“Joker” sweeps in and takes Best Picture from the Phoenix Film Critics Society along with Best Actor going to Joaquin Phoenix. “1917” cleaned up the technical awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, and Best Production Design along with Sam Mendes taking Best Director.
BEST PICTURE
“Joker”
BEST DIRECTOR
Sam Mendes
“1917”
BEST ACTOR
Joaquin Phoenix
“Joker”
BEST ACTRESS
Reneé Zellweger
“Judy”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt
“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern
“Marriage Story”
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
“Knives Out”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Knives Out”
Rian Johnson
BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
“Jojo Rabbit”
Taika Waititi
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
“Hotel Mumbai”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Toy Story 4”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Parasite”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“One Child Nation”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Into The Unknown” by Idina Menzel
“Frozen II”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“1917”
Thomas Newman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“1917”
Roger Deakins
BEST FILM EDITING
“1917”
Lee Smith
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“1917”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Rocketman”
Julian Day
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Avengers: Endgame”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Roman Griffin Davis
“Jojo Rabbit”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
Roman Griffin Davis
“Jojo Rabbit”
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2019
- 1917
- Avengers: Endgame
- JoJo Rabbit
- Joker
- Knives Out
- Marriage Story
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Parasite
- The Irishman
- The Two Popes
QUICK LIST
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor In A Leading Role:
Best Actress In A Leading Role:
Best Actor In A Supporting Role:
Best Actress In A Supporting Role:
Best Ensemble Acting: “Knives Out”
Best Original Screenplay: “Knives Out” — Rian Johnson
Best Screenplay Adapted From Other Material: “Jojo Rabbit” — Taika Waititi
The Overlooked Film Of The Year: “Hotel Mumbai”
Best Animated Film: “Toy Story 4”
Best Foreign-Language Film: “Parasite”
Best Documentary: “One Child Nation”
Best Original Song: “Into The Unknown” by Idina Menzel — “Frozen II”
Best Original Score: “1917” — Thomas Newman
Best Cinematography: “1917” — Roger Deakins
Best Editing: “1917” — Lee Smith
Best Production Design: “1917”
Best Costume Design: “Rocketman” — Julian Day
Best Visual Effects: “Avengers: Endgame”
Breakthrough Performance: Roman Griffin Davis — “Jojo Rabbit”
Best Performance By A Youth: Roman Griffin Davis — “Jojo Rabbit”
Phoenix Film Critics Society
Founded in October 2000 by David Ramsey and Roger Tennis. We started with ten original members. The PFCS quickly gained attention from the major film studios and independent film distributors. One of the reasons for the recognition was that all members are established film critics in Arizona.
