Atlanta Film Critics Circle (AFCC) go for 'Parasite'

The Atlanta Film Critics Circle (AFCC) have chosen Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite as the Best Film of 2019. The group also gave Bong its award for Best Director and Best Screenplay (which he shares with Han Jin-wan) and Best International Film.

Sam Mendes’ WWI epic 1917 was chosen for its cinematography and original score as well as landing a spot as the #5 film of the year. Marriage Story grabbed two of the acting wins: Adam Driver for Lead Actor and Laura Dern for Supporting Actress. Renée Zellweger (Judy) was chosen as Best Actress and Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as Supporting Actor.

Here is the full list of winners from the Atlanta Film Critics Circle.

Top 10 Films
1. PARASITE
2. THE IRISHMAN
3. MARRIAGE STORY
4. ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
5. 1917
6. LITTLE WOMEN
7. UNCUT GEMS
8. KNIVES OUT
9. PAIN AND GLORY
10. APOLLO 11

Best Lead Actor
ADAM DRIVER – MARRIAGE STORY

Best Lead Actress
RENEE ZELLWEGER – JUDY

Best Supporting Actor
BRAD PITT – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD

Best Supporting Actress
LAURA DERN – MARRIAGE STORY

Best Ensemble Cast
THE IRISHMAN

Best Director
BONG JOON-HO – PARASITE

Best Screenplay
BONG JOON-HO and HAN JIN-WON – PARASITE

Best Documentary
APOLLO 11

Best International Film
PARASITE

Best Animated Film
TOY STORY 4

Best Cinematography
ROGER DEAKINS – 1917

Best Original Score
THOMAS NEWMAN – 1917

AFCC Special Award for BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
KELVIN HARRISON JR.

AFCC Special Award for BEST FIRST FILM
OLIVIA WILDE for BOOKSMART ​

About the AFCC
Co-founded by longtime Atlanta film critics Felicia Feaster and Michael Clark, the Atlanta Film Critics Circle is an attempt to fill a void in the local film community and in the representation of Atlanta’s media on the national stage.

Composed of a dynamic mix of Atlanta-based critics working in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, the AFCC’s mission is to establish a national presence for a film critics group in Atlanta and to foster a vibrant film culture in Atlanta, already home to an exploding film industry production presence.

Founding members (critics living in and/or currently writing for global, national, regional and/or Atlanta metro area outlets) of AFCC vote in early December for the group’s annual awards.

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