By Susan Granger
Special to WestportNow
Susan Granger’s 10 BEST OF 2019: (in alphabetical order)
PICTURE
1917
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Ford vs Ferrari
Knives Out
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
The Farewell
The Irishman
The Two Popes
Toy Story 4
ACTOR
Christian Bale – Ford vs. Ferrari
Antonio Banderas – Pain & Glory
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
George MacKay – 1917
Ian McKellan – The Good Liar
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
Matthew Rhys – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
ACTRESS:
Awkwafina – The Farewell
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Helen Mirren – The Good Liar
Julianne Moore – Gloria Bell
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Emma Thompson – Late Night
Renee Zellweger – Judy
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Alan Alda – Marriage Story
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Tom Hanks – It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Tracy Letts – Ford vs Ferrari
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Song Kang-ho – Parasite
John Lithgow – Bombshell
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Annette Bening – The Report
Toni Collette – Knives Out
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Nicole Kidman – Bombshell
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time & Bombshell
Meryl Streep – Little Women
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Shuzou Zhou – The Farewell
DIRECTOR:
Laure de Clermont-Tonneree – Mustang
Marielle Heller – It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
James Mangold – Ford vs Ferrari
Fernando Meirseilles – The Two Popes
Sam Mendes – 1917
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Lulu Wang – The Farewell
ANIMATED:
Abominable
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Jojo Rabbit
Judy
The Irishman
The Two Popes
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Ford vs Ferrari
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
The Farewell
Knives Out
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Apollo 11
Honeyland
Sea of Shadows
The Biggest Little Farm
The Cave
(Editor’s Note: Westport resident Susan Granger grew up in Hollywood, studied journalism with Pierre Salinger at Mills College, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with highest honors in journalism. In addition to writing for newspapers and magazines, she has been on radio/television as an anchorwoman and movie/drama critic for many years. See her reviews at www.susangranger.com.)
