NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 23, 2019) – The Music City Film Critics’ Association is proud to announce the nominees for the Music City Film Critics’ Association 2019 Film Awards. The association is comprised of 30 professional film critics that live and work in or around Nashville, TN.

The winners will be announced on January 10, 2020.

“Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood” leads the nominations with 9 including nominations for Best Picture, Best Director – Quentin Tarantino, Best Supporting Actor – Brad Pitt, and several others.

“Parasite” (8 nominations), “1917” (7), “The Irishman” (7), and “Jojo Rabbit” (7) also had strong showings.

Scarlett Johansson garnered two acting nominations. She is nominated for Best Actress for her work in “Marriage Story”, and for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Jojo Rabbit”.

Clint Redwine, president of the MCFCA said, “This was a great year for great films across all genres and styles. Our list of Best Picture nominees includes mega-blockbusters on the big screen, indie films, a foreign language film, movies from streaming platforms, and a documentary. It is going to be a very difficult process trying to pick the winners this year because we have so many deserving nominees in all categories.”

With their nominations, the Music City Film Critics’ Association also released their top 10 films of the 2010s. They are: (In alphabetical order)

BIRDMAN

BOYHOOD

GET OUT

JOKER

LA LA LAND

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

MOONLIGHT

ROMA

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

THE TREE OF LIFE

To speak with a member of the MCFCA regarding the 2019 nominations, please send an email request to mcfca615@gmail.com.

You can follow the MCFCA on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MCFCA615/, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mcfca615.

THE 2019 MUSIC CITY FILM CRITICS” ASSOCIATION

OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS

BEST PICTURE:

1917

APOLLO 11

JOJO RABBIT

JOKER

KNIVES OUT

LITTLE WOMEN

MARRIAGE STORY

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PARASITE

THE IRISHMAN

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:

Eddie Murphy – DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

Joaquin Phoenix – JOKER

Adam Driver – MARRIAGE STORY

Taron Edgerton – ROCKETMAN

Adam Sandler – UNCUT GEMS

BEST ACTRESS:

Charlize Theron – BOMBSHELL

Awkwafina – THE FAREWELL

Renee Zellweger – JUDY

Scarlett Johansson – MARRIAGE STORY

Lupita Nyong’o – US

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Shia LeBeouf – HONEY BOY

Al Pacino – THE IRISHMAN

Joe Pesci – THE IRISHMAN

Jonathan Majors – THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

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:

Kyleigh 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 II

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:

JOJO RABBIT

KNIVES OUT

MARRIAGE STORY

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PARASITE

BEST SOUND:

1917

APOLLO 11

FORD V. FERRARI

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

BEST SONG:

INTO THE UNKNOWN – FROZEN II

STAND UP – HARRIET

(I’M GONNA) LOVE ME AGAIN – ROCKETMAN

I CAN’T LET YOU THROW YOURSELF AWAY – TOY STORY 4

GLASGOW – WILD ROSE

BEST SCORE:

1917

JOKER

MARRIAGE STORY

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

US

BEST MUSIC FILM:

AMAZING GRACE

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

ROCKETMAN

WILD ROSE

YESTERDAY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

1917

JOKER

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PARASITE

THE LIGHTHOUSE

BEST EDITING:

1917

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PARASITE

THE IRISHMAN

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

1917

KNIVES OUT

LITTLE WOMEN

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

PARASITE

BEST COMEDY FILM:

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 RIDLEY AWARD:

(For the film that best depicts Nashville)

BLUEBIRD

THE DEAD CENTER

PEANUT BUTTER FALCON

SAINT CLOUD HILL

WILD ROSE

Check back in on January 10th to find out the winners of this year’s awards!

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