The Columbus Film Critics Association is pleased to announce the nominees for its 18th annual awards. Winners will be announced on the evening of January 2nd, 2020.
Best Film
- 1917
- The Farewell
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Knives Out
- Little Women
- Marriage Story
- Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Parasite (Gisaengchung)
- Uncut Gems
Best Director
- Bong Joon-ho, Parasite (Gisaengchung)
- Greta Gerwig, Little Women
- Sam Mendes, 1917
- Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
- Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Best Actor
- Robert De Niro, The Irishman
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse
- Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
- Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
Best Actress
- Awkwafina, The Farewell
- Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
- Lupita Nyong’o, Us
- Florence Pugh, Midsommar
- Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Best Supporting Actor
- Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
- Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- Al Pacino, The Irishman
- Joe Pesci, The Irishman
- Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Best Supporting Actress
- Laura Dern, Marriage Story
- Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
- Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
- Florence Pugh, Little Women
- Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
Best Ensemble
- The Irishman
- Knives Out
- Little Women
- Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Parasite (Gisaengchung)
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
- Adam Driver (The Dead Don’t Die, Marriage Story, The Report, and Star Wars: Episode IX – The
Rise of Skywalker) - Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce and Waves)
- Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, Jojo Rabbit, and Marriage Story)
- Brad Pitt (Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood)
- Florence Pugh (Fighting with My Family, Little Women, and Midsommar)
Breakthrough Film Artist
- Rowan Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit – (for acting)
- Julia Fox, Uncut Gems – (for acting)
- Florence Pugh, Fighting with My Family, Little Women, and Midsommar – (for acting)
- Honor Swinton Byrne, The Souvenir – (for acting)
- Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man in San Francisco – (for directing, producing, and screenwriting)
- Lulu Wang, The Farewell – (for directing, producing and screenwriting)
- Olivia Wilde, Booksmart – (for directing)
Best Cinematography
- Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
- Roger Deakins, 1917
- Hong Kyung-pyo, Parasite (Gisaengchung)
- Pawel Pogorzelski, Midsommar
- Robert Richardson, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Hoyte Van Hoytema, Ad Astra
Best Film Editing
- Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems
- Bob Ducsay, Knives Out
- Fred Raskin, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Lee Smith, 1917
- Yang Jin-mo, Parasite (Gisaengchung)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- Greta Gerwig, Little Women
- Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers
- Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
- Steve Zaillian, The Irishman
Best Original Screenplay
- Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
- Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, Parasite (Gisaengchung)
- Rian Johnson, Knives Out
- Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Best Score
- Michael Abels, Us
- Alexandre Desplat, Little Women
- Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
- Randy Newman, Marriage Story
- Thomas Newman, 1917
Best Documentary
- Amazing Grace
- American Factory
- Apollo 11
- Honeyland
- One Child Nation
Best Foreign Language Film
- Atlantics (Atlantique)
- Les Misérables
- Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria)
- Parasite (Gisaengchung)
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Best Animated Film
- Frozen II
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- I Lost My Body (J’ai perdu mon corps)
- Missing Link
- Toy Story 4
Best Overlooked Film
- Her Smell
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Missing Link
- Ready or Not
- Wild Rose