Atlanta Film Critics winners: ‘Nomadland,’ Ahmed, Mulligan, Raci and Bakalova

The Atlanta Film Critics Circle has named Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland the Best Picture of 2020, also awarding the film Best Director and Best Cinematography.

Promising Young Woman placed second with the group, who also gave it Best Actress (Carey Mulligan), Best First Film and Best Screenplay (Emerald Fennell). Fennell was also runner-up in Best Director.

Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) and Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) rounded out the acting winners.

Here is the full list of winners and runners-up from the Atlanta Film Critics Circle.

Best Picture: Nomadland

2. Promising Young Woman
3. Sound of Metal
4. The Trial of the Chicago 7
5. Minari
6. One Night in Miami
7. First Cow
8. The Father
9. Mank
10. Da 5 Bloods

Honorable Mention: Soul, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Palm Springs, Time

Best Director: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland (RU: Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman)

Best Actor: Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal (RU: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman (RU: Frances McDormand, Nomadland)
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Raci, Sound of Metal (RU: Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Best Supporting Actress: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (RU: Youn Yuh-jung, Minari)

Best Screenplay: Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman (RU: Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7)

Best Animated Film: Soul (RU: Wolfwalkers)
Best Documentary: Time (RU: Collective)
Best International Film: Another Round (RU: Bacurau)

Best Ensemble: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (RU: One Night in Miami)

Best Cinematography: Joshua James Richards, Nomadland (RU: Dariusz Wolski, News of the World)
Best Score: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Soul (RU: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Mank)

Breakthrough Performer: Kingsley Ben-Adir, One Night in Miami (RU: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Best First Film: Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman