FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association Contact:
[email protected], Tim Gordon 202-374-3305 On the Web: www.wafca.com Facebook.com/wafca Twitter.com/wafca December 8, 2019 ‘Parasite’ Finds a Host in D.C. Film Critics Washington, D.C. — “Parasite” triumphed with three wins when The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their top honorees for 2019 this evening. A darkly comedic South Korean thriller of class warfare from filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite” won Best Film and Best Director, as well as Best Foreign Language Film. WAFCA awarded Best Actor to Adam Driver for his poignant turn as a father navigating the tricky, of ten painf ul complexities of divorce in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” while Best Actress went to Lupita Nyong’o f or her gripping dual roles in Jordan Peele’s socially relevant horror f ilm “Us.” Best Supporting Actor was awarded to Brad Pitt for his magnetic performance as a dedicated stuntman living in 1969 Los Angeles in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.” Best Supporting Actress went to Jennifer Lopez, a compelling standout as a seasoned stripper in Lorene Scafaria’s “Hustlers.” Best Acting Ensemble accolades were awarded to Rian Johnson’s sharply written murder-mystery “Knives Out,” co-starring Ana de Armas, Toni Collette, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Don Johnson, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Christopher Plummer and Michael Shannon. Best Original Screenplay honors went to Noah Baumbach for his deeply human “Marriage Story,” while Best Adapted Screenplay was awarded to Greta Gerwig for her freshly envisioned adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women.” Josh Cooley’s “Toy Story 4” earned Best Animated Feature honors, while Tony Hale’s irresistible work as a plastic spork named Forky won Best Voice Performance.