I’d been thinking for awhile that Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood would win the Oscar for Best Picture. The Critics’ Choice Awards may have just predicted it as well.
The association of national broadcast film critics named Quentin Tarantino‘s ninth feature film the best one of 2019, giving it the most awards with 4 total. The writer / director took home Best Original Screenplay, Oscar-lock Brad Pitt took another Best Supporting Actor trophy, and this love letter to the end of Old Hollywood was also cited for Best Production Design.
Sam Mendes continues to build buzz for 1917. He won the trophy for Best Director in a tie with Parasite helmer Bong Joon-ho. 1917 also won for Best Cinematography and, inexplicably, for Best Editing. Yes, there were edits, but essentially the Critics Choice Association gave their prize to a “one shot” movie for digitally masking a handful of cuts. Ridiculous. I really hope the Academy doesn’t repeat that.
The other acting awards fell in line with recent trends: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) and Renée Zellweger (Judy) for Actor and Actress, and Laura Dern (Marriage Story) for Supporting Actress.
Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman, which led all Critics’ Choice contenders with 14 nominations, left with only 1 award: Best Acting Ensemble. Little Women, another Oscar hopeful, also only took home 1 trophy: Best Adapted Screenplay for writer / director Greta Gerwig.
WINNERS FOR
THE 25th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
Best in Film for 2019
BEST PICTURE
Winner: Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Nominees:
– 1917
– Ford v Ferrari
– The Irishman
– Jojo Rabbit
– Joker
– Little Women
– Marriage Story
– Parasite
– Uncut Gems
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner (TIE):
– Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
– Sam Mendes,1917
Nominees:
– Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
– Greta Gerwig, Little Women
– Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems
– Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
– Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
BEST ACTOR
Winner: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Nominees:
– Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
– Robert De Niro, The Irishman
– Adam Driver, Marriage Story
– Eddie Murphy, Dolemite is My Name
– Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Renée Zellweger, Judy
Nominees:
– Awkwafina, The Farewell
– Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
– Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
– Lupita Nyong’o, Us
– Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
– Charlize Theron, Bombshell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Nominees:
– Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
– Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
– Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
– Al Pacino, The Irishman
– Joe Pesci, The Irishman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Nominees:
– Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
– Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
– Florence Pugh, Little Women
– Margot Robbie, Bombshell
– Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Winner: Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Nominees:
– Julia Butters, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
– Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
– Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
– Shahadi Wright Joseph, Us
– Archie Yates, Jojo Rabbit
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Winner: The Irishman
Nominees:
– Bombshell
– Knives Out
– Little Women
– Marriage Story
– Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
– Parasite
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner: Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
Nominees:
– Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach
– Knives Out, Rian Johnson
– Parasite, Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin Won
– The Farewell, Lulu Wang
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner: Little Women, Greta Gerwig
Nominees:
– A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue
– The Two Popes, Anthony McCarten
– Joker, Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
– Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi
– The Irishman, Steven Zaillian
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: 1917, Roger Deakins
Nominees:
– The Lighthouse, Jarin Blaschke
– 1917, Roger Deakins
– Ford v Ferrari, Phedon Papamichael
– The Irishman, Rodrigo Prieto
– Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, Robert Richardson
– Joker, Lawrence Sher
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Winner: Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh
Nominees:
– Joker, Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran
– 1917, Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales
– Little Women, Jess Gonchor, Claire Kaufman
– Parasite, Lee Ha Jun
– The Irishman, Bob Shaw, Regina Graves
– Downton Abbey, Donal Woods, Gina Cromwell
BEST EDITING
Winner: 1917, Lee Smith
Nominees:
– Uncut Gems, Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie
– Ford v Ferrari, Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker
– Parasite, Yang Jinmo
– Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, Fred Raskin
– The Irishman, Thelma Schoonmaker
– 1917, Lee Smith
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Winner: Dolemite Is My Name, Ruth E. Carter
Nominees:
– Rocketman, Julian Day
– Little Women, Jacqueline Durrtan
– Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, Arianne Phillips
– The Irishman, Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson
– Downton Abbey, Anna Robbins
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Winner: Bombshell
Nominees:
– Dolemite Is My Name
– The Irishman
– Joker
– Judy
– Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
– Rocketman
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner: Avengers: Endgame
Nominees:
– 1917
– Ad Astra
– The Aeronauts
– Ford v Ferrari
– The Irishman
– The Lion King
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: Toy Story 4
Nominees:
– Abominable
– Frozen II
– How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
– I Lost My Body
– Missing Link
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Winner: Avengers: Endgame
Nominees:
– 1917
– Ford v Ferrari
– John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
– Spider-Man: Far From Home
BEST COMEDY
Winner: Dolemite Is My Name
Nominees:
– Booksmart
– The Farewell
– Jojo Rabbit
– Knives Out
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
Winner: Us
Nominees:
– Ad Astra
– Avengers: Endgame
– Midsommar
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: Parasite
Nominees:
– Atlantics
– Les Misérables
– Pain and Glory
– Portrait of a Lady on Fire
BEST SONG
Winner (TIE):
– “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – Wild Rose
– “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman
Nominees:
– “I’m Standing With You” – Breakthrough
– “Into the Unknown” – Frozen II
– “Speechless” – Aladdin
– “Spirit” – The Lion King
– “Stand Up” – Harriet
BEST SCORE
Winner: Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir
Nominees:
– Us, Michael Abels
– Little Women, Alexandre Desplat
– Marriage Story, Randy Newman
– 1917, Thomas Newman
– The Irishman, Robbie Robertson
Click on links below for other Critics Group Awards and Guild Nominees that have been announced so far for the 2019 / 20 season:
Screen Actors Guild Award Winners
Producers Guild of America Winners
Directors Guild of America Nominations
Writers Guild of America Nominations
Golden Globe Winners
National Society of Film Critics
Dallas/Fort-Worth Film Critics Association
Boston Society of Film Critics
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
AFI American Film Institute Awards
New York Film Critics Circle
National Board of Review
Atlanta Film Critics Circle
