San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2019 Explained

Number:	24
Award:	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Date:	December 9, 2019
Site:	San Diego, California, U.S.
Best Picture:	The Irishman
Most Wins:	The Irishman / Marriage Story / Once Upon a Time in Hollywood / Dolemite Is My Name (2)
Most Nominations:	The Irishman / Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (10)
Last:	23rd
Next:	25th

The 24th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 9, 2019.^{[1] [2]}

Winners and nominees

Best Film

The Irishman

• 1917
• Joker
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Director

Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems

• Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
• Sam Mendes, 1917
• Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
• Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Male Actor

Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

• • Christian Bale, Ford V Ferrari Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
• Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

Best Female Actor

Lupita Nyong’o, Us

• Awkwafina, The Farewell
• Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
• Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
• Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Supporting Actor

Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

• Wesley Snipes, Dolemite Is My Name
• Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
• Al Pacino, The Irishman

Best Supporting Actress

Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

• Octavia Spencer, Luce
• Laura Dern, Marriage Story
• Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
• Florence Pugh, Little Women

Best Comedic Performance

Wesley Snipes, Dolemite Is My Name

• Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
• Daniel Craig, Knives Out
• Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
• Sam Rockwell, Jojo Rabbit

Best Original Screenplay

Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story

• Bong Joon Ho, Jin Won Han, Parasite
• Rian Johnson, Knives Out
• Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
• Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Adapted Screenplay

J.C. Lee, Julius Onah, Luce

• Greta Gerwig, Little Women
• Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, Joker
• Taika Waititi, Christine Leunens, Jojo Rabbit
• Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

Best Documentary

Love, Antosha

• Apollo 11
• The Biggest Little Farm
• One Child Nation
• They Shall Not Grow Old

Best Animated Film

I Lost My Body

• Missing Link
• Abominable
• Toy Story 4

Best Foreign-Language Film

Parasite

• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
• Transit
• The Farewell
• Pain and Glory

Best Costume Design

Ruth E. Carter, Dolemite Is My Name

• Julian Day, Rocketman
• Jacqueline Durran, Little Women
• Arianne Phillips, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Anna Robbins, Downton Abbey

Best Editing

Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker & Dirk Westervelt, Ford v Ferrari

• Jennifer Lame, Marriage Story
• Fred Raskin, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Uncut Gems
• Thelma Schoonmaker, The Irishman

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse

• Roger Deakins, 1917
• Hoyte Van Hoytema, Ad Astra
• Rodrigo Prieto, The Irishman
• Phedon Papamichael, Ford v Ferrari

Best Production Design

Dennis Gassner, 1917

• Jess Gonchor, Little Women
• Clay A. Griffith, Dolemite Is My Name
• Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Bob Shaw, The Irishman
• Donal Woods, Downton Abbey

Best Visual Effects

Ad Astra

• 1917
• The Aeronauts
• The Irishman

Best Use of Music

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

• Rocketman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• Yesterday

Best Ensemble

Knives Out

• Downton Abbey
• The Irishman
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Breakthrough Artist

Florence Pugh, Little Women, Midsommar

• Jessie Buckley, Judy, Wild Rose
• Julia Butters, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
• Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce, Waves

References

1. Web site: 2019 San Diego Film Critics Society’s Award Nominations. 2019-12-09. San Diego Film Critics Society. en-US. 2020-01-01.
2. Web site: 2019 San Diego Film Critics Society’s Awards. 2019-12-09. San Diego Film Critics Society. en-US. 2020-01-01.