By Matt Neglia
In an exclusive with Variety, the Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2020. The EDA Award winners will be announced on January 4th, 2021. Click below to see the nominees in their competitive, gender specific and special awards categories. AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS (These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration) Best Film “Minari” (A24) “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” (Focus Features) “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) Best Director Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) Regina King, “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) Kelly Reichardt, “First Cow” (A24) Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) Best Actor Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) Delroy Lindo, “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix) Best Actress Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman” (Netflix) Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) Best Actor in a Supporting Role Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) Bill Murray, “On the Rocks” (A24/Apple TV Plus) Leslie Odom Jr, “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) Best Actress in a Supporting Role Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios) Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman” (Netflix) Amanda Seyfried, “Mank” (Netflix) Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari” (A24) Best Screenplay, Original “Mank” (Netflix) – Jack Fincher “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – Emerald Fennell “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Aaron Sorkin Best Screenplay, Adapted “First Cow” (A24) – Kelly Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – Chloé Zhao “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) – Kemp Powers Best Animated Film “Over the Moon” (Netflix) “Soul” (Pixar) “Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS) Best Cinematography “Mank” (Netflix) – Erik Messerschmidt “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – Joshua James Richards “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) – Tami Reiker Best Editing “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) – Tariq Anwar “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – Chloé Zhao “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Alan Baumgarten Best Documentary “All In: The Fight for Democracy” (Amazon Studios) “Athlete A” (Netflix) “Crip Camp” (Netflix) “The Painter and the Thief” (Neon) “Time” (Amazon Studios) Best Non-English-Language Film “Another Round” – Denmark “Beanpole” – Russia “The Mole Agent” – Chile “The Painted Bird” – Czech Republic Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix) – Kim Coleman “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) – Kimberly Hardin “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Francine Maisler EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS (These awards honor WOMEN only) Best Woman Director Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) Eliza Hittman, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” (Focus Features) Regina King, “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) Channing Godfrey Peoples, “Miss Juneteenth” (Vertical Entertainment) Kelly Reichardt, “First Cow” (A24) Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) Best Woman Screenwriter Radha Blank, “The Forty-Year-Old Version” (Netflix) Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) Eliza Hittman, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” (Focus Features) Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) Best Animated Female “22” in “Soul” (Pixar) – portrayed by Tina Fey “Mebh Óg MacTíre” in “Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS) – portrayed by Eva Whittaker “Robyn Goodfellowe” in “Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS) – portrayed by Honor Kneafsey Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance Radha Blank, “The Forty-Year-Old Version” (Netflix) Sidney Flanigan, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” (Focus Features) Helena Zengel, “News of the World” (Universal Pictures) Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS Grand Dame Award for defying ageism. Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman” (Netflix) Tsai Chin, “Lucky Grandma” (Good Deed Entertainment) Sophia Loren, “The Life Ahead” (Netflix) Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award “The Burnt Orange Heresy” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Elizabeth Debicki and Claes Bang (23 years) “The Devil All the Time” (Netflix) – Riley Keough and Jason Clarke (20 years) “Mank” – Amanda Seyfried and Charles Dance (39 years), Gary Oldman (27 years) “Tenet” – Elizabeth Debicki and Kenneth Branagh (30 years) She Deserves A New Agent Award Rose Byrne, “Like a Boss” (Paramount Pictures) Tiffany Haddish, “Like a Boss” (Paramount Pictures) Katie Holmes, “Dare to Dream” (Gravitas Ventures) Uma Thurman, “The War with Grandpa” (101 Studios) Most Daring Performance Award Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" (Amazon Studios) Haley Bennett, “Swallow” (IFC Films) Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman” (Netflix) Elisabeth Moss, “The Invisible Man” (Universal Pictures) Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award “The Croods: A New Age” (DreamWorks Animation) “Dolittle” (Universal Pictures) “Rebecca” (Netflix) AWFJ Hall of Shame Award
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