Sunday, February 9, 2020

The 2020 Essential Film Awards

Celebrating the cinematic achievements of 2019.

Official 2019 Selections


 

 

 

 
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Best Film - Drama



PARASITE
Bong Joon-ho
CJ Entertainment

Cast:  Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Chang Hyae-jin
Screenplay: Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won
Producers: Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yang-kwon, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Young-hwan
Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo

Nominees:
1917
THE IRISHMAN
MARRIAGE STORY
UNCUT GEMS
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Best Film - Comedy or Musical


ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD
Quentin Tarantino
Sony Pictures

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Al Pacino, Luke Perry
Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino
Producers:  David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino
Cinematography: Robert Richardson

Other Nominees
BOOKSMART
THE FAREWELL
JOJO RABBIT
KNIVES OUT
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ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor - Drama


Joaquin Phoenix
JOKER

Other Nominees
Antonio Banderas - PAIN AND GLORY
Adam Driver - MARRIAGE STORY
Robert Pattinson - THE LIGHTHOUSE
Adam Sandler - UNCUT GEMS
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Best Actress - Drama


Lupita Nyongo
US

Other Nominees
Scarlett Johansson - MARRIAGE STORY
Florence Pugh - MIDSOMMAR
Charlize Theron - BOMBSHELL
Renée Zellweger - JUDY
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Best Actor - Comedy or Musical


Leonardo DiCaprio
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD

Other Nominees
Daniel Craig - KNIVES OUT
Roman Griffin Davis - JOJO RABBIT
 Taron Egerton - ROCKETMAN
Eddie Murphy - DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
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Best Actress - Comedy/Musical


Jessie Buckley
WILD ROSE

Other Nominees
Ana de Armas - KNIVES OUT
Awkwafina - THE FAREWELL
Kaitlyn Devyn - BOOKSMART
Beanie Feldstein - BOOKSMART
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Best Supporting Actor


Brad Pitt
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD

Other Nominees
Willem DaFoe - THE LIGHTHOUSE
Tom Hanks - A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Al Pacino - THE IRISHMAN
Joe Pesci - THE IRISHMAN
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Best Supporting Actress


Laura Dern
MARRIAGE STORY

Other Nominees
Scarlett Johansson - JOJO RABBIT
Jennifer Lopez - HUSTLERS
Florence Pugh - LITTLE WOMEN
Margot Robbie - BOMBSHELL
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Best Ensemble


Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Chang Hyae-jin
PARASITE

Other Nominees
THE IRISHMAN
KNIVES OUT
LITTLE WOMEN
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD

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Best Voice Acting/Motion Capture Performance


Jake Gyllenhal
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

Other Nominees
Josh Brolin - AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Chiwetel Ejiofor - THE LION KING
Jason Schwartzman - KLAUS
Tony Hale - TOY STORY 4
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SKILL & TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director


Sam Mendes
1917

Other Nominees
Bong Joon Ho - PARASITE
Martin Scorsese - THE IRISHMAN
Quentin Tarantino - ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD
Lulu Wang - THE FAREWELL

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Best Screenplay - Original


Bong Joon-ho
Han Jin-won
PARASITE

Other Nominees
Noah Baumbach - MARRIAGE STORY
Rian Johnson - KNIVES OUT
Quentin Tarantino - ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD
Jordan Peele - US
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Best Screenplay - Adapted


Taika Waititi
JOJO RABBIT

Other Nominees
Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster - A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Greta Gerwig - LITTLE WOMEN
Lulu Wang - THE FAREWELL
Steven Zaillian - THE IRISHMAN
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Best Art Direction/Visual Design


Production Design: Barbara Ling
Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD

Other Nominees:
AD ASTRA
JOKER
THE LIGHTHOUSE
MIDSOMMAR
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Best Cinematography


Roger Deakins
1917

Other Nominees
A HIDDEN LIFE
JOKER
THE LIGHTHOUSE
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD

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Best Costumes


Jacqueline Durran
LITTLE WOMEN

Nominees
JOJO RABBIT
JOKER
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
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Best Editing



Ronald Bronstein
Benny Safdie
UNCUT GEMS

Nominees
FORD V FERRARI
THE IRISHMAN
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD
PARASITE
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Best Make-Up & Hair



Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker
BOMBSHELL

Nominees
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
JOKER
JUDY
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD

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Best Music - Score


James Newton Howard
A HIDDEN LIFE

Nominees
1917
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
JOKER
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

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Best Music - Song


“Glasgow (Ain’t No Place Like Home)”
Writers: Mary Steenburgen, Caitlin Smith, Kate York
Performer: Jessie Buckley
WILD ROSE

Nominees
“I Won’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” - TOY STORY 4
“I'm Gonna Love Me Again" - ROCKETMAN
“Into the Unknown” - FROZEN II
“Speechless” - ALADDIN

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Best Music - Song Score or Soundtrack


WILD ROSE

Nominees
FROZEN II
JUDY
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD
ROCKETMAN
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Best Sound Design



AD ASTRA

Nominees
1917
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
FORD V FERRARI
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

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Best Stunts



JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM

Nominees
1917
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW
FORD V FERRARI
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Best Visual Effects



AVENGERS: ENDGAME

Nominees
AD ASTRA
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

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FILM CATEGORIES

Best Action/Adventure Film



1917
Sam Mendes

Nominees
FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW
FORD V FERRARI
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
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Best Animated Feature Film


KLAUS
Sergio Pablos

Nominees
FROZEN II
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
THE LION KING
TOY STORY 4
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Best Blockbuster Film


AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Joe Russo
Anthony Russo

Nominees

CAPTAIN MARVEL
JOKER
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
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Best Documentary


AMERICAN FACTORY
Steven Bognar
Julia Reichert

Nominees
APOLLO 11
THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY
HONEYLAND
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE
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Best Foreign Language Film



PARASITE
Bong Joon-ho
South Korea

Nominees
ATLANTICS
THE FAREWELL
PAIN AND GLORY
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
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Best Horror or Thriller Film



THE LIGHTHOUSE
Robert Eggers

Nominees
DOCTOR SLEEP
MIDSOMMAR
READY OR NOT
US
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Best Independent or Limited Release Film



WILD ROSE
Tom Harper

Nominees
CLIMAX
A HIDDEN LIFE
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
THE LIGHTHOUSE
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Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Film



AD ASTRA
James Gray

Nominees
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
SHAZAM!
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

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Special Recognition



Best Animated Short Film
KITBULL
Rosana Sullivan

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The following films did not win any Essential Film Awards but are noteworthy for their cinematic contributions in 2019:

ATLANTICS
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BOOKSMART
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
THE FAREWELL
FORD V FERRARI
HUSTLERS
JUDY
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE
MIDSOMMAR
PAIN AND GLORY
ROCKETMAN
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
THE TWO POPES