"Promising Young Woman" also scores 3 honors--best actress, debut director and screenplay
Topping the New York Film Critics Online Awards with three wins apiece were Minari and Promising Young Woman.
Minari took the marquee best picture honor, supporting actress (Young Yuh-jung who tied with Ellen Burstyn for Pieces of a Woman) and best foreign language film.
Emerald Fennell topped the debut director and screenplay categories for Promising Young Woman, with Carey Mulligan winning for best actress.
Best director and cinematography went, respectively, to Chloé Zhao and Joshua James Richards for Nomadland.
Riz Ahmed won best actor for Sound of Metal. Earning best supporting actor distinction was Leslie Odom Jr. for One Night in Miami.
Another tie came in the breakthrough performer category–Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and Kingsley Ben-Adir for One Night in Miami.
The best ensemble honor went to the cast of The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Branford Marsalis won for best use of music based on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
The Way I See It was named best documentary while Soul took the best animated feature mantle.
Here’s a full rundown of the winners along with the New York Film Critics Top Ten movies of the year list:
PICTURE
Minari
DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao for Nomadland
ACTOR
Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal
ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Leslie Odom, Jr. for One Night in Miami
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
(Tie) Ellen Burstyn for Pieces of a Woman and Youn Yuh-jung for Minari
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
(Tie) Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and Kingsley Ben-Adir for One Night in Miami
ENSEMBLE
The Trial of the Chicago 7
DEBUT DIRECTOR
Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman
SCREENPLAY
Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Minari
DOCUMENTARY
The Way I See It
ANIMATED FEATURE
Soul
USE OF MUSIC
Branford Marsalis for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Joshua James Richards for Nomadland
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2020 (Alphabetical)
- The Assistant (Bleecker Street)
- First Cow (A24)
- I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix)
- Minari (A24)
- Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Focus)
- Nomadland (Searchlight)
- One Night in Miami (Amazon)
- Promising Young Woman (Focus)
- Tommaso (Kino Lorber)
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
Oscar and Emmy-Winning Composer Kris Bowers Joins Barking Owl For Advertising, Branded Content
Music, audio post and sonic branding house Barking Owl has taken on exclusive representation of Oscar and Emmy-winning composer Kris Bowers for advertising and branded content.
Bowers’ recent film scores include The Wild Robot and Bob Marley: One Love, alongside acclaimed past works such as The Color Purple (2023), King Richard and Green Book. His contributions to television are equally impressive, with scores for hit series like Bridgerton, When They See Us, Dear White People, and his Daytime Emmy Award-winning score for The Snowy Day.
In addition to his work as a composer, Bowers is a visionary director. He recently took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for his directorial work on The Last Repair Shop. The emotionally touching short film spotlights four of the people responsible for repairing the musical instruments used by students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Last Repair Shop reflects the positive influence that musical instruments have on the youngsters who play them, and the adults in the LAUSD free repair service who keep them working and in tune.
Barking Owl CEO Kirkland Alexander Lynch said of Bowers, “His artistry, diversity of style and depth of storytelling bring an unparalleled edge to the work we create for global brands. His presence on our roster reflects our continued commitment to pushing the boundaries of sound and music in advertising.”
Johanna Cranitch, creative director, Barking Owl, added, “Kris first caught my attention when he released his record ‘Heroes + Misfits’ where he fused together his jazz sensibility with a deeply ingrained aptitude for melody, so beautifully.... Read More