• Founded in 2002, The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) comprises professional DC-based film critics with affiliations in television, radio, print and the internet. As of 2018, WAFCA has grown to include 60 dedicated members from the District, Maryland and Virginia.
  • “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” has the most nominations with nine, while “The Irishman” has the second most with nine. “Parasite” and “Little Women” both have seven.
  • The winners will be announced on Sunday, December 8th 2019 at 8PM ET.

BEST FILM


  • “1917”
  • “The Irishman”
  • “Marriage Story”
  • “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
  • “Parasite”

BEST DIRECTOR


  • Greta Gerwig — “Little Women”
  • Bong Joon-ho — “Parasite”
  • Sam Mendes — “1917”
  • Martin Scorsese — “The Irishman”
  • Quentin Tarantino — “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”

BEST ACTRESS


  • Awkwafina — “The Farewell”
  • Scarlett Johansson — “Marriage Story”
  • Lupita Nyong’o — “Us”
  • Saoirse Ronan — “Little Women”
  • Renée Zellweger — “Judy”

BEST ACTOR


  • Robert De Niro — “The Irishman”
  • Leonardo DiCaprio — “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
  • Adam Driver — “Marriage Story”
  • Joaquin Phoenix — “Joker”
  • Adam Sandler — “Uncut Gems”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS


  • Laura Dern — “Marriage Story”
  • Scarlett Johansson — “Jojo Rabbit”
  • Jennifer Lopez — “Hustlers”
  • Florence Pugh — “Little Women”
  • Zhao Shuzhen — “The Farewell”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR


  • Tom Hanks — “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood”
  • Jonathan Majors — “The Last Black Man In San Francisco”
  • Al Pacino — “The Irishman”
  • Joe Pesci — “The Irishman”
  • Brad Pitt — “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE


  • “The Irishman”
  • “Knives Out”
  • “Little Women”
  • “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
  • “Parasite”

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE


  • Julia Butters — “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
  • Roman Griffin Davis — “Jojo Rabbit”
  • Shahadi Wright Joseph — “Us”
  • Noah Jupe — “Honey Boy”
  • Thomasin McKenzie — “Jojo Rabbit”

BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE


  • Kristen Bell — “Frozen II”
  • Billy Eichner — “The Lion King”
  • Tony Hale — “Toy Story 4”
  • Tom Hanks — “Toy Story 4”
  • Annie Potts — “Toy Story 4”

BEST MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE


  • Josh Brolin — “Avengers: Endgame”
  • Rosa Salazar — “Alita: Battle Angel”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY


  • “Knives Out” — Rian Johnson
  • “Marriage Story” — Noah Baumbach
  • “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” — Quentin Tarantino
  • “Parasite” — Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won
  • “Us” — Jordan Peele

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY


  • “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”— Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster
  • “The Irishman”— Steven Zaillian
  • “Jojo Rabbit” — Taika Waititi
  • “Joker” — Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
  • “Little Women” — Greta Gerwig

BEST ANIMATED FILM


  • “Frozen II”
  • “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
  • “Klaus”
  • “Missing Link”
  • “Toy Story 4”

BEST DOCUMENTARY


  • “American Factory”
  • “Apollo 11”
  • “For Sama”
  • “Honeyland”
  • “One Child Nation”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM


  • “Atlantics”
  • “Monos”
  • “Pain and Glory”
  • “Parasite”
  • “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN


  • “1917”
  • “Jojo Rabbit”
  • “Little Women”
  • “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
  • “Parasite”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


  • “1917” — Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC
  • “The Irishman” — Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC
  • “The Lighthouse” — Jarin Blaschke
  • “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” — Robert Richardson, ASC
  • “Waves” — Drew Daniels

BEST EDITING


  • “1917” — Lee Smith, ACE
  • “Ford v Ferrari” — Michael McCusker, ACE and Andrew Buckland
  • “The Irishman” — Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE
  • “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” — Fred Raskin, ACE
  • “Parasite” — Yang Jin-mo

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE


  • “1917” — Thomas Newman
  • “Joker” — Hildur Guðnadóttir
  • “Little Women” — Alexandre Desplat
  • “Marriage Story” — Randy Newman
  • “Us” — Michael Abels

The Joe Barber Award
for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC


  • “Long Shot”
  • “The Report”

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