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