“Marriage Story” is a film that was talked about a lot heading into the awards season, and although it may be popping up here and there, it really had not won an substantial critics awards. However, the Indiana Film Journalists Association have awarded it their Best Film of the year, along with Best Actor going to Adam Driver and Best Original Screenplay going to Noah Baumbach.
BEST FILM
“Marriage Story”
RUNNER-UP
“Parasite”
NOMINEES
- “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
- “Booksmart”
- “Ford v Ferrari”
- “Knives Out”
- “The Lighthouse”
- “Little Women”
- “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
- “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-Ho
“Parasite”
RUNNER-UP
Céline Sciamma — “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver
“Marriage Story”
RUNNER-UP
Adam Sandler — “Uncut Gems”
BEST ACTRESS
Lupita Nyong’o
“Us”
RUNNER-UP
Scarlett Johansson — “Marriage Story”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe
“The Lighthouse”
RUNNER-UP
Brad Pitt — “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Lopez
“Hustlers”
RUNNER-UP
Taylor Russell — “Waves”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Marriage Story”
Noah Baumbach
RUNNER-UP
“The Lighthouse” — Robert Eggers & Max Eggers
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Little Women”
Greta Gerwig
RUNNER-UP
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” — Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“For Sama”
RUNNER-UP
“Apollo 11”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
RUNNER-UP
“I Lost My Body”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Parasite”
RUNNER-UP
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
BEST VOCAL / MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE
Jason Liles, Alan Maxson, & Richard Dorton
“Godzilla: King Of The Monsters”
RUNNER-UP
Rosa Salazar — “Alita: Battle Angel”
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
“Knives Out”
RUNNER-UP
“Little Women”
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
“Us”
Michael Abels
RUNNER-UP
“In Fabric” — Cavern of Anti-Matter
BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR
Olivia Wilde
“Booksmart”
RUNNER-UP
Roman Griffin Davis — “Jojo Rabbit”
ORIGINAL VISION AWARD
Robert Eggers
“The Lighthouse”
RUNNER-UP
Bong Joon-Ho — “Parasite”
THE HOOSIER AWARD
Jason Keller
“Ford v Ferrari”
QUICK LIST
Best Film: “Marriage Story”
Best Director: Bong Joon-Ho — “Parasite”
Best Actor: Adam Driver — “Marriage Story”
Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o — “Us”
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe — “The Lighthouse”
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lopez — “Hustlers”
Best Original Screenplay: “Marriage Story” — Noah Baumbach
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Little Women” — Greta Gerwig
Best Animated Feature: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Parasite”
Best Documentary: “For Sama”
Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance: Jason Liles, Alan Maxson and Richard Dorton — “Godzilla: King Of The Monsters”
Best Ensemble Acting: “Knives Out”
Best Musical Score: “Us” — Michael Abels
Breakout of the Year: Olivia Wilde — “Booksmart”
Original Vision Award: Robert Eggers — “The Lighthouse”
The Hoosier Award: Jason Keller — “Ford v Ferrari”
Indiana Film Journalists Association
Established in 2009 by a dedicated group of six Indiana journalists, the Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) is a growing organization of Indiana-based journalists and broadcasters who specialize in film criticism and commentary. All major dailies, weeklies and a variety of other print and electronic outlets are represented. IFJA was established to promote the art of film criticism in the Hoosier state, to support Indiana’s growing film industry and to promote quality film criticism in Indiana.
