Hawaii Film Critics name ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Best Picture
The Hawaii Film Critics Society has named Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 the Best Picture of 2020. The Netflix film, based on the riots and trial of the 1968 Democratic convention, also earned wins for original screenplay and editing.
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet was the biggest winner though, with four, including a genre win for Best Sci-Fi Film. Sound of Metal earned three wins, including Best Supporting Actor for Paul Raci and Best Supporting Actress for Olivia Cooke. Da 5 Bloods won Best Director for Spike Lee and Best Actor for Delroy Lindo.
The group’s award for Best Hawaiian Film went to Waikiki, directed by Christopher Kahunahana and Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor was named Most Overlooked Film.
Here is the full list of winners.
BEST PICTURE:
The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST DIRECTOR:
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
BEST ACTOR:
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
BEST ACTRESS:
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Olivia Cooke, Sound of Metal
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Chloe Zhao (from the book by Jessica Bruder), Nomadland
BEST ART DIRECTION:
Chris Craine and Dan Webster, Mank
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Ann Roth, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Tenet
BEST EDITING:
Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
Lupin III: The First, dir. Takashi Yamazaki
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Beastie Boys Story, dir. Spike Jonze
BEST MAKE-UP:
Mank
BEST SOUND:
Sound of Metal
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mank
BEST SONG:
“Speak Now,” One Night in Miami…
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Tenet
BEST STUNT WORK:
Tenet
BEST NEW FILMMAKER:
Regina King, One Night in Miami…
BEST FIRST FILM:
Florian Zeller, The Father
BEST OVERLOOKED FILM:
Possessor, dir. Brandon Cronenberg
BEST VOCAL/MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE:
Jamie Foxx, Soul
BEST HORROR FILM:
Relic, dir. Natalie Erika James
BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE:
Bloodshot, dir. Dave Wilson
BEST SCI-FI FILM:
Tenet, dir. Christopher Nolan
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
The Life Ahead, dir. Edoardo Ponti (Italy)
BEST HAWAIIAN FILM:
Waikiki, dir. Christopher Kahunahana (Oahu)
WORST FILM OF 2020:
WW84
Image credit: Niko Tavernise/Netflix
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