NYFCO Awards Handed Out

Minari had a big day today, racking up the second most nominations from the Independent Spirit Awards, two big wins from the National Board of Review, and even earning Steven Yeun his first critics win from the North Texas Film Critics Association. Well, Lee Isaac Chung’s family drama wasn’t done yet, as it has now earned the Best Picture prize from the New York Film Critics Online, who have just announced their 2020 winners. 

Other big winners include more of the regulars, like Chloé Zhao for Best Director, and Riz Ahmed and Carey Mulligan in the lead acting categories. One surprise, however, is Ellen Burstyn winning her second critics award of the year for Pieces of a Woman in Supporting Actress. She tied with, of course, Minari’s Youn Yuh-jung, who adds to her tally of critic’s awards to maintain her position as the critic’s favorite in the category. 

See the full list of winners from the NYFCO below: 

BEST PICTURE

Minari 

BEST DIRECTOR

Chloé Zhao, Nomadland 

BEST ACTOR

Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal 

BEST ACTRESS

Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman & Youn Yuh-jung, Minari (tie) 

BEST SCREENPLAY

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Soul 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Joshua James Richards, Nomadland 

BEST USE OF MUSIC

Brandon Marshalls, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The Way I See It 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE

Minari 

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman 

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER

Kingsley Ben-Adir, One Night in Miami & Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm 

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

The Trial of the Chicago 7 

TOP 10 FILMS (alphabetical) 

The Assistant

First Cow

I’m Thinking of Ending Things 

Minari

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Nomadland

One Night in Miami 

Promising Young Woman

Tommaso 

The Trial of the Chicago 7