Rich Picks
20192021

Awards & Top Films

2020

Rich Picks for Film Excellence

WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 2020

1
A
The Father4 Wins · 6 Nominations
2
A
A-
Promising Young Woman2 Wins · 5 Nominations
3
A-
Minari2 Wins · 8 Nominations
4
A-
Da 5 Bloods2 Nominations
5
B+
Sound of Metal2 Wins · 8 Nominations
6
B+
B
Greyhound4 Nominations
7
B
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan1 Win · 4 Nominations
8
B
Wolfwalkers1 Win · 3 Nominations
9
B
Nomadland4 Nominations
10
B
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bride to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of KazakhstanNo award data

Film

Animated Feature

Wolfwalkers
Producers: Paul Young, Stéphan Roelants, Tomm Moore, and Ross Stewart
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Soul
Producers: Dana Murray and Pete Docter
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTA
Onward
Producers: Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae
OscarGlobeBAFTA

Animated Short

Burrow
Producers: Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
Oscar

Documentary

My Octopus Teacher
Producers: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, and Craig Foster
BAFTA
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Producers: Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, and Jonnie Hughes
BAFTA
The Social Dilemma
Producers: Larissa Rhodes and Jeff Orlowski
BAFTA
The Mole Agent
Producers: Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
Spirit

International Feature

Minari
Producers: Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, and Christina Oh
GlobeBAFTA
Another Round
Producer: Thomas Vinterberg
GlobeBAFTA

Live-Action Feature

The Father
Producers: Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi, and David Parfitt
OscarBAFTA
Promising Young Woman
Producers: Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell, and Ben Browning
OscarNBRBAFTA
Minari
Producer: Christina Oh
OscarNBRSpiritSAG
Sound of Metal
Producers: Sacha Ben Harroche and Bert Hamelinick
OscarNBRSpirit
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Producers: Monica Levinson, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Anthony Hines
Globe

Directing & Editing

Directing

Emerald Fennell
Promising Young Woman
OscarGlobeSpiritDGA
Florian Zeller
The Father
DGA
Aaron Schneider
Greyhound
Spike Lee
Da 5 Bloods
NBR
Lee Isaac Chung
Minari
OscarSpiritDGA

Editing

Yorgos Lamprinos
The Father
OscarBAFTA
Craig Alpert, Mike Giambra, and James Thomas
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Sound of Metal
OscarBAFTA
Harry Yoon
Minari
Chloé Zhao
Nomadland
OscarBAFTASpirit

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Anthony Hopkins
as Anthony in
The Father
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Mads Mikkelsen
as Martin in
Another Round
BAFTA
Kingsley Ben-Adir
as Malcolm X in
One Night in Miami...
Riz Ahmed
as Ruben Stone in
Sound of Metal
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTASpirit
Steven Yeun
as Jacob Yi in
Minari
OscarSpirit

Actor in a Supporting Role

Daniel Kaluuya
as Fred Hampton in
Judas and the Black Messiah
OscarBAFTA
Alan S. Kim
as David in
Minari
Clarke Peters
as Otis in
Da 5 Bloods
BAFTA
Shia LaBeouf
as Sean in
Pieces of a Woman
Paul Raci
as Joe in
Sound of Metal
OscarNBRBAFTASpirit

Actress in a Leading Role

Carey Mulligan
as Cassandra in
Promising Young Woman
OscarNBRSpirit
Vanessa Kirby
as Martha Weiss in
Pieces of a Woman
OscarBAFTA
Meryl Streep
as Dee Dee Allen in
The Prom
Frances McDormand
as Fern in
Nomadland
OscarBAFTASpirit
Amy Adams
as Bev in
Hillbilly Elegy

Actress in a Supporting Role

Maria Bakalova
as Tutar Sagdiyev in
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Oscar
Olivia Colman
as Anne in
The Father
Oscar
Glenn Close
as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance in
Hillbilly Elegy
Oscar
Amanda Seyfried
as Marion Davies in
Mank
Oscar
Youn Yuh-Jung
as Soon-ja in
Minari
OscarNBRBAFTASpirit

Writing

Screenplay (Adapted)

Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
The Father
based on the play by Zeller
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Sacha Baron Cohen, Lee Kern, Nina Pedrad, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Anthony Hines, and Dan Swimer
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
based on the character Borat Sagdiyev by Baron Cohen
OscarWGA
Chloé Zhao
Nomadland
based on the book by Jessica Bruder
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Kelly Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond
First Cow
based on the novel The Half Life by Raymond
Ramin Bahrani
The White Tiger
based on the novel by Aravind Adiga
OscarBAFTAWGA

Screenplay (Original)

Lee Isaac Chung
Minari
OscarNBRSpirit
Abraham Marder, Darius Marder, and Derek Cianfrance
Sound of Metal
Screenplay: Abraham Marder
Story and Screenplay: Darius Marder
Story: Derek Cianfrance
OscarWGA
Eliza Hittman
Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always
Spirit
Emerald Fennell
Promising Young Woman
OscarGlobeBAFTASpiritWGA
Andy Siara
Palm Springs
SpiritWGA

Visual

Art Direction

Diana Sroughton, Karen O'Hara, and Mark Ricker
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Production design: Mark Ricker
Set decoration: Diana Sroughton and Karen O'Hara
OscarADG
Kathy Lucas and Nathan Crowley
Tenet
Production design: Nathan Crowley
Set decoration: Kathy Lucas
OscarADG
Aline Bonetto and Anna Lynch-Robinson
Wonder Woman 1984
Production design: Aline Bonetto
Set decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
ADG
David Crank and Elizabeth Keenan
News of the World
Production design: David Crank
Set decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
OscarBAFTAADG
Jan Pascale and Donald Graham Burt
Mank
Production design: Donald Graham Burt
Set decoration: Jan Pascale
OscarBAFTAADG

Cinematography

Erik Messerschmidt
Mank
OscarBAFTAASC
Joshua James Richards
Nomadland
OscarNBRBAFTASpiritASC
Benjamin Kracun
Promising Young Woman
Darius Wolski
News of the World
OscarBAFTAASC
Christopher Blauvelt
First Cow

Costuming

Ann Roth
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
OscarBAFTACDG
Alexandra Byrne
Emma
OscarBAFTACDG
Charlese Antoinette Jones
Judas and the Black Messiah
CDG
Trish Summerville
Mank
OscarBAFTACDG
Massimo Cantini Parrini
Pinocchio
Oscar

Effects

David Lee, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, and Scott Fisher
Tenet
OscarBAFTA
Nicholas Papworth, Mike Nixon, Jeremy Smith, and Yashdeep Sawant
Greyhound
BAFTA
Ben Jones, Santiago Colomo Martinez, Nick Davis, and Greg Fisher
The One and Only Ivan
OscarBAFTA
Johnny Han, Ryan Laney, Maxwell Anderson, and Piers Dennis
Welcome to Chechnya
Matthew Kasmir, Max Solomon, David Watkins, and Christopher Lawren
The Midnight Sky
OscarBAFTA

Make-Up & Hairstyling

Mark Coulier, Francesco Pegoretti, and Dalia Colli
Pinocchio
BAFTA
Mia Neal, Matiki Anoff, and Larry M. Cherry
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
BAFTA
Gigi Williams and Kimberley Spiteri
Mank
BAFTA
Patricia Dehaney, Matthew Mungle, and Eryn Krueger Mekash
Hillbilly Elegy
BAFTA
Claudia Stolze, Marese Langan, and Laura Allen
Emma

Sound & Music

Original Score

Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor
Mank
GlobeBAFTA
Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor, and Jon Batiste
Soul
GlobeBAFTA
Hans Zimmer
Wonder Woman 1984
Ludwig Göransson
Tenet
Globe
Bruno Coulais
Wolfwalkers

Original Song

"Husavik"
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Music & lyrics: Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus, and Rickard Göransson
"Fight for You"
Judas and the Black Messiah
Music & lyrics: H.E.R., Tiara Thomas, and Dernst Emile II
Globe
"Running with the Wolves"
Wolfwalkers
Music & lyrics: Aurora
"Green"
Sound of Metal
Music & lyrics: Abraham Marder
"Speak Now"
One Night in Miami...
Music and Lyrics: Leslie Odom Jr.
Globe

Sound Editing

Nicolas Becker and Michelle Couttolenc
Sound of Metal
Foley editor: Pietu Korhonen
Sound Effects Editor: Carolina Santana
Sound editor: Nicolas Becker
Dialogue Editor: Michelle Couttolenc
Scoring editor: Abraham Marder
Foley Artist: Heikke Kossi
BAFTA
Randy Thom, Bjørn Schroeder, Michael Alexander, and Peter Clarke
The Midnight Sky
Sound editors: Randy Thom and Bjørn Schroeder
Music Editor: Michael Alexander
Scoring editor: Peter Clarke
Sound Designer: Kyrsten Mate
Foley Artists: John Roesch and Shelley Roden
Foley editor: Nicholas Docter
Sound Effects Editor: Leff Lefferts
Warren Shaw and Michael Minkler
Greyhound
ADR editor: Dave McMoyler
Sound Effects Editors: Odin Benitez, Jason King, and Richard Kitting
Foley Artist: Marko Costanzo
Sound Designers: Jon Title and Ann Scibelli
Dialogue Editors: Paul Carden, Michelle Pazer, and David Tichauer
Sound editors: Will Digby, Warren Shaw, and Michael Minkler
Foley editor: Luke Gibleon
BAFTA
Michael W. Mitchell, John Cucci, Shelley Roden, and John Roesch
Tenet
Sound Effects Editors: Michael W. Mitchell, Mark Larry, and Joseph Fraioli
Foley Artists: John Cucci, Shelley Roden, John Roesch, Alyson Dee Moore, Christopher Moriana, Katie Rose, Dan O’Connell, and Catherine Harper
Foley editors: Bruce Tanis and Angela Ang
Music artist: Nicholas Fitzgerald
Music Editor: Alex Gibson
Sound editor: Richard King
Zoe Freed, Jeff Sawyer, Michael Connell, and Rowan Watson
Wonder Woman 1984
Foley Artists: Zoe Freed and Peter Burgess
Sound Effects Editors: Jeff Sawyer, Rowan Watson, and Michael Babcock
Music Editors: Michael Connell, Gerard McCann, Timeri Duplat, and Ryan Rubin
Scoring editors: Chris Barrett, Adam Miller, and Alfredo Pasquel
Foley editors: Kevin Penney and Lily Blazewicz
Sound editors: Jimmy Boyle and Richard King

Sound Mixing

Nicolas Becker, Michelle Couttolenc, Jaime Baksht, and Phillip Bladh
Sound of Metal
ADR mixer: Carlos Cortez Navarrette
Re-recording mixers: Nicolas Becker, Michelle Couttolenc, and Jaime Baksht
Foley mixer: Kari Vähäkuopus
Production mixer: Phillip Bladh
BAFTA
Mike Prestwood Smith and William Miller
News of the World
Re-recording mixers: Mike Prestwood Smith and William Miller
Foley mixer: Adam Fil Méndez
ADR mixer: Mark DeSimone
Scoring mixer: Shawn Murphy
Production mixer: John Patrick Pritchett
BAFTA
David Wyman, Michael Minkler, and Beau Borders
Greyhound
Production mixer: David Wyman
Re-recording mixers: Richard Kitting, Michael Minkler, Christian Minkler, and Beau Borders
Scoring mixer: Greg Hayes
Foley mixer: George A. Lara
BAFTA
David Parker and Ren Klyce
Soul
Scoring mixers: David Boucher and Atticus Ross
ADR mixer: Bobby Johanson
Foley mixer: Scott Curtis
Original dialogue mixer: Vincent Caro
Re-recording mixers: David Parker and Ren Klyce
BAFTA
Dane Lonsdale, Skip Lievsay, and Paul Urmson
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom