Atlanta Film Critics Circle 2019 Winners: Parasite Dominates as the “Best Film” Winner
Updated: Dec 19, 2019
Serving as one of the very first critic and media organizations to publish their results nationwide, the Atlanta Film Critics Circle, consisting of twenty-six members from Atlanta-based publications and newspapers, including myself, has officially released their 2019 winners in fifteen different categories, including Best Director and the Top 10 Films of the year. An already strong contender this awards season, the Korean international film Parasite from director Bong Joon-Ho, has nabbed multiple key awards including the Best Film of the Year, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best International Film. However, our group didn’t snub the many other excellent films released this year. The Irishman took home the Best Ensemble award as well as the runner-up title for the Best Film of the Year, showing Atlanta’s film critics were simply enamored with Scorsese’s massive mobster epic that released on Netflix a few weeks ago. A full list of the winners this year is attached below.
TOP 10 FILMS:
PARASITE
THE IRISHMAN
MARRIAGE STORY
ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
1917
LITTLE WOMEN
UNCUT GEMS
KNIVES OUT
PAIN AND GLORY
APOLLO 11
BEST LEAD ACTOR:
ADAM DRIVER in MARRIAGE STORY
BEST LEAD ACTRESS:
RENEE ZELLWEGER in JUDY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BRAD PITT in ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
LAURA DERN in MARRIAGE STORY
BEST ENSEMBLE:
THE IRISHMAN
BEST DIRECTOR:
BONG JOON-HO for PARASITE
BEST SCREENPLAY:
BONG JOON-HO and HAN JIN-WON for PARASITE
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
APOLLO 11
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
PARASITE (South Korea)
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
TOY STORY 4
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
ROGER DEAKINS for 1917
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
THOMAS NEWMAN for 1917
AFCC Special Award for BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
KELVIN HARRISON JR.
AFCC Special Award for BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM:
OLIVIA WILDE for BOOKSMART