Nominations for the 2019 Music City Film Critics Association awards
The Nashville-based Music City Film Critics Association has announced the nominees for its 2019 awards, and they've crossed the continent to pick their #1 nominee. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is out in front with nine mentions, closely followed by a movie they've crossed the globe to honour, Parasite, which receives eight. There are also strong performances from 1917, The Irishman and Jojo Rabbit, all of which receive seven.
The MCFCA will reveal its award winners this year on the 10th of January, indeed next year.
Best Picture
1917
Apollo 11
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Director
Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
Sam Mendes (1917)
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)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Best Actor
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Zhao Shu Zhen (The Farewell)
Best Supporting Actor
Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy)
Jonathan Majors (The Last Black Man in San Francisco)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Best Screenplay
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Cinematography
1917
Joker
The Lighthouse
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Editing
1917
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Production Design
1917
Knives Out
Little Women
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Sound
1917
Apollo 11
Ford v. Ferrari
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Score
1917
Joker
Marriage Story
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Us
Best Song
'Glasgow (No Place Like Home)' (Wild Rose)
'I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away' (Toy Story 4)
'(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again' (Rocketman)
'Into The Unknown' (Frozen II)
'Stand Up' (Harriet)
Best Acting Ensemble
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Knives Out
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Animated Feature
Abominable
Frozen II
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Toy Story 4
Best Documentary
Amazing Grace
American Factory
Apollo 11
One Child Nation
Tell Me Who I Am
Best Foreign Language Film
Atlantics
Pain & Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Action Film
Avengers: Endgame
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Spider-Man: Far from Home
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Comedy Film
Booksmart
Dolemite Is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Long Shot
Best Horror Film
Doctor Sleep
It Chapter Two
Midsommar
Ready or Not
Us
Best Music Film
Amazing Grace
Blinded by the Light
Rocketman
Wild Rose
Yesterday
Best Young Actress
Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Kyleigh Curran (Doctor Sleep)
Lucy Gallina (The Irishman)
Sophia Lillis (It Chapter Two)
Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit)
Shahadi Wright Joseph (Us)
Best Young Actor
Evan Alex (Us)
Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit)
Noah Jupe (Honey Boy)
Jacob Tremblay (Good Boys)
Archie Yates (Jojo Rabbit)
The Jim Ridley Award (for the film that best represents Nashville)
Bluebird
The Dead Centre
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Saint Cloud Hill
Wild Rose
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