Wars of two kinds — global and domestic — dominated the 2019 Film Awards from the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association.
Sam Mendes‘ so-called “one take” war movie 1917 (it’s actually two simulated takes, not one single feature-length illusion) took home 4 awards including the two top honors: Best Film and Best Director (for Mendes). It also won for Roger Deakins‘ feat of cinematography and Thomas Newman‘s sweeping music score.
Meanwhile, Netflix’s divorce drama Marriage Story also won 4 awards, but for being an actor’s showcase rather than an ambitious technical achievement. Stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson were named Best Actor and Actress while Laura Dern picked up her umpteenth award for Best Supporting Actress. Ditto for Brad Pitt as Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood.
In total, 1917 and Marriage Story accounted for 8 of DFW’s 13 awards, leaving 5 other films to divvy up the five remaining citations.
DALLAS-FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
2019 Awards
Best Film: 1917
Best Director: Sam Mendes, 1917
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 Animated Film: Toy Story 4
Best Foreign Language Film: Parasite (South Korea)
Best Documentary: Apollo 11
Best Screenplay: Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach
Best Cinematography: 1917, Roger Deakins
Best Musical Score: 1917, Thomas Newman
The Russell Smith Award (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film):
The Lighthouse (dir. Robert Eggers)
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Directors Guild of America Nominations
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National Society of Film Critics
Boston Society of Film Critics
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
AFI American Film Institute Awards
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National Board of Review
Atlanta Film Critics Circle