If you couldn’t see the near-sweep for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, then you weren’t paying attention. The film was beloved by this group, which gave the film a significant number of nominations and then they turned around and followed through. Not that it means much as they are most definitely the outlier.

Awards Tallies

(7) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
(3) Da 5 Bloods
(2) Nomadland, Soul, The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Awards

Best Independent Film (under $20M)

Nomadland

Best Studio Film (over $20M)

TIE:
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Animated Film

Soul

Best Director

Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods

Best Actor

Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Actress

Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Supporting Actor

Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Best Original Screenplay

TIE:
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Musical Score

Soul

Best Original Song

“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami

Best Editing

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Cinematography

Nomadland

Best Production Design

Mank

Best Costume Design

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Makeup

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Visual Effects

The Invisible Man

Best Foreign-Language Film

His House

Best Documentary

Boys State

Best Ensemble Cast

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Impact Award (positive impact in cinema)

Chadwick Boseman

Trailblazer Award (audacious artist/film)

Steve McQueen

Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 2016 (5)