Monday, September 20, 2021

The 2021 Essential Film Awards

 Celebrating the cinematic achievements of 2020.


Official 2020 Selections




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Best Film - Drama


JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Shaka King
Warner Bros.

Cast:  Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lil Rel Howery, Algee Smith, Dominique Thorne, Martin Sheen
Screenplay: Will Berson, Shaka King
Producers: Charles D. King, Ryan Coogler, Shaka King
Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt

Nominees:
MINARI
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
SOUND OF METAL
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Best Film - Comedy or Musical


SOUL
Pete Docter
Walt Disney Studios

Voice Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Questlove, Angela Bassett
Screenplay: Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers
Producer: Dana Murray

Nominees
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
EMMA.
LOVE AND MONSTERS
PALM SPRINGS
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ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor - Drama


Chadwick Boseman
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM

Nominees
Riz Ahmed - SOUND OF METAL
Anthony Hopkins - THE FATHER
Lakeith Stanfield - JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Steven Yeun - MINARI

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Best Actress - Drama


Elisabeth Moss
THE INVISIBLE MAN

Nominees
Viola Davis - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
Sofia Loren - THE LIFE AHEAD
Frances McDormand - NOMADLAND
Carey Mulligan - PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

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Best Actor - Comedy or Musical


Andy Samberg
PALM SPRINGS

Nominees
Sacha Baron Cohen - BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
Lin Manuel Miranda - HAMILTON
Keanu Reeves - BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC
Vince Vaughn - FREAKY

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Best Actress - Comedy or Musical


Anya Taylor-Joy
EMMA.

Nominees
Rachel McAdams - EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA
Cristin Milioti - PALM SPRINGS
Rosamund Pike - I CARE A LOT
Margot Robbie - BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)

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Best Supporting Actor


Delroy Lindo
DA 5 BLOODS

Nominees
Sacha Baron Cohen - THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Leslie Odom Jr. - ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Daniel Kaluuya - JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Paul Raci - SOUND OF METAL

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Best Supporting Actress


Maria Bakalova

BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM


Nominees

Olivia Colman - THE FATHER

María Mercedes Coroy - LA LLORONA

Amanda Seyfried - MANK

Yuh-jung Youn - MINARI

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Best Ensemble


Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

Nominees

Bacurau

Da 5 Bloods

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

The Trial of the Chicago 7

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Best Voice Acting/Motion Capture Performance


Bruce Davis
THE VAST OF NIGHT

Nominees
Tina Fey - SOUL
Jamie Fox - SOUL
Chris Pratt - ONWARD
Eva Whittaker - WOLFWALKERS
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Breakthrough Performance


Alan S. Kim
MINARI

Maria Bakalova - BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
Bárbara Colen - BACURAU
Ariana Greenblatt - LOVE AND MONSTERS
Ibrahima Gueye - THE LIFE AHEAD
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SKILL & TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director


Regina King
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI


Nominees
Lee Isaac Chang - MINARI
Shaka King - JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Christopher Nolan - TENET
Leigh Wannell - THE INVISIBLE MAN
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Best Screenplay - Original


Lee Isaac Chung
MINARI

Nominees
Brandon Cronenberg - POSSESSOR
Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers - SOUL
Emerald Fennell - PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Andy Siara - PALM SPRINGS

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Best Screenplay - Previously Published or Historic Material


Will Berson, Shaka King
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
[Based on historical events]

Nominees
Jack Fincher [Based on historical events] - MANK
Kemp Powers [Based on One Night in Miami by Kemp Powers] - ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Ruben Santiago-Hudson [Based on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson] - MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton [Based on Le Père by Florian Zeller] - THE FATHER
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Best Art Direction/Visual Design


Production Design: Donald Graham Burt
Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
MANK

Nominees
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA
THE INVISIBLE MAN
MULAN
TENET
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Best Cinematography


Erik Messerschmidt
MANK

Nominees
EMMA.
THE INVISIBLE MAN
TENET
THE VAST OF NIGHT
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Best Costumes


Anna B. Sheppard
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA

Nominees
EMMA.
MANK
MULAN
THE VAST OF NIGHT
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Best Editing


Andy Canny
THE INVISIBLE MAN

Nominees
THE FATHER
POSSESSOR
SOUND OF METAL
TENET
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Best Make-Up & Hair


Deborah La Mia Denaver, Adruitha Lee, Vincent Van Dyke
BIRDS OF PREY: AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN

Nominees
EMMA.
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
MANK
MULAN
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Best Music - Score


Benjamin Wallfisch
THE INVISIBLE MAN

Nominees
MANK
MINARI
SOUL
TENET
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Best Music - Song


“Husavik (My Hometown” 
Music and Lyric by Rickard Göransson, Fat Max Gsus, and Savan Kotecha
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA

Nominees
“Double Trouble” - EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA
“Running with the Wolves” - WOLFWALKERS
"Speak Now" - ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
“Wuhan Flu” - BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
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Best Music - Song Score or Soundtrack


EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA

Nominees
BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC
BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

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Best Sound Design


Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Philip Bladh, Carlos Cortés, and Michelle Couttolenc
SOUND OF METAL

Nominees
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
THE VAST OF NIGHT
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Best Stunts


George Cottle (Stunt Coordinator), Jackson Spidell (Fight Coordinator)
TENET

Nominees
BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)
DA 5 BLOODS
MULAN
WONDER WOMAN 1984
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Best Visual Effects


Matt Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, Max Solomon, David Watkins
THE MIDNIGHT SKY

Nominees
COLOR OUT OF SPACE
THE INVISIBLE MAN
LOVE AND MONSTERS
TENET
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FILM CATEGORIES

Best Action/Adventure Film


LOVE AND MONSTERS
Michael Matthews

Nominees
BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)
DA 5 BLOODS
MULAN
TENET
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Best Animated Feature Film


WOLFWALKERS
Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart

Nominees
ONWARD
OVER THE MOON
SOUL
WEATHERING WITH YOU
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Best Blockbuster Film


BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)
Cathy Yan

Nominees

MULAN
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
TENET
WONDER WOMAN 1984

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Best Documentary


MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
Pippa Ehrlich
James Reed

Nominees
BOYS STATE
CRIP CAMP
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
THE SPEED CUBERS
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Best Foreign Language Film


BACURAU
Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles
Brazil

Nominees
Denmark - ANOTHER ROUND
Italy - THE LIFE AHEAD
Guatemala - LA LLORONA
Spain - THE PLATFORM
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Best Horror or Thriller Film


THE INVISIBLE MAN
Leigh Whannell

Nominees
FREAKY
HOST
POSSESSOR
SAINT MAUD
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Best Independent or Limited Release Film


MINARI
Lee Isaac Chung

Nominees
PALM SPRINGS
POSSESSOR
SOUND OF METAL
THE VAST OF NIGHT
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Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Film


THE VAST OF NIGHT
Andrew Patterson

Nominees
BACURAU
BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC
COLOR OUT OF SPACE
THE MIDNIGHT SKY
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Special Recognition


Animated Short Film
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU
Will McCormack
Michael Govier


HAMILTON
Thomas Kail
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The following films did not win any Essential Film Awards but are noteworthy for their cinematic contributions in 2020:

ANOTHER ROUND
BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC
BOYS STATE
COLOR OUT OF SPACE
CRIP CAMP
THE FATHER
FREAKY
THE GENTLEMEN
HOST
I CARE A LOT
I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS
THE LIFE AHEAD
LA LLORONA
MALCOLM AND MARIE
NOMADLAND
ONWARD
OVER THE MOON
THE PLATFORM
POSSESSOR
SAINT MAUD
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
THE SPEED CUBERS
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
WEATHERING WITH YOU

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