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