Catherine Springer
The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association announced their third annual end-of-year Film Awards and, on trend, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland led the way with six wins, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. Darius Marder’s debut film, Sound of Metal, earned four wins, two of them honoring the work of actor Paul Raci, who won for both Best Supporting Actor and Breakthrough Performance, and another for Marder as Breakthrough Director.
Youn Yuh-jung won for Best Supporting Actress for Minari, continuing to shake up the category, which was initially thought to be dominated by Mank’s Amanda Seyfried, then Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’s Maria Bakalova when she won some key awards. Now, Yuh-jung seems to be gaining momentum as the critics’ favorite. It’s also interesting to note that Emerald Fennell’s remarkable debut film, Promising Young Woman, was shut out by the GWNYFC, which has been a rare occurrence in the year-end critics awards so far.
Whether or not the critics awards have any impact on the Oscar race, however, is still to be seen, especially in this unusual year. Stay tuned!
Here is the full list of the 2020 GWNYFCA Film Awards nominees and winners:
BEST PICTURE:
Da 5 Bloods
Driveways
The Father
First Cow
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Mank
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Nomadland – **WINNER**
Small Axe: Lovers Rock
Sound of Metal
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Another Round (Denmark)
Bacurau (Brazil)
Ema (Chile)
Minari (United States) – **WINNER**
Undine (Germany)
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
Onward
Soul
The Wolf House
Wolfwalkers – **WINNER**
World of Tomorrow Episode Three
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
Boys State
Collective
Dick Johnson is Dead
Time – **WINNER**
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 – **WINNER**
LEAD ACTOR:
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal – **WINNER**
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 – **WINNER**
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 – **WINNER**
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Youn Yuh-jung, Minari – **WINNER**
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen, Driveways
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always – **WINNER**
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 – **WINNER**
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Christopher Blauvelt, First Cow
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
Martin Ruhe, The Midnight Sky
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland – **WINNER**
Shabier Kirchner, Small Axe: Lovers Rock
BEST EDITING:
Andy Canny, The Invisible Man
Kirk Baxter, Mank
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland – **WINNER**
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 – **WINNER**
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
Kiera Allen, Run
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal – **WINNER**
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 – **WINNER**
Florian Zeller, The Father
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