The Atlanta Film Critics Circle announced their awards for best films and performances of 2020 with director Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland emerging as the number one film. The film also won the award for Best Director for Chloe Zhao and Best Cinematography for Joshua James Richards.

Best Actor went to Riz Ahmed for his performance in Sound of Metal about a heavy metal drummer coming to terms with losing his hearing; and Best Actress award went to Carey Mulligan, who stars as a darkly charismatic, vengeful woman in the revenge thriller Promising Young Woman.

The honor for Best Documentary went to Time directed by Garrett Bradley and Best International Film Award went to Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s drama Another Round.

Atlanta Film Critics Circle 2020 Winners

TOP 10 FILMS:
NOMADLAND
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
SOUND OF METAL
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
MINARI
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
FIRST COW
THE FATHER
MANK
DA 5 BLOODS

BEST LEAD ACTOR:
RIZ AHMED, SOUND OF METAL

BEST LEAD ACTRESS:
CAREY MULLIGAN, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
PAUL RACI, SOUND OF METAL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
MARIA BAKALOVA, BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM

BEST ENSEMBLE:
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

BEST DIRECTOR:
CHLOE ZHAO, NOMADLAND

BEST SCREENPLAY:
EMERALD FENNELL, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
TIME

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
ANOTHER ROUND (DENMARK)

BEST ANIMATED FILM:
SOUL

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
JOSHUA JAMES RICHARDS FOR NOMADLAND

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
TRENT REZNOR AND ATTICUS ROSS FOR SOUL

AFCC Special Award for BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
KINGSLEY BEN-ADIR FOR ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

AFCC Special Award for BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM:
EMERALD FENNELL FOR PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN