Denver Film Critics Societyโ€™s Top Films of the Year

Trashwire is a member of the Denver Film Critics Society, which means we get the privilege of collaborating with our fellow Denver-area film nerds to nominate and select our favorite films of the year. Did your favorites make the list?


Trashwire is a member of the Denver Film Critics Society, which means we get the privilege of collaborating with our fellow Denver-area film nerds to nominate and select our favorite films of the year. This year’s nominations are below, scroll down for the winners. Did your favorites make the list?

(From L-R): Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) has dinner with his imaginary friend Adolf (Writer/Director Taika Waititi), and his mother, Rosie (Scarlet Johansson) in JOJO RABBIT. Photo by Kimberley French. ยฉ 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

Best Picture
โ€œLittle Womenโ€
โ€œJojo Rabbitโ€
โ€œOnce Upon a Time … in Hollywoodโ€
โ€œ1917โ€
โ€œMarriage Storyโ€

Best Director
Greta Gerwig, “Little Women”
Taika Waititi, “Jojo Rabbit”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywoodโ€
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Bong Joon Ho, โ€œParasiteโ€

Best Actress
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Renee Zellweger, “Judy”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
Lupita Nyong’o, “Us”

Adam Driver as Charlie in Marriage Story
Adam Driver as Charlie in MARRIAGE STORY. Photo Credit: Wilson Webb

Best Actor
Adam Sandler, “Uncut Gems”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Zhao Shuzhen, “The Farewell”

Brad Pitt star in Columbia Pictures โ€œOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
John Lithgow, “Bombshell”

Best Sci-Fi/Horror
โ€œMidsommar”
โ€œUs”
“Ad Astra”
“Avengers: Endgame”
“The Lighthouse”

Best Animated Film

โ€œToy Story 4โ€
โ€œFrozen II”
โ€œKlausโ€
โ€œMissing Linkโ€
โ€œHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden Worldโ€

Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever star as Molly and Amy in Booksmart.

Best Comedy
โ€œBooksmartโ€
โ€œKnives Out”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Dolemite Is My Name”
โ€œThe Farewellโ€

Best Visual FX
โ€œStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
โ€œAvengers: Endgameโ€
โ€œThe Irishmanโ€
โ€œLion Kingโ€
โ€œ1917″

Marvel Studios' AVENGERS: ENDGAME..L to R: Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), War Machine/James Rhodey (Don Cheadle), Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Ant-Man/Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson)..Photo: Film Frame..ยฉMarvel Studios 2019
Marvel Studios’ AVENGERS: ENDGAME..L to R: Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), War Machine/James Rhodey (Don Cheadle), Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Ant-Man/Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson)..Photo: Film Frame..ยฉMarvel Studios 2019

Best Original Screenplay
โ€œMarriage Storyโ€
โ€œOnce Upon a Time … in Hollywoodโ€
โ€œKnives Outโ€
โ€œThe Farewellโ€
โ€œParasiteโ€

Best Adapted Screenplay
โ€œLittle Womenโ€
โ€œThe Irishmanโ€
โ€œA Hidden Lifeโ€
โ€œJojo Rabbitโ€
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Best Documentary
โ€œApollo 11โ€
โ€œAmerican Factoryโ€
โ€œHoneylandโ€
โ€œOne Child Nationโ€
โ€œThe Biggest Little Farmโ€

Best Original Song
โ€œStand Up,โ€ โ€œHarrietโ€
โ€œInto the Unknown,โ€ โ€œFrozen IIโ€
โ€œ(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman”
โ€œGlasgow,” โ€œWild Roseโ€
โ€œI Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4”

Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in JOKER
Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in JOKER.

Best Score
โ€œLittle Womenโ€
โ€œMarriage Storyโ€
โ€œJojo Rabbitโ€
โ€œJokerโ€
“1917”

Best Foreign Language Film
โ€œThe Farewellโ€
โ€œParasiteโ€
โ€œPain and Gloryโ€
โ€œLes Miserables”
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

UPDATE: Here are the winners:

Best Picture
โ€œ1917โ€

Best Director
Sam Mendes, “1917”

Best Actress
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”

Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”

Best Supporting Actress
*TIE*
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Film
โ€œUs”

Best Animated Film
โ€œToy Story 4โ€

Best Comedy
“Jojo Rabbit”

Best Visual FX
โ€œ1917″

Best Original Screenplay
Rian Johnson, โ€œKnives Outโ€

Best Adapted Screenplay
Greta Gerwig, โ€œLittle Womenโ€

Best Documentary
โ€œHoneylandโ€

Best Original Song
โ€œGlasgow (No Place Like Home),” โ€œWild Roseโ€ – Sung by Jessie Buckley, written by Mary Steenburgen and Caitlyn Smith

Best Score
Hildur Guรฐnadรณttir , โ€œJokerโ€

Best Foreign Language Film
โ€œParasiteโ€