Phoenix Critics Circle Announce 2019 Nominees

THE PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE PROUDLY ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR ITS ANNUAL AWARDS. 

Members have narrowed the films from 2019 to the top nominees in each category. Voting is underway for the winners and they will be announced on Saturday, December 14th, 2019. 

The nominees are…

BEST PICTURE

• 1917

• THE IRISHMAN

• JOJO RABBIT

• MARRIAGE STORY

• PARASITE

• PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

BEST COMEDY FILM

• BOOKSMART

• DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

• JOJO RABBIT

• KNIVES OUT

• ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

• AD ASTRA

• ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

• AVENGERS: END GAME

• CAPTAIN MARVEL

• HIGH LIFE

• TERMINATOR: DARK FATE

BEST HORROR FILM

• DOCTOR SLEEP

• THE LIGHTHOUSE

• MIDSOMMAR

• US

• TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• FROZEN 2

• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD

• I LOST MY BODY

• MISSING LINK

• TOY STORY 4

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• ATLANTICS

• THE FAREWELL

• MONOS

• PARASITE

• PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• AMERICAN FACTORY

• APOLLO 11

• HAIL SATAN?

• HONEYLAND

• ONE CHILD NATION

BEST ACTOR

• ROBERT DENIRO, THE IRISHMAN

• LEONARDO DICAPRIO, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

• ADAM DRIVER, MARRIAGE STORY

• EDDIE MURPHY, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

• JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JOKER

BEST ACTRESS

• AWKWAFINA, THE FAREWELL

• SCARLETT JOHANSSON, MARRIAGE STORY

• LUPITA NYONG'O, US

• SAOIRSE RONAN, LITTLE WOMEN

• RENE ZELLWEGER, JUDY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• WILLEM DAFOE, THE LIGHTHOUSE

• TOM HANKS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

• SONG KANG-HO, PARASITE

• JOE PESCI, THE IRISHMAN

• BRAD PITT, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• JENNIFER LOPEZ, HUSTLERS

• LAURA DERN, MARRIAGE STORY

• ANNETTE BENING, THE REPORT

• THOMASIN MCKENZIE, JOJO RABBIT

• ZHAO SHUZHEN, THE FAREWELL

• MARGOT ROBBIE, BOMBSHELL

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 SCREENPLAY

• NOAH BAUMBACH, MARRIAGE STORY

• RIAN JOHNSON, KNIVES OUT

• BONG JOON-HO AND HAN JIN-WON, PARASITE

• QUENTIN TARANTINO, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

• TAIKA WAITITI, JOJO RABBIT

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• ROGER DEAKINS, 1917

• JÖRG WIDMER, A HIDDEN LIFE

• RODRIGO PRIETO, THE IRISHMAN

• JARIN BLASCHKE, THE LIGHTHOUSE

• ROBERT RICHARDSON, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

• KYUNG-PYO HONG, PARASITE

• CLAIRE MATHON, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

BEST SCORE

• THOMAS NEWMAN, 1917

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, LITTLE WOMEN

• MICHAEL ABELS, US

• HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR, JOKER