Next up in an awards season seemingly quite content to get well underway without any input yet from industry groups, the Houston Film Critics Society has announced its 2020 award nominations. Minari leads with eight nods, including Best Director for Lee Isaac Chung, Best Actor for Steven Yeun and Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh Jung. The Houston critics have proved quite immune to the charms of a fellow awards frontrunner, granting Kelly Reichardt's First Cow not a single nomination. Winners will be announced on the 18th of January.
Best Picture
Da 5 Bloods
The Father
Minari
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
Soul
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Director
Lee Isaac Chung - Minari
Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman
Regina King - One Night in Miami
Darius Marder - Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao - Nomadland
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins - The Father
Delroy Lindo - Da 5 Bloods
Steven Yeun - Minari
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Sidney Flanigan - Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand - Nomadland
Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Chadwick Boseman - Da 5 Bloods
Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bill Murray - On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr. - One Night in Miami
Paul Raci - Sound of Metal
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ellen Burstyn - Pieces of a Woman
Olivia Colman - The Father
Amanda Seyfried - Mank
Youn Yuh Jung - Minari
Best Screenplay
Minari
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Animated Feature
The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Cinematography
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Nomadland
Tenet
Best Documentary Feature
Boys State
Collective
Dick Johnson Is Dead
My Octopus Teacher
Time
Best Foreign Language Feature
Another Round
Bacurau
Beanpole
La Llorona
A Sun
Best Original Score
Mank
The Midnight Sky
News of the World
Soul
Tenet
Best Original Song
“Lo Si” from The Life Ahead
“Rocket to the Moon” from Over the Moon
“Speak Now” from One Night in Miami
“Turntables” from All In: The Fight for Democracy
“Wear Your Crown” from The Prom
Best Visual Effects
The Invisible Man
The Midnight Sky
Tenet
Best Stunt Coordination Team
Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Mulan
The Old Guard
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984
Texas Independent Film Award
Boys State
Miss Juneteenth
Ready or Not
The Vast of Night
Yellow Rose
Outstanding Cinematic Achievement
Criterion Channel as the best movie streaming platform
Minari for the performance by Alan S. Kim
Small Axe for Steve McQueen’s vision for film anthology
Sound of Metal for immersive sound design
The Trial of the Chicago 7 for ensemble cast