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Indiewire Critics' Poll

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    ICP Award

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      1917

      8.2 (737K)
      Roger Deakins
    • [object Object]

      Parasite

      8.5 (1.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Joker

      8.3 (1.6M)
      Lawrence Sher

    Best Director

    • Bong Joon Ho
      Winner
      • Bong Joon Ho
      • Parasite
    • Céline Sciamma
      • Céline Sciamma
      • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    • Josh Safdie
      Benny Safdie
      • Josh Safdie
      • Benny Safdie
      • Uncut Gems
    • Noah Baumbach in Greenberg (2010)
      • Noah Baumbach
      • Marriage Story
    • Pedro Almodóvar
      • Pedro Almodóvar
      • Pain and Glory
    • Greta Gerwig
      • Greta Gerwig
      • Little Women
    • Lulu Wang at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
      • Lulu Wang
      • The Farewell
    • Bi Gan
      • Bi Gan
      • Long Day's Journey Into Night
    • Rian Johnson
      • Rian Johnson
      • Knives Out
    • Todd Phillips
      • Todd Phillips
      • Joker

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Parasite

      8.5 (1.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Marriage Story

      7.9 (363K)
    • [object Object]

      Portrait of a Lady on Fire

      8.0 (121K)
    • [object Object]

      Pain and Glory

      7.5 (66K)
    • [object Object]

      Uncut Gems

      7.4 (338K)
    • [object Object]

      Little Women

      7.8 (271K)
    • [object Object]

      The Farewell

      7.5 (74K)
    • [object Object]

      Knives Out

      7.9 (826K)
    • [object Object]

      Long Day's Journey Into Night

      7.1 (10K)
    • [object Object]

      An Elephant Sitting Still

      7.8 (8.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Joker

      8.3 (1.6M)

    Best First Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Atlantics

      6.7 (11K)
      Mati Diop
    • [object Object]

      An Elephant Sitting Still

      7.8 (8.8K)
      Bo Hu
    • [object Object]

      Les Misérables

      7.6 (30K)
      Ladj Ly
    • [object Object]

      I Lost My Body

      7.5 (38K)
      Jérémy Clapin

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Parasite

      8.5 (1.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Pain and Glory

      7.5 (66K)
      2nd place
    • [object Object]

      Portrait of a Lady on Fire

      8.0 (121K)
      3rd place
    • [object Object]

      Atlantics

      6.7 (11K)
      4th place
    • [object Object]

      Long Day's Journey Into Night

      7.1 (10K)
    • [object Object]

      An Elephant Sitting Still

      7.8 (8.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Ash Is Purest White

      7.0 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      The Farewell

      7.5 (74K)
    • [object Object]

      Shadow

      7.0 (19K)
      Yimou Zhang
    • [object Object]

      Transit

      6.9 (12K)
    • [object Object]

      Monos

      6.8 (20K)

    Best Lead Actor

    • Adam Driver
      Winner
      • Adam Driver
      • Marriage Story
    • Antonio Banderas at an event for The Skin I Live In (2011)
      • Antonio Banderas
      • Pain and Glory
    • Adam Sandler
      • Adam Sandler
      • Uncut Gems
    • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Joker
    • Brad Pitt
      • Brad Pitt
      • Ad Astra
    • Brad Pitt
      • Brad Pitt
      • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    • Robert Pattinson at an event for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
      • Robert Pattinson
      • The Lighthouse
    • Robert Pattinson at an event for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
      • Robert Pattinson
      • High Life
    • Song Kang-ho
      • Song Kang-ho
      • Parasite

    Best Lead Actress

    • Lupita Nyong'o at an event for 12 Years a Slave (2013)
      Winner
      • Lupita Nyong'o
      • Us
    • Scarlett Johansson
      • Scarlett Johansson
      • Marriage Story
    • Elisabeth Moss
      • Elisabeth Moss
      • Her Smell
    • Renée Zellweger
      • Renée Zellweger
      • Judy
    • Florence Pugh
      • Florence Pugh
      • Midsommar
    • Mary Kay Place at an event for Big Love (2006)
      • Mary Kay Place
      • Diane
    • Awkwafina at an event for Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
      • Awkwafina
      • The Farewell
    • Saoirse Ronan at an event for The Host (2013)
      • Saoirse Ronan
      • Little Women
    • Tao Zhao
      • Tao Zhao
      • Ash Is Purest White
    • Adèle Haenel at an event for House of Tolerance (2011)
      • Adèle Haenel
      • Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Parasite

      8.5 (1.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Marriage Story

      7.9 (363K)
      Noah Baumbach
    • [object Object]

      Knives Out

      7.9 (826K)
      Rian Johnson
    • [object Object]

      Little Women

      7.8 (271K)
      Greta Gerwig
    • [object Object]

      Pain and Glory

      7.5 (66K)
      Pedro Almodóvar
    • [object Object]

      The Farewell

      7.5 (74K)
      Lulu Wang
    • [object Object]

      Portrait of a Lady on Fire

      8.0 (121K)
      Céline Sciamma
    • [object Object]

      Joker

      8.3 (1.6M)
      Todd Phillips
      Scott Silver

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Joe Pesci in Love Ranch (2010)
      Winner
      • Joe Pesci
      • The Irishman
    • Al Pacino
      • Al Pacino
      • The Irishman
    • Brad Pitt
      • Brad Pitt
      • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    • Willem Dafoe
      • Willem Dafoe
      • The Lighthouse
    • Anthony Hopkins at an event for Beowulf (2007)
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • The Two Popes
    • Timothée Chalamet
      • Timothée Chalamet
      • Little Women
    • Song Kang-ho
      • Song Kang-ho
      • Parasite
    • Robert De Niro at an event for A Single Man (2009)
      • Robert De Niro
      • Joker

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Laura Dern
      Winner
      • Laura Dern
      • Marriage Story
    • Shuzhen Zhao
      • Shuzhen Zhao
      • The Farewell
    • Jennifer Lopez
      • Jennifer Lopez
      • Hustlers
    • Florence Pugh
      • Florence Pugh
      • Little Women
    • Scarlett Johansson
      • Scarlett Johansson
      • Jojo Rabbit
    • Adèle Haenel at an event for House of Tolerance (2011)
      • Adèle Haenel
      • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    • Lee Jeong-eun
      • Lee Jeong-eun
      • Parasite
    • Cho Yeo-jeong
      • Cho Yeo-jeong
      • Parasite
    • Park So-dam
      • Park So-dam
      • Parasite

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