Chloé Zhao continues her impressive streak, as she takes her sixth (out of six) Best Director awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards. “Nomadland” also took Best Picture, Best Actress (for Frances McDormand), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. The rest of the evening was scattered amongst several different films including “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” “Sound Of Metal,” and “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.” It’s also worth noting Maria Bakalova might be on her way to an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” as she’s now grabbed four critics awards.
BEST PICTURE
“Nomadland”
NOMINEES
- “Da 5 Bloods”
- “First Cow”
- “Lovers Rock”
- “Promising Young Woman”
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao
“Nomadland”
NOMINEES
- Emerald Fennell — “Promising Young Woman”
- Spike Lee — “Da 5 Bloods”
- Steve McQueen — “Lovers Rock”
- Kelly Reichardt — “First Cow”
BEST ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
NOMINEES
- Riz Ahmed — “Sound of Metal”
- Anthony Hopkins — “The Father”
- Delroy Lindo — “Da 5 Bloods”
- Steven Yeun — “Minari”
BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand
“Nomadland”
NOMINEES
- Jessie Buckley — “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
- Carrie Coon — “The Nest”
- Viola Davis — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Raci
“Sound Of Metal”
NOMINEES
- Chadwick Boseman — “Da 5 Bloods”
- Bill Murray — “On the Rocks”
- Leslie Odom, Jr. — “One Night in Miami”
- David Strathairn — “Nomadland”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
NOMINEES
- Toni Collette — “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
- Amanda Seyfried — “Mank”
- Letitia Wright — “Mangrove”
- Yuh-Jung Youn — “Minari”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Eliza Hittman
NOMINEES
- “Da 5 Bloods” — Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee
- “Promising Young Woman” — Emerald Fennell
- “Soul” — Pete Docter, Mike Jones & Kemp Powers
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Aaron Sorkin
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao
NOMINEES
- “The Father” — Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller
- “First Cow” — Jonathan Raymond & Kelly Reichardt
- “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” — Charlie Kaufman
- “One Night in Miami” — Kemp Powers
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Wolfwalkers”
NOMINEES
- “Onward”
- “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
- “Soul”
- “The Wolf House”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Dick Johnson Is Dead”
NOMINEES
- “Collective”
- “David Byrne’s American Utopia”
- “The Social Dilemma”
- “Time”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Another Round”
NOMINEES
- “Bacurau”
- “Beanpole”
- “Collective”
- “La Llorona”
- “Vitalina Varela”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Nomadland”
Joshua James Richards
NOMINEES
- “First Cow” — Christopher Blauvelt
- “Lovers Rock” — Shabier Kirchner
- “Mank” — Erik Messerschmidt
- “The Vast of Night” — Miguel Ioann Littin Menz
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Soul”
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
NOMINEES
- “Da 5 Bloods” — Terence Blanchard
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Branford Marsalis
- “Mank” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
- “Tenet” — Ludwig Goransson
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Mank”
NOMINEES
- “Birds of Prey”
- “Emma.”
- “First Cow”
- “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Emma.”
Alexandra Byrne
NOMINEES
- “Birds of Prey”
- “First Cow”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “Mank”
BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Invisible Man”
NOMINEES
- “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
- “The Midnight Sky”
- “Possessor”
- “Tenet”
BEST EDITING
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
Robert Frazen
NOMINEES
- “Lovers Rock” — Chris Dickens & Steve McQueen
- “Nomadland” — Chloé Zhao
- “Tenet” — Jennifer Lame
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Alan Baumgarten
MILOS STEHLIK BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER AWARD
Emerald Fennell
“Promising Young Woman”
NOMINEES
- Radha Blank, “The Forty-Year-Old Version”
- Lee Isaac Chung — “Minari”
- Darius Marder — “Sound of Metal”
- Andrew Patterson — “The Vast of Night”
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Sidney Flanigan
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
NOMINEES
- 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”
QUICK LIST
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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” — Eliza Hittman
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: “nomadland” — Chloé Zhao
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “Wolfwalkers”
BEST DOCUMENTARY: “Dick Johnson Is Dead”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “Another Round”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “Nomadland” — Joshua James Richards
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: “Soul” — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN: “Mank”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: “Emma.” — Alexandra Byrne
BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS: “The Invisible Man”
BEST EDITING: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” — Robert Frazen
MILOS STEHLIK BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER: Emerald Fennell — “Promising Young Woman”
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Sidney Flanigan — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Chicago Film Critics Association
The Chicago Film Critics Association supports and celebrates quality filmmaking that has something to say about our world, our lives, and our society. In the past, while the CFCA’s priority was to support and fight for the continued role of film critics in the media, the CFCA’s public interaction was limited to the announcement of its annual film awards. In recent years, the CFCA has expanded its presence on the Chicago arts scene, promoting critical thinking about cinema to a wider base through several initiatives, including the re-launch of a late-winter film awards ceremony; CFCA-hosted film screenings throughout Chicagoland; and a Young People’s Film Criticism Workshop at Facets Multimedia. The annual Chicago Critics Film Festival further builds on the organization’s goal to be an active part of the Chicago film landscape.
