The 61st Chicago International Film Festival set to take place October 15 – 26, 2025, announced the full lineup of 111 feature films and 70 shorts.
First Cow (2019)
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61st Chicago International Film Festival Reveals Full Lineup
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc by Tatsuya Yoshihara
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MINARI Wins Big at Austin Film Critics Association’s 2020 Awards
Minari 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.
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‘Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains’ Wins Top Prizes at 18th International Cinephile Society Awards Awards
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains won Best Picture, Cinematography and Debut Feature at this year’s International Cinephile Society Awards given annually by the International Cinephile Society, an online organization of professional film critics and journalists worldwide.
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‘Minari,’ ‘Nomadland’ and ‘First Cow’ Lead Nominations for 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari leads the nominations for the 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the year’s best in film with 8 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Steven Yeun), Best Supporting Actress (Yuh-jung Youn), Best Ensemble Cast, Best Original Score, and Best Youth Performance (Alan Kim). The Korean-American film also scored a Best Film Not in the English Language nomination.
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‘Nomadland’ ‘Bacurau’ ‘Collective’ Win Toronto Film Critics 2020 Awards
Bacurau directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles Nomadland was a hit with the Toronto Film Critics Association, taking three top awards at the organization’s annual vote. Nomadland was awarded Best Picture, Best Director for Chloé Zhao, and Best Actress for Frances McDormand.
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‘Nomadland’ ‘Time’ ‘Another Round’ ‘Riz Ahmed’ Win Atlanta Film Critics Circle 2020 Awards
Frances McDormand and David Strathairn in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved 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.
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NOMADLAND Named Best Film + Wins Top Online Film Critics Society Awards
NOMADLAND Nomadland directed by Chloé Zhao was named Best Picture of 2020 by Online Film Critics Society (OFCS), which is comprised of nearly 300 film critics from around the world. Nomadland also won for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing for Chloé Zhao; Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Cinematographer for Joshua James Richards.
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‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ and ‘Minari’ Lead 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
Sidney Flanigan appears in Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman. Never Rarely Sometimes Always leads the nominations for the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards with 7 nominations including Best Feature, Best Director for Eliza Hittman and Best Female Lead for Sidney Flanigan. Minari was close behind with 6 nominations including Best Feature, Best Director for Lee Isaac Chung and Best Male Lead for Steven Yeun. Other Best Feature nominees included First Cow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Nomadland.
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Online Film Critics Society Announces Nominees for Its 24th Annual Film Awards
Sidney Flanigan appears in Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) announced the nominees for its 24th annual film awards. Films nominated for Best Picture include First Cow, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Minari, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman and Sound of Metal.
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‘Nomadland’ ‘Time’ ‘Jumbo’ Win 2020 Philadelphia Film Critics Awards
Nomie Merlant appears in Jumbo by Zoé Wittock The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle announced the winners of the fourth annual year-end awards, and the choice for Best Film of 2020 was director George C. Wolfe’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Nomadland was the choice for Best Director for Chloe Zhao and Best Cinematography for Joshua James Richards. Other awards including Best Foreign Film went to Jumbo directed by Zoé Wittock, and Best Documentary went to Time, directed by Garrett Bradley.
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National Society Of Film Critics Announces 2020 Awards – NOMADLAND Wins Best Film
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved The National Society Of Film Critics (NSFC) announced their 2020 winners, naming Nomadland the Best Picture of 2020, along with Best Director for Chloé Zhao, Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Cinematography for Joshua James Richards.
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Charlie Kaufman’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Among 2nd North Dakota Film Society Awards Nominees
Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” The North Dakota Film Society Awards celebrate the best achievements in cinema of 2020. David Fincher’s “Mank” received 8 nominations, the most of any film. but failed to earn one of the five Best Picture slots, which went to Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow”, Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”, Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”, Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland”, and Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman”.