The National Society of Film Critics gave their top honors to “Nomadland” and director Chloé Zhao. The film also won Best Cinematography and Best Actress for France McDormand. They also echoed the love for Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”), Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”), and Maria Bakalova (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”) which means these actors all took one step closer to getting recognized by the Academy. One notably missing film here was “Promising Young Woman,” which had been gaining some steam as of late.
BEST PICTURE
“Nomadland”
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“First Cow”
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao
“Nomadland”
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Bong Joon-Ho — “Parasite”
Martin Scorsese — “The Irishman”
BEST ACTOR
Delroy Lindo
“Da 5 Bloods”
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Chadwick Boseman — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Riz Ahmed — “Sound Of Metal”
BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand
“Nomadland”
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Viola Davis — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Sidney Flanigan — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Raci
“Sound Of Metal”
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Glynn Turman — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Chadwick Boseman — “Da 5 Bloods”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
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Amanda Seyfried — “Mank”
Youn Yuh-jung — “Minari”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Nomadland”
Joshua James Richards
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“Lovers Rock” — Shabier Kirchner
“Vitalina Varela” — Leonardo Simões
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Eliza Hittman
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“First Cow” — Jon Raymond and Kelly Reichardt
“I’m Thinking Of Ending Things” — Charlie Kaufman
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Collective”
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“Bacurau”
“Beanpole”
“Vitalina Varela”
BEST NONFICTION FILM
“Time”
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“City Hall”
“Collective”
FILM HERITAGE
Women Make Movies
(which, since the 1970s, has been releasing daring and distinctive female-directed movies that more conventional distributors wouldn’t touch)
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“American Factory”
“Apollo 11”
FILM HERITAGE
Film Comment
(founded in 1962 and currently on hiatus, which has long been the most substantial and wide-ranging American film magazine)
FILM HERITAGE
The Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA
(among America’s premier repertory houses, showing arthouse movies steadily since 1953, and holding strong in continuing the time-honored tradition of daily double features)
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Nomandland”
Best Director: Chloé Zhao— “Nomandland”
Best Actor: Delroy Lindo — “Da 5 Bloods”
Best Actress: Frances McDormand — “Nomandland”
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Raci — “Sound Of Metal”
Best Supporting Actress: Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Best Cinematography: “Nomadland” — Joshua James Richards
Best Screenplay: “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” — Eliza Hittman
Best Foreign Language Film: “Collective”
Best Nonfiction Film: “Time”
National Society Of Film Critics
Founded in 1966, the Society differs from other critical associations in a number of significant ways. In the first place, it is truly national. Its members include critics from major papers in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Denver. Its members also include the critics not just of The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and The New Yorker, but also of The Village Voice, The Boston Herald, and prominent online sites. Second, membership is by election.
