The Kansas City Film Critics Circle is among the oldest still-active film critics groups in the world, so today's announcement of their 2020 awards isn't just another insignificant chapter in the long story of the 2020-21 awards season. They've found space in their top category, Best Picture, for two movies - Nomadland and Promising Young Woman; in keeping with the trend of this season, they've selected two movies directed by women. The former's director, Chloe Zhao, wins both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay from the Kansas City critics, while the latter's wins Best Original Screenplay.
Best Picture
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Best Director
Chloe Zhao (Nomadland)
Runner-up: Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
Best Actress
Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Runner-up: Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Best Actor
Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
Runner-up: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
Best Supporting Actress
Youn Yuh Jung (Minari)
Runner-up: Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Best Supporting Actor
Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami)
Runner-up: Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)
Best Original Screenplay
Promising Young Woman
Runner-up: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Adapted Screenplay
Nomadland
Runner-up: I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Best Cinematography
The Vast of Night
Runner-up: Mank
Best Animated Film
Wolfwalkers
Runner-up: Soul
Best Documentary
The Dissident
Runner-up: Crip Camp
Best Foreign Language Film
Another Round
Runner-up: 76 Days / Bacurau / The Life Ahead
Tom Poe Award for Best LGBTQ Film
Kajillionaire
Runner-up: The Prom
Vince Koehler Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy Film
The Invisible Man
Runner-up: The Vast of Night