NOMADLAND LEADS CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION 2020 AWARDS, WINS FIVE HONORS
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2020 award winners. Claiming the organization’s top honors is Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND, which earned a leading five wins: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Frances McDormand), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography (Joshua James Richards). NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS earned two awards (Best Original Screenplay, Eliza Hittman; Most Promising Performer, Sidney Flanigan), while the rest of the Association’s honors were awarded to a diverse mix of the year’s best films.
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CHLOÉ ZHAO’S NOMADLAND LEADS CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION 2020 AWARD NOMINATIONS
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2020; winners will be announced at the organization’s annual awards ceremony, a virtual event for Association members to be held on Monday, December 21. Leading with seven total nominations is Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND; Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS, Kelly Reichardt’s FIRST COW and Charlie Kaufman’s I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS each earned six nominations, while MANK and PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN are each recognized with five. A complete list of nominees is below.
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CFCA welcomes two new members
The group is proud to welcome the following new members: Robert Daniels (he/him) is a freelance film critic who holds an MA in English. He is the founder of 812filmreviews, and is a contributor to RogerEbert.com, Polygon, ThePlaylist, and Consequence of Sound. He is a member of AAFCA, values representation and diversity, and can always be found at a coffee shop. Cody Corrall (they/them) is a culture critic for the Chicago Reader and Cine-File—among other places on the world wide web—with a focus on genre, identity, and the moving image. They also co-host the weekly podcast "Into the Twilight."
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A Statement on the 2020 Chicago Critics Film Festival
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces that the upcoming Chicago Critics Film Festival (scheduled for May 1-7 at Music Box Theatre) is postponed until further notice, in response to the developing public health concerns around COVID-19 and its impact on presenting a safe, enjoyable experience for attendees, guests and organizers.
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Parasite, Little Women Lead 2019 Chicago Film Critics Awards, Winning Four Wins Each
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2019 award winners. Claiming the organization’s top honors, Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite is named both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film; the film also claims Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Matching Parasite’s four wins, Greta Gerwing’s Little Women earns Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design and Best Supporting Actress (Florence Pugh).
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Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood Leads Chicago Film Critics Association 2019 Nominations
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2019; winners will be announced at the organization’s annual Awards Dinner on Saturday, December 14 in Chicago. Leading with nine nominations in all is Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood. Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Greta Gerwig’s Little Women claim eight nominations each, while Marriage Story and Parasite, from Noah Baumbach and Bong Joon Ho respectively, each receive seven.
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