by Nathaniel R
The Boston Society of Film Critics, generally one of the best critics organizations (in that they have good taste and aren't afraid to go their own way) announced their prize winners today. They've given multiple prizes to four pictures: Nomadland, Minari, i'm thinking of ending things, and The Father. With the exception of prizes for American indie Never Rarely Sometimes Always, the Guatemalan film La Llorona, and Charlie Kaufman's I'm thinking of ending things, Boston almost exlusively went with films that have not yet opened to the public or that just barely "opened" so it's a "Best of December 2020 through February 2021" kind of list.
The complete list of winners is after the jump...
Best Picture – Nomadland
runner up: First Cow
Best Director – Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
runner up: Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) – Florian Zeller, The Father
runner up: Autumn deWilde, Emma
Best Actor – Anthony Hopkins, The Father
runner up: Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Best Actress – Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
runner up: Julia Garner, The Assistant
Best Supporting Actor – Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
runner up: Brian Dennehy, Driveways
Best Supporting Actress – Youn Yuh-jung, Minari
runner up: Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Best Screenplay – Charlie Kaufman, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Kelly Reichard and Jonathan Raymond, First Cow
Best Cinematography – Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
Shabier Kirchner, Lovers Rock
Best Documentary – Collective
runners up: The Painter and the Thief
Best Non-English Language Film (awarded in memory of Jay Carr) – La Llorona
Best Animated Film – The Wolf House
This one is a 2018 Chilean stop motion drama that finally made it to the US just as cinemas closed. It's now available to rent online.
runner up: Wolfwalkers
Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) – Robert Frazen, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
runner up: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Best Ensemble Cast – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
runnr up: Minari
Best Original Score – Emile Mosseri, Minari