Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) EDA Award Nominations

Best Film
MINARI
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
NOMADLAND
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

Best Director
Emerald Fennell – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Regina King – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Kelly Reichardt – FIRST COW
Aaron Sorkin – TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Chloe Zhao – NOMADLAND

Best Screenplay, Original
MANK – Jack Fincher
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN – Emerald Fennell
THE TRIAL OF THE CHACAGO 7 – Aaron Sorkin

Best Screenplay, Adapted
FIRST COW – Kelly Reichardt and Jon Raymond
NOMADLAND – Chloe Zhao
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI – Kemp Powers

Best Documentary
ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
ATHLETE A
CRIP CAMP
THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF
TIME

Best Animated Film
OVER THE MOON
SOUL
WOLFWALKERS

Best Actress
Viola Davis – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Vanessa Kirby – PIECES OF A WOMAN
Frances McDormand – NOMADLAND
Carey Mulligan – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
Ellen Burstyn – PIECES OF A WOMAN
Amanda Seyfried – MANK
Yuh-Jung Youn – MINARI

Best Actor
Riz Ahmed – SOUND OF METAL
Chadwick Boseman – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Delroy Lindo – DA 5 BLOODS

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Bill Murray – ON THE ROCKS
Leslie Odom Jr – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director
DA 5 BLOODS – Kim Coleman
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI – Kimberly Hardin
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 – Francine Maisler

Best Cinematography
MANK – Erik Messerschmidt
NOMADLAND – Joshua James Richards
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI – Tami Reiker

Best Editing
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI – Tariq Anwar
NOMADLAND – Chloe Zhao
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 – Alan Baumgarten

Best Non-English-Language Film
ANOTHER ROUND – Denmark
BEANPOLE – Russia
THE MOLE AGENT – Chile
THE PAINTED BIRD – Czech Republic

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

Best Woman Director
Emerald Fennell – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Eliza Hittman – NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Regina King – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Channing Godfrey Peoples – MISS JUNETEENTH
Kelly Reichardt – FIRST COW
Chloe Zhao – NOMADLAND

Best Woman Screenwriter
Radha Blank – THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION
Emerald Fennell – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Eliza Hittman – NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Chloe Zhao – NOMADLAND

Best Animated Female
22 in SOUL, Tina Fey
Mebh Óg MacTíre in WOLFWALKERS, Eva Whittaker
Robyn Goodfellowe in WOLFWALKERS, Honor Kneafsey

Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance
Radha Blank – THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION
Sidney Flanigan – NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Helena Zengel – NEWS OF THE WORLD

Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
All female heads of film festivals who successfully transitioned from live to online events to sustain festival culture through the pandemic.
 
All indie female writers and directors who normalized abortion as a vital element in the cultural conversation in films such as SAINT FRANCES, NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS, SISTER OF THE GROOM, ONCE UPON A RIVER, THE GLORIAS and others.
 
Emerald Fennell for creating a film that forces empathy to put an end to the toxic sexist rape culture pervasive through modern history.
 
Sophia Loren for a brilliant comeback at age 86 in THE LIFE AHEAD, the latest in her record-setting career. Loren won a Best Actress Oscar in 1962 for TWO WOMEN and was the first actor to win for a foreign language movie. She was also nominated in 1965 for MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE. If she’s nominated in 2021, it will be a 56-year span between her two most recent nominations – the current record is held by Henry Fonda, who had a 41-year gap between nominations.

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

Grand Dame Award for defying agism.
Ellen Burstyn – PIECES OF A WOMAN
Tsai Chin – LUCKY GRANDMA
Sophia Loren – THE LIFE AHEAD
Frances McDormand – NOMADLAND

Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award
THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – Elizabeth Debicki and Claes Bang (23 years)
DEVIL ALL THE TIME – Riley Keough and Jason Clarke (20 years)
MANK – Amanda Seyfried and Charles Dance (39 years), Gary Oldman (27 years)
TENET – Elizabeth Debicki and Kenneth Branagh (30 years)

She Deserves A New Agent Award
Rose Byrne – LIKE A BOSS
Tiffany Haddish – LIKE A BOSS
Katie Holmes – DARE TO DREAM
Uma Thurman – WAR WITH GRANDPA

Most Daring Performance Award
Maria Bakalova – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
Haley Bennett – SWALLOW
Vanessa Kirby – PIECES OF A WOMAN
Elisabeth Moss – INVISIBLE MAN
Carey Mulligan – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award
THE CROODS: A NEW AGE
DOOLITTLE
REBECCA

AWFJ Hall of Shame Award
Shia LeBoeuf for his ongoing abusive behavior
Christopher Nolan for insisting that TENET be screened exclusively in theaters during a pandemic.
Dallas Sonnier and Adam Donaghey at Cinestate for sexual harassment and abuse, and cover up.

Monday, December 28, 2020

North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominations

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
Da 5 Bloods
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
All In: The Fight for Democracy
Boys State
David Byrne’s American Utopia
Dick Johnson is Dead
Time

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Croods 2: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Another Round
Bacurau
Beanpole
La llorona
Night of Kings

BEST DIRECTOR
Emerald Fennel (Promising Young Woman)
David Fincher (Mank)
Regina King (One Night in Miami)
Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods)
Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hoyte Van Hoytema (Tenet)
Erik Messerschmidt (Mank)
Joshua James Richards (Nomadland)
Newton Thomas Sigel (Da 5 Bloods)
Dariusz Wolski (News of the World)

BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods)
Steven Yeun (Minari)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman (Da 5 Bloods)
Sacha Baron Cohen (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Bill Murray (On the Rocks)
Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)
David Strathairn (Nomadland)

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things)
Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man)
Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Toni Colette (I’m Thinking of Ending Things)
Olivia Colman (The Father)
Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
Youn Yuh-jung (Minari)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Da 5 Bloods (Danny Bilson; Paul De Meo; Kevin Willmott; Spike Lee)
Mank (Jack Fincher)
Minari (Lee Isaac Chung)
Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Aaron Sorkin)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
First Cow (Jon Raymond; Kelly Reichardt)
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Charlie Kaufman)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Ruben Santiago-Hudson)
Nomadland (Chloé Zhao)
One Night in Miami (Kemp Powers)

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
The Invisible Man
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984

BEST MUSIC
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
Soul
Tenet

KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
The Dancin’ Bulldogs – The Gardner-Webb University basketball team’s 2018-2019 season.
Will Patton (Minari) – Attended North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem
Gary Wheeler (Blue Ridge; The Warrant) – North Carolina based film producer; Appalachian State University Alum.

BEST RESTORATION
Beau travail (The Criterion Collection)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Warner Bros.)
Mädchen in Uniform (Kino Lorber)
Native Son (Kino Lorber)
Roman Holiday (Paramount Home Entertainment)

Chicago Indie Critics Award Nominations

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM (BUDGETS UNDER $20 MILLION)
THE FATHER
FIRST COW
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
NOMADLAND
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

BEST STUDIO FILM (BUDGETS OVER $20 MILLION)
DA 5 BLOODS
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
MANK
SOUL
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
ANOTHER ROUND
BACURAU
BEANPOLE
HIS HOUSE
THE LIFE AHEAD

BEST DOCUMENTARY
BOYS STATE
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
RISING PHOENIX
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
TIME

BEST ANIMATED FILM
ONWARD
OVER THE MOON
SOUL
THE WILLOUGHBYS
WOLFWALKERS

BEST DIRECTOR
Emerald Fennell, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Spike Lee, DA 5 BLOODS
George C. Wolfe, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Florian Zeller, THE FATHER
Chloe Zhao, NOMADLAND

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
MANK – Jack Fincher
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS – Eliza Hittman
PALM SPRINGS – Andy Siara
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN – Emerald Fennell
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 – Aaron Sorkin

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE FATHER – Florian Zeller
FIRST COW – Kelly Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond
I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS – Charlie Kaufman
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM – Ruben Santiago-Hudson
NOMADLAND – Chloe Zhao

BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed, SOUND OF METAL
Chadwick Boseman, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Anthony Hopkins, THE FATHER
Delroy Lindo, DA 5 BLOODS
Steven Yeun, MINARI

BEST ACTRESS
Nicole Beharie, MISS JUNETEENTH
Viola Davis, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Sidney Flanigan, NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Frances McDormand, NOMADLAND
Carey Mulligan, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman, DA 5 BLOODS
Bo Burnham, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Sacha Baron Cohen, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Frank Langella, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Bill Murray, ON THE ROCKS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova, BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
Olivia Colman, THE FATHER
Talia Ryder, NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Amanda Seyfried, MANK
Youn Yuh-jung, MINARI

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
DA 5 BLOODS
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
MINARI
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Newton Thomas Sigel, DA 5 BLOODS
Christopher Blauvelt, EMMA.
Remi Adefarasin, JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
Erik Messerschmidt, MANK
Joshua James Richards, NOMADLAND
Hoyte Van Hoytema, TENET

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Kave Quinn, EMMA.
Gavin Bocquet, JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY, 
Mark Ricker, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Donald Graham Burt, MANK
Nathan Crowley, TENET

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alexander Byrne, EMMA.
Michael Wilkinson, JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
Ann Roth, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Trish Summerville, MANK
Phoenix Mellow, SYLVIE’S LOVE

BEST MAKEUP
Deborah La Mia Denaver, BIRDS OF PREY: AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN
Marese Langan, EMMA.
Sharon Martin, JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
Matiki Anoff, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Dan Martin, POSSESSOR

BEST EDITING
Yorgos Lamprinos, THE FATHER
Chloe Zhao, NOMADLAND
Jennifer Lame, TENET
Alan Baumgarten, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Tamara Meem and Alex O’Flinn, WANDER DARKLY

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, MANK
Alexandre Desplat, THE MIDNIGHT SKY
Emile Mosseri, MINARI
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, SOUL
Ludwig Goransson, TENET

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Husavik” – EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA
Written by Fat Max Gsus, Rickard Goransson, and Kotecha, Performed by Will Ferrell and Molly Sanden

“Loyal Brave True” – MULAN
Written by Jame Hartman, Harry Gregson-Williams, Rosi Golan, and Billy Crabtree, Performed by Christina Aguilera

“Speak Now” – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Written by Leslie Odom Jr. and Sam Ashworth, Performed by Leslie Odom Jr.

“This Day” – JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
Written by Philip Lawrence, Davy Nathan, Michael Diskint, and John Legend, Performed by Justin Cornwell and Sharon Rose

“Wuhan Flu” – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
Written by Sacha Baron Cohen and Erran Baron Cohen, Performed by Sacha Baron Cohen

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Jonathan Dearing and Dan Oliver, THE INVISIBLE MAN
Brad Parker, Carlos Monzon, Nordin Ranhali, and Stefano Pepin, JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
Mark Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, Graham Page, and David Watkins, THE MIDNIGHT SKY
Andrew Jackson and Scott R. Fisher, TENET
John Moffatt and Mark Holt, WONDER WOMAN 1984

TRAILBLAZER AWARD 
Radha Blank
Chadwick Boseman
Emerald Fennell
Steve McQueen
Chloe Zhao

IMPACT AWARD
Chadwick Boseman
Garrett Bradley
Scott H. Dehn
Ryan Oestreich
Chloe Zhao

Discussing Film Critics Award Nominations

Best Picture
Da 5 Bloods
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Mank
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
Tenet

Best Director
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
David Fincher, Mank
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Regina King, One Night in Miami

Best Actor
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman, Mank
Steven Yeun, Minari

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carrie Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best Supporting Actor
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Alan Kim, Minari
Lesley Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

Best Supporting Actress
Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
Toni Collette, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

Best Adapted Screenplay
Florian Zeller & Christopher Hampton, The Father
Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami

Best Original Screenplay
Spike Lee, Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo & Kevin Willmott, Da 5 Bloods
Jack Fincher, Mank
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Animated Film
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Trolls World Tour
Wolfwalkers

Best Foreign Film
And Then We Danced
Another Round
Collective
I’m No Longer Here
Summer of '85

Best Ensemble
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Cinematography
Łukasz Żal, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Newton Thomas Sigel, Da 5 Bloods
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Tenet

Best Costume Design
Erin Benach, Birds of Prey, And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn 
Alexandra Byrne, Emma.
Ann Roth, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Trish Summerville, Mank
Suzie Harman & Robert Worley, The Personal History of David Copperfield

Best Film Editing
Adam Gough, Da 5 Bloods
Robert Frazen, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Kirk Baxter, Mank
Jennifer Lame, Tenet
Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Original Score
Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mank
Emile Mosseri, Minari
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Soul
Ludwig Göransson, Tenet

Best Original Song
“Boss Bitch”, Birds of Prey
“Only the Young”, Miss Americana
“The Plan”, Tenet
“Rocket to the Moon”, Over the Moon
“Speak Now”, One Night in Miami

Best Production Design
Kave Quinn, Emma.
Mark Ricker, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Donald Graham Burt, Mank
Page Buckner, One Night in Miami
Nathan Crowley, Tenet

Best Sound
Da 5 Bloods
The Invisible Man
Mank
Sound of Metal
Tenet

Best Use of Music
“Angel of the Morning”, Promising Young Woman
“Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”, Birds of Prey
“Got to Give it Up”, Da 5 Bloods
“Silly Games”, Lovers Rock
“What a Life”, Another Round

Best Visual Effects
Birds of Prey
The Invisible Man
Mank
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984

Sunset Film Circle Award Winners

BEST FILM
Promising Young Woman

TOP FILMS
The Father
The King of Staten Island
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Minari
Nine Days
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Saint Maud
Sound of Metal

BEST DIRECTOR
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal

BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

BEST ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari

BEST ENSEMBLE
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

BEST SCREENPLAY
The Father – Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mank – Erik Messerschmidt

BEST SCORE
Tenet – Ludwig Göransson

BEST BREAKTHROUGH
Orion Lee – First Cow

SCENE STEALER
Michael Keaton – The Trial of the Chicago 7

DIRECTORS TO WATCH
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman

Sunset Film Circle Award Nominations

BEST PICTURE
The Father
The King of Staten Island
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Minari
Nine Days
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Saint Maud
Sound of Metal

BEST DIRECTOR
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
David Fincher – Mank
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
Florian Zeller – The Father
Chloe Zhao – Nomadland

BEST ACTOR
Ben Affleck – The Way Back
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Winston Duke – Nine Days
Anthony Hopkins – The Father

BEST ACTRESS
Morfydd Clark – Saint Maud
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bill Burr – The King of Staten Island
Bill Murray – On The Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Stanley Tucci – Supernova

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy
Zazie Beetz – Nine Days
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari

BEST ENSEMBLE
Hillbilly Elegy
The King of Staten Island
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
The Prom

BEST SCREENPLAY
The Father – Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller
Minari – Lee Isaac Chung
Nine Days – Edson Oda
Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
Sound of Metal – Derek Cianfrance & Darius Marder

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gretel & Hansel – Galo Olivares
Mank – Erik Messerschmidt
Nomadland – Joshua James Richards
Sound of Metal – Daniël Bouquet
Tenet – Hoyte Van Hoytema

BEST SCORE
First Cow – William Tyler
Gretel & Hansel – Robin Coudert
Minari – Emile Mosseri
Soul – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Tenet – Ludwig Göransson

BEST BREAKTHROUGH
Kiera Allen – Run
Nicole Beharie – Miss Juneteenth
Joe Kerry – Spree
Orion Lee – First Cow
Jo Ellen Pellman – The Prom

SCENE STEALER
Michael Keaton – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Gabourey Sidibe – Antebellum
Toby Wallace – Babyteeth
Wil Wheaton – Rent-A-Pal

DIRECTORS TO WATCH
Radha Blank - The Forty-Year-Old Version
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Rose Glass - Saint Maud
Edson Oda - Nine Days
Jon Stevenson - Rent-A-Pal

Saturday, December 26, 2020

Top 10 Television Programs of 2020

10. Homeland - Homeland had its rough patches, particularly that god-awful third season, which dropped it out of most of the awards world and off the minds of most critics. But over the last several seasons, Homeland picked up speed again, and its final season was a jaw-dropper. It was intense, well-acted, well-written, and impeccably directed with a series finale that left viewers only wanting more. Homeland has been an excellent television series over the last decade, and it has showed us more of the world than maybe we ever wanted to see, but maybe we needed to see. It will be missed in the television landscape. 

9. Mrs. America - A stunning miniseries, that kind of got swallowed up by Watchmen (not complaining here really, I was one of those die-hard Watchman fans that relegated Mrs. America to 2nd place), but it really was a stunning work. Led by an amazing cast, particularly Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Margo Martindale, and Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America was a powerful political work that showcased the multi-faceted struggles of the Women's movement, and also made it feel incredibly relevant despite it being historically set. I'm hoping that the year-end awards give it some love, especially with Watchman not in the running. 

8. Ozark - This show has been such a slow build, but it really knocked it out of the park in its third season. Everything about the season was better than the previous two, with suddenly sharper writing, direction, and particularly acting. Ozark is the definition of addictive television, which often means a lack of substance. Ozark's third season you can have both. 

7. Everything's Gonna Be Okay - I loved Please Like Me, Josh Thomas' previous comedy series, so I was definitely excited about his new series on Freeform. It did not disappoint. Like his predecessor, Everything's Gonna Be Okay is a brilliant mix of comedy, family, heartbreak, and emotional depth. This show was so well made, so emotionally resonant, and so honest, it was hard not to easily get attached. I can't wait to see what season 2 holds for our characters. 

6. We Are Who We Are - Luca Guadagnino brings his signature style to television with his new HBO series We Are Who We Are. In classic Guadagnino fashion, this series is a blurry, hazy, effortless look at youth, duty, family, and young love. It was a unique series that stood out in the television landscape this year. 

5. What We Do in The Shadows - One of my favorite Emmy nominations this year was when What We Do in the Shadows was nominated for Best Comedy Series. What a well-deserved honor for one of television's best comedies. Taiki Waititi and his team took their quirky film and made a hilarious and unique television experience that got even better in its second season. 

4. Insecure - Insecure kind of blew up its world this year, and while it wasn't always the easiest show to watch, particularly as we say Issa and Molly pull apart, it stayed true to its style that made it such a success in previous seasons. Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, and Natasha Rothwell were brilliant as always, the storylines were raw, honest, funny, and left us only wanting to know what happens next. 

3. Small Axe - Steve McQueen's new anthology series is winning a lot of critics awards on the film circuit this year. While I agree that each of these films could have been submitted as films, and they might be Oscar winners instead of Emmy winners, Amazon has made it clear that this is television, so that is why it is on this list and will be featured heavily in next year's Awards Psychic Television Awards. It really is a masterwork series, with brilliantly distinct and beautifully wrought episodes that prove that McQueen really is one of the best filmmakers working today. 

2. The Crown - Season 4 of The Crown was easily its best yet. The storylines were so sharp, so relevant, with some episodes that were just jaw-dropping good. The additions of Emma Corrin and Gillian Anderson also helped provide a great boost for a series that just continues to thrive. 

1. (TIE) Better Things and Schitt's Creek - I have written so much about these two shows this year, I will leave it at this: at the end of 2020 these are still the two best comedy series, the two best shows on television this year, and absolute masterpieces. 

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominations

Best Picture
Da 5 Bloods
The Father
First Cow
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Director
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
Florian Zeller – The Father
David Fincher – Mank
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actor
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman – Mank

Best Actress
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

Best Supporting Actor
Bill Burr – The King of Staten Island
Bill Murray – On the Rocks
Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Race – Sound of Metal
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari

Best Ensemble
Da 5 Bloods
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Screenplay
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Mank
Minari
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Editing
The Father
The Invisible Man
Mank
Tenet
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Cinematography
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
Tenet

Best Production Design
Emma.
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
The Personal History of David Copperfield

Best Animation
Onward
Over the Moon
Scoob!
Soul
Wolfwalkers

Best Score
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
Soul
Tenet

Best Song
“Hear My Voice” – The Trial of the Chicago 7
“Husavik (My Hometown) – Eurovision Song Contest: A Tale of Fire and Ice
“Just Sing” – Trolls: World Tour
“Rocket to the Moon” – Over the Moon
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami
“The Plan” – Tenet

Best Foreign Language Film
Another Round
Bacurau
Collective
I’m No Longer Here
The Platform

Best Documentary
Collective
Dick Johnson is Dead
The Social Dilemma
Time
You Cannot Kill David Arquette

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Chicago Film Critics Association Award Winners

BEST PICTURE
Nomadland

BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

BEST ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand, Nomadland

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Nomadland by Chloé Zhao

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Wolfwalkers

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dick Johnson is Dead

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Another Round

BEST ART DIRECTION
Mank

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nomadland, Joshua James Richards

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Emma., Alexandra Byrne

BEST EDITING
I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Robert Frazen

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Soul, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste

BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS
The Invisible Man

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always

MILOS STEHLIK BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER AWARD
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Monday, December 21, 2020

Florida Film Critics Circle Award Winners

BEST PICTURE
First Cow
Runner up: Nomadland/Trial of the Chicago 7/Minari  

BEST ACTOR
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Runner up: John Magaro, First Cow

BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Runners up: Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom/Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman  

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Runner up: Brian Dennehy; Driveways

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Runner up: Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

BEST ENSEMBLE
Mangrove
Runner up: The Trial of the Chicago 7

BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé  Zhao, Nomadland
Runner up: Kelly Reichardt, First Cow, Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Runner up:  Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7  

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Runners up: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland/ Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom  

BEST CINEMATOGRPHY
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
Runner up:  Shabier Kirchner, Lovers Rock    

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Murray Barber, Possessor
Runner up: Andrew Jackson, Tenet  

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION
Dan Webster, Mank
Runner up: Adam Marshall, Lovers Rock

BEST SCORE
Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross/Jon Batiste, Soul
Runner up:  Ludwig Göransson, Tenet  

BEST DOCUMENTARY
You Don’t Nomi
Runner up:  Dick Johnson is Dead

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Los Fuertes
Runner up:  Minari

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Soul
Runner up:  Wolfwalkers

BEST FIRST FILM
Promising Young Woman
Runner up:  The Father

BREAKOUT AWARD
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Runner up: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

THE GOLDEN ORANGE AWARD
ENZIAN Theater

Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominations

A group I did not know about! Apparently founded in 2018. Always glad to see a new group adding their voices to the conversation. Here are their 2020 nominees!

BEST PICTURE:
Da 5 Bloods
Driveways
The Father
First Cow
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Mank
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Nomadland
Small Axe: Lovers Rock
Sound of Metal

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Another Round (Denmark)
Bacurau (Brazil)
Ema (Chile)
Minari (United States)
Undine (Germany)

BEST ANIMATED FILM:
Onward
Soul
The Wolf House
Wolfwalkers
World of Tomorrow Episode Three

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
Boys State
Collective
Dick Johnson is Dead
Time

BEST DIRECTOR:
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Darius Marder, Sound of Metal
Steve McQueen, Small Axe: Lovers Rock
Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

LEAD ACTOR:
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Steven Yeun, Minari

LEAD ACTRESS:
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Sasha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Brian Dennehy, Driveways
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami …
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen, Driveways
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Sound of Metal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Eleanor Catton, Emma.
Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller, The Father
Jonathan Raymond & Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Christopher Blauvelt, First Cow
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
Martin Ruhe, The Midnight Sky
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
Shabier Kirchner, Small Axe: Lovers Rock

BEST EDITING:
Andy Canny, The Invisible Man
Kirk Baxter, Mank
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, Sound of Metal
Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7

BEST SCORE:
Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Mank
Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky
Emile Mosseri, Minari
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Soul

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
Kiera Allen, Run
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Isabel Sandoval, Lingua Franca

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR:
Max Barbakow, Palm Springs
Radha Blank, The Forty-Year Old Version
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Darius Marder, Sound of Metal
Florian Zeller, The Father

Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Winners

Best Film 
Winner: "Nomadland"
Runner-Up:  "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

Other Finalists (listed alphabetically):
"Another Round"
"The Assistant"
"Da 5 Bloods"
"First Cow"
"i'm thinking of ending things"
"Never Rarely Sometimes Always"
"Minari"
"The Twentieth Century"

Best Director 
Winner: Chloé Zhao, "Nomadland"
Runner-Up:  Regina King, "One Night in Miami"

Best Actor
Winner:  Delroy Lindo, "Da 5 Bloods"
Runner-Up: Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

Best Actress
Winner: Frances McDormand, "Nomadland"
Runner-Up: Jessie Buckley, "i'm thinking of ending things"

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Leslie Odom Jr., "One Night in Miami"
Runner-Up: Chadwick Boseman, "Da 5 Bloods"

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Maria Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
Runner-Up: Youn Yuh-jung, "Minari"

Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Eliza Hittman, "Never Rarely Sometimes Always"
Runner-Up: Matthew Rankin, "The Twentieth Century"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Chloé Zhao, "Nomadland"
Runner-Up: Charlie Kaufman, "i'm thinking of ending things"

Best Animated Feature
Winner: "Soul"
Runner-Up: "Wolfwalkers

Best Documentary
Winner: "Dick Johnson is Dead"
Runner-Up: "Athlete A"

Best Foreign Language Film 
Winner: "Another Round"
Runner-Up: "Song Without a Name"

Best Vocal / Motion Capture Performance 
Winner: Jamie Foxx, "Soul"
Runner-Up: Sean Bean, "Wolfwalkers"

Best Ensemble Acting
Winner: "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
Runner-Up: "One Night in Miami"

Breakout of the Year
Winner: Maira Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" 
Runner-Up: Andrew Patterson, "The Vast of Night"

Best Musical Score
Winner: Ludwig Göransson "Tenet"
Runner-Up: Emile Mosseri, "Minari"

Original Vision Award
Winner: "The Twentieth Century"
Runner-Up: "Dick Johnson is Dead"

Hoosier Award
Athlete A

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards

I will be updating as the results come in!:

Best Picture - Small Axe
       Runner Up - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloe Zhao "Nomadland" 
       Runner Up - Steve McQueen "Small Axe" 
Best Actor - Chadwick Boseman "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" 
       Runner Up - Riz Ahmed "Sound of Metal"
Best Actress - Carey Mulligan "Promising Young Woman" 
       Runner Up - Viola Davis "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
Best Supporting Actor - Glynn Turman "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" 
       Runner Up - Paul Raci "Sound of Metal"
Bes Supporting Actress - Youn Yuh-jung "Minari" 
       Runner Up - Amanda Seyfried "Mank" 
Best Screenplay - Emerald Fennell "Promising Young Woman"
       Runner Up - Eliza Hittman "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" 
Best Animation - Wolfwalkers
       Runner Up - Soul
Best Documentary/Nonfiction Film - Time
       Runner Up - Collective
Best Foreign Language Film - Beanpole
       Runner Up - Martin Eden
Best Cinematography - Shabier Kirchner "Small Axe" 
       Runner Up - Joshua James Richards "Nomadland"
Best Editing - Yorgos Lamprinos "The Father" 
       Runner Up - Gabriel Rhodes "Time" 
Best Music/Score - Soul
       Runner Up - Lovers Rock
Best Production Design - Donald Graham Burt "Mank" 
       Runner Up - Sergey Ivanov "Beanpole"
New Generation - Radha Blank "The Forty-Year Old Version" 
Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Prize - Her Socialist Smile

The 8th Annual Awards Psychic Music Award Winners

Album of the Year
Winner - Fiona Apple “Fetch the Bolt Cutters”
Runners Up - The Chicks “Gaslighter”, Ashley McBryde “Never Will”, Run the Jewels “RTJ4”, and
The Weeknd “After Hours” 
Commentary - All the upheaval at the Grammys, and I'm still wondering how Fiona Apple managed to miss out on General Field nods. Her Fetch the Bolt Cutters was easily the best of the year, in my mind by a mile. It is exquisitely constructed, timely, and each song seems to break new ground as rolls to the next one. Fiona Apple has always been a rule breaker and groundbreaking pop/rock/alternative artist, but I think that after 25 years in the music business, we have finally found Apple at her most daring, her most engaging, her most vulnerable, and her most liberated self, and the results are simply breathtaking. 

Single of the Year
Winner  - The Chicks “Gaslighter” 
Runners Up - Fiona Apple “Shameika”, Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyonce "Savage (Remix)", Roddy Ricch “The Box”, Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar”, The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Commentary - The fire, energy, and passion that The Chicks poured into their new album and record, 13 years after their last release, was awe-inspiring. It reminded us that they are one of the greatest bands of all time, not just in Country music, and that they still have the anger, the talent, and the fire to create compelling, amazing, and timely music. 2020 was a hell of a year, and Gaslighter felt like this year's anthem and magnum opus. The Chick's perfectly captured this year, and proved that they are still the best at what they do. 

Best New Artist
Winner - Megan Thee Stallion
Runners Up - Summer Walker, Rina Sawayama, and Ingrid Andress
Commentary - You want to talk about exploding on the scene? Let's talk about the newest hit rapper Megan Thee Stallion. She has collaborated with Cardi B, Beyonce, and countless other big names in the business. She has made chart-topping hits, and has managed to do so by being herself as an artist. She is at times vulnerable, and yet still exudes confidence, in tune with rap history and rap future, and yes, she is a savage behind the mic, making her one of the most potent new rap artists to hit the scene in a long time. Her awards streak is also likely to continue as her new album Good News has already emerged as an early favorite in this new Grammy eligibility period. Personally, I cannot wait to see what she does next. 

Best Pop Album
Winner - Dua Lipa "Future Nostalgia" 
Runners Up - Taylor Swift “Folklore”, Harry Styles "Fine Line", and Lady Gaga "Chromatica
Commentary - This was an excellent year for big pop acts, with Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and Harry Styles all releasing fantastic records. But I think the best of the bunch is Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia. It is a fun record, bursting with energy, impeccable control, and incredible tracks. It is pure pop, pop/rock perfection, and shows an artist that is getting into her groove, and has an incredibly bright future if she keeps up this level of excellence. 

Best Rock/Alternative Album
Winner - Fiona Apple “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” 
Runners Up - Bob Dylan “Rough and Rowdy Ways” and Brittany Howard “Jaime” 
Commentary -  See Album of the Year

Best R&B Album
Winner - The Weeknd “After Hours” 
Runners Up - Summer Walker “Over It” and Jhene Aiko “Chilombo” 
Commentary - There was a lot of talk about The Weeknd's snub at the Grammys, and while I think some of it is just politics and sore loser stuff, I have to agree, that, in terms of quality at least, it is a real shame that he is missing out. After Hours was not just a really popular album, but easily the best R&B record of the year. He brilliantly combines listenable popular tracks with fun new twists, simultaneously moving the genre forward, while continuing to bring in listeners from across the taste spectrum. A triumph for an already accomplished artist. 

Best Rap Album
Winner - Run the Jewels “RTJ4” 
Runners Up - Roddy Rich “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial” and Megan Thee Stallion "Suga" 
Commentary - From his collaborations with Outkast, to his solo work, and now with with collaborative four-part Run the Jewels series, Killer Mike has proved himself to be one of the best rappers to ever play the game. RTJ4 is brilliant. It has everything you want out of a great rap album, like awesome beats and wildly inventive lyrics. But what elevates this is the political spin that they inject into their work. Their personal politics are no secret, and they are involved in pushing forward the ideas they believe. Their music feels like a modern-day protest anthem, making it fierce, timely, and necessary. 

Best Country Album
Winners - (TIE) The Chicks “Gaslighter” and Ashley McBryde “Never Will”
Runners Up - Brandy Clark “Your Life is a Record” and The Highwomen “The Highwomen” 
Commentary - How do choose with so many great, female-driven country albums this year? I narrowed it down to two, and then had to stop. That meant leaving Brandy Clark's and The Highwomen's works as runners-up, which I hate to do because they are so damn good. But alas, my top two are works from The Chicks and Ashley McBryde. McBryde's second album proved that she is not only a master lyricist, but that her mastery of old-school country, and her ability to push its boundaries with heart, love, passion, and skill make her one of the genre's best artists working today. The Chicks, after a long hiatus, roared back in brilliant fashion. Gaslighter is undeniably a country album, but it is a country album with a pistol liberal kick and a ferocity that was simply unmatched this year. Two remarkable works. 

Best Pop Performance
Winner - Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar”
Runners Up - Lady Gaga feat. Ariana Grande “Rain on Me”, Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now”, and Taylor Swift “Cardigan” 
Commentary - The perfect pop anthem that is sexy, romantic, fun, well-produced, and a perfect antidote to the doldrums of 2020. 

Best Rock/Alternative Performance
Winner - Fiona Apple “Shameika”
Runner Up - Brittany Howard “Stay High”  
Commentary - See Album of the Year

Best R&B Performance
Winner - The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Runners Up - Beyonce “Black Parade”, H.E.R. “I Can’t Breathe”, and Summer Walker feat. Usher “Come Thru” 
Commentary - See R&B Album. 

Best Rap Performance
Winner - (TIE) Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyonce “Savage (Remix)” and Roddy Ricch “The Box” 
Runners Up - DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” and Run the Jewels feat. DJ Premier and Greg Nice “Ooh La La” 
Commentary - Savage was so freaking awesome, one of the biggest hits of the year, and a perfect pairing of two great artists. Roddy Ricch's The Box, which got such a well-deserved Song of the Year nomination, is brilliantly constructed, and a great introduction to an artist that has exploded in hip-hop this year, and has a bright future. 

Best Country Performance
Winner - The Chicks “Gaslighter” 
Runners Up - Ashley McBryde “One Night Standards” and Brandy Clark “Who You Thought I Was” 
Commentary - See Single of the Year 

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards

Top 10 of 2020
1. Nomadland
2. First Cow
3. Da 5 Bloods
4. Never Rarely Sometimes Always
5. Minari
6. Lovers Rock
7. Promising Young Woman
8. Mank
9. Dick Johnson is Dead
10. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Director
Chloé Zhao - Nomadland

Best Actress
Frances McDormand - Nomadland

Best Actor
Delroy Lindo - Da 5 Bloods

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Raci - Sound of Metal

Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova - Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm

Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman - I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Best Cinematography
Joshua James Richards - Nomadland

Best Editing
Chloé Zhao - Nomadland

Best Score
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Soul

Best Ensemble
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Animated Film
Wolfwalkers

Best Documentary
The Painter and the Thief

Best International Feature
Bacurau

Friday, December 18, 2020

Chicago Film Critics Association Nominations

BEST PICTURE
Da 5 Bloods 
First Cow 
Lovers Rock
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman

BEST DIRECTOR
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Steve McQueen, Lovers Rock
Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Steven Yeun, Minari

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley, I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Carrie Coon, The Nest
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night in Miami
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
David Strathairn, Nomadland

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Toni Collette, I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Letitia Wright, Mangrove
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Da 5 Bloods by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee
Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman
Promising Young Woman by Emerald Fennell
Soul by Pete Docter, Mike Jones & Kemp Powers
The Trial of the Chicago 7 by Aaron Sorkin

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Father by Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller
First Cow by Jonathan Raymond & Kelly Reichardt
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Charlie Kaufman
Nomadland by Chloé Zhao
One Night in Miami by Kemp Powers

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Onward
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon 
Soul 
The Wolf House
Wolfwalkers

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Collective
David Byrne's American Utopia
Dick Johnson is Dead
The Social Dilemma 
Time

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Another Round
Bacurau
Beanpole
Collective
La Llorona
Vitalina Varela

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
First Cow, Christopher Blauvelt
Lovers Rock, Shabier Kirchner
Mank, Erik Messerschmidt
Nomadland, Joshua James Richards
The Vast of Night, Miguel Ioann Littin Menz

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Da 5 Bloods, Terence Blanchard
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Branford Marsalis
Mank, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Soul, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
Tenet, Ludwig Goransson

BEST ART DIRECTION
Birds of Prey
Emma
First Cow
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Mank

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Birds of Prey
Emma
First Cow
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank

BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
The Invisible Man 
The Midnight Sky 
Possessor 
Tenet

BEST EDITING
I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Robert Frazen
Lovers Rock, Chris Dickens & Steve McQueen
Nomadland, Chloé Zhao
Tenet, Jennifer Lame
The Trial of the Chicago 7, Alan Baumgarten

MILOS STEHLIK AWARD FOR PROMISING FILMMAKER
Radha Blank, The Forty-Year-Old Version
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Darius Marder, Sound of Metal
Andrew Patterson, The Vast of Night

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Kingsley Ben-Adir, One Night in Miami
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Kelly O'Sullivan, Saint Frances
Helena Zengel, News of the World

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

I will update as they come in!: 

Best Film
First Cow

Best Director
Chloe Zhao "Nomadland" 

Best Actor
Delroy Lindo "Da 5 Bloods"

Best Actress
Sidney Flanigan "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" 

Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" 

Best Supporting Actor
Chadwick Boseman "Da 5 Bloods" 

Best Screenplay
Eliza Hittman "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" 

Best Animated Film
Wolfwalkers

Best First Film
The 40-Year Old Version

Best Foreign Language Film
Bacurau 

Best Nonfiction Film
Time

Best Cinematography
Small Axe

Special Award
Spike Lee for inspiring the New York community with his short film “New York New York” and for advocating for a better society through cinema. 

Special Award
Kino Lorber, for their creation of Kino Marquee, a virtual cinema distribution service that was designed to help support movie theaters, not destroy them.



Thursday, December 17, 2020

Florida Film Critics Circle Nominations

BEST PICTURE
First Cow
Nomadland
Trial of the Chicago 7
Minari  

BEST ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
John Magaro, First Cow
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

BEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Carrie Coon, The Nest
Elisabeth Moss, Shirley
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Brian Dennehy, Driveways
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bill Murray, On the Rocks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Swankie, Nomadland
 Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari
Jane Adams, She Dies Tomorrow

BEST ENSEMBLE
Mangrove
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari      

BEST DIRECTOR
Florian Zeller, The Father
Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7  

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Peter Docter/ Kemp Powers/Mike Jones, Soul
Jack Fincher, Mank
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari  

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Jon Raymond/ Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Florian Zeller/Christopher Hampton, The Father
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things  

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Shabier Kirchner, Lovers Rock
Hoyte van Hoytema, Tenet
Victor Kossakovsky/Egil Håskjold Larsen, Gunda
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland  

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Andrew Jackson, Tenet
Matt Kasmir/Chris Lawrence, The Midnight Sky
Murray Barber, Possessor  

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dan Webster, Mank
Kirby Feagan, Shirley
Adam Marshall, Lovers Rock      

BEST SCORE
Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
William Tyler, First Cow
Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross/Jon Batiste, Soul
Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky  

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dick Johnson is Dead
Gunda
You Don’t Nomi
Time
David Byrne’s American Utopia  

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Los Fuertes
Those Who Remained
Minari
The Painted Bird
Dry Wind  

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Wolfwalkers
Soul
Ride Your Wave
The Wolf House
Over the Moon  

BEST FIRST FILM
Promising Young Woman
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Relic
The Father
Some Kind of Heaven  

BREAKOUT AWARD
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Odessa Young, Shirley
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Marin Ireland, The Dark and the Wicked
Lucas Jaye, Driveways

THE GOLDEN ORANGE AWARD
ENZIAN Theater
Keisha Rae Witherspoon
Amy Seimetz

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

2020 Americana Music Award Winners

Album of the Year
The Highwomen "The Highwomen" 

Artist of the Year
John Prine

Duo/Group of the Year
The Highwomen

Emerging Act of the Year
Black Pumas

Instrumentalist of the Year
Brittany Haas

Song of the Year
The Highwomen "Crowded Table" 

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Award Nominations

Remember, they do running long lists all year, winners announced December 19th:

BEST FILM
Another Round
The Assistant
Athlete A
Bad Education
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Da 5 Bloods
Dick Johnson is Dead
Emma.
The Father
First Cow
i’m thinking of ending things
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
The Nest
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Nomadland
One NIght in Miami
Palm Springs
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Possessor
Promising Young Woman
Small Axe: Mangrove
Song Without a Name
Soul
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Twentieth Century
The Vast of Night

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Onward
Soul
Wolfwalkers

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
76 Days
Another Round
Bacurau
Beanpole
La Dosis
Song Without a Name

BEST DOCUMENTARY
76 Days
All In: The Fight for Democracy
Athlete A
Boys State
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Desert One
Dick Johnson is Dead
Disclosure
John Lewis: Good Trouble
The Last Out
Miss Americana
MLK/FBI
Time
Totally Under Control
Welcome to Chechnya

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor
Pete Docter, Mike Jones and Kemp Powers, Soul
Sean Durkin, The Nest
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Kitty Green, The Assistant
Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Tobias Lindholm and Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
James Montague and Craig W. Sanger, The Vast of Night
Matthew Rankin, The Twentieth Century
Andy Siara, Palm Springs
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Alice Wu, The Half of It

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, The Father
Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Charlie Kaufman, i’m thinking of ending things
Mike Makowsky, Bad Education
Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami
Jonathan Raymond and Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

BEST DIRECTOR
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor
Pete Docter, Soul
Sean Durkin, The Nest
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Kitty Green, The Assistant
Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Kirsten Johnson, Dick Johnson is Dead
Charlie Kaufman, i’m thinking of ending things
Regina King, One Night in Miami
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Melina Léon, Song Without a Name
Steve McQueen, Small Axe: Mangrove
Matthew Rankin, The Twentieth Century
Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
George C. Wolfe, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Alice Wu, The Half of It
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

BEST ACTRESS
Haley Bennett, Swallow
Jessie Buckley, i’m thinking of ending things
Carrie Coon, The Nest
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Sidney Flanigin, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Julia Garner, The Assistant
Han Ye-ri, Minari
Leah Lewis, The Half of It
Rachel McAdams, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Pamela Mendoza, Song Without a Name
Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs
Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Aubrey Plaza, Black Bear
Margot Robbie, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jane Adams, She Dies Tomorrow
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Toni Collette, i’m thinking of ending things
Olivia Colman, The Father
Olivia Cooke, Sound of Metal
Allison Janney, Bad Education
Margo Martindale, Blow the Man Down
Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

BEST ACTOR
Christopher Abbott, Possessor
Ben Affleck, The Way Back
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Kingsley Ben-Adir, One Night in Miami
Paul Bettany, Uncle Frank
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Eli Goree, One Night in Miami
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
Jude Law, The Nest
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round
Jesse Plemons, i’m thinking of ending things
Eddie Redmayne, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Steven Yeun, Minari

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Bo Burnham, Promising Young Woman
Bill Burr, The King of Staten Island
Peter Capaldi, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Colman Domingo, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Aldis Hodge, One Night in Miami
Caleb Landry Jones, The Outpost
Alan Kim, Minari
Frank Langella, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Orion Lee, First Cow
Ewan McGregor, BIrds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night in Miami
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
J.K. Simmons, Palm Springs
Dan Stevens, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
David Strathairn, Nomadland
David Thewlis, i’m thinking of ending things

BEST VOCAL / MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE
Sean Bean, Wolfwalkers
Tina Fey, Soul
Jamie Foxx, Soul
Oliver Platt, i’m thinking of ending things
Donald Ray Pollock, The Devil All the Time
Ben Schwartz, Sonic the Hedgehog

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
Da 5 Bloods
Another Round
The Devil All the Time
i’m thinking of ending things
The King of Staten Island
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
One Night in Miami
The Personal History of David Copperfield
She Dies Tomorrow
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Uncle Frank

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Erick Alexander and Jared Bulmer, The Vast of Night
Terence Blanchard, One Night in Miami
Ludovico Einaudi, Nomadland
Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
Emile Mosseri, Minari
Richard Reed Parry, The Nest
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Soul
William Tyler, First Cow
Jay Wadley, i’m thinking of ending things
Isobel Waller-Bridge and David Schweitzer, Emma.
Benjamin Wallfisch, The Invisible Man
Jim Williams, Possessor

BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR
Maria Bakalova (actress), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Max Barbakow (director), Palm Springs
Emerald Fennell (writer / director), Promising Young Woman
Sidney Flanigin (actress), Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Alan Kim (actor), Minari
Orion Lee (actor), First Cow
Leah Lewis (actress), The Half of It
Darius Marder (writer / director), Sound of Metal
Andrew Patterson (director), The Vast of Night
Tayarisha Poe (writer / director), Selah and the Spades
Kemp Powers, co-writer / co-director, Soul and writer, One Night in Miami
Matthew Rankin (writer / director), The Twentieth Century
Andy Siara (writer), Palm Springs
Autumn de Wilde (director), Emma.

ORIGINAL VISION AWARD
After Midnight
Assassin 33 A.D.
Dick Johnson is Dead
i’m thinking of ending things
Possessor
Promising Young Woman
She Dies Tomorrow
The Twentieth Century
The Vast of Night
Vivarium

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

I will update live!: 

Best Film - Nomadland
       Runner Up - First Cow
Best Director - Chloe Zhao "Nomadland" 
       Runner Up - Kelly Reichardt "First Cow" 
Best Ensemble Cast - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
       Runner Up - Minari
Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins "The Father"
       Runner Up - Riz Ahmed "Sound of Metal" 
Best Actress - Sidney Flanigan "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" 
       Runner Up - Julia Garner "The Assistant" 
Best Supporting Actor - Paul Raci "Sound of Metal" 
       Runner Up - Brian Dennehy "Driveways" 
Best Supporting Actress - Youn Yuh-jang "Minari"
       Runner Up - Amanda Seyfried "Mank" 
Best Screenplay - Charlie Kaufman "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" 
       Runner Up - Kelly Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond "First Cow" 
Best Non-English Film - La Llorona 
Best First Film - Florian Zeller "The Father" 
       Runner Up - Autumn de Wilde "Emma"
Best Animated Film - The Wolf House
       Runner Up - Wolfwalkers
Best Documentary - Collective
       Runner Up - The Painter and the Thief
Best Cinematography - Josh James Richards "Nomadland"
       Runner Up - Shabier Kirchner "Lovers Rock" 
Best Editing - Robert Franzen "I'm Thinking of Ending Things"
       Runner Up - Chloe Zhao "Nomadland" 
Best Original Score - Emile Mosseri "Minari" 

Saturday, December 12, 2020

2020 European Film Award Winners

European Film
ANOTHER ROUND / DRUK

European Comedy
THE BIG HIT / UN TRIOMPHE

European Discovery - Prix Fipresci
SOLE

European Documentary
COLLECTIVE / COLECTIV

European Animated Feature Film
JOSEP

European Short Film 
ALL CATS ARE GREY IN THE DARK / NACHTS SIND ALLE KATZEN GRAU

European Director
Thomas Vinterberg for ANOTHER ROUND / DRUK

European Actress
Paula Beer for UNDINE

European Actor
Mads Mikkelsen for ANOTHER ROUND / DRUK

European Screenwriter
Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm for ANOTHER ROUND / DRUK

European Cinematography
Matteo Cocco for HIDDEN AWAY / VOLEVO NASCONDERMI

European Editing
Maria Fantastica Valmori for ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH / IL VARCO

European Production Design
Cristina Casali for THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD

European Costume Design
Ursula Patzak for HIDDEN AWAY / VOLEVO NASCONDERMI

European Make-Up & Hair
Yolanda Piña, Félix Terrero, Nacho Diaz for THE ENDLESS TRENCH / LA TRINCHERA INFINITA

European Original Score 
Dascha Dauenhauer for BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ

European Sound
Yolande Decarsin, Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen for LITTLE GIRL / PETITE FILLE

European Visual Effects
Iñaki Madariaga for THE PLATFORM / EL HOYO

European University Film Award
SAUDI RUNAWAY

EFA Award for Innovative Storytelling
Mark Cousins for WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA

Thursday, December 10, 2020

14th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Nominees

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION FEATURE FILMMAKING
Boys State
Collective
Dick Johnson is Dead
Gunda
Time

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Alexander Nanau For Collective
Kirsten Johnson For Dick Johnson is Dead
Victor Kossakovsky For Gunda
Gianfranco Rosi For Notturno
Garrett Bradley For Time

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Jeff Gilbert For Boys State
Frederick Wiseman For City Hall
Dana Bunescu, George Cragg and Alexander Nanau For Collective
Victor KossakovskyFor Gunda
Todd Douglas Miller For MLK/FBI
Gabriel Rhodes For Time

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Hao Wu and Jean Tsien For 76 Days
Alexander Nanau, Bianca Oana, Bernard Michaud and Hanna Lastelicová For Collective
Bryan Fogel, Thor Halvorssen, Mark Monroe and Jake Swantko For The Dissident
Donatella Palermo, Camille Laemmle, Serge Lalou, Orwa Nyrabia and Eva-Maria Weerts For Notturno
Ramona S. Diaz, Leah Marino, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements and Carolyn Hepburm For A Thousand Cuts
Alice Henty, Askold Kurov and Joy Tomchin For Welcome to Chechnya

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Erik Haskjold Lersen and Victor Kossokovsky For Gunda
Roger Horrocks For My Octopus Teacher
Gianfranco Rosi For Notturno
Elizabeth Lo For Stray
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw For The Truffle Hunters

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
Casey Wayne McAllister For Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
Troy Herion For Bulletproof
Vincent Van Warmerdam For The Mole Agent
Nainita Desai For The Reason I Jump
Jamieson Shaw and Edwin Montgomery For Time
Ed Côrtez For The Truffle Hunters

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GRAPHIC DESIGN OR ANIMATION
Zachary Ludescher For Coded Bias
Jenna Caravello and Arthur Jones For Feels Good Man
Jeremy Landman For My Psychedelic Love Story
Andy Cahill For Slay the Dragon
Simon Barker, Matthew Poliquin, Matt Schultz and Shawna Schultz For The Social Dilemma

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN A DEBUT FEATURE FILM
Feels Good Man
Directed by Arthur Jones

Mr Soul!
Directed by Melissa Haizlip

Softie
Directed by Sam Soko

Some Kind of Heaven
Directed by Lance Oppenheim

Stray
Directed by Elizabeth Lo

Time
Directed by Garrett Bradley

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION SHORT FILMMAKING
Huntsville Station
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
A Love Song for Latasha
See You Next Time
Then Comes the Evening

AUDIENCE CHOICE
Boys State
Crip Camp
Dick Johnson is Dead
I Am Greta
John Lewis: Good Trouble
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
The Social Dilemma
Time
The Truffle Hunters

SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Acasa, My Home
The Earth is Blue as an Orange
Jacinta
Landfall
Mayor
Through the Night

HETERODOX AWARD
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
I Carry You With Me
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Nomadland
Ridge (Säsong)

THE UNFOGETTABLES (NON-COMPETITIVE HONOR)
Stephen Garza and Rene Otero
For Boys State

Cătălin Tolontan
For Collective

Judith Heymann
For Crip Camp

Dick Johnson
For Dick Johnson is Dead

Gunda
For Gunda

Greta Thunberg
For I Am Greta

John Lewis
For John Lewis: Good Trouble

Musa Hadid
For Mayor

Sergio Chamy
For The Mole Agent

Walter Mercado
For Mucho Mucho Amor

Boniface Mwangi
For Softie

Maria Ressa
For A Thousand Cuts

Delores “Nunu” Hogan
For Through the Night

Fox Richardson
For Time

Olga Baranova and David Isteev
For Welcome to Chechnya

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN A NONFICTION FILM FOR BROADCAST
Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Sea of Shadows
Welcome to Chechnya

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN A NONFICTION SERIES FOR BROADCAST
Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children
Hillary
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
The Last Dance
Love Fraud

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING IN A NONFICTION FILM OR SERIES FOR BROADCAST
Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn
Editing by Anne Alvergue and Adam Kurnitz

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
Editing by Erin Barnett, Jawad Metni and Alyse Ardell Spiegel

The Last Dance
Editing Chad Beck, Devin Concannon, Abhay Sofsky and Ben Sozanski

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Editing by Damian Rodriguez and David Tedeschi

Welcome to Chechnya
Editing by Tyler H. Walk

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A NONFICTION FILM OR SERIES FOR BROADCAST
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
Cinematography by Thorsten Thielow

Night on Earth – Episode: Moonlit Plains
Cinematography by Luke Barnett, Robin Cox, Kevin Flay and Jamie McPherson

Sea of Shadows
Cinematography Richard Ladkani

The Nightcrawlers
Cinematography by Alexander A. Mora

The Vow
Cinematography by Ian Moubayed and Sam Price-Waldman

Welcome to Chechnya
Cinematography by Askold Kurov