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
MISSING LINK
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