St. Louis Film Critics go for ‘Nomadland,’ Carey Mulligan, Chadwick Boseman
The St. Louis Film Critics Association has chosen Nomadland the best film of 2020, also awarding the film best director for Chloé Zhao and best cinematography for Joshua James Richards. Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow and Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman tied for runner-up in best film.
Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) and Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) picked up the lead acting prizes while Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) and Youn Yuh-jung (Minari) took home the supporting honors.
Here is the full list of winners and runners-up.
Best Film
First Cow – Runner up (tie)
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Nomadland – WINNER
Promising Young Woman – Runner-up (tie)
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Director
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman – Runner-up
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland – WINNER
Best Actor
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods – Runner-up
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Gary Oldman, Mank
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland – Runner-up
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Best Supporting Actor
Bo Burnham, Promising Young Woman
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Runner-up
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal – WINNER
Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Runner-up
Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Yuh-jung Youn, Minari – WINNER
Best Original Screenplay
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Jack Fincher, Mank
Andy Siara, Palm Springs
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Runner-up
Best Adapted Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things – WINNER
Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami – Runner-up
Jon Raymond and Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Best Cinematography
Benjamin Kracun, Promising Young Woman
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank – Runner-up
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland – WINNER
Newton Thomas Sigel, Da 5 Bloods
Dariusz Wolski, News of the World
Best Editing
Jonah Moran, Hamilton
Robert Frasen, I’m Thinking of Ending Things – Runner-up
Kirk Baxter, Mank
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland – WINNER
Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
Kave Quinn, Emma. – Runner-up
Mark Ricker, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Donald Graham Burt, Mank – WINNER
Cristina Casali, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Michael Perry, Promising Young Woman
Best Music Score
Ludovico Einaudi, Nomadland – Runner-up
Ludwig Goransson, Tenet
James Newton Howard, News of the World
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Baptiste, Soul – WINNER
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Mank
Best Soundtrack
Birds of Prey
Da 5 Bloods
Hamilton – Runner-up
Lovers Rock
Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Best Visual Effects
Birds of Prey
The Invisible Man – Runner-up
Mank
The Midnight Sky
Tenet – WINNER
Best Scene
HR scene in The Assistant
Rudy Giuliani in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Runner-up
Dinner with parents in I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Sisters dine in The Invisible Man – WINNER
Questionnaire in Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Best Animated Feature
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul – WINNER
The Wolf House
Wolfwalkers – Runner-up
Best Documentary
City Hall
Collective – WINNER
Dick Johnson Is Dead
My Octopus Teacher
The Social Dilemma
Best Foreign Language Film
Another Round – WINNER
Bacurau
Beanpole – Runner-up
Collective
Vitalina Varela
Best Action Film
Birds of Prey – Runner-up
The Gentlemen
Greyhound
The Old Guard
Tenet – WINNER
Best Comedy Film
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – WINNER
Emma.
The King of Staten Island
On the Rocks
Palm Springs – Runner-up
Best Horror Film
Alone
The Invisible Man – WINNER
La Llorona
Possessor: Uncut
The Vast of Night
Worst Film
Artemis Fowl
The Doorman
Downhill – WINNER
Hillbilly Elegy
Wonder Woman 1984
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