Greta Gerwig Named Best Director, 'Parasite' Best Film By NSFC

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Greta Gerwig won the Best Director award for "Little Women" at the National Society of Film Critics Awards
"Parasite" won Best Film, Antonio Banderas named Best Actor
Mary Kay Place won Best Actress for "Diane" and Laura Dern got Best Supporting Actress for "Little Women"

After being totally left out at the ongoing 2020 Golden Globes, Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” is making all the right noises before the upcoming Academy Awards. The acclaimed director has been named Best Director by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).

Announcing the winners on their official Twitter handle, the organization revealed that Gerwig received 39 points from the group of critics and defeated Bong Joon-Ho and Martin Scorsese in the category to win the prestigious award. This is Gerwig’s second award for the movie after she won the Best Adapted Screenplay at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.

Best Director: Greta Gerwig, LITTLE WOMEN (39 points)

Runners-up:
Bong Joon Ho, PARASITE (36 points)
Martin Scorsese, THE IRISHMAN (31 points)
— National Society of Film Critics (@NatSocFilmCrix) January 4, 2020

Laura Dern also won the Best Supporting Actress trophy for her extraordinary work in “Little Women” and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.” Dern was awarded a trophy in the same category by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) and is nominated for a Critics’ Choice Awards, too.

She has just been adjudged Best Supporting Actress at the 2020 Golden Globes for “Marriage Story.”

Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, MARRIAGE STORY and LITTLE WOMEN (57 points)

Runners-up:
Florence Pugh, LITTLE WOMEN (44 points)
Jennifer Lopez, HUSTLERS (26 points)
— National Society of Film Critics (@NatSocFilmCrix) January 4, 2020

In the Men’s category, it was Brad Pitt who took home the award for Best Supporting Actor in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.” Pitt has already received 10 trophies in the same category by almost every critic's society and boards, including the National Board of Review (NBR).

Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME ... IN HOLLYWOOD (64 points)

Runners-up:
Joe Pesci, THE IRISHMAN (30 points)
Wesley Snipes, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, and Song Kang Ho, PARASITE (18 points, tie)
— National Society of Film Critics (@NatSocFilmCrix) January 4, 2020

He is also up for the accolade at the ongoing Golden Globes.

On the other hand, Antonio Banderas was adjudged Best Actor for the Spanish film “Pain And Glory.” Mary Kay Place was named Best Actress for “Diane.”

Best Actress: Mary Kay Place, DIANE (40 points)

Runners-up:
Zhao Tao, ASH IS PUREST WHITE (28 points)
Florence Pugh, MIDSOMMAR (25 points)
— National Society of Film Critics (@NatSocFilmCrix) January 4, 2020

Bong Joon-Ho and his movie “Parasite” turned out to be the biggest winner of the night. The movie won Best Picture and Joon-Ho won in the Screenplay category. "Parasite"also won Best Foreign-Language Film at the 2020 Golden Globes.

Best Screenplay: Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, PARASITE (37 points)

Runners-up:
Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME ... IN HOLLYWOOD (34 points)
Greta Gerwig, LITTLE WOMEN (33 points)
— National Society of Film Critics (@NatSocFilmCrix) January 4, 2020

The NSFC is comprised of over 60 of the country's top film critics .

The full list of winners is as follows:

Best Picture

“Parasite”

Best Actor

Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”

Best Actress

Mary Kay Place, “Diane”

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” and “Little Women”

Best Supporting Actor

Brad Pitt, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”