The Florida Film Critics Circle announced their winners for achievement in film for 2019. A refreshing change to see Portrait of a Lady on Fire take the top prize. That, and the rest of the winners, are below:
BEST PICTURE
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Runner up: 1917
BEST DIRECTOR
Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Runner up: Sam Mendes, 1917
BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Runner up: Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
BEST ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Runner up: Florence Pugh, Midsommar
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Runner up: John Lithgow, Bombshell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Runners up: Margot Robbie, Bombshell and Isla Fisher, The Beach Bum
BEST ENSEMBLE
Little Women
Runner up: The Farewell
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
Runner up: Lulu Wang, The Farewell
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Runner up: Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, 1917
Runner up: Claire Mathon, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alita: Battle Angel
Runners up: Ad Astra and Avengers: Endgame
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Runner up: Ad Astra
BEST SCORE
Daniel Lopatin, Uncut Gems
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Apollo 11
Runner up: Honeyland
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Runner up: Parasite
BEST ANIMATED FILM
I Lost My Body
Runner up: Toy Story 4
BEST FIRST FILM
Queen & Slim
Runner up: Honeyland
PAULINE KAEL BREAKOUT AWARD
Florence Pugh, Midsommar, Fighting With My Family and Little Women
Runner up: Lulu Wang, The Farewell
JAY BOYAR GOLDEN ORANGE AWARD
Tampa Theatre
