By Matt Neglia
The Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) – based in Nashville – have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2019.
Click below to see the winners.
BEST FILM
1917
Apollo 11
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Parasite
BEST DIRECTOR
Sam Mendes – 1917
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems
BEST ACTRESS
Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renee Zellweger – Judy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Shia LeBeouf – Honey Boy
Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man In San Francisco
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
Jacob Tremblay – Good Boys
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy
Archie Yates – Jojo Rabbit
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit
Evan Alex – Us
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
Kyliegh Curran – Doctor Sleep
Lucy Gallina – The Irishman
Sophia Lillis – It: Chapter 2
Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit
Julia Butters – Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Avengers: Endgame
Knives Out
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Parasite
The Irishman
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Abominable
Frozen 2
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Toy Story 4
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amazing Grace
American Factory
Apollo 11
One Child Nation
Tell Me Who I Am
BEST SCREENPLAY
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Rian Johnson – Knives Out
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won (story by Joon-ho) – Parasite
BEST SOUND
1917
Apollo 11
Ford v. Ferrari
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
BEST SONG
“Into the Unknown” – Frozen 2
“Stand Up” – Harriet
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” – Toy Story 4
“Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – Wild Rose
BEST SCORE
Thomas Newman – 1917
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
Randy Newman – Marriage Story
John Williams – Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
Michael Abels – Us
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins – 1917
Lawrence Sher – Joker
Robert Richardson – Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Hong Kyung-pyo – Parasite
Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse
BEST EDITING
Lee Smith – 1917
Fred Raskin – Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Yang Jin-mo – Parasite
Thelma Schoonmaker – The Irishman
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917
Knives Out
Little Women
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Parasite
BEST MUSIC FILM
Amazing Grace
Blinded By The Light
Rocketman
Wild Rose
Yesterday
BEST COMEDY
Booksmart
Dolemite Is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Long Shot
BEST HORROR FILM
Doctor Sleep
It: Chapter 2
Midsommar
Ready Or Not
Us
BEST ACTION FILM
Avengers: Endgame
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Atlantics
Pain And Glory
Parasite
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
THE JIM RILEY AWARD – Awarded To The Film That Honors Nashville’s Spirit
Bluebird
The Dead Center
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Saint Cloud Hill
Wild Rose
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