Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland has won three awards from the Houston Film Critics Society for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman picked up two awards for Best Actress and Best Screenplay. Winners in bold below.
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”
Best Animated Feature
“The Croods: A New Age”
“Onward”
“Over the Moon”
“Soul”
“Wolfwalkers”
Best Cinematography
“Mank”
“Minari”
“News of the World”
“Nomadland”
“Tenet”
Best Documentary Feature
“Boys State”
“Collective”
“Dick Johnson is Dead”
“My Octopus Teacher”
“Time”
Best Foreign Language Feature
“Another Round” (Denmark)
“Bacurau”(Brazil/France)
“Beanpole” (Russia)
“La Llorona”(Guatemala)
“A Sun” (Taiwan)
Best Original Score
“Mank”
“The Midnight Sky”
“News of the World”
“Soul”
“Tenet”
Best Original Song
“Turntables” from “All In: The Fight for Democracy”
“Lo Si” from “Life Ahead”
“Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami”
“Rocket to the Moon” from “Over the Moon”
“Wear Your Crown” from “The Prom”
Best Visual Effects
“Tenet”
“The Invisible Man”
“The Midnight Sky”
Best Stunt Coordination Team
“Birds of Prey”
“Mulan”
“The Old Guard”
“Tenet”
“Wonder Woman 1984”
Texas Independent Film Award (to be announced January 31)
“Boys State”
“Miss Juneteenth”
“Ready or Not”
“The Vast of Night”
“Yellow Rose”
Outstanding Cinematic Achievement
Criterion Channel as Best Movie Streaming Platform
“Minari” for the performance by Alan S. Kim
“Small Axe” for Steve McQueen’s vision for film anthology
“Sound of Metal” for immersive sound design
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” for ensemble cast