Critics Awards Sunday Results!
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3:30PM So many prize announcements today: Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA), Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC), and Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA). Spoiler: It's been a very good day for Parasite.
LAFCA is always the most exciting critics group to watch when it comes to Best Actress because year after year they surprise and usually in good ways. This year is no exception as they've gotten behind Mary Kay Place's wonderful performance as Diane in Kent Jones underseen film of the same name.
More winners after the jump...
LAFCA
(Los Angeles Fim Critics Association)
Film Parasite (runner up: The Irishman)
Director Bong Joon Ho, Parasite (runner up: Martin Scorsese, The Irishman)
Actress Mary Kay Place, Diane (runner up: Lupita Nyong'o, Us)
Actor: Antonio Banderas, Pain & Glory (runner up: Adam Driver, Marriage Story)
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers (runner up: Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell.)
Supporting Actor: Song Kang Ho, Parasite (runner up: Joe Pesci, The Irishman)
Screenplay: Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story (runner up: Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Parasite)
Production Design: Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time... (runner up: Ha Jun Lee, Parasite)
Score: Dan Levy, I Lost My Body (runner up: Thomas Newman, 1917)
Editing: Miller, Apollo 11 (runner up: Bronstein & Safide, Uncut Gems)
Cinematography: Claire Mathon for two films, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Atlantics (runner up: Roger Deakins, 1917)
Animated Film: I Lost My Body (runner up: Toy Story 4)
Experimental Film: Ja'Tovia Gary, The Giverny Document
Documentary: American Factory (runner up: Apollo 11)
Foreign Film: Pain & Glory (runner up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
New Generation: Jimmie Fails & Jonathan Majors, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
TFCA
(Toronto Film Critics Association)
Three major prizes for Parasite and starpower in the acting categories...
Picture: Parasite
Director: Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, Us
Actor: Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, Marriage Story (she won in a reported landslide)
Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Screenplay: The Irishman (this took them 30 minutes of discussion to come to... so what was their runner up? We're dying to know.)
First Feature: Booksmart
Animated Feature: Missing Link
Documentary: American Factory
Foreign Film: Parasite
PFCC
(Philadelphia Film Critics Circle)
Two prizes for Florence Pugh in Philly
Film: Knives Out
Director: Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, Us
Actor: Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Supporting Actress: Florence Pugh, Little Women
Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Cinematography: The Lighthouse
Documentary: Apollo 11
Foreign Film: Parasite
Animated Film: Toy Story 4
Breakthrough Performance: Florence Pugh, Little Women
Directorial Debut: [TIE] Joe Talbot, Last Black Man in San Francisco and Olivia Wilde, Booksmart
Screenplay: Knives Out
Soundtrack: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Elaine May Award (Women's Issues Award): Harriet
Steve Friedman Award (Driving Discourse Award): Joker
WAFCA
(Washington DC Area Film Critics Association)
Brad Pitt and the Production Design are popular elements of "Once Upon a Time..."
Film Parasite
Director Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
Actress Lupita Nyong'o, Us
Actor: Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Voice Performance: Tony Hale, Toy Story 4
Motion Capture Performance: Josh Brolin, Avengers Endgame
Youth Performance: Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Acting Ensemble: Knives Out
Screenplay: Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Adapted Screenplay: Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Production Design: Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time...
Score: Michael Abels, Us
Editing: McCusker & Buckland, Ford V Ferrari
Cinematography: Roger Deakins, 1917
Documentary: Apollo 11
Foreign Film: Parasite
Animated Film: Toy Story 4
Joe Barber Award (Portrayal of DC): The Report
Reader Comments (33)
SONG KANG-HO!!!
Torontonians love Parasite, I’m happy to say. This is the first non-Marvel movie in a long time I’ve heard this many people discuss and get excited about.
Claire Mathon was cited for both Portrait and Atlantics by LAFCA.
I haven't seen Marriage Story yet, but wow... Laura Dern is really having a moment isn't she? Based on what I've heard, this isn't the type of role that would signify sweeping victory, especially from critics, so it's clear that the industry really loves her and she's been having a moment over the past few years.
Banderas over Driver (or Phoenix) is just insane.
Thank God for the J-Lo win
MARY KAY WON!!!!!!
I deserve it! I only get shit here lately
Philip H. - I love Dern to pieces, but I can honestly say the performance I saw would never cross my mind as an Oscar contender if it weren’t for the narrative that’s taken hold. Merritt Wever and Martha Kelly do more with less, I think. And where are Alan Alda’s citations?
At any rate, LAFCA’s choices are superlative so far! Yay, Lopez! Song Kang-Ho! Banderas! Mathon! (Please don’t go the obvious route in Actress).
I concur on the "thank god for the JLo win" sentiment. Yesss, exactly what I was hoping for
Damn the critics are really going for Lupita. I wasn't expecting that. Wondering who she'll bump for the Oscars.
Very happy to see some love for Lopez.
I'm disappointed Lupita isn't going to win "the big three", especially since Lafca has never given their best actress prize to a Black actress. At least Mary Kay Place is a really good choice. Happy for Song Kang Ho and J.Lo too.
Lupita Nyong'o is like now the favorite for the Academy Award ? Jesus!
On second thought maybe I only get shit on here because I deserve it. I realize I can be but if a cunt sometimes sorry guys
Worth noting that no film has won the Oscar for Best Picture without winning an award from one of the Big 3 critics' organizations since Crash. Jojo Rabbit and 1917 did not win any awards from New York or Los Angeles this week, while their main competitors were all cited.
I wish Hustlers would hurry up and become available to rent. I really want to see it again.
Nothing so far for The Goldfinch?
I kid, I kid
I am so happy that Mary Kay Place was recognized for a really unforgettable performance. I can't shake some of her scenes in this film and do wish more would check out Diane, which was (is?) streaming on Hulu.
Mary Kay wins makes my year!
I saw Marriage Story and... What is the buzz all about?
Loved Scarjo, Ray Liotta and Alda, but the rest...
Laura dern? Adam driver? The direction?
In a year with The Irishman, Parasite, Pain and Glory, Portray of a lady on fire, The Lighthouse and 1917, the critics love that Woody Allen's minis film?
The critics should put their 🍑 on the chair again and study urgently what a great movie is.
" Parasite" is the best movie of the year - it works on so many levels, social comedy, thriller and drama. It's both shocking and surprisingly moving.
KNIVES OUT wins a Best Picture citation? Yikes. If we're going to get something from left field, shouldn't it be THE LIGHTHOUSE, SYNONYMS, THE NIGHTINGALE, ASH IS PUREST WHITE, CLIMAX, or BOOKSMART? KNIVES OUT was... okay at best.
The love Laura Dern is getting for Marriage Story baffles me. It is a fine performance, reminiscent of her Renata character in Big Little Lies, but not exceptional or truly worthy of an award. Shao Zsushen, J Lo and Margot Robbie are so much better.
I’m pleased that Lupita Nyong’o is getting all these awards, but it feels like she is this year’s Toni Collette. Crossing my fingers though that she gets at least an Oscar nomination.
Adam Driver is so far my favorite male performer for Marriage Story. Looking forward to seeing Antonio Banderas in Pain & Glory.
Mary Kay’s win makes my day!!!
I thought Laura Dern was terrific in Marriage Story, but it is always a little bit frustrating when one actor just sweeps the critics awards. But to suggest that she is somehow bad in the movie is puzzling to me. Also, she's nothing like Renata in this film IMO. Nora is cool, sharp, and collected and always the smartest person in the room. Renata has an emotional breakdown every 5 seconds.
D.C. and Philly also have announced. Consensus so far seems to be Driver, Nyong'o, Pitt, and Dern with the odd Pesci, Pugh, and Lopez thrown in.
I think that, unlike Toni Collette, Lupita has the benefit of being in a much bigger commercial hit that, even for its flaws, audiences seemed to like more than Hereditary.
Peggy and I are constantly being targeted by this sicko and you haven't defended us not even once. It is very disappointing.
Suzanne -- i'm not sure what to do. I cant take the time to redesign the site during the heat of the season when I can barely keep up. It's so sad to me that this has happened to the comments as i love to hear from readers but I'll have to figure something out after Oscar season.
A cunt would never apologise imposter. Don’t worry Nathaniel, Suzanne and I are fairly traitless compared to a few other regulars here so we’lol stick out using these names until the new year and rebrand with a fresh slate the next. Can’t bother either of us if we’ve moved on and the crazies are still gnawing at our carcas.
Also finally a critics posts worth posting today. Sorry Mr. Big Shot but you’ve outgrown BFCA so we’ll call you on any disingenuous things you say alamcritics. Imposter syndrome be damned! Xox
Yes, Mary Kay Place is big news, but we need Alfre Woodard too. Why to have one or the other? Can't we have both? I hate these awards!
New Mexico Film Critics 2019:
Best Picture: The Irishman - Runner up: The Lighthouse
Best Director: The Irishman - Runner-up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Actor: Levan Gelbakhiani (And Then We Danced) - Runner up: Joaquin Phoenix
Best Actress: Adele Haenel (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) - Runner-up: Florence Pugh (Midsommar)
Best Supporting Actress: Jo Yeo - Jeong (Parasite) - Runner-up: Laura Dern
Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt (OUATIH) - Runnerup: Al Pacino
Best Ensemble: The Irishman - Runner-up: Parasite
Best Original Screenplay: The Lighthouse - Runner-up: Parasite
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Irishman - Runner-up: Joker
Best Animated Feature: Weatherin With You - Runner-up: Toy Story 4
Best Foreign Laguange: Parasite - Runner-up: Monos (Colombia)
Best Editing: The Irishman - Runner-up: Joker
Best Cinematography: The Lighthouse - Runner-up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Music/ Score: A Hidden Life - Runner-up: 1917
Best Production Design: Once Upon a time in Hollywood - Runner-up: 1917
Best Documentary: Diego Maradona - Runner-up: Apollo 11
Best Young Actor/ Actress: Noah Jupe (Honey Boy) - Runner-up: Petr Kotlar ( The Painted Bird)
Best Orignial Song: Swan Song (Alita) - Runnerup: Toy Story 4
AWARD SEASON CALENDER 2019
December 1 – British Independent Film Awards
December 2 – Gotham Independent Film Awards | [thread]
December 2 – Annie Award Nominations | [thread]
December 2 – Atlanta Film Critic Awards | [thread]
December 3 – Satellite Awards Nominations | [thread]
December 3 – National Board of Review Winners Announced | [thread]
December 4 – New York Film Critics Circle Awards | [thread]
December 4 – American Film Institute Honourees | [thread]
December 6 – Washington DC Area Film Critics Nominations
December 7 – European Film Awards
December 7 – International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards
December 8 - Critics Choice Nominees
December 8 – Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
December 8 – Washington DC Area Film Critics Awards
December 9 – Art Directors Guild (ADG) Nominations
December 9 – Golden Globe Nominations
December 9 – Philadelphia Film Critics Awards
December 10 – African American Film Critics Awards
December 10 – Costume Designers Guild (CDG) Nominations
December 10 – Cinema Audio Society Nominations
December 11 – American Cinema Editors (ACE) Nominations
December 11 – Black Reel Nominations
December 11 – Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Nominations
December 11 – Indiana Film Journalists Nominations
December 12 – Chicago Critics Nominations
December 13 – Motion Picture Sound Editors Nominations
December 13 – Las Vegas Critics Awards
December 14 – Chicago Critics Awards
December 15 – Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
December 15 – Kansas City Film Critics Awards
December 16 – Oscar Shortlists Announced
December 16 - Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Awards
December 16 – Indiana Film Journalists Awards
December 17 – Phoenix Film Critics Society
December 18 – Florida Critics Nominations
December 18 – USC Scripter Nominations
December 23 – Online Film Critics Society
December 23 – Florida Critics Awards
December 27 – North Carolina Film Critics Nominations
January 2 – Houston Film Critics Awards
January 3 – North Carolina Critics Awards
January 3 – American Society of Cinematographers Nominations
January 3 – Dorian Award Nominations
January 4 – National Society of Film Critics Awards
January 5 – Golden Globes
January 6 – Online Film Critics Society Awards
January 6 – WGA (Writers Guild) Nominations
January 6 – VFX Society Nominations
January 7 – BAFTA Nominations
January 7 – DGA (Directors Guild) Nominations
January 7 – PGA (Producers Guild) Nominations
January 8 – Dorian Awards
January 11 – Makeup & Hair Guild Awards
January 12 – Critics Choice Awards
January 13 – Oscar Nominations
January 17 – ACE (American Cinema Editors) Awards
January 18 – PGA (Producers Guild) Awards
January 19 – Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Awards
January 19 – SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards
January 25 – ASC (American Society of Cinematographers) Awards
January 25 – Annie Awards
January 25 – Cinema Audio Society Awards
January 25 – DGA Awards (Directors Guild)
January 25 – USC Scripter Awards
January 28 – Costume Designers Guild Awards
January 29 – VFX Society Awards
February 1 – ADG (Art Directors Guild) Awards
February 1 – WGA (Writers Guild) Awards
February 2 – BAFTA Awards
February 7 – Satellite Awards
February 8 – Independent Spirit Awards
FEBRUARY 9 – OSCARS
Love your work Manuel.
Before we put too much weight on the critics awards, let's not forget last year's unfortunate example of Ethan Hawke. Nobody saw Willem Dafoe coming!
As for Dern, I thought she was great, but Lopez had an actual character arc, and hers was a richer performance for it. I thought Marriage Story's supporting MVP was Liotta.
@Manuel-New Mexico has good taste!
Omg! Jus read an article by Glenn Whipp & Justin Chang, where they talk abt the voting on LAFCA. Little Women actually came in 3rd in Best Pic & Dir, after The Irishman!
Luv tt their choice of Mary Kay Place, I hope its not the last critic prize she rec'v