Music City Film Critics Association winners: ‘1917’ leads with 5
1917 (Photo: YouTube)
The Music City Film Critics Association have given their awards for the best in film for 2019 and the Sam Mendes WWI epic 1917 was the big winner, taking Best Picture, Director, Cinematography, Editing and Sound.
Joaquin Phoenix, Lupita Nyong’o, Brad Pitt and Florence Pugh were the group’s acting winners with Knives Out chosen as the best ensemble.
Here is the full list of winners.
Best Picture: 1917
Best Director: Sam Mendes, 1917
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Supporting Actress: Florence Pugh – Little Women
Best Screenplay: Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, Parasite
Best Acting Ensemble: Knives Out
Best Young Actor: Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Best Young Actress: Kyliegh Curran, Doctor Sleep
Best Animated Film: Toy Story 4
Best Documentary: Apollo 11
Best Foreign Film: Parasite
Best Action: Avengers: Endgame
Best Comedy: Knives Out
Best Music Film: Rocketman
Best Horror Film: Us
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, 1917
Best Editing: Lee Smith, 1917
Best Production Design: Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Score: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
Best Song: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman
Best Sound: 1917
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