The Sunset Film Circle (SFC) today announced their nominees for the inaugural “Sunset Circle Awards”, an event honoring 2020’s best in film across 13 categories. Minari and Sound of Metal lead all films with six nominations each, both landing a spot on the Sunset Circle Awards “Top Films”. The Father and Nine Days follow immediately behind with five nominations each including Top Films nods.
SFC Chair Erick Weber said, “While 2020 has been an unprecedented year for the motion picture industry, we are thrilled to honor a rich and diverse group of films and performances which proved to be extremely strong even in the face of theatrical’s current challenges. While there has been much talk of this being a down year for film, one look at this list of nominees should quiet that discussion.”
All films that were made available to screen before Sunday, November 22, 2020’s nomination deadline were considered. The Sunset Circle Awards winners will be announced Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
The Sunset Film Circle is comprised of film journalists with special emphasis on awards coverage. Chair Erick Weber (Editor-in-Chief, AWARDS ACE) is joined by Vice Chair Scott Menzel (Editor-in-Chief, We Live Entertainment), Sasha Stone (Founder, Awards Daily), Chris Gore (Editor, Film Threat), Rodrigo Salem (Writer, Folha de S. Paulo (Brazil)) and Simon Thompson (Writer, Forbes).
NOMINATIONS FOR THE INAUGURAL SUNSET CIRCLE AWARDS
(All nominees listed alphabetically. Best Film to be announced December 1, 2020, along with winners in all categories)
(All nominees listed alphabetically. Best Film to be announced December 1, 2020, along with winners in all categories)
TOP FILMS
The Father
The King of Staten Island
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Minari
Nine Days
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Saint Maud
Sound of Metal
BEST DIRECTOR
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
David Fincher – Mank
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
Florian Zeller – The Father
Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
BEST ACTOR
Ben Affleck – The Way Back
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Winston Duke – Nine Days
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
BEST ACTRESS
Morfydd Clark – Saint Maud
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bill Burr – The King of Staten Island
Bill Murray – On The Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Stanley Tucci – Supernova
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy
Zazie Beetz – Nine Days
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
BEST ENSEMBLE
Hillbilly Elegy
The King of Staten Island
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
The Prom
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Father – Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller
Minari – Lee Isaac Chung
Nine Days – Edson Oda
Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
Sound of Metal – Derek Cianfrance & Darius Marder
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gretel & Hansel – Galo Olivares
Mank – Erik Messerschmidt
Nomadland – Joshua James Richards
Sound of Metal – Daniël Bouquet
Tenet – Hoyte Van Hoytema
BEST SCORE
First Cow – William Tyler
Gretel & Hansel – Robin Coudert
Minari – Emile Mosseri
Soul – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Tenet – Ludwig Göransson
BEST BREAKTHROUGH
Kiera Allen – Run
Nicole Beharie – Miss Juneteenth
Joe Kerry – Spree
Orion Lee – First Cow
Jo Ellen Pellman – The Prom
SCENE STEALER
Michael Keaton – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Gabourey Sidibe – Antebellum
Toby Wallace – Babyteeth
Wil Wheaton – Rent-A-Pal
DIRECTORS TO WATCH
Radha Blank – The 40-Year-Old Version
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Rose Glass – Saint Maud
Edson Oda – Nine Days
Jon Stevenson – Rent-A-Pal
