Darius Marder's Sound of Metal is the surprise leader in the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association's 2020 award nominations. The popular indie drama amassed eight nods from the GWNYFCA, including acting mentions for Riz Ahmed and Paul Raci. Also proving successful with voters are some less surprising picks such as Kelly Reichardt's First Cow, Chloe Zhao's Nomadland and Steve McQueen's Small Axe installment Lovers Rock. Winners are due to be announced on the 31st of December. Check it all out below:
Best Picture
Da 5 Bloods
Driveways
The Father
First Cow
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Lovers Rock
Mank
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Nomadland
Sound of Metal
Best Foreign Language Film
Another Round (Denmark)
Bacurau (Brazil)
Ema (Chile)
Minari (United States)
Undine (Germany)
Best Animated Film
Onward
Soul
The Wolf House
Wolfwalkers
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime
Best Documentary
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
Boys State
Collective
Dick Johnson is Dead
Time
Best Director
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Darius Marder, Sound of Metal
Steve McQueen, Lovers Rock
Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Best Lead Actor
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 Lead Actress
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 Supporting Actor
Sasha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Brian Dennehy, Driveways
Bill Murray, On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Youn Yuh-jung, Minari
Best Original Screenplay
Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, Driveways
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Darius Marder and Abraham Marder, Sound of Metal
Best Adapted Screenplay
Eleanor Catton, Emma.
Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, The Father
Jonathan Raymond and Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Best Cinematography
Christopher Blauvelt, First Cow
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
Martin Ruhe, The Midnight Sky
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
Shabier Kirchner, Lovers Rock
Best Editing
Andy Canny, The Invisible Man
Kirk Baxter, Mank
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen, Sound of Metal
Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Score
Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mank
Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky
Emile Mosseri, Minari
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Soul
Best Breakthrough Performer
Kiera Allen, Run
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Isabel Sandoval, Lingua Franca
Best Breakthrough Director
Max Barbakow, Palm Springs
Radha Blank, The Forty-Year Old Version
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Darius Marder, Sound of Metal
Florian Zeller, The Father