With Oscar nominations a week away, “Nomadland,” “Minari,” and inclusion were the big winners out of the Detroit Film Critics Society awards. Chloé Zhao won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for her work on “Nomadland,” while the film itself won Best Picture and Frances McDormand won for Best Actress. “Minari” won Best Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay for Lee Isaac Chung, and Best Supporting Actress for Yuh-jung Youn. Inclusion won as Delroy Lindo and Daniel Kaluuya both won for their amazing performances in “Da 5 Bloods” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” respectively. Even “Soul” won for Best Animated Feature.
BEST PICTURE
“Nomadland”
NOMINEES
- “First Cow”
- “Minari”
- “Nomadland”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao
“Nomadland”
NOMINEES
- Lee Isaac Chung — “Minari”
- Regina King — “One Night in Miami”
- Spike Lee — “Da 5 Bloods”
- Aaron Sorkin — “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
- Chloe Zhao — “Nomadland”
BEST ACTOR
Delroy Lindo
“Da 5 Bloods”
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”
NOMINEES
- Jessie Buckley — “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
- Viola Davis — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- Vanessa Kirby — “Pieces of a Woman”
- Frances McDormand — “Nomadland”
- Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Daniel Kaluuya
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
NOMINEES
- Christopher Abbott — “Possessor”
- Sacha Baron Cohen — “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
- Daniel Kaluuya — “Judas and the Black Messiah”
- Leslie Odom Jr. — “One Night in Miami”
- Paul Raci — “Sound of Metal”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Yuh-jung Youn
“Minari”
NOMINEES
- Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
- Ellen Burstyn — “Pieces of a Woman”
- Glenn Close — “Hillbilly Elegy”
- Olivia Colman — “The Father”
- Yuh-jung Youn — “Minari”
BEST ENSEMBLE
“Minari”
NOMINEES
- “Da 5 Bloods”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “Minari”
- “One Night in Miami”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao
NOMINEES
- “First Cow”
- “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “Nomadland”
- “One Night in Miami”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Minari”
Lee Isaac Chung
NOMINEES
- “Judas and the Black Messiah”
- “Minari”
- “Promising Young Woman”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Soul”
NOMINEES
- “The Croods: A New Age”
- “Onward”
- “Over the Moon”
- “Soul”
- “Wolfwalkers”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Dick Johnson is Dead”
NOMINEES
- “All In: The Fight for Democracy”
- “Boys State”
- “Dick Johnson is Dead”
- “The Dissident”
- “Time”
BEST USE OF MUSIC/SOUND
“Sound Of Metal”
NOMINEES
- “News of the World”
- “Possessor”
- “Soul”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “Tenet”
BEST BREAKTHROUGH
Maria Bakalova
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
NOMINEES
- Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Actress)
- Jasmine Batchelor — “The Surrogate” (Actress)
- Rhada Blank — “The Forty Year Old Version” (Actress/Writer/Director/Producer)
- Orion Lee — “First Cow” (Actor)
- Wunmi Mosaku – “His House” (Actress)
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Nomadland”
Best Director: Chloé Zhao — “Nomadland”
Best Actor: Delroy Lindo — “Da 5 Bloods”
Best Actress: Frances McDormand — “Nomadland”
Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya — “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Best Supporting Actress: Yuh-jung Youn — “Minari”
Best Ensemble: “Minari”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Nomadland” — Chloé Zhao
Best Original Screenplay: “Minari” — Lee Isaac Chung
Best Animated Feature: “Soul”
Best Documentary: “Dick Johnson Is Dead”
Best Use Of Music: “Sound Of Metal”
Best Breakthrough: Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
DETROIT FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
The Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) was formed in 2007, and today consists of 19 film critics who write or broadcast in the Detroit area or within a 150-mile radius of the city.
