Phoenix Critics Circle names ‘Minari’ Best Picture, Youn Yuh-jung Best Supporting Actress

The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC), not to be confused with the Phoenix Film Critics Society, has named Minari the best picture of 2020, best foreign language film and also awarding Youn Yuh-jung best supporting actress.

Chloé Zhao was named best director for Nomadland, the film’s only win here, with acting awards going to Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) and Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah).

The group also chooses film winners in genre categories where Palm Springs was named best comedy, The Vast of Night was best science fiction film and best horror film was The Invisible Man.

Here is the full list of winners.

Best Picture: Minari

Best Comedy Film: Palm Springs
Best Science Fiction Film: The Vast of Night
Best Horror Film: The Invisible Man

Best Animated Film: Soul
Best Foreign Language Film: Minari
Best Documentary: Boys State

Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Supporting Actress: Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

Best Director: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Screenplay: Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami

Best Cinematography: Łukasz Żal, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Best Score: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, & Jon Batiste, Soul

Photo Credit: Melissa Lukenbaugh/A24

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