Minari Leads Houston Film Critics Society Nominations

Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari leads the way at the nominations from the Houston Film Critics Society with seven nods including Best Picture and a Cinematic Achievement nomination for seven-year-old actor Alan S. Kim. Full list of nominations below. Winners will be announced on January 18.

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”
Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”
Regina King, “One Night in Miami”
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
Darius Marder, “Sound of Metal”
Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

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”