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2020 Iowa Film Critics Association award winners announced


Frances McDormand in Chloe Zhao's Nomadland
Frances McDormand in Nomadland

Nomadland wins another four prizes from film critics with the announcement of the Iowa Film Critics Association's 2020 awards. It takes Best Film, Director for Chloe Zhao, Actress for Frances McDormand and Score for Ludovico Einaudi. The famous Italian composer might have been a strong contender for this year's Oscars were his contributions to Zhao's film eligible - he reused too much of his pre-existing work for it to qualify. Also winning are Ma Rainey's Black Bottom's late star Chadwick Boseman for Best Actor, and critics' faves Youn Yuh Jung and Paul Raci in the Supporting acting categories for Minari and Sound of Metal respectively.


BEST FILM

  1. Nomadland

  2. Minari

  3. Sound of Metal


BEST DIRECTOR

  1. Chloe Zhao - Nomadland

  2. Darius Marder - Sound of Metal

  3. Florian Zeller - The Father


BEST ACTRESS

  1. Frances McDormand - Nomadland

  2. Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  3. Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman


BEST ACTOR

  1. Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  2. Anthony Hopkins - The Father

  3. Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  1. Youn Yuh Jung - Minari

  2. Olivia Colman - The Father

  3. Amanda Seyfried - Mank


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  1. Paul Raci - Sound of Metal

  2. Bill Murray - On the Rocks

  3. Leslie Odom Jr. - One Night in Miami


BEST ANIMATED FILM

  1. Soul

  2. Over the Moon

  3. Wolfwalkers


BEST DOCUMENTARY

  1. Dick Johnson Is Dead

  2. Crip Camp

  3. The Dissident


BEST SCORE

  1. Ludovico Einaudi - Nomadland

  2. James Newton Howard - News of the World

  3. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Mank


BEST SONG

  1. "Speak Now" - One Night in Miami

  2. "Green" - Sound of Metal

  3. "Rain Song" - Minari

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