The Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) has again nominated five indie films to compete for this year’s 2019 TIFA (Texas Independent Film Award) awarded to an independently financed film shot in Texas.
Awards
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MARRIAGE STORY, BOOKSMART, WAVES Receive St. Louis Film Critics Association 2019 Awards Nominations
Beanie Feldstein stars as Molly and Kaitlyn Dever as Amy in Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, BOOKSMART, an Annapurna Pictures release. Credit: Francois Duhamel / Annapurna Pictures Quentin Tarantino’s 1969 period piece “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood,” Martin Scorsese’s epic gangster film “The Irishman” and Noah Baumbach’s intimate portrait of divorce “Marriage Story” lead the nominations for St. Louis Film Critics Association’s 2019 awards.
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“Clerks,” “She’s Gotta Have It” “Boys Don’t Cry” Among New Films Added to National Film Registry
Boys Don’t Cry (1999) directed by Kimberly Peirce Films ranging from Prince’s 1984 autobiographical hit “Purple Rain” and Spike Lee’s 1986 breakout movie “She’s Gotta Have It” to this year’s biggest public vote getter, Kevin Smith’s 1994 “Clerks” are among the 2019 selection of 25 of America’s most influential motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
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PARASITE and STATE FUNERAL Top Film Comment’s 2019 End-of-Year Survey
State Funeral directed by Sergei Loznitsa Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite took the top spot among films released in 2019 in Film Comment’s annual end-of-year survey. Of the films that screened at festivals worldwide but have not announced stateside distribution, Sergei Loznitsa’s State Funeral, Eloy Enciso Cachafeiro’s Endless Night, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To the Ends of the Earth received the top rankings.
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MARRIAGE STORY’s Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern + PARASITE Score SAG Award Nominations
Adam Driver (with Scarlett Johansson) in Marriage Story Nominees for the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in film and television of 2019 were announced this morning at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood. Marriage Story scored Best Actor nominations for Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson along with Supporting Actor nomination for Laura Dern; while the cast of Parasite were nominated along with JoJo Rabbit, The Irishman and more for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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PARASITE, PAIN AND GLORY, THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT Win Los Angeles Film Critics 2019 Honors
The Giverny Document (Single Channel) by Ja’Tovia M. Gary The Los Angeles Film Critics Association named Bong Joon-ho‘s Parasite as Best Picture of 2019 along with Best Director for Joon-ho and Best Supporting Actor for Song Kang Ho, with Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman as runner-up in all three categories.
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WAVES, THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO Among African American Film Critics 2019 Winners
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) named Jordan Peele’s “Us” Best Film of 2019 with other awards going to “The Black Godfather” for Best Documentary, and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” for Best Independent Film.
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PARASITE, BOOKSMART, AMERICAN FACTORY Win Toronto Film Critics Honors
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho 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 – Best Picture, Best Director and Best Foreign Film.
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MARRIAGE STORY Leads 77th Golden Globe Awards Nominations
Marriage Story Marriage Story leads the nominations for the 77th Annual 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.
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THE IRISHMAN, PARASITE, MARRIAGE STORY Leads Nominations for 25th Critics’ Choice Awards
The Irishman “The Irishman” leads all films this year with 14 nominations for 25th Annual 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, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects, and Best Score.
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FOR SAMA, LEAVING NEVERLAND, Beyoncé’s HOMECOMING Win 2019 IDA Awards
FOR SAMA. Sama pictured in September 2016, in the bombarded east of the city with a placard in response to US presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s infamous gaffe “What’s Aleppo” – Courtesy of Channel 4, Copyright Waad al-Kateab. For Sama directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts is the winner of the top prize for Best Feature at the 35th IDA (International Documentary Association) Awards. Other notable documentary films winning awards include Leaving Neverland for Best Multi-Part Documentary and Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé for Best Music Documentary.
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MARRIAGE STORY, PARASITE, APOLLO 11 Among 2019 San Diego Film Critics Society’s Award Nominees
Adam Driver (with Scarlett Johansson) in Marriage Story 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. The San Diego Film Critics Society comprises of print, radio, TV and digital film critics working in San Diego County.