‘Parasite’ wins the Phoenix Critics Circle’s Top Prize

The Phoenix Critics Circle hosted its annual awards party on Dec. 13 at the Phoenix Film Foundation office, and the critics and their friends and family enjoyed a festive night of food, drinks, movie conversations and debates, and of course, the awards!

Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” won four PCC awards, including Best Picture!

Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong’o won the top acting awards for “Marriage Story” and “Us”, respectively, and here is the complete list of winners.

BEST PICTURE

1917
• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Marriage Story
• Parasite
• Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

The Winner is: Parasite

 

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

The Winner is: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

 

BEST ACTRESS
• Awkwafina, The Farewell
• Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
• Lupita Nyong’o, Us
• Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
• Rene Zellweger, Judy

The winner is: Lupita Nyong’o, Us

 

BEST ACTOR
• Robert Deniro, The Irishman
• Leonardo Dicaprio, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
• Adam Driver, Marriage Story
• Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
• Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

The Winner is: Adam Driver, Marriage Story

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
• Laura Dern, Marriage Story
• Annette Bening, The Report
• Thomasin Mckenzie, Jojo Rabbit
• Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
• Margot Robbie, Bombshell

The winner is: Thomasin Mckenzie, Jojo Rabbit

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
• Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
• Song Kang-Ho, Parasite
• Joe Pesci, The Irishman
• Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood

The winner is: Song Kang-Ho, Parasite

 

BEST SCREENPLAY
• Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
• Rian Johnson, Knives Out
• Bong Joon-Ho And Han Jin-Won, Parasite
• Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
• Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit

The winner is: Rian Johnson, Knives Out

 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Atlantics
• The Farewell
• Monos
• Parasite
• Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

The winner is: Parasite

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY
• American Factory
• Apollo 11
• Hail Satan?
• Honeyland
• One Child Nation

The winner is: Apollo 11

 

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Frozen 2
• How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• I Lost My Body
• Missing Link
• Toy Story 4

The winner is: Toy Story 4

 

BEST COMEDY FILM
• Booksmart
• Dolemite Is My Name
• Jojo Rabbit
• Knives Out
• Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood

The winner is: Jojo Rabbit

BEST HORROR FILM

• Doctor Sleep
• The Lighthouse
• Midsommar
• Tigers Are Not Afraid
• Us

The winner is:  Us

 

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Ad Astra
• Alita: Battle Angel
• Avengers: End Game
• Captain Marvel
• High Life
• Terminator: Dark Fate

The winner is: Ad Astra

 

BEST SCORE
• Michael Abels, Us
• Alexandre Desplat, Little Women
• Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
• Thomas Newman, 1917

The winner is: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
• Roger Deakins, 1917
• Kyung-Pyo Hong, Parasite
• Claire Mathon, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
• Rodrigo Prieto, The Irishman
Robert Richardson, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Jorg Widmer, A Hidden Life  

The winner is: Roger Deakins, 1917

 

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Ensemble Acting:

The cast of Knives Out

Lifetime Achievement in Editing:

Thelma Schoonmaker: Editor of all of Martin Scorsese’s films since Raging Bull

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