During the holiday season, the Florida Film Critics Circle announced their winners for 2019. While Marriage Story led the nominations, Portrait of a Lady on Fire ruled supreme. The French film from director Céline Sciamma has continued to grab critics prizes despite its Oscar ineligibility. It will not have a chance at that nomination because Les Miserables earned the spot to represent France. Regardless, Portrait of a Lady on Fire remains one of the very best films of the year. It’s exciting to see a group change from the popular consensus and go their own way.
All of the Winners are Listed Below:
Best Picture
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Runner up: 1917
Best Director
Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Runner up: Sam Mendes, 1917
Best Actor
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Runner up: Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Best Actress
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Runner up: Florence Pugh, Midsommar
Best Supporting Actor
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Runner up: John Lithgow, Bombshell
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Runners up: Margot Robbie, Bombshell and Isla Fisher, The Beach Bum
Best Ensemble
Little Women
Runner up: The Farewell
Best Original Screenplay
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
Runner up: Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Best Adapted Screenplay
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Runner up: Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins, 1917
Runner up: Claire Mathon, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best Visual Effects
Alita: Battle Angel
Runners up: Ad Astra and Avengers: Endgame
Best Art Direction/Production Design
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Runner up: Ad Astra
Best Score
Daniel Lopatin, Uncut Gems
Runner up: No clear runner up
Best Documentary
Apollo 11
Runner up: Honeyland
Best Foreign Language Film
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Runner up: Parasite
Best Animated Film
I Lost My Body
Runner up: Toy Story 4
Best First Film
Queen & Slim
Runner up: Honeyland
Pauline Kael Breakout Award
Florence Pugh, Midsommar, Fighting With My Family and Little Women
Runner up: Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Jay Boyar Golden Orange Award
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