This article was almost led by a remark about how peculiar the critics' groups' enthusiasm for Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 has been this season, but alas no, these groups do disappoint year after year. It wins the Best Picture prize from the Denver Film Critics Society now, also winning Original Screenplay for Sorkin and Supporting Actor for Sacha Baron Cohen. Elsewhere, smarter choices include Nomadland's Chloe Zhao in Best Director, First Cow in Adapted Screenplay, and Ellen Burstyn's first award of the season in Supporting Actress for Pieces of a Woman. Missed the nominations announcement from this bunch, since it didn't seem to be reported anywhere, so they're included below alongside the award winners.
Best Picture
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Nominees
First Cow
Minari
Nomadland
Soul
Best Director
Chloe Zhao - Nomadland
Nominees
Lee Isaac Chung - Minari
Pete Docter - Soul
David Fincher - Mank
Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Actress
Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman
Nominees
Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand - Nomadland
Elisabeth Moss - The Invisible Man
Best Actor
Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Nominees
Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal
Delroy Lindo - Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman - Mank
Steven Yuen - Minari
Best Supporting Actress
Ellen Burstyn - Pieces of a Woman
Nominees
Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Olivia Colman - The Father
Amanda Seyfried - Mank
Youn Yuh Jung - Minari
Best Supporting Actor
Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Nominees
Chadwick Boseman - Da 5 Bloods
Bo Burnham - Promising Young Woman
Bill Murray - On the Rocks
David Strathairn - Nomadland
Best Sci-Fi/Horror
The Invisible Man
Nominees
Freaky
Possessor
Tenet
The Vast of Night
Best Animated Feature
Soul
Nominees
Onward
Over the Moon
The Wolf House
Wolfwalkers
Best Comedy
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Nominees
Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
The Climb
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Palm Springs
Best Visual Effects
Tenet
Nominees
Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Greyhound
The Invisible Man
The Midnight Sky
Best Original Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Nominees
Radha Blank - The Forty-Year-Old Version
Lee Isaac Chung - Minari
Pete Docter, Mike Jones and Kemp Powers - Soul
Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jonathan Raymond and Kelly Reichardt - First Cow
Nominees
Charlie Kaufman - I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Kemp Powers - One Night in Miami
Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Chloe Zhao - Nomadland
Best Documentary
Boys State
Nominees
All In: The Fight for Democracy
Dick Johnson Is Dead
The Social Dilemma
The Truffle Hunters
Best Original Song
"Speak Now" - One Night in Miami
Nominees
"Hear My Voice" - The Trial of the Chicago 7
"Poverty Porn" - The Forty-Year-Old Version
"Rocket to the Moon" - Over the Moon
"Wear Your Crown" - The Prom
Best Original Score
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Soul
Nominees
Terence Blanchard - One Night in Miami
Alexander Desplat - The Midnight Sky
Ludwig Goransson - Tenet
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Mank
Best Non-English Language Feature
Minari
Nominees
Another Round
I'm No Longer Here
The Life Ahead
Martin Eden