Precursor: 25th Broadcast Critics Nominations (2019)

If you want to know what’s in play, look at the Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations. They hedge their bets with more than 5 nominees in almost every category so they can hopefully catch on-the-bubble contenders. There’s nothing exceptionally exciting or unexpected here.

Nominations Tallies

(14) The Irishman
(12) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
(9) Little Women
(8) 1917, Marriage Story
(7) Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Parasite
(5) Ford v Ferrari
(4) Bombshell, Dolemite Is My Name, The Farewell, Uncut Gems, Us
(3) Ad Astra, Avengers: Endgame, Knives Out, Rocketman

The Nominations

Best Picture

1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Director

Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Actor

Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
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
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
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
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
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
Joker
Little Women
The Two Popes

Best Score

1917
The Irishman
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Us

Best Song

“Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – Wild Rose
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman
“I’m Standing with You” – Breakthrough
“Into the Unkonwn” – Frozen II
“Speechless” – Aladdin
“Stand Up” – Harriet

Best Editing

1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems

Best Cinematography

1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Best Production Design

1917
Downton Abbey
Joker
The Irishman
Little Women
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Costume Design

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

Best Hair & Makeup

Bombshell
Dolemite Is My Name
The Irishman
Joker
Judy
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Rocketman

Best Visual Effects

1917
Ad Astra
The Aeronauts
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
The Lion King

Best Foreign Language Film

Atlantics
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Young Actor/Actress

Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy
Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit
Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us
Archie Yates – Jojo Rabbit