WFCC PAULINE KAEL SPECIAL JURY AWARDS 2019

WFCC PAULINE KAEL SPECIAL JURY AWARDS 2019

'Criticism is the only thing that stands between the audience and advertising.' - Pauline Kael

BEST FEMALE ACTION HEROES



Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Runner-Up: Keira Knightley, Official Secrets



THE INVISIBLE WOMAN AWARD [Supporting performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored]
 

Janelle Monae, Harriet
Runner-Up: Anna Paquin, The Irishman

MOMMIE DEAREST WORST SCREEN MOM OF THE YEAR AWARD

Penny Fleck, Joker - Directed by Todd Phillips

WFCC HALL OF SHAME [Individual Member Picks]

*Hustlers - This was NOT a female empowering film as it was billed to be. But rather an eye candy vehicle for men to watch Jennifer Lopez show off her butt and pole dancing skills.

*Vita & Virginia: For portraying Virginia Woolf as a waif instead of a force of nature.

*Roger Ailes: A monster, who this year was especially exposed for his monstrosity both on film in Bombshell, and on television in The Loudest Voice.

*Luc Besson: Who has been officially charged with sexual assault by at least nine women. The actions not only affected the lives of the women assaulted, but also all the people associated with his latest film, Anna.

*John Krasinski: The actor brags about soliciting CIA instructions for his macho 'thank you to the CIA every day' role as 'Next Stop Venezuela' Jack Ryan, in that repugnant propaganda infomercial for US imperialism's neo-Monroe Doctrine assault on Latin America.

The Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2019!

                                                                                                       
BEST MOVIE ABOUT WOMEN

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (dir. Céline Sciamma)

Runner-up: Little Women (dir. Greta Gerwig)

BEST MOVIE BY A WOMAN

Harriet (dir. Kasi Lemmons)

Runner-up: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (dir. Céline Sciamma)

BEST WOMAN STORYTELLER (Screenwriting Award)
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)

Runner-up: Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

BEST ACTRESS

Tie: Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) and Lupita Nyong'o (US)

Runner-up: Renée Zellweger (Judy)

BEST ACTOR

Adam Driver (Marriage Story)

Runner-up: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

BEST FOREIGN FILM BY OR ABOUT WOMEN

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (dir. Céline Sciamma)

Runner-up: Atlantics (dir. Mati Diop)

BEST DOCUMENTARY BY OR ABOUT WOMEN

Varda by Agnès (dir. Agnès Varda)

Runner-ups: Maiden (dir. Alex Holmes) and Honeyland (dir. Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov)

BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES

Marriage Story

Runner-up: The Aeronauts

BEST ANIMATED FEMALE

Anna (Frozen 2)

Runner-up: Bo Peep (Toy Story 4)

BEST SCREEN COUPLE

Tie: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Noémie Merlant/Adèle Haenel) and Marriage Story (Scarlett Johansson/Adam Driver)

Runner-up: Hustlers (Jennifer Lopez/Constance Wu)

ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD – For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women

Tie: Bombshell (dir. Jay Roach) and The Nightingale (dir. Jennifer Kent)

Runner-up: Hustlers (dir. Lorene Scafaria)

JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD – For best expressing the woman of color experience in America

Harriet (dir. Kasi Lemmons)

Runner-up: Queen & Slim (dir. Melina Matsoukas) 


KAREN MORLEY AWARD – For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity

Harriet (dir. Kasi Lemmons)

Runner-up: Little Women (dir. Greta Gerwig) 


ACTING AND ACTIVISM AWARD

Jane Fonda 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Alfre Woodard

A Conversation With Roma Actress Yalitza Aparicio Prairie Miller in a conversation with Roma actress Yalitza Aparicio. She has been nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress this year, the first indigenous woman to do so. This interview aired on Arts Express, on WBAI Radio In NY and the Pacifica National Radio Affiliate Stations.