The Phoenix Critics Circle proudly announces nominees for its annual awards.

Members have narrowed the films from 2020 to the top nominees in each category. Voting is underway for the winners and they will be announced at 8pm (Pacific) on Thursday, March 18, 2021.

The nominees are…

BEST PICTURE

  • FIRST COW

  • MINARI

  • NOMADLAND

  • ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

  • PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

  • SOUND OF METAL

BEST COMEDY FILM

  • THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION

  • ANOTHER ROUND

  • BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM

  • ON THE ROCKS

  • PALM SPRINGS

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

  • POSSESOR

  • SPUTNIK

  • TENET

  • THE VAST OF NIGHT

BEST HORROR FILM

  • ANTEBELLUM

  • THE INVISIBLE MAN

  • LA LLORONA

  • POSSESOR

  • RELIC

BEST ANIMATED FILM

  • THE CROODS: A NEW AGE

  • ONWARD

  • OVER THE MOON

  • SOUL

  • WOLFWALKERS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • ANOTHER ROUND

  • BACURAU

  • COLLECTIVE

  • LA LLORONA

  • MINARI

BEST DOCUMENTARY

  • BOYS STATE

  • CRIP CAMP

  • DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD

  • GUNDA

  • TIME

BEST ACTOR

  • RIZ AHMED, SOUND OF METAL

  • CHADWICK BOSEMAN, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM

  • DELROY LINDO, DA 5 BLOODS

  • MADS MIKKELSEN, ANOTHER ROUND

  • GARY OLDMAN, MANK

  • STEVEN YEUN, MINARI

BEST ACTRESS

  • VIOLA DAVIS, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM

  • ANDRA DAY, THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY

  • SIDNEY FLANIGAN, NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS

  • FRANCES MCDORMAND, NOMADLAND

  • CAREY MULLIGAN, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • CHADWICK BOSEMAN, DA 5 BLOODS

  • SACHA BARON COHEN, TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

  • DANIEL KALUUYA, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

  • LESLIE ODOM JR., ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

  • PAUL RACI, SOUND OF METAL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • MARIA BAKALOVA, BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM

  • OLIVIA COLMAN, THE FATHER

  • DOMINIQUE FISHBACK, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

  • AMANDA SEYFRIED, MANK

  • YUH-JUNG YOUN, MINARI

  • HELENA ZENGEL, NEWS OF THE WORLD

BEST DIRECTOR

  • LEE ISSAC CHUNG, MINARI

  • EMERALD FENNELL, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

  • DAVID FINCHER, MANK

  • REGINA KING, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

  • CHLOE ZHAO, NOMADLAND

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • LEE ISAAC CHUNG, MINARI

  • EMERALD FENNELL, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

  • KEMP POWERS, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

  • AARON SORKIN, TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

  • CHLOE ZHAO, NOMADLAND

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • ERIK MESSERSCHMIDT, MANK

  • JOSHUA JAMES RICHARDS, NOMADLAND

  • NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL, DA 5 BLOODS

  • HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA, TENET

  • ŁUKASZ ŻAL, I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS

BEST SCORE

  • LUDWIG GÖRANSSON, TENET

  • JAMES NEWTON HOWARD, NEWS OF THE WORLD

  • EMILE MOSSERI, MINARI

  • TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS , MANK

  • TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, JON BATISTE, SOUL

The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and internet film critics from Arizona.


For questions, contact Phoenix Film Foundation Executive Director, Jason Carney at Jason@phxfilm.com or 480-513-3195.