With five awards, Sam Mendes’ 1917 was NOT selected as the best picture of the year. That distinction instead went to Todd Phillips’ Joker, which won one other award for Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix. Other than this odd twist, the rest of the selections were relatively commonplace.

Award Tallies

(5) 1917
(3) Jojo Rabbit
(2) Joker

The Awards

Best Picture

Joker

Best Animated Film

Toy Story 4

Best Director

Sam Mendes – 1917

Best Actor

Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

Best Actress

Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best Supporting Actor

Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story

Best Original Screenplay

Knives Out

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jojo Rabbit

Best Original Score

1917

Best Original Song

“Into the Unknown” – Frozen II

Best Film Editing

1917

Best Cinematography

1917

Best Production Design

1917

Best Costume Design

Rocketman

Best Visual Effects

Avengers: Endgame

Best Foreign Language Film

Parasite

Best Documentary Film

One Child Nation

Best Ensemble

Knives Out

Overlooked Film of the Year

Hotel Mumbai

Best Breakthrough Performance

Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit

Best Youth Performance

Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit

Top Ten (in alphabetical order)

• 1917
• Avengers: Endgame
• The Irishman
• JoJo Rabbit
• Joker
• Knives Out
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite
• The Two Popes

Phoenix Film Critics Society Data

Year Founded: October 2000
First Awards: 2001 (19)