Last year, the Music City Film Critics Association formed to give Nashville a voice in the ever-growing hubbub of year-end and best-of lists and picks. (Full-disclosure: I am a member of the association.) Now in its second year, the MCFCA has released its annual ballot of nominations. Topping the list are films Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood with nine nominations, Parasite with eight nominations, 1917 with seven nominations and The Irishman with seven nominations.
Of the 52 films nominated across all categories, just 11 were directed by women. MCFCA critics have also voted on the top films of the decade, listing Moonlight, Tree of Life, Get Out and Mad Max: Fury Road among them. Notably, no films directed by women made the cut on this list.
The association is made up of 30 professional film critics — five of whom are women — who live and work in or around Nashville. Winners will be announced on Jan. 10, 2020. Check out the full list, with links to the Scene’s coverage, below.
Top 10 Films of the Decade (in Alphabetical Order)
Roma
Best Picture
1917
Joker
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Best Director
Sam Mendes, 1917
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Bong Joon-Ho, Parasite
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Best Actor
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
Best Actress
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Best Supporting Actor
Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Jonathan Majors, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Best Supporting Actress
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Best Young Actor
Jacob Tremblay, Good Boys
Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
Archie Yates, Jojo Rabbit
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Evan Alex, Us
Best Young Actress
Kyleigh Curran, Doctor Sleep
Lucy Gallina, The Irishman
Sophia Lillis, It: Chapter Two
Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
Julia Butters, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Shahadi Wright Joseph, Us
Best Acting Ensemble
Avengers: Endgame
Knives Out
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Parasite
The Irishman
Best Animated Feature
Abominable
Frozen II
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Toy Story 4
Best Documentary
American Factory
Apollo 11
One Child Nation
Tell Me Who I Am
Best Screenplay
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Sound
1917
Apollo 11
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Song
“Into the Unknown,” Frozen II
“Stand Up,” Harriet
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” Rocketman
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” Toy Story 4
“Gasglow,” Wild Rose
Best Score
1917
Joker
Marriage Story
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Us
Best Music Film
Amazing Grace
Rocketman
Wild Rose
Yesterday
Best Cinematography
1917
Joker
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Editing
1917
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Parasite
The Irishman
Best Production Design
1917
Knives Out
Little Women
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Comedy
Dolemite Is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Best Horror Film
Doctor Sleep
It: Chapter Two
Ready or Not
Us
Best Action Film
Avengers: Endgame
John Wick: Chapter Three — Parabellum
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Foreign Language Film
Atlantics
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Jim Ridley Award (for the Film that Best Depicts Nashville)
Peanut Butter Falcon
Wild Rose
