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.