26th Critics' Choice Awards
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26th Critics' Choice Awards 2021

The 26th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on March 7, 2021, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2020. Broadcast on The CW with Taye Diggs hosting for the third consecutive time, the ceremony recognized standout films such as Nomadland, Mank, and Minari. It celebrated excellence in direction, acting, screenwriting, and technical achievements across numerous categories.

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Highlights

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Total movie nominations

38

Total movie wins

13

Total people nominations

49

Total people wins

9

Mank

Most Nominations

Mank

 12 nominations
Nomadland

Most Wins

Nomadland

 4 wins

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

31 nominations 2 wins
Comedy

Comedy

11 nominations 3 wins
Action

Action

7 nominations 0 wins
Chloé Zhao

Most Nominations

Chloé Zhao

3 nominations

Best Director

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Best Supporting Actress

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Best Acting Ensemble

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Best Original Screenplay

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Best Adapted Screenplay

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Best Cinematography

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Best Editing

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Best Costume Design

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Best Production Design

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Best Score

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Best Hair and Makeup

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Best Visual Effects

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Best Comedy

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All winners and nominees

Best Picture

WINNER

Nomadland

NOMINEES

Da 5 Bloods

 

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

 

Mank

 

Minari

 

News of the World

 

One Night in Miami

 

Promising Young Woman

 

Sound of Metal

 

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Director

WINNER

Nomadland Chloé Zhao

NOMINEES

Minari Lee Isaac Chung

 

Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell

 

Mank David Fincher

 

One Night in Miami Regina King

 

Da 5 Bloods Spike Lee

 

The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin

Best Actor

WINNER

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Chadwick Boseman

NOMINEES

The Way Back Ben Affleck

 

Sound of Metal Riz Ahmed

 

News of the World Tom Hanks

 

About My Father Anthony Hopkins

 

Da 5 Bloods Delroy Lindo

 

Mank Gary Oldman

 

Minari Steven Yeun

Best Actress

WINNER

Promising Young Woman Carey Mulligan

NOMINEES

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Viola Davis

 

The United States vs. Billie Holiday Andra Day

 

Never Rarely Sometimes Always Sidney Flanigan

 

Pieces of a Woman Vanessa Kirby

 

Nomadland Frances McDormand

 

Malcolm & Marie Zendaya

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER

Judas and the Black Messiah Daniel Kaluuya

NOMINEES

The Trial of the Chicago 7 Sacha Baron Cohen

 

Da 5 Bloods Chadwick Boseman

 

Rocks Bill Murray

 

One Night in Miami Leslie Odom Jr.

 

Sound of Metal Paul Raci

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Maria Bakalova

NOMINEES

Pieces of a Woman Ellen Burstyn

 

Hillbilly Elegy Glenn Close

 

About My Father Olivia Colman

 

Mank Amanda Seyfried

 

Minari

Best Young Actor/Actress

WINNER

Minari Alan Kim

NOMINEES

Palmer Ryder Allen

 

The Life Ahead Ibrahima Gueye

 

Never Rarely Sometimes Always Talia Ryder

 

The Midnight Sky Caoilinn Springall

 

News of the World Helena Zengel

Best Acting Ensemble

WINNER

The Trial of the Chicago 7

NOMINEES

Da 5 Bloods

 

Judas and the Black Messiah

 

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

 

Minari

 

One Night in Miami

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER

Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell

NOMINEES

Minari Lee Isaac Chung

 

Mank

 

Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman

 

Sound of Metal Darius Marder

 

The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

Nomadland Chloé Zhao

NOMINEES

News of the World Paul Greengrass

 

One Night in Miami Kemp Powers

 

First Cow

 

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ruben Santiago-Hudson

 

About My Father Florian Zeller

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Nomadland

NOMINEES

First Cow

 

Mank

 

Minari

 

Da 5 Bloods

 

Tenet

 

News of the World Dariusz Wolski

Best Editing

WINNER

The Trial of the Chicago 7

NOMINEES

Mank

 

Tenet

 

About My Father

 

Nomadland Chloé Zhao

Best Costume Design

WINNER

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

NOMINEES

Emma.

 

Mulan

 

The Personal History of David Copperfield

 

Promising Young Woman

 

Mank

Best Production Design

WINNER

Mank

NOMINEES

The Personal History of David Copperfield

 

News of the World

 

Tenet

 

Emma.

 

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Score

WINNER

Soul Jon Batiste

NOMINEES

The Midnight Sky Alexandre Desplat

 

Tenet

 

News of the World

 

Minari

 

Mank Trent Reznor

Best Song

WINNER

One Night in Miami

NOMINEES

The Outpost

 

Judas and the Black Messiah

 

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

 

The Life Ahead

 

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best Hair and Makeup

WINNER

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

NOMINEES

Emma.

 

Hillbilly Elegy

 

Mank

 

Promising Young Woman

 

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best Visual Effects

WINNER

Tenet

NOMINEES

Greyhound

 

The Invisible Man

 

Mank

 

The Midnight Sky

 

Mulan

 

Wonder Woman 1984

Best Comedy

WINNER

Palm Springs

NOMINEES

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

 

The Forty-Year-Old Version

 

The King of Staten Island

 

Rocks

 

The Prom

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