By Matt Neglia
The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2019. The winners will be announced on January 9th 2020.
Click below to see the nominees.
Best Picture
1917
Booksmart
The Farewell
The Irishman
Joker
Jojo Rabbit
Parasite
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Waves
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Best Actress
Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown – Waves
Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Margot Robbie – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Taylor Russell – Waves
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell
Best Adapted Screenplay
Lorene Scafaria – Hustlers
Steven Zaillian – The Irishman
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Scott Silver and Todd Phillips – Joker
Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes
Best Original Screenplay
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, & Katie Silberman – Booksmart
Lulu Wang – The Farewell
Rian Johnson – Knives Out
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Boon Joon-ho & Han Jin-won – Parasite
Best Male Director
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Boon Joon Ho – Parasite
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Best Female Director
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Alma Har’el – Honey Boy
Lorene Scafaria – Hustlers
Lulu Wang – The Farewell
Olivia Wilde – Booksmart
Best Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and Under
Kaitlyn Dever – Booksmart
Julia Butters – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit
Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit
Best Breakthrough Performance
Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose
Zack Gottsagen – The Peanut Butter Falcon
Kelvin Harrison Jr – Waves
Paul Walter Hauser – Richard Jewell
Taylor Russell – Waves
Best Cast
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Knives Out
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Waves
Best First Feature
Brittany Runs A Marathon
Booksmart
Honey Boy
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Queen & Slim
Best Independent Film
Booksmart
The Farewell
Honey Boy
Luce
Waves
Best Action/War Film
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Best Animated Film
Abominable
Frozen 2
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Blockbuster
Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Shazam!
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Best Comedy/Musical
Booksmart
Blinded by The Light
Dolemite is My Name
Long Shot
Rocketman
Best Documentary
American Factory
Apollo 11
Hail Satan?
The Kingmaker
Love, Antosha
Best Foreign Language Film
The Farewell
Monos
Pain & Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Horror Film
Crawl
Doctor Sleep
Midsommar
Ready or Not
Us
Best Animated or VFX Performance
Josh Brolin – Avengers: Endgame
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Tom Hanks – Toy Story 4
Ryan Reynolds – Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Rosa Salazar – Alita: Battle Angel
Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse
Drew Daniel – Waves
Roger Deakins – 1917
Robert Richardson – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Lawrence Sher – Joker
Best Costume Design
Mark Bridges – Joker
Ruth E Carter – Dolemite is My Name
Julian Day – Rocketman
Jacqueline Durran – Little Women
Arianne Phillips – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Best Editing
Yang Jin-mo – Parasite
Michael McCusker – Ford v Ferrari
Fred Raskin – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Thelma Schoonmaker – The Irishman
Lee Smith – 1917
Best Hair and Makeup
Bombshell
The Irishman
Joker
Judy
Rocketman
Best Original Song
Catchy Song – The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Glasgow – Wild Rose
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again – Rocketman
Into The Unknown – Frozen 2
Speechless – Aladdin
Best Score
Michael Abels – Us
Alexandre Desplat – Little Women
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
Thomas Newman – 1917
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Waves
Best Stunt Work
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Best Visual Effects
1917
Ad Astra
Alita: Battle Angel
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Hollywood Critics Association (formerly known as the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society) was founded in 2016. Its goal was to create a critics organization that would embrace inclusion with a membership that is reflective of the city in which it is based. The HCA is a year-round group that celebrates film 365 days a year. Each week, members of the HCA vote on new releases and pick a Movie Pick of the Week. The group also has its own show called Film Critics Weekly which airs every Friday morning at 11 am PST on the Popcorn Talk Network. The show features various members of the organization who come together to discuss the newest releases, as well as other, happens within the industry. You can find more here.
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