The Iowa Film Critics Association named Nomadland the Best Film of 2020, and awarded Best Director to Chloé Zhao, Best Actress to Frances McDormand and Best Score to Ludovico Einaudi.
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‘Promising Young Woman’ Wins Top Nevada Film Critics Awards
Promising Young Woman The Nevada Film Critics Society announced its 2020 award winners for achievement in film with top honors for Best Film going to the revenge thriller Promising Young Woman. The film won a total of four awards including Best Actress: Carey Mulligan and Best Director and Best Originally Screenplay: Emerald Fennell.
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‘Nomadland’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ Among International Nominees for Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
‘Nomadland’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ The Vancouver Film Critics Circle announced its international nominations, with Mank leading with five nominations followed by Nomadland and Promising Young Woman each receiving three nominations.
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ROCKS, HIS HOUSE, Anthony Hopkins, NOMADLAND Among Winners of 2020 British Independent Film Awards
ROCKS directed by Sarah Gavron The coming-of-age drama Rocks took the Best British Independent Film prize at the online 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) hosted by Tom Felton. The film won a total of four awards including actress Kosar Ali taking home the awards for both Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer with her young co-star D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu winning Best Supporting Actor.
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‘One Night in Miami’ and ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ Lead Nominations for 21st Black Reel Awards
One Night in Miami, Regina King One Night in Miami led the nominations for the 21st Annual Black Reel Awards, with 15 nominations including for Outstanding Picture, Outstanding Actor (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge), and Outstanding Screenplay (Kemp Powers). King, who received an Outstanding Director nomination, becomes the first actress honored with a Director nod.
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‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ ‘La Llorona’ Win at 25th Satellite Awards
‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ ‘La Llorona’ Win at 25th Satellite Awards The International Press Academy (IPA) announced the winners of the 25th Satellite™ Awards in Motion Pictures and Television with Nomadland taking the award for Motion Picture, Drama along with Director for Chloé Zhao, and Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for Frances McDormand.
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2021 Writers Guild Awards Announces Screenplay Nominations
Herb Alpert Is… Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2020. Winners will be honored at a joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21, 2021.
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Bill Murray to Receive Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Maltin Modern Master Award
Bill Murray stars with Rashida Jones in “On The Rocks” Academy Award-nominated actor Bill Murray will receive the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at the 36th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Murray will be honored on Friday, April 2nd for his long-standing contributions to the film industry, most recently in the role of Felix Keane in Sofia Coppola’s On The Rocks opposite Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans, for which he received Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice nominations. Leonard Maltin will return for his 30th year to moderate the evening.
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‘Nomadland’ and ‘Minari’ Win Top Seattle Film Critics Society 2020 Honors
Minari and Nomadland Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is the big winner this year with the Seattle Film Critics Society (“SFCS”), landing five 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, including Best Picture of the Year. The film also earned Zhao the Best Director award and a win for Best Film Editing. Frances McDormand was named Best Actress in a Leading Role, while Joshua James Richards’ work behind the camera secured a win for Best Cinematography.
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‘Minari,’ ‘One Night in Miami…’ Frances McDormand, Riz Ahmed Win Utah Film Critics 2020 Awards
Leslie Odom, Jr. in One Night in Miami Lee Isaac Chung’s autobiographical drama Minari took the top honor of Best Picture for the Utah Film Critics Association 2020 awards.
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Glenn Close to Receive Variety’s Creative Impact in Acting Award
Glenn Close in Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix) Variety announced it will be giving its Creative Impact in Acting Award to Glenn Close as part of their virtual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards event with the Palm Springs International Film Society on February 26.
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Yuh-Jung Youn to Receive Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Spotlight Award, Actress for Minari
Yuh-Jung Youn in Minari Palm Springs International Film Awards selected Korean star Yuh-Jung Youn as the recipient of the 2021 Spotlight Award, Actress for Minari.