26th Critics' Choice Awards

26th Critics' Choice Movie Awards
26th Critics' Choice Movie Awards
	Title card
Date	March 7, 2021
Site	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California, United States
Hosted by	Taye Diggs
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	Nomadland
Most awards	Nomadland (4)
Most nominations	Mank (12)
Television coverage
Network	The CW
	← 25th; Critics' Choice Movie Awards; 27th →;

The 26th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on March 7, 2021, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, together with its television awards, honoring the finest achievements of 2020 filmmaking.^[1] The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and Taye Diggs returned to host for the third consecutive time.^[2] The nominations were announced on February 8, 2021.^[3]

Mank led the nominations with 12, followed by Minari with 10.^[4] Overall, Netflix received a total of 72 nominations, 46 for film and 26 for television, the most for any studio or network.

Winners and nominees[]

Chloé Zhao, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay winner

Chadwick Boseman, Best Actor winner

Carey Mulligan, Best Actress winner

Daniel Kaluuya, Best Supporting Actor winner

Maria Bakalova, Best Supporting Actress winner

Emerald Fennell, Best Original Screenplay winner

Jon Batiste, Best Score co-winner

Trent Reznor (left) and Atticus Ross (right), Best Score co-winners

Best Picture Nomadland 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 Chloé Zhao – Nomadland Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman David Fincher – Mank Regina King – One Night in Miami... Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Actor *Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* as Levee Green** Ben Affleck – The Way Back as Jack Cunningham Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal as Ruben Stone Tom Hanks – News of the World as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd Anthony Hopkins – The Father as Anthony Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods as Paul Gary Oldman – Mank as Herman J. Mankiewicz Steven Yeun – Minari as Jacob Yi	Best Actress *Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman* as Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas** Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Billie Holiday Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always as Autumn Callahan Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman as Martha Weiss Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie as Marie Jones
Best Supporting Actor *Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah* as Fred Hampton** Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Abbie Hoffman Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods as "Stormin'" Norman Earl Holloway Bill Murray – On the Rocks as Felix Keane Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami... as Sam Cooke Paul Raci – Sound of Metal as Joe	Best Supporting Actress *Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm* as Tutar Sagdiyev** Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman as Elizabeth Weiss Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance Olivia Colman – The Father as Anne Amanda Seyfried – Mank as Marion Davies Youn Yuh-jung – Minari as Soon-ja
Best Young Actor/Actress *Alan Kim – Minari* as David Yi** Ryder Allen – Palmer as Sam Ibrahima Gueye – The Life Ahead as Momo Talia Ryder – Never Rarely Sometimes Always as Skylar Caoilinn Springall – The Midnight Sky as Young Iris "Sully" Sullivan Helena Zengel – News of the World as Johanna Leonberger / Cicada	Best Acting Ensemble The Trial of the Chicago 7 Da 5 Bloods Judas and the Black Messiah Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Minari One Night in Miami...
Best Original Screenplay Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Jack Fincher – Mank Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always Darius Marder and Abraham Marder – Sound of Metal Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7	Best Adapted Screenplay Chloé Zhao – Nomadland Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies – News of the World Kemp Powers – One Night in Miami... Jonathan Raymond and Kelly Reichardt – First Cow Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton – The Father
Best Cinematography Joshua James Richards – Nomadland Christopher Blauvelt – First Cow Erik Messerschmidt – Mank Lachlan Milne – Minari Newton Thomas Sigel – Da 5 Bloods Hoyte van Hoytema – Tenet Dariusz Wolski – News of the World	Best Editing *Alan Baumgarten – The Trial of the Chicago 7* (TIE) Mikkel E. G. Nielsen – Sound of Metal (TIE)** Kirk Baxter – Mank Jennifer Lame – Tenet Yorgos Lamprinos – The Father Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Best Costume Design Ann Roth – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Alexandra Byrne – Emma Bina Daigeler – Mulan Suzie Harman and Robert Worley – The Personal History of David Copperfield Nancy Steiner – Promising Young Woman Trish Summerville – Mank	Best Production Design Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale – Mank Cristina Casali and Charlotte Dirickx – The Personal History of David Copperfield David Crank and Elizabeth Keenan – News of the World Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas – Tenet Stella Fox and Kave Quinn – Emma Karen O'Hara, Mark Ricker, and Diana Stoughton – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Score Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross – Soul Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky Ludwig Göransson – Tenet James Newton Howard – News of the World Emile Mosseri – Minari Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Mank	Best Song "Speak Now" – One Night in Miami... "Everybody Cries" – The Outpost "Fight for You" – Judas and the Black Messiah "Husavik (My Home Town)" – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga "Io sì (Seen)" – The Life Ahead "Tigress & Tweed" – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best Hair and Makeup Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Emma Hillbilly Elegy Mank Promising Young Woman The United States vs. Billie Holiday	Best Visual Effects Tenet Greyhound The Invisible Man Mank The Midnight Sky Mulan Wonder Woman 1984
Best Comedy Palm Springs Borat Subsequent Moviefilm The Forty-Year-Old Version The King of Staten Island On the Rocks The Prom	Best Foreign Language Film Minari • United States Another Round • Denmark / Netherlands / Sweden Collective • Luxembourg / Romania La Llorona • Guatemala The Life Ahead • Italy Two of Us • France

#SeeHer Award[]

Zendaya^[5]

Films by multiple nominations and wins[]

The following twenty-five films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
12	Mank
10	Minari
8	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
7	News of the World
6	Da 5 Bloods
	Nomadland
	One Night in Miami...
	Promising Young Woman
	The Trial of the Chicago 7
5	Sound of Metal
5	Tenet
4	The Father
3	Emma
	Judas and the Black Messiah
	The Life Ahead
	The Midnight Sky
	Never Rarely Sometimes Always
	The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
	First Cow
	Hillbilly Elegy
	Mulan
	On the Rocks
	The Personal History of David Copperfield
	Pieces of a Woman

The following five films received multiple awards:

Wins	Film
4	Nomadland
3	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2	Minari
	Promising Young Woman
	The Trial of the Chicago 7

References[]

^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ "Annual Critics Choice Awards Returns To The CW Network On Sunday, March 7, 2021 With Host Taye Diggs". Critics Choice Association. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Film nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced". Critics Choice Association. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ Davis, Clayton (February 8, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Mank' Leads With 12 Nominations, Netflix Makes History With Four Best Picture Nominees". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ Welk, Brian (February 17, 2021). "Zendaya to Receive SeeHer Prize at Critics Choice Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

External links[]

26th Annual Critics Choice Awards – Winners

[1] Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[2] "Annual Critics Choice Awards Returns To The CW Network On Sunday, March 7, 2021 With Host Taye Diggs". Critics Choice Association. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[3] "Film nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced". Critics Choice Association. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

[4] Davis, Clayton (February 8, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Mank' Leads With 12 Nominations, Netflix Makes History With Four Best Picture Nominees". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

[5] Welk, Brian (February 17, 2021). "Zendaya to Receive SeeHer Prize at Critics Choice Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Critics Choice Association (CCA)
Awards	Acting Ensemble Actor Actress Adapted Screenplay Animated Feature Cinematography Comedy Costume Design Director Editing Foreign Language Film Hair and Makeup Original Screenplay Picture Production Design Score Song Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Visual Effects Young Performer
Retired	Action Movie (2008–2019) Actor in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actress in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actor in a Comedy (2012–2018) Actress in a Comedy (2012–2018) Documentary Feature (1995–2015) Family Film (1995–2007) Sci-Fi/Horror Movie (2012–2019) Sound (2009–2011)
Ceremonies	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)