Monday, March 15, 2021

Who I Would've Nominated - 2020 Edition

 


Welcome to my 7th annual personal Oscars nominations! With the extended awards season this year due to the pandemic, I was able to watch a grand total of 117 new movies. From that group, here's who I would've nominated for the movie year of 2020 ...

Best Actor in a Leading Role

5. Mads Mikkelsen - Another Round

4. Paul Bettany - Uncle Frank

3. Steven Yeun - Minari

2. Anthony Hopkins - The Father

1. Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal

Best Actress in a Leading Role

5. Julia Garner - The Assistant

4. Yeri Han - Minari

3. Frances McDormand - Nomadland

2. Carrie Coon - The Nest

1. Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

5. Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago 7

4. Daniel Kaluuya - Judas and the Black Messiah

3. Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2. Kingsley Ben-Adir - One Night in Miami

1. Paul Raci - Sound of Metal

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

5. Maria Bakalova - Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm

4. Elizabeth Moss - Shirley

3. Ellen Burstyn - Pieces of a Woman

2. Letitia Wright - Mangrove

1. Youn Yuh-jung - Minari

Best Achievement in Directing

5. Eliza Hittman - Never Rarely Sometimes Always

4. Steve McQueen - Mangrove

3. Kornel Mundruczo - Pieces of a Woman

2. Darius Marder - Sound of Metal

1. Lee Isaac Chung - Minari

Best Original Screenplay

5. The 40-Year-Old Version - Radha Blank

4. Sound of Metal - Darius Marder, Abraham Marder

3. Palm Springs - Andy Siara

2. Soul - Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers

1. Minari - Lee Isaac Chung

Best Adapted Screenplay

5. Babyteeth - Rita Kalnejais

4. One Night in Miami - Kemp Powers

3. The Father - Christpher Hampton, Florian Zeller

2. Nomadland - Chloe Zhao

1. Pieces of a Woman - Kata Weber

Best Achievement in Cinematography

5. Mank - Erik Messerschmidt

4. Tenet - Hoyte van Hoytema

3. Pieces of a Woman - Benjamin Loeb

2. Minari - Lachlan Milne

1. Nomadland - Joshua James Richards

Best Achievement in Film Editing

5. Promising Young Woman - Frederic Thoraval

4. The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Alan Baumgarten

3. Minari - Harry Yoen

2. Palm Springs - Andrew Dickler, Matt Friedman

1. The Father - Yorgos Lamprinos

Best Achievement in Production Design

5. The Father 

4. I'm Thinking of Ending Things

3. Mank

2. Minari

1. Mangrove

Best Achievement in Costume Design

5. Judas and the Black Messiah

4. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

3. Mulan

2. Kajillionaire

1. Promising Young Woman

Best Achievement in Makeup & Hairstyling

5. Babyteeth

4. Mulan

3. Kajillionaire

2. I'm Thinking of Ending Things

1. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

5. Sonic the Hedgehog

4. Soul

3. Greenland

2. Mulan

1. Tenet

Best Sound

5. News of the World

4. Wolfwalkers

3. First Cow

2. Soul

1. Sound of Metal

Best Original Score

5. News of the World - James Newton Howard

4. Nomadland - Ludovico Einaudi

3. Tenet - Ludwig Goransson

2. Minari - Emile Mosseri

1. Soul - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Original Song

5. "Hear My Voice" from The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Daniel Pemberton & Celeste Waite

4. "Fight for You" from Judas and the Black Messiah - H.E.R & Dernst Emile II & Tiara Thomas

3. "Speak Now" from One Night in Miami - Leslie Odom Jr. & Sam Ashworth

2. "Square Peg" from Yellow Rose - Eva Noblezada

1. "Husavik" from Eurovision - Savan Kotecha & Fat Max Gsus & Rickard Goransson

Best International Feature Film

5. A Sun

4. Cuties

3. Ya No Estoy Aqui

2. Another Round

1. Minari

Best Documentary Feature

5. Siempre, Luis

4. Boys State

3. Mucho Mucho Amor

2. Totally Under Control

1. All In: The Fight for Democracy

Best Animated Feature

5. Over the Moon

4. The Croods: A New Age

3. Wolfwalkers

2. Onward

1. Soul

Best Picture

10. Nomadland

9. The Father

8. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

7. The 40-Year-Old Version

6. Mangrove

5. Pieces of a Woman

4. Sound of Metal

3. Palm Springs

2. Soul

1. Minari