2019 North Carolina Film Critics Association award nominees announced
After a brief break, awards season is back on again, and the North Carolina Film Critics Association is first out of the gate! NCFCA members follow in the footsteps of several other critics' groups this season by putting Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood out in front in their award nominations - it leads with eight mentions across the 15 categories. Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story is next with six.
Winners will be announced on the 3rd of January, one week today.
Best Director
Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
Best Actress
Awkwafina (The Farewell)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Lupita Nyong'o (Us)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Zhao Shu Zhen (The Farewell)
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood)
Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy)
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)
Anthony McCarten (The Two Popes)
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
Steven Zaillian (The Irishman)
Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse)
Roger Deakins (1917)
Hong Kyung Pyo (Parasite)
Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Hoyte van Hoytema (Ad Astra)
Best Music
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Us
Best Special Effects
1917
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Animated Film
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Documentary Film
American Factory
Apollo 11
Hail Satan?
Knock Down the House
One Child Nation
Best Foreign Language Film
Atlantics
The Farewell
Pain & Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Transit
Best Narrative Film
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award
The Best of Enemies
Jonathan Majors (The Last Black Man in San Francisco)
Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz (The Peanut Butter Falcon)
Joshua Overbay (Luke & Jo)
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