The frontrunners are showing! Critics picks do say a lot about which movie is taking the lead of the awards race, since their picks are the early ones - which will influence the major industry awards' choices! Right now, it seems The Irishman is losing some heat, while Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is getting a boost and Parasite is taking the lead in the Best Picture race (besides being the obvious frontrunner for Best Foreign Language Film prizes). Little Women, a movie that was overlooked by a big couple of early awards organizations, is starting to show here and there and it even managed to win Boston - but it seems Best Supporting Actress (Florence Pugh), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design and Best Score are its best bets. Marriage Story is also getting some love and while it misses some Best Picture prizes it seems to be getting stronger in Best Actor (Adam Driver), Best Actress (Scarlett Johansson), Best Supporting Actress (Laura Dern) and Best Original Screenplay. And I'm really happy for seeing Lupita Nyong'o getting so much love for her performance in Us - one of the year's very best, for sure - which boost her Oscar chances for a Best Actress nomination.
So, just have a look at each critics organization picks so far:
BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
- Best Picture - Little Women (runner-up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
- Best Director - Bong Joon-ho, Parasite (runner-up: Greta Gerwig, Little Women)
- Best Actor - Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems (runner-up: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker)
- Best Actress - Saoirse Ronan, Little Women (runner-up: TIE Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell & Mary Kay Place, Diane)
- Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runner-up: Joe Pesci, The Irishman)
- Best Supporting Actress - Laura Dern, Marriage Story (runner-up: Florence Pugh, Little Women)
- Best Ensemble - Little Women (runner-up: TIE Once Upon a Time in Hollywood & Parasite)
- Best New Director - Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man in San Francisco (runner-up: Mati Diop, Atlantics)
- Best Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runner-up: TIE Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story & Greta Gerwig, Little Women)
- Best Cinematography - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (runner-up: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
- Best Editing - The Irishman (runner-up: Uncut Gems)
- Best Score - Little Women (runner-up: The Last Black Man in San Francisco)
- Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite (runner-up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
- Best Animated Film: I Lost My Body (runner-up: Toy Story 4)
- Best Documentary: Honeyland (runner-up: TIE Apollo 11 & Hail, Satan?)
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
- Best Picture - Parasite
- Best Director - Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
- Best Actress - Lupita Nyong'o, Us
- Best Actor - Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Best Supporting Actress - Florence Pugh, Little Women
- Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Original Screenplay - Parasite
- Best Adapted Screenplay - Little Women
- Best Cinematography - 1917
- Best Editing - The Irishman
- Best Art Direction - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Score - Little Women
- Best Costume Design - Little Women
- Best Visual Effects - Ad Astra
- Most Promising Performer - Aisling Franciosi, The Nightingale
- Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite
- Best Animated Film - Toy Story 4
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11
- Milos Stehlik Award (for a Breakthrough Filmmaker) - Lulu Wang, The Farewell
DALLAS-FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
- Best Picture - 1917
- Best Director - Sam Mendes, 1917
- Best Actor - Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Best Actress - Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
- Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Supporting Actress - Laura Dern, Marriage Story
- Best Foreign Film - Parasite
- Best Animated Film - Toy Story 4
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11
- Best Screenplay - Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
- Best Cinematography - 1917
- Best Score - 1917
- Russell Smith Award for Independent Film - The Lighthouse
INDIANA FILM JOURNALISTS AWARD
- Best Picture - Marriage Story (runner-up: Parasite)
- Best Director - Bong Joon-ho, Parasite (runner-up: Celine Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady)
- Best Actor - Adam Driver, Marriage Story (runner-up: Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems)
- Best Actress - Lupita Nyong'o, Us (runner-up: Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story)
- Best Supporting Actor - Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse (runner-up: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
- Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers (runner-up: Taylor Russell, Waves)
- Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance - Jason Liles, Alan Manson and Richard Dorton, Godzilla: King of Monsters (runner-up: Rosa Salazar, Alita: Battle Angel)
- Best Ensemble - Knives Out (runner-up: Little Women)
- Best Score - Us (runner-up: In Fabric)
- Breakout of Year - Olivia Wilde, Booksmart (runner-up: Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit)
- Best Animated Film - How to Train Your Dragon 3 (runner-up: I Lost My Body)
- Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite (runner-up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
- Best Documentary - For Sama (runner-up: Apollo 11)
- Hoosier Award - Jason Keller, Ford V Ferrari: screenwriter
- Original Vision Award - Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse (runner-up: Bong Joon ho, Parasite)
LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
- Best Picture - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Director - Quentin Tarantino. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Actor - Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
- Best Actress - Renée Zellweger, Judy
- Best Supporting Actor - Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
- Best Supporting Actress - Margot Robbie, Bombshell
- Best Original Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Adapted Screenplay - Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
- Best Cinematography - 1917
- Best Film Editing - Ford v Ferrari
- Best Score - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Song - "Stand Up", Harriet
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11
- Best Animated Film - Missing Link
- Best Foreign Film - Parasite
- Best Costume Design - Dolemite Is My Name
- Best Ensemble - Knives Out
- Breakout Filmmaker - Olivia Wilde, Booksmart
- Best Male Youth Performance (Under 21) - Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
- Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21) - Julia Butters, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Art Direction - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Visual Effects - Avengers: Endgame
- Best Action Film - Ford v Ferrari
- Best Comedy - Dolemite Is My Name
- Best Horror/Sci-Fi - Midsommar
- Best Family Film - Fighting With My Family
NEVADA FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
- Best Film - Marriage Story
- Best Actor - Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Best Actress - TIE Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story & Charlize Theron, Bombshell
- Best Supporting Actor - Joe Pesci, The Irishman
- Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
- Best Director - Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
- Best Original Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
- Best Adapted Screenplay - Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11
- Best Animated Movie - Toy Story 4
- Best Production Design - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
- Best Cinematography - 1917
- Best Visual Effects - Avengers: Endgame
NORTH TEXAS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
- Best Picture - The Irishman
- Best Director - Sam Mendes, 1917
- Best Actor - Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
- Best Actress - Charlize Theron, Bombshell
- Best Supporting Actor - Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- Best Supporting Actress - Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
- Best Foreign Film - Parasite
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11
- Best Animated Film - Toy Story 4
- Best Cinematography - 1917
- Newcomer - Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
- Gary Murray Award for Ensemble - Knives Out
PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE
- Best Picture: Parasite
- Best Director: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
- Best Actor - Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Best Actress - Lupita Nyong'o, Us
- Best Supporting Actor - Song Kang-ho, Parasite
- Best Supporting Actress - Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
- Best Cinematography - 1917
- Best Screenplay - Rian Johnson, Knives Out
- Best Score - Hildur Gudnadóttir, Joker
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11
- Best Animated Film - Toy Story 4
- Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite
- Best Comedy Film - Jojo Rabbit
- Best Science-Fiction Film - Ad Astra
- Best Horror Film - Us
- Special Achievement Award: Ensemble Acting - Knives Out
- Speical Achievement Award: Lifetime Achievement in Editing - Thelma Schoonmaker
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
- Best Picture - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Director - Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
- Best Actor - Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
- Best Actress - Lupita Nyong'o, Us
- Best Supporting Actor - Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
- Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
- Best Original Screenplay - Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won, Parasite
- Best Adapted Screenplay - Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
- Best Animated Feature - I Lost My Body
- Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11
- Best Editing - Ford v. Ferrari
- Best Cinematography - 1917
- Best Production Design - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Score - The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Special Citation for Independent Cinema - One Cut of the Dead
SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
- Best Picture - Parasite
- Best Director - Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
- Best Actor - Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Best Actress - Lupita Nyong'o, Us
- Best Supporting Actor - Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
- Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
- Best Ensemble Cast - Parasite
- Best Screenplay - Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won, Parasite
- Best Animated Feature - Toy Story 4
- Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11
- Best Cinematography - 1917
- Best Costume Design - Dolemite Is My Name
- Best Editing - Uncut Gems
- Best Original Score - Uncut Gems
- Best Production Design - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Visual Effects - Ad Astra
- Best Action Choreography - John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
- Best Youth Performance: Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
- Villain of the Year: The Red Dress, In Fabric
ST. LOUIS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
- Best Picture - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runner-up: 1917)
- Best Director - Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runner-up: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite)
- Best Actress - Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story (runner-up: Renée Zellweger, Judy)
- Best Actor - Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems (runner-up: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker)
- Best Supporting Actress - Margot Robbie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood & Bombshell (runner-up: Laura Dern, Marriage Story)
- Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runner-up: Joe Pesci, The Irishman)
- Best Screenplay - TIE Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story & Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Adapted Screenplay - Steve Zaillian, The Irishman (runner-up: TIE Greta Gerwig, Little Women & Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit)
- Best Cinematography - 1917 (runner-up: The Lighthouse)
- Best Editing - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runner-up: TIE The Irishman & 1917)
- Best Production Design - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runners-up: 1917 and Little Women)
- Best Score: 1917 (runner-up: Marriage Story)
- Best Soundtrack - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runners-up: TIE Frozen 2 & Waves)
- Best Visual Effects - Avengers: Endgame (runner up: TIE Ad Astra & 1917)
- Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite (runner-up: A Long Day's Journey Into Night)
- Best Animated Film - Toy Story 4 (runner-up: TIE Klaus & Frozen 2)
- Best Comedy - Booksmart (runner-up: Jojo Rabbit)
- Best Action Film - 1917 (runner-up: Avengers: Endgame)
- Worst Film - Dumbo (runner-up: Joker)
- Best Horror Film - Us (runner-up: Parasite)
- Best Scene - Cliff visits Spahn Ranch in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (runner-up: Jack visits the cottage in Yesterday)
- Best Documentary - Apollo 11 (runner-up: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice)
VANCOUVER FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
- Best Picture - Parasite
- Best Actor - Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Best Actress - Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
- Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Best Supporting Actress - Laura Dern, Marriage Story
- Best Director - Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
- Best Screenplay - Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
- Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite
- Best Documentary - Honeyland
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