Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Dominates Chicago Indie Critics Awards

George C. Wolfe’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has dominated the Chicago Indie Critics Awards with seven wins including Best Studio Film in a tie with Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods. The late Chadwick Boseman was honoured with three awards for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and the Impact Award. Full winners list below.

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM (budgets under $20 million)

NOMADLAND

BEST STUDIO FILM (budgets over $20 million)

DA 5 BLOODS (tie)
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (tie)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

HIS HOUSE

BEST DOCUMENTARY

BOYS STATE

BEST ANIMATED FILM

SOUL

BEST DIRECTOR

Spike Lee – DA 5 BLOODS

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN – Emerald Fennell (tie)
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 – Aaron Sorkin (tie)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM – Ruben Santiago-Hudson

BEST ACTOR

Chadwick Boseman – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

BEST ACTRESS

Viola Davis – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Chadwick Boseman – DA 5 BLOODS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Maria Bakalova – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

NOMADLAND

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

MANK

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

BEST MAKEUP

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

BEST EDITING

THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

BEST MUSICAL SCORE

SOUL

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Speak Now” – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

THE INVISIBLE MAN

SPECIAL AWARDS

TRAILBLAZER AWARD (Honors the work of an artist who truly pushes the boundaries of the medium in terms of form and content)

Steve McQueen

IMPACT AWARD (Given to a person whose work has had a positive impact on society)

Chadwick Boseman