DiscussingFilm announced on December 13th the nominees for the 1st Annual DiscussingFilm Critic Awards. The nominations were voted on by a diverse range of critics and those same critics have now voted for their winning picks. Participating critics came from a wide range of sites, including; Next Best Picture, Awards Watch and more.
This is the first year of the awards and we endeavour to continue it on next year.
The 2019 DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Winners
Best Motion Picture
1917
Ad Astra
Joker
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (RUNNER UP)
Parasite (WINNER)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Farewell
The Irishman
Best Director
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite (RUNNER UP)
Celine Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (WINNER)
Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Film Actor
Adam Driver, Marriage Story (WINNER)
Brad Pitt, Ad Astra (RUNNER UP)
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Robert De Niro, The Irishman
Best Film Actress
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Florence Pugh, Midsommar (RUNNER UP)
Lupita Nyong’o, Us (WINNER)
Renee Zellweger, Judy
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Best Supporting Actor
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (RUNNER UP)
Joe Pesci, The Irishman (WINNER)
Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy
Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
Best Supporting Actress
Florence Pugh, Little Women (RUNNER UP)
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Margot Robbie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Zhao Shuzen, The Farewell (WINNER)
Best Foreign Film
Atlantics
Monos
Pain and Glory
Parasite (WINNER)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (RUNNER UP)
Best Film Ensemble
Knives Out (WINNER)
Parasite
Marriage Story (RUNNER UP)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Best Original Screenplay
Bong Joon-ho and Jin Won Han, Parasite
Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (RUNNER UP)
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story (WINNER)
Robert and Max Eggers, The Lighthouse
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Adapted Screenplay
Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
Greta Gerwig, Little Women (WINNER)
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman (RUNNER UP)
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver, Joker
Best Cinematography
Claire Mathon, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (RUNNER UP)
Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
Lawrence Sher, Joker
Robert Richardson, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rodger Deakins, 1917 (WINNER)
Best Original Score
Emile Mosseri, The Last Black Man in San Francisco (WINNER)
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
Max Richter, Ad Astra (RUNNER UP)
Michael Abels, Us
Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Best Costume Design
Joker
Knives Out
Little Women (RUNNER UP)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (WINNER)
The Irishman
Best Production Design
Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (WINNER)
Bob Shaw, The Irishman
David Crank, Knives Out
Henrik Svensson, Midsommar (RUNNER UP)
Jess Gonchor, Little Women
Best Film Editing
Bob Ducsay, Knives Out
Fred Raskin, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Louise Ford, The Lighthouse
Thelma Schoonmaker, The Irishman (WINNER)
Yang Jin-mo, Parasite (RUNNER UP)
Best Sound Editing
1917 (RUNNER UP)
Ad Astra (WINNER)
Ford v Ferrari
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Lighthouse
Best Sound Mixing
1917 (RUNNER UP)
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari (WINNER)
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Use of Music
Being Alive, Marriage Story (WINNER)
In the Still of the Night, The Irishman (RUNNER UP)
Out of Time, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
That’s Life, Joker
You Keep me Hangin’ on, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Original Song
I’m Gonna Love me Again, Rocketman
Into the Unknown, Frozen II (RUNNER UP)
Show Yourself, Frozen II (WINNER)
Speechless, Aladdin
Stand Up, Harriet
Best Visual Effects
1917
Ad Astra (WINNER)
Avengers: Endgame (RUNNER UP)
Captain Marvel
The Irishman
Best Animated Film
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (RUNNER UP)
Missing Link
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Toy Story 4 (WINNER)
Organised and written by Ben Rolph
