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Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)

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CIC Award

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Best 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
  • Eddie Murphy at an event for Good Luck Chuck (2007)
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Dolemite Is My Name
  • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Joker
  • Adam Sandler
    • Adam Sandler
    • Uncut Gems

Best Actress

  • Lupita Nyong'o at an event for 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    Winner
    • Lupita Nyong'o
    • Us
  • Awkwafina at an event for Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
    • Awkwafina
    • The Farewell
  • Scarlett Johansson
    • Scarlett Johansson
    • Marriage Story
  • Elisabeth Moss
    • Elisabeth Moss
    • Her Smell
  • Florence Pugh
    • Florence Pugh
    • Midsommar

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Little Women

    7.8 (270K)
    Greta Gerwig
  • [object Object]

    The Irishman

    7.8 (457K)
    Steven Zaillian
  • [object Object]

    Jojo Rabbit

    7.9 (471K)
    Taika Waititi
  • [object Object]

    Luce

    6.6 (16K)
    Julius Onah
    J.C. Lee
  • [object Object]

    The Two Popes

    7.6 (143K)
    Anthony McCarten

Best Animated Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    I Lost My Body

    7.5 (38K)
    Marc Du Pontavice
  • [object Object]

    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    7.4 (169K)
    Bonnie Arnold
    Bradford Lewis
  • [object Object]

    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    6.5 (82K)
    Jinko Gotoh
    Roy Lee
    Dan Lin
    Phil Lord
    Christopher Miller
  • [object Object]

    Missing Link

    6.7 (30K)
    Travis Knight
    Arianne Sutner
  • [object Object]

    Toy Story 4

    7.6 (301K)
    Mark Nielsen
    Jonas Rivera

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    1917

    8.2 (736K)
    Roger Deakins
  • [object Object]

    Ad Astra

    6.5 (272K)
    Hoyte Van Hoytema
  • [object Object]

    Ford v Ferrari

    8.1 (534K)
    Phedon Papamichael
  • [object Object]

    The Lighthouse

    7.4 (286K)
    Jarin Blaschke
  • [object Object]

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    7.6 (919K)
    Robert Richardson

Best Costume Design

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Dolemite Is My Name

    7.2 (67K)
    Ruth E. Carter
  • [object Object]

    Knives Out

    7.9 (825K)
    Jenny Eagan
  • [object Object]

    Little Women

    7.8 (270K)
    Jacqueline Durran
  • [object Object]

    Midsommar

    7.1 (455K)
    Andrea Flesch
  • [object Object]

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    7.6 (919K)
    Arianne Phillips

Best Director

  • Greta Gerwig
    Winner
    • Greta Gerwig
    • Little Women
    Tied with Bong Joon Ho for Parasite (2019)
  • Bong Joon Ho
    Winner
    • Bong Joon Ho
    • Parasite
    Tied with Greta Gerwig for Little Women (2019)
  • Sam Mendes at an event for Revolutionary Road (2008)
    • Sam Mendes
    • 1917
  • Céline Sciamma
    • Céline Sciamma
    • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Lulu Wang at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
    • Lulu Wang
    • The Farewell

Best Documentary Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Apollo 11

    8.1 (28K)
    Evan Krauss
    Todd Douglas Miller
    Thomas Petersen
  • [object Object]

    Hail Satan?

    7.3 (8.3K)
    Gabriel Sedgwick
  • [object Object]

    Honeyland

    8.0 (20K)
    Atanas Georgiev
  • [object Object]

    The Kingmaker

    7.6 (2.7K)
    Frank Evers
    Lauren Greenfield
  • [object Object]

    One Child Nation

    7.5 (7.6K)
    Christopher Clements
    Julie Goldman
    Carolyn Hepburn
    Christoph Jörg
    Nanfu Wang
    Jialing Zhang

Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    1917

    8.2 (736K)
    Lee Smith
  • [object Object]

    Ford v Ferrari

    8.1 (534K)
    Andrew Buckland
    Michael McCusker
    Dirk Westervelt
  • [object Object]

    Knives Out

    7.9 (825K)
    Bob Ducsay
  • [object Object]

    Little Women

    7.8 (270K)
    Nick Houy
  • [object Object]

    Parasite

    8.5 (1.1M)
    Jinmo Yang

Best Ensemble Cast

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Knives Out

    7.9 (825K)
    Mary Vernieu
  • [object Object]

    Avengers: Endgame

    8.4 (1.4M)
    Sarah Finn
  • [object Object]

    The Irishman

    7.8 (457K)
    Ellen Lewis
  • [object Object]

    Little Women

    7.8 (270K)
    Kathy Driscoll
    Francine Maisler
  • [object Object]

    Marriage Story

    7.9 (363K)
    Francine Maisler
    Douglas Aibel

Best Foreign Language Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Parasite

    8.5 (1.1M)
    Bong Joon Ho
    Kwak Sin-ae
    Yang-kwon Moon
    Young-hwan Jang
  • [object Object]

    Monos

    6.8 (20K)
    Fernando Epstein
    Alejandro Landes
    Cristina Landes
    Santiago A. Zapata
  • [object Object]

    Pain and Glory

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

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    8.0 (121K)
    Véronique Cayla
    Bénédicte Couvreur
  • [object Object]

    Birds of Passage

    7.5 (14K)
    Cristina Gallego
    Ciro Guerra

Best Independent Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Parasite

    8.5 (1.1M)
    Bong Joon Ho
    Kwak Sin-ae
    Yang-kwon Moon
    Young-hwan Jang
  • [object Object]

    Booksmart

    7.1 (138K)
    Chelsea Barnard
    David Distenfeld
    Jessica Elbaum
    Megan Ellison
    Katie Silberman
  • [object Object]

    The Farewell

    7.5 (74K)
    Anita Gou
    Daniele Tate Melia
    Andrew Miano
    Peter Saraf
    Marc Turtletaub
    Chris Weitz
    Jane Zheng
    Lulu Wang
  • [object Object]

    Jojo Rabbit

    7.9 (471K)
    Carthew Neal
    Taika Waititi
    Chelsea Winstanley
  • [object Object]

    Marriage Story

    7.9 (363K)
    Noah Baumbach
    David Heyman

Best Makeup

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Bombshell

    6.8 (133K)
    Vivian Baker
    Kazu Hiro
    Anne Morgan
  • [object Object]

    Dolemite Is My Name

    7.2 (67K)
    Debra Denson
    Carla Farmer
    Stacey Morris
    Vera Steimberg
  • [object Object]

    The Irishman

    7.8 (457K)
    Sean Flanigan
    Nicki Ledermann
    Carla White
  • [object Object]

    Judy

    6.8 (57K)
    Jeremy Woodhead
  • [object Object]

    Us

    6.8 (372K)
    Camille Friend
    Scott Wheeler

Best Original Score

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Us

    6.8 (372K)
    Michael Abels
  • [object Object]

    Avengers: Endgame

    8.4 (1.4M)
    Alan Silvestri
  • [object Object]

    Little Women

    7.8 (270K)
    Alexandre Desplat
  • [object Object]

    Marriage Story

    7.9 (363K)
    Randy Newman
  • [object Object]

    1917

    8.2 (736K)
    Thomas Newman

Best Original Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Knives Out

    7.9 (825K)
    Rian Johnson
  • [object Object]

    The Farewell

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

    Marriage Story

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

    Parasite

    8.5 (1.1M)
    Bong Joon Ho
    Han Jin-won
  • [object Object]

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    8.0 (121K)
    Céline Sciamma

Best Original Song

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Always Be My Maybe

    6.7 (65K)
    Randall Park
    Dan The Automator
    Song: "I Punched Keanu Reeves"
  • [object Object]

    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    6.5 (82K)
    Dillon Francis
    T-Pain
    Alaya High
    Jonathan Lajoie
    Song: "Catchy Song"
  • [object Object]

    Wild Rose

    7.1 (16K)
    Jessie Buckley
    Mary Steenburgen
    Caitlyn Smith
    Kate York
    Song: "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)"
  • [object Object]

    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    6.5 (82K)
    Tiffany Haddish
    Jonathan Lajoie
    Song: "Not Evil"
  • [object Object]

    Aladdin

    6.9 (306K)
    Naomi Scott
    Benj Pasek
    Justin Paul
    Song: "Speechless"
  • [object Object]

    Harriet

    6.7 (34K)
    Cynthia Erivo
    Joshuah Brian Campbell
    Song: "Stand Up"

Best Production Design

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Knives Out

    7.9 (825K)
    David Crank
  • [object Object]

    Ad Astra

    6.5 (272K)
    Kevin Thompson
  • [object Object]

    1917

    8.2 (736K)
    Dennis Gassner
  • [object Object]

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    7.6 (919K)
    Barbara Ling
  • [object Object]

    Parasite

    8.5 (1.1M)
    Lee Ha-jun

Best Studio Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Knives Out

    7.9 (825K)
    Ram Bergman
    Rian Johnson
  • [object Object]

    The Irishman

    7.8 (457K)
    Gerald Chamales
    Robert De Niro
    Randall Emmett
    Gabriele Israilovici
    Emma Tillinger Koskoff
    Jane Rosenthal
    Gastón Pavlovich
    Martin Scorsese
    Irwin Winkler
  • [object Object]

    Little Women

    7.8 (270K)
    Denise Di Novi
    Amy Pascal
    Robin Swicord
  • [object Object]

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    7.6 (919K)
    David Heyman
    Shannon McIntosh
    Quentin Tarantino
  • [object Object]

    1917

    8.2 (736K)
    Pippa Harris
    Callum McDougall
    Sam Mendes
    Brian Oliver
    Jayne-Ann Tenggren

Best Supporting Actor

  • Song Kang-ho
    Winner
    • Song Kang-ho
    • Parasite
  • Tom Hanks at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    • Tom Hanks
    • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  • Al Pacino
    • Al Pacino
    • The Irishman
  • Joe Pesci in Love Ranch (2010)
    • Joe Pesci
    • The Irishman
  • Brad Pitt
    • Brad Pitt
    • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

  • Shuzhen Zhao
    Winner
    • Shuzhen Zhao
    • The Farewell
  • Laura Dern
    • Laura Dern
    • Marriage Story
  • Jennifer Lopez
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Hustlers
  • Florence Pugh
    • Florence Pugh
    • Little Women
  • Octavia Spencer
    • Octavia Spencer
    • Luce

Best Visual Effects

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    1917

    8.2 (736K)
    Greg Butler
    Guillaume Rocheron
    Dominic Tuohy
  • [object Object]

    Ad Astra

    6.5 (272K)
    Scott R. Fisher
    Allen Maris
    Guillaume Rocheron
    Jedediah Smith
  • [object Object]

    Avengers: Endgame

    8.4 (1.4M)
    Matt Aitken
    Russell Earl
    Dan DeLeeuw
    Daniel Sudick
  • [object Object]

    The Irishman

    7.8 (457K)
    Leandro Estebecorena
    Stephane Grabli
    Pablo Helman
    Nelson Sepulveda
  • [object Object]

    Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

    6.4 (523K)
    Roger Guyett
    Neal Scanlan
    Patrick Tubach
    Dominic Tuohy

Impact Award

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  • Lulu Wang at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
    Winner
    • Lulu Wang
  • Pedro Almodóvar
    • Pedro Almodóvar
  • Bong Joon Ho
    • Bong Joon Ho
  • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Milos Stehlik
    • Milos Stehlik

Trailblazer Award

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  • Greta Gerwig
    Winner
    • Greta Gerwig
  • Rian Johnson
    • Rian Johnson
  • Sam Mendes at an event for Revolutionary Road (2008)
    • Sam Mendes
  • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Lena Waithe
    • Lena Waithe
  • Taika Waititi in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
    • Taika Waititi

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