The Toronto Film Critics Association named “Drive My Car” their Best Picture of the Year, also awarding it Best Screenplay and International Feature. You’ve to wonder if “Drive My Car” has what it takes to get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Jane Campion was the Best Director winner for her work on “The Power of the Dog.” Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”) and Olivia Colman (“The Lost Daughter”) won the two big acting awards while “The Lost Daughter” won Best First Feature.
BEST PICTURE
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguch
Produced by Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita, Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki, and Akihisa Yamamoto
Janus Films
RUNNER-UPS
| “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
BEST ACTOR
Denzel Washington
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Directed by Joel Coen
A24
RUNNER-UPS
| Benedict Cumberbatch — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| Andrew Garfield — “tick, tick… Boom!” (Netflix) |
BEST ACTRESS
Olivia Colman
“The Lost Daughter”
Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Netflix
RUNNER-UPS
| Penelope Cruz — “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| Kristen Stewart — “Spencer” (Neon) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradley Cooper
“Licorice Pizza”
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RUNNER-UPS
| Ciarán Hinds — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jesse Buckley
“The Lost Daughter”
Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Netflix
RUNNER-UPS
| Kirsten Dunst — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| Ruth Negga — “Passing” (Netflix) |
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
RUNNER-UPS
| Ryusuke Hamaguchi — “Drive My Car” (Janus Films) |
| Denis Villeneuve — “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST SCREENPLAY
(ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL)
“Drive My Car”
Written by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Based on “Drive My Car” by Haruki Murakami
Janus Films
RUNNER-UPS
| “Licorice Pizza” — Paul Thomas Anderson (MGM) |
| “The Power of the Dog” — Jane Campion (Netflix) |
BEST FIRST FEATURE
“The Lost Daughter”
Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhendler, and Charles Dorfman
Netflix
RUNNER-UPS
| “Passing” (Netflix) |
| “Pig” (Neon) |
| “Shiva Baby” (Utopia) |
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
RUNNER-UPS
| “Encanto” Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” (Netflix) |
Best International Feature
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Janus Films
RUNNER-UPS
| “Petite Maman” (Canal+) |
| “The Worst Person in the World” (Neon) |
ALLAN KING DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UPS
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “The Velvet Underground” (Apple Original Films) |
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Drive My Car”
Best Actor: Denzel Washington — “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Best Actress: Olivia Colman — “The Lost Daughter”
Best Supporting Actor: Bradley Cooper — “Licorice Pizza”
Best Supporting Actress: Jesse Buckley — “The Lost Daughter”
Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Screenplay: “Drive My Car” — Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Best First Feature: “The Lost Daughter” — Maggie Gyllenhaal
Best Animated Feature: “Flee”
Best International Feature: “Drive My Car”
Allan King Documentary Film Award: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
The Toronto Film Critics Association was established in 1997 and is comprised of Toronto-based journalists and broadcasters who specialize in film criticism and commentary. All major dailies, weeklies and a variety of other print, electronic and web outlets are represented. Members of the TFCA also participate in the Federation of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI). As such, they have sat on juries at festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Montreal, Miami, Palm Springs, Chicago, Pusan, Moscow, Amsterdam, London and Vienna, among others.
