Planet: One Planet
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Bird of Prey
This Is Football
What’s My Name: Muhammed Ali

Seattle Film Critics Society Award Winners

BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Parasite

BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver, Marriage Story

BEST ACTRESS
Lupita Nyong’o, Us

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Parasite

BEST SCREENPLAY
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won (screenplay); Bong Joon-ho (story)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Toy Story 4 – Josh Cooley, director

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho, director

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Apollo 11 – Todd Douglas Miller, director

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917 – Roger Deakins

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dolemite is My Name – Ruth E. Carter

BEST FILM EDITING
Uncut Gems – Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Uncut Gems – Daniel Lopatin

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood – Barbara Ling (Production Designer); Nancy Haigh (Set Decorator)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ad Astra – Allen Maris, Jedediah Smith, Guillaume Rocheron, Scott R.Fisher

BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
John Wick – Chapter 3: Parabellum

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
The Red Dress – In Fabric – portrayed by a red dress.

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Winners

Best Picture
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Director
Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite”

Best Original Screenplay
“Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin Won

Best Adapted Screenplay
“Jojo Rabbit,”  Taika Waititi

Best Actor
Antonio Banderas, “Pain & Glory”

Best Actress
Lupita Nyong’o, “Us”

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

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”

Best Animated Feature
I Lost My Body

Best Foreign Language Film
Parasite

Best Documentary
Apollo 11'

Best Cinematography
“1917,”  Roger Deakins

Best Production Design
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Barbara Ling

Best Film Editing
“Ford v Ferrari,” Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland

Best Original Score
“Last Black Man in San Francisco,” Emile Mosseri

Special Citation for Independent Cinema
“One Cut of the Dead,” Director Shin’ichiro Ueda

Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards

BEST PICTURE
1917

Runners-up: MARRIAGE STORY (2); PARASITE (3); THE IRISHMAN (4); ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (5); JOJO RABBIT (6); LITTLE WOMEN (7); THE FAREWELL (8); THE TWO POPES (9); KNIVES OUT (10)

BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver, MARRIAGE STORY

Runners-up: Joaquin Phoenix, JOKER (2); Antonio Banderas, PAIN AND GLORY (3); Leonardo DiCaprio, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (4); Robert De Niro, THE IRISHMAN (5)

BEST ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson, MARRIAGE STORY

Runners-up: Renee Zellweger, JUDY (2); Charlize Theron, BOMBSHELL (3); Saoirse Ronan, LITTLE WOMEN (4); Awkwafina, THE FAREWELL (5, tie); Lupita Nyong’o, US (5, tie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

Runners-up: Willem Dafoe, THE LIGHTHOUSE (2); Joe Pesci, THE IRISHMAN (3); Al Pacino, THE IRISHMAN (4); Shia LaBeouf, HONEY BOY (5)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern, MARRIAGE STORY

Runners-up: Margot Robbie, BOMBSHELL (2); Florence Pugh, LITTLE WOMEN (3); Jennifer Lopez, HUSTLERS (4); Annette Bening, THE REPORT (5)

BEST DIRECTOR
Sam Mendes, 1917

Runners-up: Bong Joon-ho, PARASITE (2); Martin Scorsese, THE IRISHMAN (3); Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (4); Noah Baumbach, MARRIAGE STORY (5)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
PARASITE

Runners-up: PAIN AND GLORY (2); THE FAREWELL (3); LES MISERABLES (4); PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (5)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
APOLLO 11

Runners-up: ONE CHILD NATION (2); AMERICAN FACTORY (3); HONEYLAND (4); FOR SAMA (5)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
TOY STORY 4

Runner-up: I LOST MY BODY

BEST SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach, MARRIAGE STORY

Runner-up: Steven Zaillian, THE IRISHMAN

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, 1917

Runner-up: Hong Kyung-pyo, PARASITE

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Thomas Newman, 1917

Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, LITTLE WOMEN

RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film)
THE LIGHTHOUSE

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Winners

BEST PICTURE
Parasite

BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver, Marriage Story

BEST ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern, Marriage Story

BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

BEST SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Parasite

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Honeyland

Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominations

Best Picture
1917
The Farewell
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems

Best Director
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Lulu Wang, 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 Actress
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

Best Screenplay
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
The Farewell

Best Cinematography
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

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

Best Original Score
1917
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Us

Best Original Song
Glasgow, Wild Rose
Home to You, The Aeronauts
I Punched Keanu Reeves, Always Be My Maybe
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again, Rocketman
Into the Unknown, Frozen II
Stand Up, Harriet

Best Foreign Language Film
Atlantics
Corpus Christi
Les Miserables
Monos
Pain and Glory
Parasite

Best Documentary Feature
American Factory
Aollo 11
Biggest Little Farm
For Sama
Hail Satan
They Shall Not Grow Old

Texas Independent Film Award
Bull
Building the American Dream
Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of the Saxon Bar
Seadrift
Sleeping in Plastic

Visual Effects
1917
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame

Best Stunt Coordination Team
Crawl
Ford v Ferrari
Furie
John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum
Shadow

Best Movie Poster Art
Birds of Passage
John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Last Black Man in San Francisco