Can “Nomadland” get any more buzzy? Not only has been sweeping the critics’ awards, it is now a Golden Globe winner. The Phoenix Film Critics Society followed suit, naming it Best Picture and awarding Chloé Zhao for Best Director and Joshua James Richards for Best Cinematography. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” won Best Actor and Best Costume Design, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” won Best Ensemble, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing, and “One Night In Miami” won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Song. The rest was a smattering of wins we’ve previously seen, solidifying the love for these films.
BEST PICTURE
“Nomadland”
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao
“Nomadland”
BEST ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
BEST ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan
“Promising Young Woman”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Daniel Kaluuya
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Yuh-Jung Youn
“Minari”
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Aaron Sorkin
BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
“One Night In Miami…”
Kemp Powers
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
“Palm Springs”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Soul”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Another Round”
(Denmark)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Boys State”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Speak Now” from “One Night In Miami”
Performed by Leslie Odom Jr.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Soul”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Nomadland”
Joshua James Richards
BEST FILM EDITING
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Alan Baumgarten
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Mank”
Donald Graham Burt
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Ann Roth
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Tenet”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Maria Bakalova
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
Helena Zengel
“News of the World”
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2020
- Judas and The Black Messiah
- Minari
- News of the World
- Nomadland
- One Night in Miami
- Promising Young Woman
- Soul
- Sound of Metal
- The Dig
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Nomadland”
Best Director: Chloé Zhao — “Nomadland”
Best Actor In A Leading Role: Chadwick Boseman — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Best Actress In A Leading Role: Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman”
Best Actor In A Supporting Role: Daniel Kaluuya — “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Best Actress In A Supporting Role: Yuh-Jung Youn — “Minari”
Best Ensemble Acting: “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Best Original Screenplay: “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Aaron Sorkin
Best Screenplay Adapted From Other Material: “One Night In Miami” — Kemp Powers
The Overlooked Film Of The Year: “Palm Springs”
Best Animated Film: “Soul”
Best Foreign-Language Film: “Another Round” (Denmark)
Best Documentary: “Boys State”
Best Original Song: “Speak Now” from “One Night In Miami”
Best Original Score: “Soul” — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
Best Cinematography: “Nomadland” — Joshua James Richards
Best Editing: “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — Alan Baumgarten
Best Production Design: “Mank” — Donald Graham Burt
Best Costume Design: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Ann Roth
Best Visual Effects: “Tenet”
Breakthrough Performance: Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Best Performance By A Youth: Helena Zengel — “News of the World”
Phoenix Film Critics Society
Founded in October 2000 by David Ramsey and Roger Tennis. We started with ten original members. The PFCS quickly gained attention from the major film studios and independent film distributors. One of the reasons for the recognition was that all members are established film critics in Arizona.
