The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their top honorees for 2020 with Nomadland taking five wins including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress for Frances McDormand, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.
Nomadland won three top honors including Film of the Year, at the 41st London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, which were held in a virtual ceremony on Sunday night. The film’s lead Frances McDormand was named Actress of the Year, while writer-director Chloé Zhao won Screenwriter of the Year.
The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced that Andra Day will be the recipient of the Breakthrough Performance Award for The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
Anthony Hopkins is the recipient of the Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Career Achievement Award for The Father.
Lily Collins and Daveed Diggs announced the nominees for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®. Minari received 3 nominations including Steven Yeun for best actor, Youn Yuh-jung for best supporting actress and best ensemble.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced the nominees for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Indie films receiving multiple nominations include The Father, Nomadland, and Promising Young Woman received 4 nominations, and One Night In Miami… received 3 nominations
Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman topped the list of nominees for the 4th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards with a total of nine nominations. The film, which received rave reviews after its premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Female Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best First Feature, Best Cast Ensemble, Best Hair & Makeup, and Best Film Editing.
Today, the nominees were announced for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards, with films Emperor; Farewell Amor; Miss Juneteenth; The 24th and The Banker nominated for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture.
The International Press Academy (IPA) announced its nominations for the 25th Satellite™ Awards in Motion Pictures and Television, along with Special Achievement Award Recipients.
The Atlanta Film Critics Circle announced their awards for best films and performances of 2020 with director Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland emerging as the number one film. The film also won the award for Best Director for Chloe Zhao and Best Cinematography for Joshua James Richards.
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has selected Leslie Odom, Jr. as the recipient of the Spotlight Award, Actor for One Night in Miami.
Neon released the trailer for Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings, the Ivory Coast submission for this year’s Academy Awards, set to debut in the U.S. at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.