St. Louis Film Critics go for ‘Nomadland,’ Carey Mulligan, Chadwick Boseman

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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 WomanRunner-up
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao, NomadlandWINNER

Best Actor

Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black BottomWINNER
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 BloodsRunner-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, NomadlandRunner-up
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young WomanWINNER

Best Supporting Actor

Bo Burnham, Promising Young Woman
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7Runner-up
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
Paul Raci, Sound of MetalWINNER

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent MoviefilmRunner-up
Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Yuh-jung Youn, MinariWINNER

Best Original Screenplay

Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young WomanWINNER
Jack Fincher, Mank
Andy Siara, Palm Springs
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7Runner-up

Best Adapted Screenplay

Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending ThingsWINNER
Kemp Powers, One Night in MiamiRunner-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, MankRunner-up
Joshua James Richards, NomadlandWINNER
Newton Thomas Sigel, Da 5 Bloods
Dariusz Wolski, News of the World

Best Editing

Jonah Moran, Hamilton
Robert Frasen, I’m Thinking of Ending ThingsRunner-up
Kirk Baxter, Mank
Chloé Zhao, NomadlandWINNER
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, MankWINNER
Cristina Casali, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Michael Perry, Promising Young Woman

Best Music Score

Ludovico Einaudi, NomadlandRunner-up
Ludwig Goransson, Tenet
James Newton Howard, News of the World
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Baptiste, SoulWINNER
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 MoviefilmRunner-up
Dinner with parents in I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Sisters dine in The Invisible ManWINNER
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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