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

Winners and nominees

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

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