2019 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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54th NSFC Awards

January 4, 2020


Best Film:
Parasite

The 54th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2020, honored the best in film for 2019. [1] [2]

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Winners

Winners are listed in boldface along with the runner-up positions and counts from the final round:

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Greta Gerwig, Best Director winner
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Antonio Banderas, Best Actor winner
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Brad Pitt, Best Supporting Actor winner
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Laura Dern, Best Supporting Actress winner
Bong Joon-ho, Best Screenplay co-winner Bong Joon-ho 2017.jpg
Bong Joon-ho, Best Screenplay co-winner

Best Picture

  1. Parasite (44) [3]
  2. Little Women (27)
  3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (22)

Best Director

  1. Greta Gerwig Little Women (39)
  2. Bong Joon-ho Parasite (36)
  3. Martin Scorsese The Irishman (31)

Best Actor

  1. Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory (69)
  2. Adam Driver Marriage Story (43)
  3. Adam Sandler Uncut Gems (41)

Best Actress

  1. Mary Kay Place Diane (40)
  2. Zhao Tao Ash Is Purest White (28)
  3. Florence Pugh Midsommar (25)

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (64)
  2. Joe Pesci The Irishman (30)
  3. Wesley Snipes Dolemite Is My Name (18)
  4. Song Kang-ho Parasite (18)

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Laura Dern Marriage Story and Little Women (57)
  2. Florence Pugh Little Women (44)
  3. Jennifer Lopez Hustlers (26)

Best Screenplay

  1. Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won Parasite (37)
  2. Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (34)
  3. Greta Gerwig Little Women (33)

Best Cinematography

  1. Claire Mathon Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Atlantics (41)
  2. Robert Richardson Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (29)
  3. Yorick Le Saux Little Women (22)

Best Non-Fiction Film

  1. Honeyland Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov (33)
  2. American Factory Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert (28)
  3. Apollo 11 Todd Douglas Miller (27)

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References

  1. ""PARASITE" is voted Best Picture of 2019". National Society of Film Critics. January 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. Beresford, Trilby; Drury, Sharareh (January 4, 2020). "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. National Society of Film Critics Award Winners 2020 - Variety