1917, Once Upon a Time… Dominate As More Critics Weigh In on 2019

Today was a big day for critics’ groups weighing in on film year 2019. 1917, Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood, and Little Women all received Best Picture citations. Director prizes were split across all four critics’ groups reporting with Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Bong Joon-ho, and Sam Mendes all receiving awards.

See below for winners and runners-up (where applicable) for the Kansas City Film Critics Circle, the Boston Society of Film Critics, the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle.

2019 Kansas City Film Critics Circle

​Best Picture: 1917

Best Director
Sam Mendes – 1917

Best Actor
Adam Driver – Marriage Story

Best Actress
Lupita Nyong’o – Us

Best Supporting Actor
Joe Pesci – The Irishman

Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – Dolemite Is My Name

Best Original Screenplay
Knives Out

Best Adapted Screenplay
Little Women

Best Cinematography
1917

Best Animated Film
Toy Story 4

Best Foreign Language Film
Parasite

Best Documentary
Amazing Grace & Apollo 11 (TIE)

Vince Koehler Award For Best SciFi/Horror/Fantasy
Us

Tom Poe Award For Best LBGTQ Film
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Boston Society Of Film Critics

Best Picture
Little Women
Runners Up: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

Best Foreign Language Film
Parasite
Runner-up – Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

Best Director
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Runner-up: Greta Gerwig – Little Women

Best Ensemble
Little Women
Runner-up: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood & Parasite

Best Actor
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems
Runner-up: Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
​Runner-up: Elisabeth Moss – Her Smell & Mary Kay Place – Diane (TIE)

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Runner-up: Joe Pesci – The Irishman

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Runner-up: Florence Pugh – Little Women

Best Screenplay
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
​Runner-up: Marriage Story

Best Documentary
Honeyland
​Runners Up: Apollo 11 & Hail Satan?

Best New Filmmaker
Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man In San Francisco
Runner-up: Mati Diop – Atlantics

Best Animated Feature
I Lost My Body
​Runner-up: Toy Story 4

Best Cinematography
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
Runner-up: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Best Editing
The Irishman
Runner-up: Uncut Gems

Best Score
Little Women
Runner-up: The Last Black Man In San Francisco

St. Louis Film Critics Association

BEST FILM
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood – Winner
1917 – Runner-up
Dolemite is My Name
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Little Women
Marriage Story
The Two Popes
Waves

BEST DIRECTOR
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Winner
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite – Runner-up
Sam Mendes – 1917
Martin Scorsese- The Irishman
Taika Waititi – JoJo Rabbit

BEST ACTOR
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems – Winner
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker – Runner-up
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
​Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is My Name
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

BEST ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story – Winner
​Renee Zellweger – Judy – Runner-up
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Margot Robbie – Bombshell / Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood – Winner
Laura Dern – Marriage Story – Runner-up
Annette Bening – The Report
Scarlett Johansson – JoJo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Winner
Joe Pesci – The Irishman – Runner-up
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
​Al Pacino – The Irishman
Wesley Snipes – Dolemite is My Name

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Apollo 11 – Winner
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice – Runner-up
The Biggest Little Farm
Honeyland
Where’s My Roy Cohn?

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Winner
1917 – Runner-up Tie
Little Women – Runner-up Tie
The Irishman
Parasite

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917 – Roger Deakins – Winner
The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke – Runner-up
The Irishman – Rodrigo Prieto
Joker – Lawrence Asher
Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Robert Richardson

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Marriage Story – Winner Tie
Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Winner Tie
Booksmart
Parasite
Queen and Slim

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Irishman – Winner
JoJo Rabbit – Runner-up Tie
Little Women – Runner-up Tie
Joker
The Two Popes

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Winner
Frozen 2 – Runner-up Tie
Waves – Runner-up Tie
Rocketman
Yesterday

BEST SCORE
1917 – Thomas Newman – Winner
Marriage Story – Randy Newman​ – Runner-up
Ad Astra – Max Richter
Avengers: Endgame – Alan Silvestri
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – John Powell

BEST EDITING
Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Winner
1917 – Runner-up
The Irishman – Runner-up
Ford v Ferrari
Marriage Story

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Endgame – Winner
1917 – Runner-up Tie
Ad Astra – Runner-up Tie
​Alita: Battle Angel
The Irishman

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Toy Story 4 – Winner
Frozen 2 – Runner-up Tie
Klaus – Runner-up Tie
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Missing Link

BEST COMEDY FILM
Booksmart – Winner
JoJo Rabbit – Runner-up
Dolemite is My Name
The Farewell
Knives Out

BEST ACTION FILM
1917 – Winner
Avengers: Endgame – Runner-up
​Alita: Battle Angel
Captain Marvel
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

BEST HORROR FILM
Us – Winner
Parasite – Runner-up
The Lighthouse=
Midsommar
Ready or Not

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Parasite – Winner
A Long Day’s Journey into Night – Runner-up
By the Grace of God
​Pain and Glory
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

BEST SCENE
Spahn Ranch in Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood – Winner
Jack Visits Cottage in Yesterday – Runner-up
Charlie Sings in Marriage Story
“Avengers Assemble” in Avengers: Endgame
​Apartment fight in Marriage Story

​WORST FILM
Dumbo – WINNER
Joker – Runner-up
Gemini Man
The Laundromat
Stuber

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle

Best Picture
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Director
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Runner-up: Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best First Feature
Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Runner-up: Olivia Wilde – Booksmart

Best Actor
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems
Runner-up: Adam Driver – Marriage Story

Best Actress
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Runner-up: Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Runner-up: Laura Dern – Marriage Story

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Runner-up: Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse

Best Ensemble
Knives Out
Runner-up: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Body of Work
Adam Driver – The Report and Marriage Story
Runners-up: Scarlett Johansson – Avengers: Endgame and Marriage Story & Brad Pitt – Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Original Screenplay
Knives Out
Runner-up: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Runner-up: Jojo Rabbit

Best Cinematography
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Runner-up: 1917

Best Score
Uncut Gems
Runner-up: Joker

Best Animated Film
Toy Story 4
Runner-up: I Lost My Body

Best Documentary
American Factory
Runner-up: Apollo 11

Best Foreign Language Film
Parasite
Runner-up: The Farewell

Top 10 Films
1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Knives Out
3. The Irishman
4. Parasite
5. Uncut Gems
6. Jojo Rabbit
7. Marriage Story
8. Little Women
9. Avengers: Endgame
10. Midsommar