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