The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards, which honor a few of the finest films and tv shows of the year, was conferred on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The ceremony was an in-person/virtual mix show, which had Taye Diggs as the main presenter and host. A few of the presenters were shooting from a studio in Los Angeles, whereas nominees and winners showed up remotely from different areas around the world.
Film
For the best picture, the films that were nominated were:
“Da 5 Bloods”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Minari”
“News of the World”
“Nomadland”
“One Night in Miami”
“Promising Young Woman”
“Sound of Metal”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Out of which Nomadland won the best picture.
Director
Lee Isaac Chung, for “Minari”
Emerald Fennell, for “Promising Young Woman”
David Fincher, for “Mank”
Spike Lee, for “Da 5 Bloods”
Regina King, for “One Night in Miami”
Aaron Sorkin, for“The Trial of the Chicago 7″
Chloé Zhao, for “Nomadland”
Out of which Chloé Zhao won for her amazing work.
Actor
Ben Affleck, for “The Way Back”
Riz Ahmed, for “Sound of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman, for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Tom Hanks, for “News of the World”
Anthony Hopkins, for “The Father”
Delroy Lindo, for “Da 5 Bloods”
Gary Oldman, for “Mank”
Steven Yeun, for “Minari”
Looks like Chadwick’s work finally paid off after his tragic death, he won for the Best Actor.
Actress
Viola Davis, for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Andra Day, for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Sidney Flanigan, for“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Vanessa Kirby, for “Pieces of a Woman”
Frances McDormand, for “Nomadland”
Carey Mulligan, for “Promising Young Woman”
Zendaya, for “Malcolm & Marie”
Carey Mulligan bagged the award for her outstanding performance in Promising Young Woman.
Original Screenplay
The nominations that went for the original screenplay were:
“Mank” – Jack Fincher
“Minari” – Lee Isaac Chung
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” – Eliza Hittman
“Promising Young Woman” – Emerald Fennell
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” – Aaron Sorkin
Emerald Fennell won for Promising Young Women. With the bulk of ladies winners. it had been an ideal gift for them on International Women’s Day.
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