Once Upon a Time... in the Chicago Film Critics Association award nominations

A big five emerges upon even cursory inspection of the 2019 Chicago Film Critics Association award nominations. Out in front is Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, which notches up nine nods from the Chicago critics. Right behind it are both Martin Scorsese's The Irishman and Greta Gerwig's Little Women with eight each, while right behind them are Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story and Bong Joon Ho's Parasite with seven each.

And to add to that, those films bolstered their nomination counts with Best Picture and Director mentions, the only five to feature in either category. Not long before we find out which of the five is victorious, as the CFCA announces its award winners just two days from today, on the 14th of December. Watch this space!

Best Picture

The Irishman

Little Women

Marriage Story

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Director

Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)

Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)

Greta Gerwig (Little Women)

Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)

Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)

Best Actress

Awkwafina (The Farewell)

Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)

Elisabeth Moss (Her Smell)

Lupita Nyong'o (Us)

Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Best Actor

Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory)

Robert de Niro (The Irishman)

Adam Driver (Marriage Story)

Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Jo Yeo Jeong (Parasite)

Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)

Florence Pugh (Little Women)

Zhao Shu Zhen (The Farewell)

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood)

Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy)

Al Pacino (The Irishman)

Joe Pesci (The Irishman)

Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)

Best Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)

Bong Joon Ho and 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 and Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood)

Greta Gerwig (Little Women)

Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers)

Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)

Steven Zaillian (The Irishman)

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse)

Roger Deakins (1917)

Hong Kyung Pyo (Parasite)

Claire Mathon (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)

Best Editing

1917

The Irishman

Little Women

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Uncut Gems

Best Art Direction

1917

Knives Out

Little Women

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Costume Design

Dolemite Is My Name

Little Women

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Rocketman

Best Use of Visual Effects

1917

Ad Astra

Avengers: Endgame

The Irishman

Midsommar

Best Original Score

Michael Abels (Us)

Alexandre Desplat (Little Women)

Daniel Lopatin (Uncut Gems)

Randy Newman (Marriage Story)

Thomas Newman (1917)

Best Animated Film

Frozen II
 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

I Lost My Body

Missing Link

Toy Story 4

Best Documentary

American Factory

Apollo 11

For Sama

Hail Satan?

Honeyland

Best Foreign Language Film

The Farewell

Pain & Glory

Parasite

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Transit

Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award

Mati Diop (Atlantics)

Alma Har'el (Honey Boy)

Joe Talbot (The Last Black Man in San Francisco)

Lulu Wang (The Farewell)

Olivia Wilde (Booksmart)

Most Promising Performer

Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)

Julia Fox (Uncut Gems)

Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale)

Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit)

Taylor Russell (Waves)

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