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Complete Denver Film Critics Society 2020 Winners List

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As we all know, 2020 was a weird year for movies. With theaters closed, major releases delayed and every studio struggling to adapt to a streaming model to salvage what they could from their 2020 slate, we didn’t get those big, universal cinema experiences we’re used to. Thankfully, being able to watch movies at home meant that people were more likely to take a chance on smaller films they might have missed when they went to see popcorn blockbusters at the multiplex.

I’ve been reviewing movies since the mid 2000s and I’m proud to be a member of the Denver Film Critics Society. Each year, we nominate and select our favorite films in several categories. Here is the complete list of winners for our 2020 Denver Film Critics Society honors.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (L-R) Caitlin Fitzgerald as Daphne O’Connor, Alan Metoskie as Allen Ginsburg, Alex Sharp as Rennie Davis, Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin, John Carroll Lynch as David Dellinger, Sasha Baron Cohen as Abbey Hoffman, Noah Robbins as Lee Weiner. Credit: Nico Tavernise/Netflix
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (L-R) Caitlin Fitzgerald as Daphne O’Connor, Alan Metoskie as Allen Ginsburg, Alex Sharp as Rennie Davis, Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin, John Carroll Lynch as David Dellinger, Sasha Baron Cohen as Abbey Hoffman, Noah Robbins as Lee Weiner. Credit: Nico Tavernise/Netflix

Best Picture:
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” directed by Aaron Sorkin

Best Director:
Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland”

Best Actress:
Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman”

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) Chadwick Boseman as Levee. Credit: David Lee/Netflix
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Chadwick Boseman as Levee. Credit: David Lee/Netflix

Best Actor:
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Best Supporting Actress:
Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman”

Best Supporting Actor:
Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia Kass in "The Invisible Man," written and directed by Leigh Whannell.
Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia Kass in “The Invisible Man,” written and directed by Leigh Whannell.

Best Sci-Fi/Horror:
“The Invisible Man,” directed by Leigh Whannell

Best Animated Feature:
“Soul,” directed by Pete Docter

Best Comedy:
“The Personal History of David Copperfield,” directed by Armando Iannucci

Robert Pattinson and John David Washington in Christopher Nolan's Tenet
Robert Pattinson and John David Washington in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet

Best Visual Effects:
“Tenet”

Best Original Screenplay:
Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt, “First Cow”

Best Documentary:
“Boys State,” directed by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss

Leslie Odom, Jr. on stage as Sam Cooke in One Night in Miami
Leslie Odom Jr. stars in One Night In Miami Credit: Patti Perret/Amazon Studios

Best Original Song:
“Speak Now,” written by Sam Ashworth and Leslie Odom, Jr., “One Night in Miami”

Best Original Score:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, “Soul”

Best Non-English Language Feature:
“Minari,” directed by Lee Isaac Chung

Check out 2019’s winners here.

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Alexis Gentry is the creator and editor of Trashwire.com. She has been called a “dynamic, talented and unique voice in pop culture” by Ben Lyons of E! and, with her strong fascination with entertainment and penchant for writing, it’s not hard to see why.

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