Alas, never the most impressive slate in any given awards season, the San Diego Film Critics Society award nominations for 2019 have been revealed! Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, already a mainstay of the current season, lands the most nominations (10) from the SDFCS, while Sam Mendes' 1917 proves its late-breaking strength with five mentions including for Best Picture and Director.
Check back on the 9th of December for the winners announcement.
Best Picture
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Best Director
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems)
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
Christian Bale (Ford v. Ferrari)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Octavia Spencer (Luce)
Zhao Shu Zhen (The Farewell)
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Wesley Snipes (Dolemite Is My Name)
Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Bong Joon Ho and Jin Won Han (Parasite)
Rian Johnson (Knives Out)
Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
J. C. Lee and Julius Onah (Luce)
Christine Leunens and Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver (Joker)
Steven Zaillian (The Irishman)
Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse)
Roger Deakins (1917)
Phedon Papamichael (Ford v. Ferrari)
Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman)
Hoyte van Hoytema (Ad Astra)
Best Editing
Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems)
Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker and Dirk Westerveldt (Ford v. Ferrari)
Jennifer Lame (Marriage Story)
Fred Raskin (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Thelma Schoonmaker (The Irishman)
Best Production Design
Dennis Gassner (1917)
Jess Gonchor (Little Women)
Clay A. Griffith (Dolemite Is My Name)
Barbara Ling (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Bob Shaw (The Irishman)
Donal Woods (Downton Abbey)
Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter (Dolemite Is My Name)
Julian Day (Rocketman)
Jacqueline Durran (Little Women)
Arianne Phillips (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Anna Robbins (Downton Abbey)
Best Visual Effects
1917
Ad Astra
The Aeronauts
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Best Use of Music
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Rocketman
Yesterday
Best Ensemble
Downton Abbey
The Irishman
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Best Animated Film
Abominable
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Documentary
Apollo 11
The Biggest Little Farm
Love, Antosha
One Child Nation
They Shall Not Grow Old
Best Foreign-Language Film
The Farewell
Pain & Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Transit
Best Breakthrough Artist
Jessie Buckley (Judy / Wild Rose)
Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit)
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce / Waves)
Florence Pugh (Little Women / Midsommar)
Best Comedic Performance
Daniel Craig (Knives Out)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Sam Rockwell (Jojo Rabbit)
Wesley Snipes (Dolemite Is My Name)
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
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