San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2019

The 24th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 9, 2019.

Best Film
The Irishman


 * 1917
 * Joker
 * Marriage Story
 * Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Director
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems


 * Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
 * Sam Mendes, 1917
 * Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
 * Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Male Actor
Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker


 * Christian Bale, Ford V Ferrari
 * Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
 * Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

Best Female Actor
Lupita Nyong’o, Us


 * Awkwafina, The Farewell
 * Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
 * Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
 * Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Supporting Actor
Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood


 * Wesley Snipes, Dolemite Is My Name
 * Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
 * Al Pacino, The Irishman

Best Supporting Actress
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell


 * Octavia Spencer, Luce
 * Laura Dern, Marriage Story
 * Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
 * Florence Pugh, Little Women

Best Comedic Performance
Wesley Snipes, Dolemite Is My Name


 * Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
 * Daniel Craig, Knives Out
 * Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
 * Sam Rockwell, Jojo Rabbit

Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story


 * Bong Joon Ho, Jin Won Han, Parasite
 * Rian Johnson, Knives Out
 * Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
 * Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Adapted Screenplay
J.C. Lee, Julius Onah, Luce
 * Greta Gerwig, Little Women
 * Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, Joker
 * Taika Waititi, Christine Leunens, Jojo Rabbit
 * Steven Zaillian, The Irishman

Best Documentary
Love, Antosha
 * Apollo 11
 * The Biggest Little Farm
 * One Child Nation
 * They Shall Not Grow Old

Best Animated Film
I Lost My Body
 * Missing Link
 * Abominable
 * How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
 * Toy Story 4

Best Foreign-Language Film
Parasite
 * Portrait of a Lady on Fire
 * Transit
 * The Farewell
 * Pain and Glory

Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter, Dolemite Is My Name
 * Julian Day, Rocketman
 * Jacqueline Durran, Little Women
 * Arianne Phillips, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
 * Anna Robbins, Downton Abbey

Best Editing
Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker & Dirk Westervelt, Ford v Ferrari
 * Jennifer Lame, Marriage Story
 * Fred Raskin, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
 * Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Uncut Gems
 * Thelma Schoonmaker, The Irishman

Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
 * Roger Deakins, 1917
 * Hoyte Van Hoytema, Ad Astra
 * Rodrigo Prieto, The Irishman
 * Phedon Papamichael, Ford v Ferrari

Best Production Design
Dennis Gassner, 1917


 * Jess Gonchor, Little Women
 * Clay A. Griffith, Dolemite Is My Name
 * Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
 * Bob Shaw, The Irishman
 * Donal Woods, Downton Abbey

Best Visual Effects
Ad Astra
 * 1917
 * The Aeronauts
 * Avengers: Endgame
 * The Irishman

Best Use of Music
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood


 * Rocketman
 * Jojo Rabbit
 * Joker
 * Yesterday

Best Ensemble
Knives Out


 * Downton Abbey
 * The Irishman
 * Marriage Story
 * Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Breakthrough Artist
Florence Pugh, Little Women, Midsommar


 * Jessie Buckley, Judy, Wild Rose
 * Julia Butters, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
 * Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
 * Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce, Waves