LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Small ax, a British anthology film series created and directed by Steve McQueen, has been named Best Film of 2020 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Small ax There are five films about the life of West Indian immigrants in London in the 1960s and 1970s. The series was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom, and on Amazon Prime Video in the United States.
What you need to know
- Small ax named best film of 2020 by the LA Film Critics Association
- The association presented its awards almost Sunday, due to the pandemic
- Chloe Zhao won best director for Nomadland, a drama about economic insecurity set in the vast expanses of the American West
- On Friday, New York Film Critics Circle The first cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt, as the best illustrator
Chloe Zhao won best director for Nomadland, a play about economic insecurity set in the vast expanses of the American West, starring Frances McDormand.
The association handed out its awards almost Sunday, due to a coronavirus outbreak.
The late Chadwick Boseman, who died on August 28 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, has won best actor Ma Rainey black bottom.
Carey Mulligan won Best Actress for A promising young woman. That film won the best screenshot award for Emerald Fennell.
Best Supporting Actor went to Glynn Turman from Ma Rainey black bottom, and Youn Yuh-jung won best supporting actress Minari.
Time Shabier Kirchner won the best documentary Small ax, Yorgos Lamprinos won best edition for The Father, and Donald Graham Burt of Mank won best production design.
The best music score went to the Disney animated film Anam.
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– LA Film Critics (@LAFilmCritics) 21 December 2020
The judging group earlier announced that director Hou Hsiao-Hsien and executive actor Harry Belafonte would receive career performance awards, and former actor Norman Lloyd would receive his first Legacy Award.
On Friday, New York Film Critics Circle The first cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt, as the best illustrator.
Awards from Los Angeles and New York judging groups are generally considered to be a good indicator of which films and individuals stand the best chance of winning Academy Awards early next year. Last season, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association chose Parasite as the best picture, and the film also won the best picture Oscar.
However, things are a little different this year, with the LAFCA only considering films released in the calendar year, while the Academy Awards have extended their eligibility window to 28 February .