The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 AWFJ EDA Awards. In our 13th annual awards season, we present EDA Awards in 25 categories divided into three sections, the BEST OF AWARDS, FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS AND EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS. Nominees in each category are determined by AWFJ members who submit nominating ballots. This season, there were 92 voting AWFJ members. The full membership list is accessible here. And the 2019 EDA Award winners are:
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS
These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.
Best Film
- PARASITE
Best Director
- Bong Joon-ho, PARASITE
Best Screenplay, Original
- PARASITE, Bong Joon-ho
Best Screenplay, Adapted
- LITTLE WOMEN, Greta Gerwig
Best Documentary
- APOLLO 11
Best Animated Film
- I LOST MY BODY
Best Actress
- Lupita Nyong’o, US
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Florence Pugh, LITTLE WOMEN
Best Actor
- Adam Driver, MARRIAGE STORY
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director
- LITTLE WOMEN, Kathy Driscoll and Francine Maisler
Best Cinematography
- 1917, Roger Deakins
Best Editing
- THE IRISHMAN, Thelma Schoonmaker
Best Non-English-Language Film
- PARASITE
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.
Best Woman Director
- Celine Sciamma, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
Best Woman Screenwriter
- Greta Gerwig, LITTLE WOMEN
Best Animated Female
- Bo Peep, Annie Potts in TOY STORY 4
Best Breakthrough Performance
- Florence Pugh, MIDSOMMAR, LITTLE WOMEN and FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY
Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry
- Ava DuVernay for creating ARRAY and championing women in film
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
- Zhao Shuzhen, THE FAREWELL
Bravest Performance
- Aisling Franciosi, THE NIGHTINGALE
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
- Anne Hathaway, THE HUSTLER and SERENITY
Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award
- THE PUBLIC: Emilio Estevez (57) and Taylor Schilling (35)
Remake or Sequel That Shouldn’t Have Been Made
- CHARLIE’S ANGELS
AWFJ Hall of Shame Award
- HFPA for excluding women nominees in major Golden Globe categories.
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