Music City Film Critics Association nominations: ‘Mank,’ ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ lead

The Music City Film Critics Association, based in Nashville, Tennessee, have revealed their nominations for the best in 2020 film and two films that had been rather absent in the first week of critics announcements, Mank and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (both from Netflix), bounced back today, leading the pack with nine and seven, respectively, including Best Picture and Best Director nominations.

Another Netflix property, Da 5 Bloods, also grabbed seven nominations including Best Actor for Delroy Lindo. He was joined by Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), his D5B co-star Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Anthony Hopkins (The Father) and Gary Oldman (Mank).

Best Actress was an eclectic match-up that included Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman, her first mention this season), Frances McDormand (Nomadland), Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man) and Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman.

Here is the full list of nominations from the Music City Film Critics Association. Winners will be announced on January 11, 2021.

Best Picture
Da 5 Bloods
The Father
First Cow
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Director
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
Florian Zeller – The Father
David Fincher – Mank
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actor
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman – Mank

Best Actress
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

Best Supporting Actor
Bill Burr – The King of Staten Island
Bill Murray – On the Rocks
Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Race – Sound of Metal
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari

Ensemble
Da 5 Bloods
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Screenplay
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Mank
Minari
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Editing
The Father
The Invisible Man
Mank
Tenet
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Cinematography
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
Tenet

Best Production Design
Emma.
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
The Personal History of David Copperfield

Best Animation
Onward
Over the Moon
Scoob!
Soul
Wolfwalkers

Best Score
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
Soul
Tenet

Best Song
“Hear My Voice” – The Trial of the Chicago 7
“Husavik (My Hometown) – Eurovision Song Contest: A Tale of Fire and Ice
“Just Sing” – Trolls: World Tour
“Rocket to the Moon” – Over the Moon
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami
“The Plan” – Tenet

Best Foreign Language Film
Another Round
Bacurau
Collective
I’m No Longer Here
The Platform

Best Documentary
Collective
Dick Johnson is Dead
The Social Dilemma
Time
You Cannot Kill David Arquette

Mank image courtesy of Netflix; The Trial of the Chicago 7 image courtesy of Niko Tavernise/Netflix

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