Critics Choice Nominations Favor The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Looks like the notions that The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would be the big two as we hit the business side of awards season were correct. Both films lead the way in terms of nominations with the Critics Choice awards just announced, so folk will likely get their Martin Scorsese versus Quentin Tarantino battle. Anyway, don’t listen to me ramble on, take a look at these nominations:

Best Picture

• 1917
• Ford v Ferrari
• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• Little Women
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite
• Uncut Gems

Best Director

• Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
• Grega Gerwig – Little Women
• Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
• Sam Mendes – 1917
• Josh and Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems
• Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
• Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actor

• Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
• Robert De Niro – The Irishman
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Adam Driver – Marriage Story
• Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
• Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
• Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Best Actress

• Awkwafina – The Farewell
• Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
• Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
• Lupita Nyong’o – Us
• Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
• Charlize Theron – Bombshell
• Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best Supporting Actor

• Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
• Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
• Al Pacino – The Irishman
• Joe Pesci – The Irishman
• Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

• Laura Dern – Marriage Story
• Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
• Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
• Florence Pugh – Little Women
• Margot Robbie – Bombshell
• Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell

Best Young Actor/Actress

• Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit
• Noah Jupe – Honey Boy
• Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit
• Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us
• Archie Yates – Jojo Rabbit

Best Acting Ensemble

• Bombshell
• The Irishman
• Knives Out
• Little Women
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite

Best Original 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
• Lulu Wang – The Farewell

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Greta Gerwig – Little Women
• Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes
• Todd Phillips and Scott Silver – Joker
• Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
• Steven Zaillian – The Irishman

Best Cinematography

• 1917 – Roger Deakins
• Ford v Ferrari – Phedon Papamichael
• The Irishman – Rodrigo Preito
• Joker – Lawrence Sher
• The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Robert Richardson

Best Production Design

• 1917 – Dennis Gassner; Lee Sandales
• Downton Abbey – Donal Woods; Gina Cromwell
• The Irishman – Bob Shaw; Regina Graves
• Joker – Mark Friedberg; Kris Moran
• Little Women – Jess Gonchor; Claire Kaufman
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Barbara Ling; Nancy Haigh

Best Editing

• 1917 – Lee Smith
• Ford v Ferrari – Andrew Bucklnd, Michael McCusker
• The Irishman – Thelma Schoonmaker
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Fred Raskin
• Parasite – Yang Jinmo
• Uncut Gems – Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie

Best Costume Design

• Dolemite Is My Name – Ruth E. Carter
• Downton Abbey – Anna Robbins
• The Irishman – Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson
• Little Women – Jacqueline Durran
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Arianne Phillips
• Rocketman – Julian Day

Best Hair and Makeup

• Bombshell
• Dolemite Is My Name
• The Irishman
• Joker
• Judy
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Rocketman

Best Visual Effects

• 1917
• Ad Astra
• The Aeronauts
• Avengers: Endgame
• Ford v Ferrari
• The Irishman
• The Lion King

Best Animated Feature

• Abominable
• Frozen II
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• I Lost My Body
• Missing Link
• Toy Story 4

Best Action Movie

• 1917
• Avengers: Endgame
• Ford v Ferrari
• John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
• Spider-Man: Far from Home

Best Comedy

• Booksmart
• Dolemite Is My Name
• The Farewell
• Jojo Rabbit
• Knives Out

Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie

• Ad Astra
• Avengers: Endgame
• Midsommar
• Us

Best Foreign Language Film

• Atlantics
• Les Misérables
• Pain and Glory
• Parasite
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Score

• 1917 – Thomas Newman
• The Irishman – Robbie Robertson
• Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Little Women – Alexandre Desplat
• Marriage Story – Randy Newman
• Us – Michael Abels

Best Song

• “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – Wild Rose
• “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman
• “I’m Standing with You” – Breakthrough
• “Into the Unknown” – Frozen II
• “Speechless” – Aladdin
• “Spirit” – The Lion King
• “Stand Up” – Harriet