Films ranging from Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” and Kimberly Peirce’s “Boys Don’t Cry,” to Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” are among the 2019 selection of 25 films added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
Awards
PARASITE and STATE FUNERAL Top Film Comment’s 2019 End-of-Year Survey
Parasite took the top spot among films released in 2019 in Film Comment’s annual end-of-year survey, and State Funeral received the top rankings for non-distributed films.
MARRIAGE STORY’s Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern + PARASITE Score SAG Award Nominations
Marriage Story scored Best Actor nominations for Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson; and the Parasite receive Outstanding Performance by a Cast nomination for 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
PARASITE, PAIN AND GLORY, THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT Win Los Angeles Film Critics 2019 Honors
Parasite was named Best Picture of 2019 by Los Angeles Film Critics. Other awards went to Ja’Tovia Gary’s The Giverny Document for Best Independent Film and American Factory for Best Documentary.
WAVES, THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO Among African American Film Critics 2019 Winners
The African American Film Critics Association named its best films of 2019 with “The Black Godfather” winning for Best Documentary, and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” for Best Independent Film.
PARASITE, BOOKSMART, AMERICAN FACTORY Win Toronto Film Critics Honors
Parasite, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s dark, class-based comedy about a poor family that scams a rich one, took three top awards from the Toronto Film Critics Association including Best Picture.
MARRIAGE STORY Leads 77th Golden Globe Awards Nominations
Marriage Story leads the nominations for the 77th Golden Globe Awards with 7 nominations including Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Actress for Scarlett Johansson, Best Actor for Adam Driver and Best Supporting Actress for Laura Dern.
THE IRISHMAN, PARASITE, MARRIAGE STORY Leads Nominations for 25th Critics’ Choice Awards
The Irishman leads all films with 14 nominations for 25th Critics’ Choice Awards including Best Picture, Robert De Niro for Best Actor, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci for Best Supporting Actor, Martin Scorsese for Best Director.
FOR SAMA, LEAVING NEVERLAND, Beyoncé’s HOMECOMING Win 2019 IDA Awards
For Sama directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts wins the top prize for Best Feature at the 35th IDA (International Documentary Association) Awards.
MARRIAGE STORY, PARASITE, APOLLO 11 Among 2019 San Diego Film Critics Society’s Award Nominees
Marriage Story along with The Irishman and Joker lead the 2019 San Diego Film Critics Society’s Award Nominations scoring multiple nominations including for Best Picture.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ THE FAVOURITE Sweeps 2019 European Film Awards
The Favourite directed by Yorgos Lanthimos was the big winner at the 32nd European Film Awards taking the top prize European Film along with European Comedy and European Director.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Wins European University Film Award
The French historical drama film Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma is the winner of the European University Film Award 2019.