There's been a bit of buzz on Twitter lately about Jojo Rabbit's soft start to the current awards season, at least softer than expected, coupled with rumours that it's not being spoken of in the most promising terms by members of various high profile voting bodies. Fans of Taika Waititi's Nazi satire will be pleased, then, to see that buzz snuffed out a little by the Detroit Film Critics Society's 2019 award nominations. You can count the DFCS among such fans, as they rewarded it with multiple nominations. It joins The Lighthouse, Marriage Story (as expected), and The Irishman (also as expected) in faring well with the society, although I continue to notice Al Pacino's odd absence from Supporting Actor lineups thus far...
The Detroit critics will announce the winners of these awards on Monday, the 9th of December.
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)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
Best Actress
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Julianne Moore (Gloria Bell)
Lupita Nyong'o (Us)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Best Actor
Robert de Niro (The Irishman)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Anna Paquin (The Irishman)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Sam Rockwell (Richard Jewell)
Wesley Snipes (Dolemite Is My Name)
Best Screenplay
The Irishman
The Lighthouse
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Use of Music
1917
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Rocketman
Uncut Gems
Wild Rose
Best Ensemble
Dolemite Is My Name
The Farewell
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Animated Film
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Toy Story 4
Best Documentary
Amazing Grace
Apollo 11
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Knock Down the House
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Breakthrough Award
Jessie Buckley (Judy / Wild Rose)
Ana de Armas (The Informer / Knives Out)
Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart / Them That Follow)
Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale)
Paul Walter Hauser (Beats / Late Night / Richard Jewell)
Florence Pugh (Fighting with My Family / Little Women / Midsommar)
Lulu Wang (The Farewell)
Olivia Wilde (Booksmart)
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