With the most eclectic batch of winners we are likely to see all season, the New Mexico film critics have gone with a couple of mainstream choices (Irishman and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood) and several more strange selections (And Then We Danced, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Weathering with You).

Award Tallies

(5) The Irishman
(2) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Parasite

The Awards

Best Picture

The Irishman (RU: The Lighthouse)

Best Animated Film

Weathering with You (RU: Toy Story 4)

Best Director

Martin Scorsese – The Irishman (RU: Celine Sciamma – Portrait of a Lady)

Best Actor

Levan Gelbakhiani – And Then We Danced (RU: Joaquin Phoenix – Joker)

Best Actress

Adele Haenel – Portrait of a Lady on Fire (RU: Florence Pugh – Midsommar)

Best Supporting Actor

Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (RU: Al Pacino – The Irishman)

Best Supporting Actress

Jo Yeo-Jeong – Parasite (RU: Laura Dern – Marriage Story)

Best Original Screenplay

The Lighthouse (RU: Parasite)

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Irishman (RU: Joker)

Best Music / Score

A Hidden Life (RU: 1917)

Best Original Song

“Swan Song” – Alita: Battle Angel (RU: “I Can Let You Throw Yourself Away” – Toy Story 4

Best Editing

The Irishman (RU: Joker)

Best Cinematography

The Lighthouse (RU: Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

Best Production Design

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (RU: 1917)

Best Foreign-Language Film

Parasite (RU: Monos)

Best Documentary

Diego Maradona (RU: Apollo 11)

Best Ensemble

The Irishman (RU: Parasite)

Best Young Actor / Actress

Noah Jupe – Honey Boy (RU: Petr Kotlar – The Painted Bird)

Glenn Strange Honorary Award

Martin Scorsese
Mel Brooks
Clint Eastwood
Brian de Palma
Norman Lloyd

Best U.S. Route 66 Award

On Your Wedding Day

New Mexico Film Critics Data

First Awards: 2016 (4)