Director Chloé Zhao made history at the Directors Guild of America’s 73rd annual DGA Awards virtual ceremony winning the Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Theatrical Feature Film for Nomadland, becoming the second time the award went to a female director after Kathryn Bigelow’s win in 2008 for The Hurt Locker.
Nomadland won four BAFTAs including Best Film, Director for Chloé Zhao, Leading Actress for Frances McDormand, and Cinematography for Joshua James Richards at the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, presented over two ceremonies this weekend.
Minari, Lee Isaac Chung’s film about a family of Korean immigrants who tried to find a better life in rural Arkansas, was named 2020’s best film by the Online Film & Television Association. The film also received honors for Best Supporting Actress (Yuh-jung Youn), Youth Performance (Alan Kim), and Foreign Language Film.
Yuh-Jung Youn along with Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, and Daniel Kaluuya were honored for performances in motion pictures at the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which aired Sunday, April 4, 2021. Yuh-Jung Youn received the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her role as Soonja in “Minari.”
Never Rarely Sometimes Always was the big winner of the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film 27th annual awards winning 3 Trudies, including two for Eliza Hittman as Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, for its intimate portrayal of two teenaged girls on an out of state journey, faced with a momentous decision.
Nomadland snagged the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at the virtual Producers Guild of America’s 32nd annual PGA Awards ceremony. Other films receiving awards included My Octopus Teacher for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures; and Soul for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.
At the joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21 hosted by actor Kal Penn, the documentary The Dissident, written by Mark Monroe and Bryan Fogel won the award for Documentary Screenplay. From the Academy Award-winning director of Icarus, Bryan Fogel, the film tells the untold story of the murder that shook the world. Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was critical of his beloved Saudi Arabia and of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. On October 2, 2018, Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul and never came out.
Minari dominated the Austin Film Critics Association’s 2020 awards, winning 6 prizes including Best Film, Best Foreign-Language Film, Best Director for Lee Isaac Chung, and Best Ensemble. Youn Yuh-jung won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film.
Minari was a hit with the Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) earning the honor of best picture of 2020, along with best foreign language film and best supporting actress for Youn Yuh-jung.
Film Independent named Judas and the Black Messiah filmmaker Shaka King as its Honorary Chair for the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. In his capacity as Honorary Chair, King helped announce the winners of three unrestricted $25,000 Spirit Awards cash grants given to emerging filmmakers: the Someone to Watch Award, the Producers Award and the Truer Than Fiction Award.
Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas and singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas announced the 93rd Oscars® nominations today.
The French comedy film Bye Bye Morons (Adieu Les Cons) dominated the 46th César Awards, wining Best Film along with Best Director for Albert Dupontel, Best Supporting Actor for Nicolas Mairé, Best Original Screenplay, Cinematography and Production Design.