As promised, here’s a look at the winners of the 2019 Toomey Awards which honours my favourite films and performances between July 2018 and June 2019.  It was tough selecting the winners but in reality, find some time to see any of the movies on these lists if you haven’t already.

Winners in bold!

 

Best Picture

BACK TO BURGUNDY

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

EIGHTH GRADE

THE GUILTY

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

 

Best Director

Lee Chang-dong (BURNING)

Bo Burnham (EIGHTH GRADE)

Yorgos Lanthimos (THE FAVOURITE)

Gustav Möller (THE GUILTY)

Barry Jenkins (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK)

 

Best Actor In A Leading Role

Yoo Ah-in (BURNING)

Jakob Cedergren (THE GUILTY)

Adek Karam (THE INSULT)

Denis Ménochet (CUSTODY)

John David Washington (BLACKKKLANSMAN)

 

Best Actress In A Leading Role

Olivia Coleman (THE FAVOURITE)

Elsie Fisher (EIGHTH GRADE)

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir (WOMAN AT WAR)

KiKi Layne (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK)

Melissa McCarthy (CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?)

 

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

Jamie Bell (ROCKETMAN)

Adam Driver (BLACKKKLANSMAN)

Richard E. Grant (CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?)

Fionn Whitehead (THE CHILDREN ACT)

Steven Yeun (BURNING)

 

Best Actress In A Supporting Role

Asia Kate Dillon (JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM)

Cynthia Erivo (BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE)

Regina King (IF BEALE STEET COULD TALK)

Marina de Tavira (ROMA)

Rachel Weisz (THE FAVOURITE)

 

Best Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen

BACK TO BURGUNDY (Cédric Klapisch, Santiago Amigorena, Jean-Marc Roulot)

CUSTODY (Xavier Legrand)

EIGHTH GRADE (Bo Burnham)

THE FAVOURITE (Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara)

THE GUILTY (Gustav Möller, Emil Nygaard Albertsen)

 

Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published

BURNING (Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong)

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty)

COLD PURSUIT (Frank Baldwin)

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (Barry Jenkins)

WIDOWS (Steve McQueen, Gillian Flynn)

 

Best Original Score

BLACKKKLANSMAN (Terrence Blanchard)

BURNING (Mowg)

FIRST MAN (Justin Hurwitz)

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (Nicholas Britell)

TOLKIEN (Thomas Newman)

 

Best Animated Feature

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SMALLFOOT

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

TOY STORY 4

 

Best Foreign Language Film

BACK TO BURGUNDY

BURNING

C'EST LA VIE!

CUSTODY

THE GUILTY

 

Best Australian Film

HOTEL MUMBAI

LADIES IN BLACK

1%

WEST OF SUNSHINE

 

Best Documentary

FREE SOLO

MCQUEEN

RBG

WHITNEY