Denver Film Critics Society’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. 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. © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

Best Picture
“Little Women”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
“1917”
“Marriage Story”

Best Director
Greta Gerwig, “Little Women”
Taika Waititi, “Jojo Rabbit”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”

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 “Once 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
“Midsommar”
“Us”
“Ad Astra”
“Avengers: Endgame”
“The Lighthouse”

Best Animated Film

“Toy Story 4”
“Frozen II”
“Klaus”
“Missing Link”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

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

Best Comedy
“Booksmart”
“Knives Out”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Dolemite Is My Name”
“The Farewell”

Best Visual FX
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Avengers: Endgame”
“The Irishman”
“Lion King”
“1917″

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..©Marvel 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..©Marvel Studios 2019

Best Original Screenplay
“Marriage Story”
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
“Knives Out”
“The Farewell”
“Parasite”

Best Adapted Screenplay
“Little Women”
“The Irishman”
“A Hidden Life”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Best Documentary
“Apollo 11”
“American Factory”
“Honeyland”
“One Child Nation”
“The Biggest Little Farm”

Best Original Song
“Stand Up,” “Harriet”
“Into the Unknown,” “Frozen II”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman”
“Glasgow,” “Wild Rose”
“I 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
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“1917”

Best Foreign Language Film
“The Farewell”
“Parasite”
“Pain and Glory”
“Les Miserables”
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

UPDATE: Here are the winners:

Best Picture
“1917”

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
“Us”

Best Animated Film
“Toy Story 4”

Best Comedy
“Jojo Rabbit”

Best Visual FX
“1917″

Best Original Screenplay
Rian Johnson, “Knives Out”

Best Adapted Screenplay
Greta Gerwig, “Little Women”

Best Documentary
“Honeyland”

Best Original Song
“Glasgow (No Place Like Home),” “Wild Rose” – Sung by Jessie Buckley, written by Mary Steenburgen and Caitlyn Smith

Best Score
Hildur Guðnadóttir , “Joker”

Best Foreign Language Film
“Parasite”

Alexis Gentry

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