The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted 1917 as the best film of 2019. The Russell Smith Award for best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film went to The Lighthouse.
Awards
MARRIAGE STORY and PARASITE Win Top 2019 Indiana Film Journalists Awards
Marriage Story won the top prizes at the 2019 Indiana Film Journalists Association awards – including Best Film, along with Best Actor for Adam Driver.
PARASITE Named Best Film and Best Foreign Film of 2019 by Seattle Film Critics
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is the big winner this year with the Seattle Film Critics Society winning five awards, including Best Picture of the Year and Best Foreign Language Film.
Joanna Hogg’s THE SOUVENIR Leads Nominations for 2019 London Critics’ Circle Awards
The Souvenir lead nominations for the 40th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with 7 nominations, including Film, Actor for Tom Burke and Supporting Actress for Tilda Swinton.
Academy Reveals Oscars Shortlist for Documentary Feature, International Feature Film, Shorts
The Academy announced shortlists for the 92nd Academy Awards in nine categories including Documentary Feature, International Feature Film, Documentary Short Subject, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects.
TEMBLORES, BIRDS OF PASSAGE, ROMA Among Cinema Tropical 2019 Shortlist of Best Latin American and U.S. Latinx Films
Cinema Tropical announced its Third Annual Shortlist, comprising 25 Latin American films. The list includes Roma, Birds of Passage, La Flor and Too Late to Die Young.
TIFF Announces Top Ten Canadian Features and Shorts of 2019
TIFF revealed its Canada’s Top Ten list of features and short films of 2019. This year’s Top Ten list features three directorial debuts and four Indigenous filmmakers.
MARRIAGE STORY and THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Lead Nominations for 2019 Vancouver Film Critics Honors
Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story and Matthew Rankin’s The Twentieth Century lead all films in the nominations for 2019 Vancouver Film Critics Circle award.
HONEY BOY, ATLANTICS, HAIL SATAN? Nominated for Chicago Film Critics 2019 Honors
The Chicago Film Critics Association announced the nominees for their top film honors of 2019. Nominees include Atlantics, Honey Boy, Hail Satan?, Transit and Uncut Gems.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, MARRIAGE STORY, PARASITE Among Films Nominated for Phoenix Critics Circle 2019 Awards
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Marriage Story, and Parasite are among the films nominated by the Phoenix Critics Circle for the best films of 2019 awards.
5 Indie Films Nominated for Houston Film Critics Society 2019 Texas Independent Film Award
The Houston Film Critics Society has selected five indie films to compete for this year’s 2019 Texas Independent Film Award – awarded to an independently financed film shot in Texas.
MARRIAGE STORY, BOOKSMART, WAVES Receive St. Louis Film Critics Association 2019 Awards Nominations
“Marriage Story,” “Parasite,” “JoJo Rabbit,” “The Two Popes,” “Booksmart,” and “Waves” are among the films nominated for St. Louis Film Critics Association’s 2019 awards.