Straying from the pack slight, the Utah Film Critics Association handed out their awards. Best Picture strayed from “Nomadland” and went to “Minari” instead. Also stepping outside the box in Best Directing, they awarded Regina King for her work on “One Night In Miami.” Leslie Odom Jr. was also able to grab Best Supporting Performance (Male) for the same film. Nice to see a lot of love for “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and even a win for Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” which has been a little radio silent lately.
BEST PICTURE
“Minari”
RUNNER-UP
“Soul”
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Regina King
“One Night In Miami”
RUNNER-UP
Lee Isaac Chung — “Minari”
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Riz Ahmed
“Sound Of Metal”
RUNNER-UP
Chadwick Boseman — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
&
Steven Yeun — “Minari”
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Frances McDormand
“Nomadland”
RUNNER-UP
Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Leslie Odom Jr.
“One Night In Miami”
RUNNER-UP
Daniel Kaluuya — “Judas and the Black Messiah”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Maria Bakalova
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
RUNNER-UP
Youn Yuh-jung — “Minari”
VICE/MARTIN AWARD
(for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film)
Elisabeth Moss
“The Invisible Man”
RUNNER-UP
Cristin Milioti — “Palm Springs”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Aaron Sorkin
RUNNER-UP
“Promising Young Woman” — Emerald Fennell
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
Charlie Kaufman
RUNNER-UP
“One Night In Miami” — Kemp Powers
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Nomadland”
Joshua James Richards
RUNNER-UP
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” — Lukasz Za
BEST SCORE
“Soul”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, & Jon Batiste
RUNNER-UP
“Tenet” — Ludwig Göransson
BEST FILM EDITING
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Alan Baumgarten
RUNNER-UP
“Sound of Metal” — Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
&
“Tenet” — Jennifer Lame
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Dick Johnson Is Dead”
RUNNER-UP
“Time”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Wolfwalkers”
RUNNERS-UP
“Soul”
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
“Another Round”
(Denmark)
RUNNER-UP
“Bacurau”
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Minari”
Best Directing: Regina King — “One Night In Miami”
Best Lead Performance (Male): Riz Ahmed — “Sound Of Metal”
Best Lead Performance (Female): Frances McDormand — “Nomadland”
Best Supporting Performance (Male): Leslie Odom Jr. — “One Night In Miami”
Best Supporting Performance (Female): Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Vice/Martin Award: Elisabeth Moss — “The Invisible Man”
Best Original Screenplay: “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Aaron Sorkin
Best Adapted Screenplay: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” — Charlie Kaufman
Best Cinematography: “Nomadland” — Joshua James Richards
Best Original Score: “Soul” — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
Best Film Editing: “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Alan Baumgarten
Best Documentary Feature: “Dick Johnson Is Dead”
Best Animated Feature: “Wolfwalkers”
Best Non-English Language Film: “Another Round” (Denmark)
Utah Film Critics Association
Formed in 2002, the Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) meets every December to vote on the year’s best cinema.
