Members have narrowed the films from 2019 to the top nominees in each category. Voting is underway for the winners and they will be announced on Saturday, December 14th, 2019.
The nominees are…
BEST PICTURE
1917
THE IRISHMAN
JOJO RABBIT
MARRIAGE STORY
PARASITE
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
BEST COMEDY FILM
BOOKSMART
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
JOJO RABBIT
KNIVES OUT
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
AD ASTRA
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
AVENGERS: END GAME
CAPTAIN MARVEL
HIGH LIFE
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE
BEST HORROR FILM
DOCTOR SLEEP
THE LIGHTHOUSE
MIDSOMMAR
US
TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID
BEST ANIMATED FILM
FROZEN 2
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
I LOST MY BODY
MISSING LINK
TOY STORY 4
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ATLANTICS
THE FAREWELL
MONOS
PARASITE
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
BEST DOCUMENTARY
AMERICAN FACTORY
APOLLO 11
HAIL SATAN?
HONEYLAND
ONE CHILD NATION
BEST ACTOR
ROBERT DENIRO, THE IRISHMAN
LEONARDO DICAPRIO, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
ADAM DRIVER, MARRIAGE STORY
EDDIE MURPHY, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JOKER
BEST ACTRESS
AWKWAFINA, THE FAREWELL
SCARLETT JOHANSSON, MARRIAGE STORY
LUPITA NYONG'O, US
SAOIRSE RONAN, LITTLE WOMEN
RENE ZELLWEGER, JUDY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WILLEM DAFOE, THE LIGHTHOUSE
TOM HANKS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
SONG KANG-HO, PARASITE
JOE PESCI, THE IRISHMAN
BRAD PITT, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
JENNIFER LOPEZ, HUSTLERS
LAURA DERN, MARRIAGE STORY
ANNETTE BENING, THE REPORT
THOMASIN MCKENZIE, JOJO RABBIT
ZHAO SHUZHEN, THE FAREWELL
MARGOT ROBBIE, BOMBSHELL
BEST DIRECTOR
BONG JOON-HO, PARASITE
SAM MENDES, 1917
MARTIN SCORSESE, THE IRISHMAN
QUENTIN TARANTINO - ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
TAIKA WAITITI - JOJO RABBIT
BEST SCREENPLAY
NOAH BAUMBACH, MARRIAGE STORY
RIAN JOHNSON, KNIVES OUT
BONG JOON-HO AND HAN JIN-WON, PARASITE
QUENTIN TARANTINO, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
TAIKA WAITITI, JOJO RABBIT
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
ROGER DEAKINS, 1917
JÖRG WIDMER, A HIDDEN LIFE
RODRIGO PRIETO, THE IRISHMAN
JARIN BLASCHKE, THE LIGHTHOUSE
ROBERT RICHARDSON, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
KYUNG-PYO HONG, PARASITE
CLAIRE MATHON, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
BEST SCORE
THOMAS NEWMAN, 1917
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, LITTLE WOMEN
MICHAEL ABELS, US
HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR, JOKER
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