Music City Film Critics’ Association, the Nashville-based critics group; has announced its winners for the 2020 films! 2020 may have not been the best for blockbuster films, but there were plenty of projects that deserved our recognition. Take a look below at all of the winners announced by Music City Film Critics’ Association.

Here’s the full list of awards.
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Best Picture: Promising Young Woman
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Best Director: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
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Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
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Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
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Best Supporting Actor: Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
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Best Supporting Actress (tie): Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm; Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari
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Best Acting Ensemble (tie): Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; One Night in Miami
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Best Animated Feature: Soul
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Best Foreign Language Film: Another Round
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Best Documentary: The Social Dilemma
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Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
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Best Song: “Speak Now” by Sam Ashworth, Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
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Best Score: Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
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Best Cinematography: Joshua James Richard, Nomadland
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Best Editing (tie): Andy Canny, The Invisible Man; Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7
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Best Production Design: Donald Graham Burt, Mank
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The Jim Ridley Award: William Tyler, composer, First Cow
We’re super happy Promising Young Woman won the award for Best Picture. It certainly deserved it! What do you think of the winners and have you seen the movies on this list?
Source: Nashville Scene
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