If we’re learning anything from this season’s critics awards, it is how much they all loved “Nomadland.” Not only did the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle award the film their Best Picture category, but Chloé Zhao also won yet another Best Director and Best Editing award. “First Cow” was honored with Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design while “Soul” won Best Animated Film and Best Original Score.
BEST PICTURE
“Nomadland”
HONORABLE MENTION
“First Cow”
NOMINEES
- “First Cow”
- “Minari”
- “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
- “Nomadland”
- “Promising Young Woman”
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao
“Nomadland”
NOMINEES
- Lee Isaac Chung — “Minari”
- Emerald Fennell — “Promising Young Woman”
- Eliza Hittman — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
- Kelly Reichardt — “First Cow”
- Chloé Zhao — “Nomadland”
BEST ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
NOMINEES
- 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
Frances McDormand
“Nomadland”
HONORABLE MENTION
Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman”
NOMINEES
- Viola Davis — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- Sidney Flanigan — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
- Frances McDormand — “Nomadland”
- Elisabeth Moss — “The Invisible Man”
- Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Raci
“Sound Of Metal”
NOMINEES
- Chadwick Boseman — “Da 5 Bloods”
- Sacha Baron Cohen — “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
- Leslie Odom Jr. — “One Night in Miami”
- Paul Raci — “Sound of Metal”
- David Strathairn — “Nomadland”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Youn Yuh-jung
“Minari”
NOMINEES
- Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
- Toni Collette — “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
- Olivia Colman — “The Father”
- Amanda Seyfried — “Mank”
- Youn Yuh-jung — “Minari”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Minari”
Lee Isaac Chung
NOMINEES
- “Mank” — Jack Fincher
- “Minari” — Lee Isaac Chung
- “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” — Eliza Hittman
- “Promising Young Woman” — Emerald Fennell
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Aaron Sorkin
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“First Cow”
Kelly Reichardt and Jon Raymond
NOMINEES
- “First Cow” — Kelly Reichardt & Jon Raymond
- “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” — Charlie Kaufman
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- “One Night in Miami” — Kemp Powers
- “Nomadland” — Chloé Zhao
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Soul”
NOMINEES
- “Marona’s Fantastic Tale”
- “Onward”
- “Over the Moon”
- “Soul”
- “Wolfwalkers”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Another Round”
Denmark
NOMINEES
- “Another Round”
- “Bacurau”
- “Collective”
- “La Llorona”
- “Two of Us”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Collective”
HONORABLE MENTION
“Boys State”
NOMINEES
- “Boys State”
- “Collective”
- “Crip Camp”
- “Time”
- “The Truffle Hunters”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“First Cow”
Christopher Blauvelt
HONORABLE MENTION
“Nomadland” — Joshua James Richards
NOMINEES
- “Da 5 Bloods” — Newton Thomas Sigel
- “First Cow” — Christopher Blauvelt
- “Mank” — Erik Messerschmidt
- “Nomadland” — Joshua James Richards
- “Tenet” — Hoyte Van Hoytema
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“First Cow”
Anthony Gasparro and Vanessa Knoll
NOMINEES
- “First Cow” — Anthony Gasparro and Vanessa Knoll
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Mark Ricker and Karen O’Hara
- “Mank” — Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale
- “One Night in Miami” — Barry Robinson, Mark Zuelzke, and Janessa Hitsman
- “Tenet” — Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas
BEST FILM EDITING
“Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao
NOMINEES
- “The Father” — Yorgos Lamprinos
- “Mank” — Kirk Baxter
- “Nomadland” — Chloé Zhao
- “Tenet” — Jennifer Lame
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Alan Baumgarten
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Soul”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
NOMINEES
- “Da 5 Bloods” — Terence Blanchard
- “Mank” — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- “Minari” — Emile Mosseri
- “One Night in Miami” — Terence Blanchard
- “Soul” — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
MARLON RIGGS AWARD
(We award the Marlon Riggs to Bay Area filmmaker(s) or individual(s) who represents courage and innovation in the world of cinema.)
Dawn Porter
SPECIAL CITATION IN
INDEPENDENT CINEMA
(TIE)
“La Llorona”
&
“Sh*thouse”
NOMINEES
- “La Llorona”
- “The Last Tree”
- “Sh*thouse”
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: Youn Yuh-jung — “Minari”
Best Original Screenplay: “Minari” — Lee Isaac Chung
Best Adapted Screenplay: “First Cow” — Kelly Reichardt and Jon Raymond
Best Animated Feature: “Soul”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Another Round” (Denmark)
Best Documentary: “Collective”
Best Cinematography: “First Cow” — Christopher Blauvelt
Best Production Design: “First Cow” — Anthony Gasparro and Vanessa Knoll
Best Film Editing: “Nomadland” — Chloé Zhao
Best Original Score: “Soul” — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
Marlon Riggs Award: Dawn Porter
Special Citation in Independent Cinema: “La Llorona” & “Sh*thouse”
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
Founded in 2002, the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle is comprised of critics from Bay Area publications. Its members include film journalists from the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, the Oakland Tribune, the Contra Costa Times, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, the East Bay Express, the San Jose Metro, Palo Alto Weekly, the Marin Independent Journal, the San Francisco Examiner, KRON-TV, Variety, RottenTomatoes.com and more.
