‘Mank’ leads Discussing Film Critics nominations with 13

The Discussing Film Critics Awards, in their second year, announced their nominations on Sunday and David Fincher’s Mank led the field with 13 nods, including Best Motion Picture, Director for Fincher, Film Actor for Gary Oldman, Supporting Actress for Amanda Seyfried and Original Screenplay for the late Jack Fincher.

Da 5 Bloods was next with 11, also in Picture and Director (for Spike Lee), Film Actor for Delroy Lindo and Supporting Actor for the late Chadwick Boseman (who also picked up a lead nom for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. All films are from Netflix, the overwhelming nomination getter.

Rounding out Best Motion Picture were I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Minari, Nomadland, One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal and Tenet. Chloé Zhao (Nomadland), Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) and Regina King (One Night in Miami) round out the Best Director nominees

Winners will be announced on January 10. Here is the full set of nominations.

Best Motion Picture

Da 5 Bloods
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Mank
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
Tenet

Best Director

Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
David Fincher, Mank
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Regina King, One Night in Miami
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods

Best Film Actor

Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman, Mank
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Steven Yeun, Minari

Best Film Actress

Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Jessie Buckley, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Kim, Minari
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Lesley Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Supporting Actress

Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
Olivia Colman, The Father
Toni Collette, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

Best Foreign Film

And Then We Danced
Another Round
Collective
I’m No Longer Here
Summer of 85

Best Film Ensemble

Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Original Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Jack Fincher, Mank
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Spike Lee, Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo & Kevin Willmott, Da 5 Bloods

Best Adapted Screenplay

Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Florian Zeller & Christopher Hampton, The Father
Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Cinematography

Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Tenet
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
Łukasz Żal, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Newton Thomas Sigel, Da 5 Bloods

Best Original Score

Emile Mosseri, Minari
Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mank
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Soul

Best Costume Design

Alexandra Byrne, Emma.
Ann Roth, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Erin Benach, Birds of Prey
Suzie Harman & Robert Worley, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Trish Summerville, Mank

Best Production Design

Donald Graham Burt, Mank
Kave Quinn, Emma.
Mark Ricker, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Nathan Crowley, Tenet
Page Buckner, One Night in Miami

Best Film Editing

Adam Gough, Da 5 Bloods
Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Jennifer Lame, Tenet
Kirk Baxter, Mank
Robert Frazen, I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Best Sound

Da 5 Bloods
The Invisible Man
Mank
Sound of Metal
Tenet

Best Use of Music

“Angel of the Morning”, Promising Young Woman
“Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”, Birds of Prey
“Got to Give it Up”, Da 5 Bloods
“Silly Games”, Lovers Rock
“What a Life”, Another Round

Best Original Song

“Boss Bitch”, Birds of Prey
“Only the Young”, Miss Americana
“The Plan”, Tenet
“Rocket to the Moon”, Over the Moon
“Speak Now”, One Night in Miami

Best Visual Effects

Birds of Prey
The Invisible Man
Mank
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Animated Film

Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Trolls World Tour
Wolfwalkers