Black Film Critics Circle announces 2020 award winners

Chadwick Boseman, Dusan Brown, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Viola Davis and Glynn Turman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

After a lull of a few days, the critics awards are back on with the announcement of the Black Film Critics Circle's 2020 awards. George C. Wolfe's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom picks up four prizes including leading acting awards for stars Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis, and Best Film. The BFCC finds ample room in Best Director for not one but two women of colour, as Regina King and Chloe Zhao share honours for One Night in Miami and Nomadland, respectively.

Best Film

1. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2. Minari

3. Nomadland

4. One Night in Miami

5. Soul

6. Judas and the Black Messiah

7. Da 5 Bloods

8. The Trial of the Chicago 7

9. Sound of Metal

10. The Forty-Year-Old Version / Sylvie's Love

Best Director

Regina King (One Night in Miami)

Chloe Zhao (Nomadland)

Best Leading Actress

Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)

Best Leading Actor

Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)

Best Supporting Actress

Youn Yuh Jung (Minari)

Best Supporting Actor

Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami)

Best Original Screenplay

Lee Isaac Chung (Minari)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)

Best Cinematography

Hoyte van Hoytema (Tenet)

Best Animated Film

Soul

Best Documentary

Time

Best Foreign Film

Night of the Kings