Oscars Watch: 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

BEST FILM

“The Irishman”

BEST DIRECTOR

Benny and Josh Safdie — “Uncut Gems”

BEST SCREENPLAY

“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” — Quentin Tarantino

BEST ACTOR

Antonio Banderas — “Pain And Glory”

BEST ACTRESS

Lupita Nyong’o — “Us”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Joe Pesci — “The Irishman”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Laura Dern — “Marriage Story” & “Little Women”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” — Claire Mathon

BEST ANIMATED FILM

“I Lost My Body”

BEST NON-FICTION FILM

“Honeyland”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

“Parasite” (South Korea)

BEST FIRST FILM

“Atlantics”

SPECIAL AWARDS

Indie Collect

SPECIAL AWARDS

Randy Newman

QUICK LIST

Best Film: “The Irishman”
Best Director: Benny and Josh Safdie — “Uncut Gems”
Best Screenplay: “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” — Quentin Tarantino
Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o — “Us”
Best Actor: Antonio Banderas — “Pain And Glory”
Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci — “The Irishman”
Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern — “Marriage Story” & “Little Women”
Best Cinematography: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” — Claire Mathon
Best Animated Film: “I Lost My Body”
Best Documentary: “Honeyland”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Parasite”
Best First Film: “Atlantics”
Special Award: Indie Collect
Special Award: Randy Newman

NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE

The New York Film Critics Circle is an organization of film reviewers from New York-based publications that exists to honor excellence in U.S. and world cinema.

Founded in 1935, the Circle’s membership includes critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, and qualifying online general-interest publications. Every year in December the organization meets in New York to vote on awards for the previous calendar year’s films.

Among the categories: best picture, director, screenplay, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, cinematography, animated film, and best first feature. Special standalone awards are also given to individuals and organizations that have made substantial contributions to the art of cinema, including producers, directors, actors, writers, critics, historians, film restorers, and service organizations.

The Circle’s awards are often viewed as harbingers of the Oscar nominations, which are announced each February. The Circle’s awards are also viewed, perhaps more accurately, as a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring aesthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures.