'Nomadland' Triumphs At Online Film Critics Society Awards, Nabs 6 Trophies

Chloe Zhao’s western-drama film “Nomadland” is making all the right noises before the announcement of the Academy Award nominations. The movie received six awards from the Online Films Critics Society, while Pixar’s animated feature “Soul” took home two trophies.

The winners were announced on the organization's official website. Zhao’s latest venture edged out movies like “One Night In Miami,” “First Cow,” “Minari,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and more to win the biggest accolade of the night. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and won the prestigious Golden Lion trophy to jumpstart the awards season.

Zhao also picked up the best director prize for “Nomadland” despite facing competition from filmmakers like Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”), Kelly Reichardt (“First Cow”), Spike Lee (“Da 5 Bloods”) and Eliza Hittman (“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”).

The film also picked up prizes in the adapted screenplay, editing and cinematography categories.

Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”) and Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”) won the best actress and best actor trophies for their performances.

Another notable winner of the night was Maria Bakalova, the breakout star of “Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm.” The actress was named best supporting actress and moved one step closer to getting nominated for an Oscar.

Bakalova has already been named the best supporting actress by Boston Online Film Critics Association, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Chicago Film Critics Association and NYFCC so far.

Fennell’s debut feature “Promising Young Woman” won two accolades at this year’s event. The director emerged victorious in the original screenplay and best debut feature categories.

The Online Films Critics Society also named its top 10 movies of the year, which included “Nomadland,” “First Cow,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and more.

Here’s the full list of winners at this year’s Online Films Critics Society's film awards:

Top 10 Movies of the Year

1. “Nomadland”
   2. “Da 5 Bloods”
   3. “Promising Young Woman”
   4. “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
   5. “First Cow”
   6. “Minari”
   7. “Sound of Metal”
   8. “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
   9. “Soul”
   10. “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

BEST PICTURE
· “Da 5 Bloods”
· “First Cow”
· “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
· “Minari”
· “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
· “Nomadland” — WINNER
· “Promising Young Woman”
· “Soul”
· “Sound of Metal”
· “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

· “Onward”
· “Over the Moon”
· “Soul” — WINNER
· “The Wolf House”
· “Wolfwalkers”

BEST DIRECTOR

· Emerald Fennell — “Promising Young Woman”
· Eliza Hittman — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
· Spike Lee — “Da 5 Bloods”
· Kelly Reichardt — “First Cow”
· Chloé Zhao – “Nomadland” - WINNER

BEST ACTOR

· Riz Ahmed — “Sound of Metal”
· Chadwick Boseman — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
· Anthony Hopkins — “The Father”
· Delroy Lindo — “Da 5 Bloods” - WINNER
· Steven Yeun — “Minari”

BEST ACTRESS

· Jessie Buckley — “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
· Viola Davis — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
· Sidney Flanigan — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
· Frances McDormand – “Nomadland” - WINNER
· Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

· Sacha Baron Cohen — “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
· Chadwick Boseman — “Da 5 Bloods”
· Bill Murray — “On the Rocks”
· Leslie Odom Jr. — “One Night in Miami” - WINNER
· Paul Raci — “Sound of Metal”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

· Maria Bakalova — “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” - WINNER
· Olivia Colman — “The Father”
· Talia Ryder — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
· Amanda Seyfried — “Mank”
· Youn Yuh-jung — “Minari”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

· “Da 5 Bloods”
· “Minari”
· “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
· “Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell - WINNER
· “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

· “First Cow”
· “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
· “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
· “Nomadland,” Chloe Zhao - WINNER
· “One Night in Miami”

BEST EDITING

· “Da 5 Bloods”
· “Mank”
· “Nomadland,” Chloe Zhao - WINNER
· “Tenet”
· “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

· “Da 5 Bloods”
· “First Cow”
· “Mank”
· “Nomadland” - WINNER
· “Tenet”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

· “Da 5 Bloods”
· “Mank”
· “Minari”
· “Soul” - WINNER
· “Tenet”

BEST DEBUT FEATURE

· Radha Blank — “The Forty-Year-Old Version”
· Emerald Fennell — “Promising Young Woman” - WINNER
· Regina King — “One Night in Miami”
· Darius Marder — “Sound of Metal”
· Andrew Patterson – “The Vast of Night”

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

· “Another Round”
· “Bacurau”
· “Collective”
· “La Llorona”
· “Minari” (United States) - WINNER

BEST DOCUMENTARY

· “Boys State”
· “Collective”
· “Dick Johnson Is Dead” - WINNER
· “The Painter and the Thief”
· “Time”

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

· “Sound of Metal” – Sound Design
· “Emma” – Costume Design
· “Tenet” – Visual Effects
· “Mank” – Production Design
· “The Invisible Man” – Visual Effects

BEST NON-UNITED STATES RELEASE

· “A Beast in Love” (Japan)

· “The Disciple” (India)
· “Ghosts” (Turkey)
· “Mogul Mowgli” (United Kingdom)
· “New Order” (Mexico)
· “Notturno” (Italy)
· “Rocks” (United Kingdom)
· “Saint Maud” (United Kingdom)
· “Summer of 85” (France)
· “Undine” (Germany)