The Irishman leads 2019 Critics Choice nominations with 14
The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced its nominations for the best in cinema of 2019, and Martin Scorsese's Netflix production The Irishman leads the pack with 14 mentions. It's followed closely by Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood with 12.
Greta Gerwig's Little Women makes a strong showing too after a somewhat soft start to awards season, while Bong Joon Ho's Parasite proves it can contend among the big televised awards players. Disappointing, however, that with so many excellent candidates, the BFCA found only one movie directed by a woman among its ten Best Picture nominees: what about A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, The Farewell or Hustlers, all of which are nominees elsewhere here?
Worth noting that the BFCA prides itself on matching Oscar as closely as possible, hence the expansion of almost all its categories to account for more potential matches. Indeed, their nominations are always better considered as Oscar predictions than as legitimate representations of opinion.
The 25th annual Critics Choice awards will be handed out during a live TV broadcast on the 12th of January.
Best Picture
1917
Ford v. Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems
Best Director
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
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)
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Lupita Nyong'o (Us)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory)
Robert de Niro (The Irishman)
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)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
Zhao Shu Zhen (The Farewell)
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood)
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
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)
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver (Joker)
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit)
Steven Zaillian (The Irishman)
Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse)
Roger Deakins (1917)
Phedon Papamichael (Ford v. Ferrari)
Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman)
Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Lawrence Sher (Joker)
Best Editing
Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems)
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 Production Design
Gina Cromwell and Donal Woods (Downton Abbey)
Mark Friedberg and Kris Moran (Joker)
Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales (1917)
Jess Gonchor and Claire Kaufman (Little Women)
Regina Graves and Bob Shaw (The Irishman)
Nancy Haigh and Barbara Ling (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Lee Ha Jun (Parasite)
Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter (Dolemite Is My Name)
Julian Day (Rocketman)
Jacqueline Durran (Little Women)
Christopher Peterson and Sandy Powell (The Irishman)
Arianne Phillips (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Anna Robbins (Downton Abbey)
Best Visual Effects
1917
Ad Astra
The Aeronauts
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v. Ferrari
The Irishman
The Lion King
Best Hair & Makeup
Bombshell
Dolemite Is My Name
The Irishman
Joker
Judy
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Rocketman
Best Score
Michael Abels (Us)
Alexandre Desplat (Little Women)
Hildur Gudnadottir (Joker)
Randy Newman (Marriage Story)
Thomas Newman (1917)
Robbie Robertson (The Irishman)
Best Song
'Glasgow (No Place Like Home)' (Wild Rose)
'(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again' (Rocketman)
'I'm Standing With You' (Breakthrough)
'Into The Unknown' (Frozen II)
'Speechless' (Aladdin)
'Spirit' (The Lion King)
'Stand Up' (Harriet)
Best Acting Ensemble
Bombshell
The Irishman
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Animated Feature
Abominable
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Foreign Language Film
Atlantics
Les Miserables
Pain & Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Action Movie
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v. Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Spider-Man: Far from Home
Best Comedy
Booksmart
Dolemite Is My Name
The Farewell
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
Midsommar
Us
Best Young Actor / Actress
Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood)
Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit)
Noah Jupe (Honey Boy)
Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit)
Shahadi Wright Joseph (Us)
Archie Yates (Jojo Rabbit)