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Award season has kicked off with the first round of film nominations announced Monday from the Hollywood Critics Association, formerly known as The Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society. Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, Martin Scorsese's THE IRISHMAN and WAVES lead with the most nominations. Check out the full list of nominees below.

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(Los Angeles, CA – November 25, 2019) – The Hollywood Critics Association, formerly known as The Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society, is pleased to announce their nominees for the 3rd Annual Hollywood Critic Awards being held at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles on January 9th, 2020.

 

Quentin Tarantino’s ONCE UPON IN HOLLYWOOD tops the HCA nominations list with a total of eleven nominations, while Netflix’s THE IRISHMAN and A24’s WAVES each earn nine. Lulu Wang’s THE FAREWELL, which premiered at Sundance back in January, scored a total of seven nominations. Todd Phillips’ controversial JOKER received quite a bit of love from the members of the HCA with a total of seven nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Noah Baumbach’s widely praised MARRIAGE STORY received six nominations, including Best Actor for Adam Driver and Best Actress for Scarlett Johansson.

 

Just like in the years past, the members of the Hollywood Critics Society are continuing to support some of the more underrepresented films of the year including Neon’s WILD ROSE, Amazon’s BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON, Warner Brothers’ BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, and Roadside Attraction’s THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON, amongst several others.

 

“The creation and goal of this organization has always been about celebrating film while embracing diversity and elevating underrepresented voices. We believe that our mission is universal, and this is why we changed our name to be reflective of that. As we continue to push for change, we want to be part of the solution, which means slowly building a community of passionate critics who are reflective of the USA and the world as a whole,” states HCA’s Chairman, Scott Menzel.

 

In total, the Hollywood Critic Association nominated 59 different films, including several independents as well as major studio blockbusters. Netflix received the most nominations with a total of 19 with A24 not too far behind, earning 18, followed by Sony with 16.

A full list of the HCA nominations can be found below:

 

Best Picture
1917
Booksmart
The Farewell
The Irishman
Joker
Jojo Rabbit
Parasite
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Waves

 

Best Actor
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Taron Egerton, Rocketman

 

Best Actress
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

 

Best Supporting Actor 
Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy
Sterling K. Brown, Waves
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

 

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Margot Robbie, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Taylor Russell, Waves
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

 

Best Adapted Screenplay
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
Scott Silver and Todd Phillips, Joker
Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers

 

Best Original Screenplay 
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, Parasite
Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman, Booksmart
Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Rian Johnson, Knives Out

 

Best Male Director
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit

 

Best Female Director 
Alma Har'el, Honey Boy
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Lorene Scafaria, Hustlers
Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Olivia Wilde, Booksmart

 

Best Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and Under
Kaitlyn Dever, Booksmart
Julia Butters, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit

 

Breakthrough Performance
Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose
Kelvin Harrison Jr, Waves
Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell
Taylor Russell, Waves
Zack Gottsagen, The Peanut Butter Falcon

 

Best Cast
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Knives Out
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Waves

 

Best First Feature
Brittany Runs A Marathon
Booksmart
Honey Boy
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Queen & Slim

 

Best Independent Film
Booksmart
The Farewell
Honey Boy
Luce
Waves

 

Best Action/War Film
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

 

Best Animated Film
Abominable
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

 

Best Blockbuster
Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Shazam!
Spider-Man: Far from Home

 

Best Comedy/Musical
Booksmart
Blinded by The Light
Dolemite is My Name
Long Shot
Rocketman

 

Best Documentary
American Factory
Apollo 11
Hail Satan?
The Kingmaker
Love, Antosha

 

Best Foreign Language Film
The Farewell
Monos
Pain & Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

 

Best Horror
Crawl
Doctor Sleep
Midsommar
Ready or Not
Us

 

Best Animated or VFX Performance
Josh Brolin, Avengers: Endgame
Robert De Niro, The Irishman
Rosa Salazar, Alita: Battle Angel
Ryan Reynolds, Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Tom Hanks, Toy Story 4

 

Best Cinematography 
Drew Daniel, Waves
Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
Lawrence Sher, Joker
Robert Richardson, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Roger Deakins, 1917

 

Best Costume Design
Arianne Phillips, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Julian Day, Rocketman
Jacqueline Durran, Little Women
Ruth E Carter, Dolemite is My Name
Mark Bridges, Joker

 

Best Editing 
Fred Raskin, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Lee Smith, 1917
Michael McCusker, Ford V. Ferrari
Thelma Schoonmaker, The Irishman
Yang Jin-mo, Parasite

 

Best Hair and Makeup
Jeremy Woodhead, Judy
Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker, Bombshell
Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou, Joker
Nicki Ledermann, Sean Flanigan, and Carla White, The Irishman
Lizzie Yianni Georgiou, Tapio Salmi, and Barrie Gower, Rocketman

 

Best Original Song
Catchy Song, The Lego Movie: The Second Part
Glasgow, Wild Rose
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again, Rocketman
Into the Unknown, Frozen 2
Speechless, Aladdin

 

Best Score
Alexandre Desplat, Little Women
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
Michael Abels, Us
Thomas Newman, 1917
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Waves

 

Best Stunt Work
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

 

Best Visual Effects 
Allen Maris, Jedediah Smith, Guillaume Rocheron, and Scott R. Fisher, Ad Astra
Dan Deleeuw, Matt Aitken, Russell Earl, and Dan Sudick, Avengers: Endgame
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon and Nick Epstein, Alita: Battle Angel
Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy, 1917
Pablo Herman, Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, and Nelson Sepulveda, The Irishman

About HCA: 

Formerly known as The Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society (LAOFCS), the goal of the Hollywood Critics Association is to create a community of passionate and professional critics. They will reflect a varied history and perspective of members from various races and genders that share a passion for Entertainment, including Film and Television.
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