2019 Alliance of Women Film Journalists award nominations
After the Women Film Critics Circle and the Online Association of Female Film Critics, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is the second women-only critics' group to announce their award nominees this season. They're also the most reputable / best established of the three by some measure, if to some extent due to the general perception of quality around their usually-sensible nominations. Sensible can read as dull, but there's welcome love for titles like The Farewell and Portrait of a Lady on Fire in the below lineups to make up for a lack of originality otherwise.
Winners will be announced on the 10th of January.
Best Film
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Director
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
Celine Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Best Actress
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Lupita Nyong'o (Us)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Annette Bening (The Report)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Zhao Shu Zhen (The Farewell)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Best Screenplay, Original
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
Rian Johnson (Knives Out)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Lulu Wang (The Farewell)
Best Screenplay, Adapted
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)
Claire Mathon (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Jorg Widmer (A Hidden Life)
Best Editing
Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker (Ford v. Ferrari)
Fred Raskin (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Thelma Schoonmaker (The Irishman)
Lee Smith (1917)
Yang Jin Mo (Parasite)
Best Ensemble Cast / Casting Director
Kathy Driscoll and Francine Maisler (Little Women)
Ellen Lewis (The Irishman)
Douglas Maisel and Francine Maisler (Marriage Story)
Parasite
Victoria Thomas (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Best Animated Film
Abominable
Frozen II
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Toy Story 4
Best Documentary
Apollo 11
For Sama
Honeyland
Maiden
One Child Nation
Best Non-English Language Film
Atlantics
Pain & 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 Neighbourhood)
Celine Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
Lulu Wang (The Farewell)
Olivia Wilde (Booksmart)
Best Woman Screenwriter
Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins and Katie Silberman (Booksmart)
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers)
Celine Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
Lulu Wang (The Farewell)
Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Florence Pugh (Fighting with My Family / Little Women / Midsommar)
Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim)
Best Animated Female
Kristen Bell - 'Anna' (Frozen II)
Chloe Bennet - 'Yi' (Abominable)
Idina Menzel - 'Elsa' (Frozen II)
Annie Potts - 'Bo Peep' (Toy Story 4)
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
Ava DuVernay - for creating ARRAY and championing women in film
Claire Mathon (Atlantics / Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
Anna Serner - for tireless work on 50/50 by 2020 initiative
EDA Special Mention Awards
Most Daring Performance
Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Lupita Nyong'o (Us)
Florence Pugh (Midsommar)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Grand Dame Award (for defying age and ageism)
Helen Mirren (The Good Liar)
Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Zhao Shu Zhen (The Farewell)
Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award
Charlie's Angels
Dark Phoenix
Dumbo
The Lion King
Men in Black: International
She Deserves a New Agent Award
Anne Hathaway (The Hustle / Serenity)
Diane Keaton and ensemble (Poms)
Kristen Stewart (Charlie's Angels / Seberg)
Most Egregious Lovers' Age Difference
Zazie Beetz and Jon Hamm - 20 years (Lucy in the Sky)
Emilio Estevez and Taylor Schilling - 22 years (The Public)
Eddie Murphy and Da'Vine Joy Randolph - 25 years (Dolemite Is My Name)
Hall of Shame Award
The Beach Bum
Louis CK - for his comeback tour
HFPA - for excluding women nominees in major Golden Globe categories
Harvey Weinstein - for more of the same
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