Awards season, so far, has been pretty straightforward filled with across the board love for “Nomadland,” “Sound Of Metal,” and “Da 5 Bloods.” The New Mexico Film Critics Association took the first big step away from the consensus thus far, honoring films and performers that had yet to have their names lifted up. Taking Best Picture was David Fincher’s “Mank,” a film that will definitely have strong Oscars prowess. The film also took Best Production Design and Best Cinematography. Although Youn Yuh-jung from “Minari” has been one of the most popular critics choices for Best Supporting Actress as she is here, “Minari” as a whole was honored with Best Ensemble. Mads Mikkelsen (“Another Round”), Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman”), and Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) all got their first critics wins of the season, lifting their names rightfully into Oscar conversations. One name that still rings loud and clear is Chloé Zhao, who won Best Director and Best Editing.
BEST PICTURE
“Mank”
RUNNER-UP
“Minari”
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao
“Nomadland”
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Leigh Whannell — “The Invisible Man”
BEST ACTOR
Mads Mikkelsen
“Another Round”
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Steven Yeun — “Minari”
BEST ACTRESS
Vanessa Kirby
“Pieces Of A Woman”
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Amaia Aberasturi — “Coven”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Daniel Kaluuya
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
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Frank Langella — “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Youn Yuh-jung
“Minari”
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Amanda Seyfried — “Mank”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Possessor”
Brandon Cronenberg
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“Mank” — Jack Fincher
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“First Cow”
Kelly Reichardt & Jonathan Raymond
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“The Father” — Florian Zeller & Christopher Hampton
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Open Door”
(Albania)
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“The Weeping Woman” (Guatemala)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Collective”
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“A Thousand Cuts”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Wolfwalkers”
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“Demon Slayer”
BEST EDITING
“Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao
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“Breasts” — Natasa Pantic
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Húsavík”
“Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
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“Speak Now’ from”One Night In Miami” — Performed by Leslie Odom Jr.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Mank”
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“First Cow”
BEST MUSIC/SCORE
“Soul”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, & Jon Batiste
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“Minari” — Emile Mosseri
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Mank”
Erik Messerschmidt
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“Nomadland” — Joshua James Richards
BEST ENSEMBLE
“Minari”
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“Sound Of Metal”
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Sidney Flanigan
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
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Alan Kim — “Minari”
Glenn Strange Honorary Award
(A mention for the great characters that have marked us, great performances and excellent movies)
Sophia Loren
Ellen Burstyn
Eva Marie Saint
Catherine Deneuve
Mirtha Legrand
U.S. ROUTE 66 HONORARY AWARD
(A film that in 2019 went unnoticed, this retroactive recognition)
“Bring Me Home”
Albuquerque American Award
“It Happened One Night” (1934)
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Mank”
Best Director: Chloé Zhao — “Nomadland”
Best Actor: Mads Mikkelsen — “Another Round”
Best Actress: Vanessa Kirby — “Pieces Of A Woman”
Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya — “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Best Supporting Actress: Youn Yuh-jung — “Minari”
Best Ensemble: “Minari”
Best Original Screenplay: “Possessor” — Brandon Cronenberg
Best Adapted Screenplay: “First Cow” — Kelly Reichardt & Jonathan Raymond
Best Animated Feature: “Wolfwalkers”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Open Door” (Albania)
Best Editing: “Nomadland” — Chloé Zhao
Best Cinematography: “Mank” — Erik Messerschmidt
Best Music/Score: “Soul” — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, & Jon Batiste
Best Original Song: “Húsavík” from”Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
Best Production Design: “Mank”
Best Documentary: “Collective”
Best Young Actor/Actress: Sidney Flanigan — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
