As a proud member of the Seattle Film Critics Society (I actually became president in 2020, an… interesting… year to become president of a film society), I’m pleased to share with you the winners of the 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards.

Nomadland proved the big winner this year, landing five awards, including Best Picture of the Year. The film, documenting one woman’s turn to a modern-day nomadic lifestyle following the 2008 economic recession, also earned Chloé Zhao the Best Director award and a win for Best Film Editing. Frances McDormand was named Best Actress in a Leading Role, while Joshua James Richards’ work behind the camera secured a win for Best Cinematography.

A lot of other great films were honored as well… see the full list below.

The 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Award Winners

Best Picture of the Year

• Nomadland

Best Director

• Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Frances McDormand – Nomadland

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Yuh-jung Youn – Minari

Best Ensemble Cast

• Da 5 Bloods – Kim Coleman, casting director

Best Action Choreography

• Tenet

Best Screenplay

• Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell

Best Animated Feature

• Wolfwalkers – Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, director

Best Documentary Feature

• The History of the Seattle Mariners: Supercut Edition – Jon Bois, director

Best Film Not in the English Language

• Minari – Lee Isaac Chung, director

Best Cinematography

• Nomadland – Joshua James Richards

Best Costume Design

• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Ann Roth

Best Film Editing

• Nomadland – Chloé Zhao

Best Original Score

• Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste

Best Production Design

• Mank – Donald Graham Burt (Production Design); Jan Pascale (Set Decorator)

Best Visual Effects

• Tenet – Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott Fisher, Mike Chambers

Best Youth Performance (18 years of age or younger upon start of filming):

• Alan Kim – Minari

Villain of the Year:

• The Invisible Man/Adrian Griffin – The Invisible Man – portrayed by Oliver Jackson-Cohen