Precursor: 24th San Diego Critics Nominations (2019)

There are three films that seem to be dominating precursor season, directed by Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Noah Baumbach. It’s the little differences here that set things apart with films like Dolemite Is My Name doing better than usual and Little Women picking up more expected nominations.

Nominations Tallies

(10) The Irishman, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
(8) Marriage Story
(6) Dolemite Is My Name, Jojo Rabbit, Little Women
(5) 1917
(4) Joker, Uncut Gems
(3) Downton Abbey, The Farewell, Ford v Ferrari, Knives Out, Luce

The Nominations

Best Picture

1917
The Irishman
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Animated Film

Abominable
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Best Director

Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Sam Mendes – 1917
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – Uncut Gems
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Actor

Christian Bale – Ford v Ferrari
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Best Actress

Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Wesley Snipes – Dolemite Is My Name

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell
Octavia Spencer – Luce

Best Original Screenplay

Marriage Story
Parasite
Knives Out
Uncut Gems
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Adapted Screenplay

Little Women
Luce
Joker
Jojo Rabbit
The Irishman

Best Use of Music in a Film

Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Rocketman
Yesterday

Best Editing

Ford v Ferrari
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Uncut Gems
The Irishman

Best Cinematography

The Lighthouse
1917
Ad Astra
The Irishman
Ford v Ferrari

Best Production Design

1917
Little Women
Dolemite Is My Name
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
The Irishman
Downton Abbey

Best Costume Design

Dolemite Is My Name
Rocketman
Little Women
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Downton Abbey

Best Visual Effects

1917
Ad Astra
The Aeronauts
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman

Best Foreign Film

The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Transit

Best Documentary

Apollo 11
The Biggest Little Farm
Love, Antosha
One Child Nation
They Shall Not Grow Old

Best Ensemble

Downton Abbey
The Irishman
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Comedic Performance

Daniel Craig – Knives Out
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
Sam Rockwell – Jojo Rabbit
Wesley Snipes – Dolemite Is My Name
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit

Breakthrough Artist

Jessie Buckley – Judy, Wild Rose
Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit
Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Luce, Waves
Florence Pugh – Little Women, Midsommar