Leading the way are NOMADLAND (6 wins), SOUND OF METAL (4 wins), and MINARI (2 wins).
The 2020 GWNYFCA Film Awards WINNERS:
BEST PICTURE: Nomadland
Runner Ups:
- Da 5 Bloods
- Driveways
- The Father
- First Cow
- I’m Thinking of Ending Things
- Mank
- Never Rarely Sometimes Always
- Small Axe: Lovers Rock
- Sound of Metal
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Minari (United States)
Runner Ups:
- Another Round (Denmark)
- Bacurau (Brazil)
- Ema (Chile)
- Undine (Germany)
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Wolfwalkers
Runner Ups:
- Onward
- Soul
- The Wolf House
- World of Tomorrow Episode Three
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Time
Runner Ups:
- Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
- Boys State
- Collective
- Dick Johnson is Dead
BEST DIRECTOR: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Runner Ups:
- Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
- Darius Marder, Sound of Metal
- Steve McQueen, Small Axe: Lovers Rock
- Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
LEAD ACTOR: Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Runner Ups:
- Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Anthony Hopkins, The Father
- Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
- Steven Yeun, Minari
LEAD ACTRESS: Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Runner Ups:
- Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
- Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
- Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Runner Ups:
- Sasha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Brian Dennehy, Driveways
- Bill Murray, On the Rocks
- Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami …
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Youn Yuh-jung, Minari
Runner Ups:
- Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Ellen Burstyn, Pieces of a Woman
- Olivia Colman, The Father
- Amanda Seyfried, Mank
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Runner Ups:
- Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen, Driveways
- Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
- Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
- Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Sound of Metal
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Runner Ups:
- Eleanor Catton, Emma.
- Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller, The Father
- Jonathan Raymond & Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
- Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
Runner Ups:
- Christopher Blauvelt, First Cow
- Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
- Martin Ruhe, The Midnight Sky
- Shabier Kirchner, Small Axe: Lovers Rock
BEST EDITING: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Runner Ups:
- Andy Canny, The Invisible Man
- Kirk Baxter, Mank
- Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, Sound of Metal
- Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST SCORE: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Soul
Runner Ups:
- Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Mank
- Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky
- Emile Mosseri, Minari
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Runner Ups:
- Kiera Allen, Run
- Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
- Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
- Isabel Sandoval, Lingua Franca
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR: Darius Marder, Sound of Metal
Runner Ups:
- Max Barbakow, Palm Springs
- Radha Blank, The Forty-Year Old Version
- Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
- Florian Zeller, The Father
