4th Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards

Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards

4th Hollywood Critics Association Awards

Date| March 5, 2021
Site| Virtual Presentation via Facebook and YouTube
Hosted by| Scott Menzel
Official website| hollywoodcriticsassociation.com
Highlights
Best Picture| Promising Young Woman
Most awards| Promising Young Woman (4)
Most nominations| Promising Young Woman (9)

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* Hollywood Critics Association Awards
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The 4th Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards, presented by the Hollywood Critics Association, took place virtually on March 5, 2021.[1] The ceremony was hosted by HCA Founder Scott Menzel.

The nominations were announced on February 1, 2021.[2]

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture

* Promising Young Woman
* Da 5 Bloods
* The Father
* Judas and the Black Messiah
* Minari
* Nomadland
* One Night in Miami...
* Soul
* Sound of Metal
* The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Female Director

* Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
* Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
* Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
* Regina King – One Night in Miami...
* Sofia Coppola – On the Rocks

Best Male Director

* Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
* David Fincher – Mank
* Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
* Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah
* Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods

Best Actor

* Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods as Paul
* Anthony Hopkins – The Father as Anthony
* Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Levee Green (posthumous nomination)
* Kingsley Ben-Adir – One Night in Miami... as Malcolm X
* Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal as Ruben Stone

Best Actress

* Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman as Cassandra Thomas
* Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man as Cecilia Kass
* Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern
* Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman as Martha Weiss
* Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey
* Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie as Marie Jones

Best Supporting Actor

* Paul Raci – Sound of Metal as Joe
* Bo Burnham – Promising Young Woman as Ryan Cooper
* Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods as Norman “Stormin' Norman” Earl Holloway (posthumous nomination)
* Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton
* Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami... as Sam Cooke

Best Supporting Actress

* Youn Yuh-jung – Minari as Soonja
* Amanda Seyfried – Mank as Marion Davies
* Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman as Elizabeth Weiss
* Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy as Bonnie “Mamaw” Vance
* Olivia Colman – The Father as Anne

Best Cast Ensemble

* Da 5 Bloods
* Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
* One Night in Miami...
* The Prom
* Promising Young Woman
* The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Animated or VSX Performance

* Ben Schwartz – Sonic the Hedgehog as Sonic the Hedgehog
* Cathy Ang – Over the Moon as Fei Fei
* Honor Kneafsey – Wolfwalkers as Robyn Goodfellowe
* Jamie Foxx – Soul as Joe Gardner
* Tina Fey – Soul as 22

Best Original Screenplay

* Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
* Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
* Abraham Marder and Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
* Andy Siara – Palm Springs
* Lee Isaac Chung – Minari

Best Adapted Screenplay

* Kemp Powers – One Night in Miami...
* Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
* Florian Zeller – The Father
* Jonathan Raymond and Kelly Reichardt – First Cow
* Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Action Film

* Birds of Prey
* The Old Guard
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Tenet
* Wonder Woman 1984

Best Animated Film

* Wolfwalkers
* The Croods: A New Age
* Onward
* Over the Moon
* Soul

Best Comedy or Musical

* Palm Springs
* Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
* On the Rocks
* The Personal History of David Copperfield
* The Prom

Best Documentary

* All In: The Fight for Democracy (TIE)
* Class Action Park (TIE)
* Boys State
* Dick Johnson Is Dead
* Time

Best Horror

* The Invisible Man
* Freaky
* His House
* Host
* Relic

Best Indie Film

* Minari
* Black Bear
* First Cow
* Miss Juneteenth
* Palm Springs

Best International Film

* La Llorona
* Another Round
* Bacurau
* I'm No Longer Here
* Two of Us

Best First Feature

* Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
* Channing Godfrey Peoples – Miss Juneteenth
* Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
* Radha Blank – The 40-Year-Old Version
* Regina King – One Night in Miami...

Best Short Film

* The Heart Still Hums
* Burrow
* Canvas
* Cops And Robbers
* If Anything Happens, I Love You

Best Score

* Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Soul
* Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky
* Emile Mosseri – Minari
* James Newton Howard – News of the World
* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Mank

Best Original Song

* "Husavik (My Hometown)", sung by Will Ferrell and My Marianne – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
* "Rocket to the Moon", sung by Cathy Ang – Over the Moon
* "Speak Now", sung by Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami...
* "Turntables", sung by Janelle Monáe – All In: The Fight for Democracy
* "Wear Your Crown", sung by Ariana DeBose, Jo Ellen Pellman, Kerry Washington, Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep – The Prom

Best Cinematography

* Joshua James Richards – Nomadland
* Dariusz Wolski – News of the World
* Erik Messerschmidt – Mank
* Hoyte Van Hoytema – Tenet
* Martin Ruhe – The Midnight Sky

Best Production Design

* Donald Graham Burt – Mank
* Cristina Casali – The Personal History of David Copperfield
* Jamie Walker McCall – The Prom
* Kave Quinn – Emma
* Mark Ricker – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Film Editing

* Alan Baumgarten – The Trial of the Chicago 7
* Andy Canny – The Invisible Man
* Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
* Frédéric Thoraval – Promising Young Woman
* Yorgos Lamprinos – The Father

Best Stunts

* Birds of Prey
* Extraction
* The Old Guard
* Tenet
* Wonder Woman 1984

Best Costume Design

* Suzie Harman and Robert Worley – The Personal History of David Copperfield
* Alexandra Byrne – Emma
* Ann Roth – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
* Erin Benach – Birds of Prey
* Trish Summerville – Mank

Best Hair & Makeup

* Matiki Anoff, Sergio López-Rivera, Mia Neal, Larry M. Cherry, Sian Richards, Deidra Dixon and Jamika Wilson – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
* Angie Wells and Daniel Curet – Promising Young Woman
* Deborah La Mia Denaver and Adruitha Lee – Birds of Prey
* Eryn Krueger Mekash, Patricia Dehaney and Matthew W. Mungle – Hillbilly Elegy
* Kimberley Spiteri, Colleen LaBaff, Gigi Williams and Michelle Audrina Kim – Mank

Best Visual Effects

* Jonathan Dearing – The Invisible Man
* Andrew Jackson – Tenet
* Ged Wright – Sonic the Hedgehog
* Greg Steele and Annemarie Griggs – Birds of Prey
* Matt Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, David Watkins and Max Solomon – The Midnight Sky

## Special Honorary awards

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* Breakthrough Performance by an Actor – Paul Raci for Sound of Metal
* Breakthrough Performance by an Actress – Cristin Milioti for Palm Springs
* Standout Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 or Under – Sidney Flanigan for Never Rarely Sometimes Always
* Impact Award – Judas and the Black Messiah
* Valiant Award – Zack Snyder
* Inspire Award – Lin-Manuel Miranda
* Game Changer Award – Nicole Beharie
* Timeless Award – Dante Spinotti
* Spotlight Award – Kiera Allen
* Star on the Rise Award – Jo Ellen Pellman
* Artisan on the Rise Award – Emile Mosseri
* Trailblazer Award – Dwayne Johnson
* Acting Achievement Award – Aubrey Plaza
* Artisan Achievement Award – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
* Filmmaker on the Rise Award – Emerald Fennell
* Filmmaking Achievement Award – Steve McQueen

## Films with multiple wins

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Wins  | Film

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4  | Promising Young Woman
2  | Birds of Prey
Da 5 Bloods
The Invisible Man
Minari
Nomadland
Sound of Metal

## Films with multiple nominations

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Nominations  | Film

|

9  | Promising Young Woman
8  | One Night in Miami...
7  | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank
6  | Minari
Nomadland
Sound of Metal
5  | Birds of Prey
Da 5 Bloods
Soul
4  | The Invisible Man
The Father
The Prom
Tenet
The Trial of the Chicago 7
3  | Judas and the Black Messiah
The Midnight Sky
Over the Moon
Palm Springs
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Sonic the Hedgehog
2  | All In: The Fight for Democracy
Emma
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
First Cow
Hillbilly Elegy
Miss Juneteenth
News of the World
The Old Guard
On the Rocks
Pieces of a Woman
Wolfwalkers
Wonder Woman 1984

## References

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1. ^ Anderson, Derek (March 8, 2021). "4th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards Winners Include The Invisible Man, La Llorona, Promising Young Woman". Daily Dead. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
2. ^ Neglia, Matt (February 1, 2021). "The 2020 Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture.

## External links

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* Official website