Philadelphia Film Critics Circle 2019 Winners

Films Submitted for Nomination by Tinsel & Tine (Le Anne Lindsay) Followed by PFCC WINNING FILMS

T&T Nom: Best Picture – JOKER, HONEY BOY, KNIVES OUT 

PFCC Best Film:

• Knives Out
  • Runner-Up: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

T&T Nom: Best Director – Todd Phillips (JOKER), Rian Johnson (Knives Out), Alma Har’el (Honey Boy)

PFCC Best Director:

• Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
  • Runner-Up: Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

T&T Nom: Best Actress – Awkwafina (The Farewell) Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) Charlize Theron (Bombshell) 

PFCC Best Actress:

• Lupita Nyong’o, Us
  • Runner-Up: Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

T&T Nom: Best Actor – Joaquin Phoenix  (Joker)  Shia Labeouf (Honey Boy & The Peanut Butter Falcon) Adam Driver (Marriage Story) 
PFCC Best Actor:

• Adam Driver, Marriage Story
  • Runner-Up: Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name

T&T Nom: Best Supporting Actress – Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit) Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) Carol Duarte (Eurídice Invisible Life) 

PFCC Best Supporting Actress:

• Florence Pugh, Little Women
  • Runner-Up: Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers

T&T Nom: Best Supporting Actor Noah Jupe (Honey Boy) Chris Evans (Knives Out) Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves) 

PFCC Best Supporting Actor:

• Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (tie)
• Joe Pesci, The Irishman (tie)

T&T Nom: Best Foreign Language Film – PARASITE, INVISIBLE LIFE, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

PFCC Best Foreign Film: 

• Parasite (South Korea)
  • Runner-Up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France)

  #PFF28 The Festivities are in full swing Opening Night film #1 PARASITE fantastically nutz and at the same time a commentary on wealth disparities dir Bong Joon Ho pic.twitter.com/nv5QiRb4r9

  — Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) October 18, 2019

 T&T Nom: Best Animated Film – TOY STORY 4, ABOMINABLE, SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 

PFCC Best Animated Film: 

• Toy Story 4
  • Runner-Up: Frozen 2

T&T Nom: Best Documentary Film – ONE CHILD NATION, APOLLO 11, THE APOLLO 

PFCC Best Documentary: 

• Apollo 11
  • Runner-Up: The Kingmaker

T&T Nom: Best Cinematography – Jarin Blaschke THE LIGHTHOUSE, Lawrence Sher JOKER, Adam Newport-Berra THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO 

PFCC Best Cinematography:

• The Lighthouse
  • Runner-Up: 1917
    

T&T Nom: Best Breakthrough Performance – – Zack Gottsagen (The Peanut Butter Falcon) Noah Jupe (Honey Boy) Haley Bennett (Swallow) 

PFCC Best Breakthrough Performance:

• Florence Pugh, Little Women
• • Runner-Up: Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit

T&T Nom: Best Directorial Debut – Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim) Alice Waddington (Paridise Hills) Carlo Mirabella-Davis (Swallow) 

PFCC Best Directorial Debut:

• Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man in San Francisco (tie)
• Olivia Wilde, Booksmart (tie)
  

T&T Nom: Best Script – Rian Johnson KNIVES OUT, Shia LaBeouf HONEY BOY, Noah Baumbach MARRIAGE STORY 

PFCC Best Script:

• Knives Out
• • Runner-Up: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

T&T Nom: Best Soundtrack/Score – STAND UP (Harriet / Cynthia Erivo) Alexandre Desplat LITTLE WOMEN, Trey Edward Shults WAVES 

PFCC Best Score/Soundtrack:

• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Runner-Up: Us
    

Elaine May Award: for any deserving person or film that brings notable awareness to women’s issues. 

T&T Nom: Greta Gerwig LITTLE WOMEN, Jay Roach & Charles Randolph – BOMBSHELL, Karim Aïnouz & Murilo Hauser INVISIBLE LIFE 

PFCC Elaine May Award:

• Harriet

Steve Friedman Award
person or film that drives major public discourse on a topic or issue.

T&T Nom: Todd Philipps JOKER, Lena Waithe– QUEEN & SLIM, Chinonye Chukwu CLEMENCY 

PFCC Steve Friedman Award:

• Joker

Loved the process. Did my nominations garner wins? Not too often. But the voting is fair and no one’s opinions matter more than the next person’s. Because we were 10 critics voting, that often made for ties. They’ll induct another new member in the spring, so next year’s vote should be very interesting with a tie breaking number.

I’ve been reviewing films for 10 years, and I have to say, having an opportunity to make my voice heard in this way, with my fellow film critic, and knowing studios are paying attention, makes a big difference. I do this because it interests me greatly, but it takes up countless hours – screening, researching, writing, formatting, preparing, podcasting, interviewing, promoting etc… so being a PFCC Member adds, oh, I don’t know, I suppose justification.

Updated 12.29.19: Now posted my 2019 End of the Year List of Favorite & Least Favorite Movies – Some of the above made that list, but favorite movies are less about craft and more about heart & fun.

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