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Filmsite's Greatest Films of 2020
Actor:
ANTHONY HOPKINS in "The Father," Riz Ahmed in "Sound of Metal," Chadwick Boseman in "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom," Gary Oldman in "Mank," Steven Yeun in "Minari"
Actress:
FRANCES McDORMAND in "Nomadland," Viola Davis in "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom," Andra Day in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," Vanessa Kirby in "Pieces of a Woman," Carey Mulligan in "Promising Young Woman"
Supporting Actor:
DANIEL KALUUYA in "Judas and the Black Messiah," Sacha Baron Cohen in "The Trial of the Chicago 7," Leslie Odom Jr. in "One Night in Miami," Paul Raci in "Sound of Metal," Lakeith Stanfield in "Judas and the Black Messiah"
Supporting Actress:
YUH-JUNG YOUN in "Minari," Maria Bakalova in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," Glenn Close in "Hillbilly Elegy," Olivia Colman in "The Father," Amanda Seyfried in "Mank"
Director:
CHLOE ZHAO for "Nomadland," Thomas Vinterberg for "Another Round," David Fincher for "Mank," Lee Isaac Chung for "Minari," Emerald Fennell for "Promising Young Woman"
Filmsite's Greatest Films of 2021
Actor:
WILL SMITH in "King Richard," Javier Bardem in "Being the Ricardos," Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Power of the Dog," Andrew Garfield in "tick, tick … BOOM!," Denzel Washington in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
Actress:
JESSICA CHASTAIN in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," Olivia Colman in "The Lost Daughter," Penélope Cruz in "Parallel Mothers," Nicole Kidman in "Being the Ricardos," Kristen Stewart in "Spencer"
Supporting Actor:
TROY KOTSUR in "CODA," Ciarán Hinds in "Belfast," Jesse Plemons in "The Power of the Dog," JK Simmons in "Being the Ricardos," Kodi Smit-McPhee in "The Power of the Dog"
Supporting Actress:
ARIANA DEBOSE in "West Side Story," Jessie Buckley in "The Lost Daughter," Judi Dench in "Belfast," Kirsten Dunst in "The Power of the Dog," Aunjanue Ellis in "King Richard"
Director:
JANE CAMPION for "The Power of the Dog," Kenneth Branagh for "Belfast," Ryûsuke Hamaguchi for "Drive My Car," Paul Thomas Anderson for "Licorice Pizza," Steven Spielberg for "West Side Story"
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022)
The Sea Beast (2022)
Actor:
BRENDAN FRASER in "The Whale," Austin Butler in "Elvis," Colin Farrell in "The Banshees of Inisherin," Paul Mescal in "Aftersun," Bill Nighy in "Living"
Actress:
MICHELLE YEOH in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," Cate Blanchett in "Tár," Ana de Armas in "Blonde," Andrea Riseborough in "To Leslie," Michelle Williams in "The Fabelmans"
Supporting Actor:
KE HUY QUAN in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," Brendan Gleeson in "The Banshees of Inisherin," Brian Tyree Henry in "Causeway," Judd Hirsch in "The Fabelmans," Barry Keoghan in "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Supporting Actress:
JAMIE LEE CURTIS in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," Angela Bassett in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Hong Chau in "The Whale," Kerry Condon in "The Banshees of Inisherin," Stephanie Hsu in "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Director:
DANIEL KWAN and DANIEL SCHEINERT for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," Martin McDonagh for "The Banshees of Inisherin," Steven Spielberg for "The Fabelmans," Todd Field for "Tár," Ruben Ostlund for "Triangle of Sadness"
Actor:
CILLIAN MURPHY in "Oppenheimer," Bradley Cooper in "Maestro," Colman Domingo in "Rustin," Paul Giamatti in "The Holdovers," Jeffrey Wright in "American Fiction"
Actress:
EMMA STONE in "Poor Things," Annette Bening in "Nyad," Lily Gladstone in "Killers of the Flower Moon," Sandra Hüller in "Anatomy of a Fall," Carey Mulligan in "Maestro"
Supporting Actor:
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. in "Oppenheimer," Sterling K. Brown in "American Fiction," Robert De Niro in "Killers of the Flower Moon," Ryan Gosling in "Barbie," Mark Ruffalo in "Poor Things"
Supporting Actress:
DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH in "The Holdovers," Emily Blunt in "Oppenheimer," Danielle Brooks in "The Color Purple," America Ferrera in "Barbie," Jodie Foster in "Nyad"
Director:
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN for "Oppenheimer," Jonathan Glazer for "The Zone of Interest," Yorgos Lanthimos for "Poor Things," Martin Scorsese for "Killers of the Flower Moon," Justine Triet for "Anatomy of a Fall"
Actor:
ADRIEN BRODY in "The Brutalist," Timothée Chalamet in "A Complete Unknown," Colman Domingo in "Sing Sing," Ralph Fiennes in "Conclave," Sebastian Stan in "The Apprentice"
Actress:
MIKEY MADISON in "Anora," Cynthia Erivo in "Wicked," Karla Sofía Gascón in "Emilia Pérez," Demi Moore in "The Substance," Fernanda Torres in "I'm Still Here"
Supporting Actor:
KIERAN CULKIN in "A Real Pain," Yura Borisov in "Anora," Edward Norton in "A Complete Unknown," Guy Pearce in "The Brutalist," Jeremy Strong in "The Apprentice"
Supporting Actress:
ZOE SALDANA in "Emilia Pérez," Monica Barbaro in "A Complete Unknown," Ariana Grande in "Wicked," Felicity Jones in "The Brutalist," Isabella Rossellini in "Conclave"
Director:
SEAN BAKER for "Anora," Brady Corbet for "The Brutalist," James Mangold for "A Complete Unknown," Jacques Audiard for "Emilia Pérez," Coralie Fargeat for "The Substance"
Actor:
MICHAEL B. JORDAN in "Sinners," Timothée Chalamet in "Marty Supreme," Leonardo DiCaprio in "One Battle After Another," Ethan Hawke in "Blue Moon," Wagner Moura in "The Secret Agent"
Actress:
JESSIE BUCKLEY in "Hamnet," Rose Byrne in "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You," Kate Hudson in "Song Sung Blue," Renate Reinsve in "Sentimental Value," Emma Stone in "Bugonia"
Supporting Actor:
SEAN PENN in "One Battle After Another," Benicio del Toro in "One Battle After Another," Jacob Elordi in "Frankenstein," Delroy Lindo in "Sinners," Stellan Skarsgård in "Sentimental Value"
Supporting Actress:
AMY MADIGAN in "Weapons," Elle Fanning in "Sentimental Value," Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in "Sentimental Value," Wunmi Mosaku in "Sinners," Teyana Taylor in "One Battle After Another"
Director:
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON for "One Battle After Another," Chloé Zhao for "Hamnet," Josh Safdie for "Marty Supreme," Joachim Trier for "Sentimental Value," Ryan Coogler for "Sinners
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