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)

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