As the year winds its way down again it is once again time for the least important awards in film, The Shuggies. It is the 4th annual Shuggie Awards when the films released in the UK in 2019 compete for the honour of winning a non existent trophy. The full list of the eligible films can be found here (up until Thunder Road). So here are the nominees for the 2019 Shuggies, with the winners to be announced on Monday 30th December.

Best Animated Film:

  • Frozen II
  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
  • Klaus
  • Missing Link
  • Toy Story 4

Best Foreign Language Film

  • Burning
  • The Farewell
  • Monos
  • Pain and Glory
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Actor

  • Christian Bale – Le Mans ‘66
  • Adam Driver – Marriage Story
  • Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse
  • Joe Pesci – The Irishman
  • Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

Best Actress

  • Awkwafina – The Farewell
  • Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose
  • Adèle Haenel – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
  • Lupita Nyong’o – Us

Best Screenplay

  • Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman – Booksmart
  • Rian Johnson – Knives Out
  • Robert Eggers and Max Eggers – The Lighthouse
  • Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
  • Céline Sciamma – Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Director

  • Olivia Wilde – Booksmart
  • Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse
  • Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
  • Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
  • Céline Sciamma – Portrait of a Lady On Fire

Best Picture

  • Booksmart
  • Knives Out
  • The Lighthouse
  • Marriage Story
  • Portrait of a Lady On Fire