Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland has been declared Best Picture by the Phoenix Film Critics Society. The film also picked up Best Director for Zhao and Best Cinematography. Elsewhere, Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 took out three awards for Best Ensemble Acting, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing. Full list of winners below.
Phoenix Film Critics Society Top 10 (in alphabetical order)
Judas and The Black Messiah
Minari
News of the World
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
Soul
Sound of Metal
The Dig
The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST PICTURE
Nomadland
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and The Black Messiah
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Yuh-Jung Youn – Minari
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
One Night in Miami
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
Palm Springs
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Soul
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Another Round
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Boys State
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Soul
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nomadland
BEST FILM EDITING
The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mank
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Tenet
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
Helena Zengel – News of the World