Film critics are continuing to name their very best of the year and The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle has given Best Picture honors to the ensemble critical hit, Knives Out.
Knives Out topped the runner up for the prize, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood but despite claiming Best Picture, Rian Johnson did not win Best Director for helming the film. The honor went to Martin Scorsese for his mob drama, The Irishman. Knives Out did claim the Best Screenplay prize, however.
In the acting categories, Lupita Nyong’o continues to gain momentum as she claimed Best Actress for Jordan Peele’s, Us. Best Actor honors went to Adam Driver for Marriage Story while Supporting Actress went to Florence Pugh for Little Women. The Supporting Actor category ended up in a tie between Brad Pitt for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Joe Pesci for The Irishman.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Best Film
- Knives Out
Runner-Up: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Best Director
- Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Runner-Up: Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Best Actress
- Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Runner-Up: Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Best Actor
- Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Runner-Up: Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
Best Supporting Actress
- Florence Pugh – Little Women
Runner-Up: Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Best Supporting Actor
- Joe Pesci – The Irishman (TIE)
- & Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (TIE)
Best Animated Film
- Toy Story 4
Runner-Up: Frozen 2
Best Foreign Film
- Parasite
Runner-Up: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
Best Documentary
- Apollo 11
Runner-Up: The Kingmaker
Best Cinematography
- The Lighthouse
Runner-Up: 1917
Best Breakthrough Performance
- Florence Pugh – Little Women
Runner-Up: Thomasin McKenzi – Jojo Rabbit
Best Directorial Debut
- Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man In San Francisco (TIE)
- & Olivia Wilde – Booksmart (TIE)
Best Screenplay
- Knives Out
Runner-Up: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Best Soundtrack
- Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Runner-Up: Us
Elaine May Award for “a person or film that brings awareness to women’s issues:
- Harriet
Steve Friedman Award for “a person or film that drives major public discourse on a topic or issue”
- Joker
