Seattle Film Critics Society announce 2020 award winners.

Seeing movies in a theater was all but nonexistent in 2020. That said, there was still plenty of action to be streamed on our smaller screens at home.

I certainly have my favorites, including The Invisible Man – which I managed to see in a theater just days before everything shut down. Knowing in the back of my mind that something very real was lurking unseen outside, certainly heightened the experience.

A group of Seattle film critics also had their favorites for 2020. Indeed, some picks were expected like Nomadland, the universally lauded outing from director Chloé Zhao.

Then again, other movies called out, like the 220-minute doc, The History of the Seattle Mariners: Supercut Edition, definitely underscores the Pacific Northwest’s love of the Mariners. Despite being the team with the longest NBL postseason drought.

The good news for Mariners (and movie) fans, you can watch the whole three and a half hour doc on YouTube.

You can also find many of these movies on Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services. Nomadland starts steaming on Hulu this Friday. 

The Seattle Film Critics Society consist of 31 film critics, representing print, broadcast, podcasting, and online film outlets. This year’s awards are the fifth to be held under the banner of the SFCS, honoring the best films and performances of the year.

The 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Award Winners

Best Picture of the Year
Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)

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