Even with 6 nominations, Marriage Story couldn’t pick up a Best Director citation. However, the big story is that Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood dominated all comers with 8 nominations, a film that seems to be performing well above expectations.

Award Tallies

(8) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
(6) Marriage Story
(5) The Irishman, Parasite
(4) 1917, The Farewell, Jojo Rabbit
(3) Little Women

The Awards

Best Picture

The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Animated Feature

Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Best Director

Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
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
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell

Best Original Screenplay

The Farewell
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
The Two Popes

Best Music

1917
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Us

Best Cinematography

1917
Ad Astra
The Lighthouse
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Special Effects

1917
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Foreign Language Film

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

Best Documentary

American Factory
Apollo 11
Hail Satan?
Knock Down the House
One Child Nation

Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award

(This award recognizes a film, artists, or performer with a special connection to North Carolina. In 2017, the Tar Heel Award was dedicated to longtime North Carolina film critic Ken Hanke.)

– The Best of Enemies – Durham, NC
– Jonathan Majors (formerly from UNC School of the Arts) – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
– Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwatrz – The Peanut Butter Falcon
– Joshua Overbay – Luke & Jo

North Carolina Film Critics Association Data

First Awards: 2012 (8)