MNFCA Awards 2021

BEST PICTURE

• “Da 5 Bloods.” Producers Spike Lee, Jon Kilik, Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin.
• “The Invisible Man.” Producers Jason Blum and Kylie Du Fresne.
• “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Producers Charles King, Ryan Coogler and Shaka King.
• “Minari.” Producers Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Christina Oh.
• “Nomadland.” Producers Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao and Mollye Asher.
• “Promising Young Woman.” Producers Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley and Ashley Fox.
• “Sound of Metal.” Producers Bert Hamelinck, Kathy Benz, Bill Benz and Sacha Ben Harroche.

WINNER: “Nomadland.”
RUNNER-UP: “Promising Young Woman.”

BEST DIRECTOR

• Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
• Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman.”
• Shaka King, “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
• Spike Lee, “Da 5 Bloods.”
• Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland.”

WINNER: Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland.”
RUNNERS-UP: Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman” and Spike Lee for “Da 5 Bloods.”

BEST ACTOR

• Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal.”
• Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
• Anthony Hopkins, “The Father.”
• Delroy Lindo, “Da 5 Bloods.”
• Lakieth Stanfield, “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
• Steven Yuen, “Minari.”

WINNER: TIE between Delroy Lindo, “Da Five Bloods” and Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
RUNNERS-UP: Riz Ahmed for “Sound of Metal,” Lakieth Stanfield for “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Steven Yuen for “Minari” and Anthony Hopkins for “The Father.”

BEST ACTRESS

• Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
• Sidney Flanigan, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.”
• Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman.”
• Frances McDormand, “Nomadland.”
• Elisabeth Moss, “The Invisible Man.”
• Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman.”

WINNER: Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman.”
RUNNER-UP: Elisabeth Moss, “The Invisible Man.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Chadwick Boseman, “Da 5 Bloods.”
• Bo Burnham, “Promising Young Woman.”
• Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
• Alan Kim, “Minari.”
• Leslie Odom Jr., “One Night in Miami.”
• Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal.”

WINNER: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
RUNNER-UP: Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Movie Film.”
• Olivia Colman, “The Father.”
• Dominique Fishback, “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
• Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari.”
• Amanda Seyfried, “Mank.”

WINNER: Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari.”
RUNNER-UP: Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Movie Film.”

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee. “Da 5 Bloods.”
• Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari.”
• Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman.”
• Charlie Kaufman, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.”
• Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
• Leigh Whannell, “The Invisible Man.”
• Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”

WINNER: Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman.”
RUNNERS-UP: Leigh Whannell for “The Invisible Man,” Chloé Zhao for “Nomadland” and Aaron Sorkin for “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• K.K. Barrett, “Birds of Prey.”
• Donald Graham Burt, “Mank.”
• David Crank, “News of the World.”
• Molly Hughes, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.”
• Peter Francis, “The Father.”
• Mark Ricker, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
• Kave Quinn, “Emma.”

WINNER: K.K. Barrett, “Birds of Prey.”
RUNNER-UP: Donald Graham Burt, “Mank.”

BEST EDITING

• Alan Baumgarten, “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
• Robert Franzen, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.”
• Adam Gough, “Da 5 Bloods.”
• Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, “Sound of Metal.”
• Kristan Sprague, “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
• Frédéric Thoraval, “Promising Young Woman.”
• Harry Yoon, “Minari.”

WINNER: Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, “Sound of Metal.”
RUNNER-UP: Robert Franzen, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Sean Bobbitt, “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
• Stefan Duscio, “The Invisible Man.”
• Lachlan Milne, “Minari.”
• Joshua James Richards, “Nomadland.”
• Newton Thomas Sigel, “Da 5 Bloods.”

WINNER: Joshua James Richards, “Nomadland.”
RUNNER-UP: Stefan Duscio, “The Invisible Man.”

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.” Producer Paul Kewley.
• “Onward.” Producer Kori Rae.
• “Over the Moon.” Producers Peilin Chou and Gennie Rim.
• “Soul.” Producer Dana Murray.
• “Wolfwalkers.” Producers Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey, Paul Young and Stephan Roelants.

WINNER: “Wolfwalkers.”
RUNNER-UP: “Soul.”

BEST MUSIC

• Terence Blanchard, “Da 5 Bloods.”
• “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Music by Craig Harris and Mark Isham. Featuring the song “Fight for You” by D’Mile and H.E.R., lyrics by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas.”
• Emile Mosseri, “Minari.”
• Trent Reznor, Atticus Russ and John Batiste, “Soul.”
• Benjamin Wallfisch, “The Invisible Man.”
• Anthony Willis, “Promising Young Woman.”

WINNER: “Soul.”
RUNNER-UP: “Da 5 Bloods.”

BEST SOUND WORK

• “Da 5 Bloods.”
• “Greyhound.”
• “I’m Thinking of Ending.”
• “The Invisible Man.”
• “Sound of Metal.”

WINNER: “Sound of Metal.”
RUNNER-UP: “The Invisible Man.”

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

• “Birds of Prey.”
• “Greyhound.”
• “The Invisible Man.”
• “Mank.”
• “Mulan.”
• “Tenet.”
• “Wonder Woman 1984.”

WINNER: “The Invisible Man.”
RUNNER-UP: “Tenet.”