The film that’s been dominating awards season tied for Best Picture with another film that’s been a fixture in many places this year. There are a few trendlines starting to develop and Best Director, the acting, and screenwriting winners here are are among the most frequently cited so far.

Award Tallies

(3) Nomadland, Promising Young Woman

The Awards

Best Picture

TIE:
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman

Best Animated Feature

Wolfwalkers (Runner-Up: Soul)

Best Director

Chloé Zhao – Nomadland (Runner-Up: Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7)

Best Actor

Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal (Runner-Up: Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Actress

Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman (Runner-Up: Frances McDormand – Nomadland)

Best Supporting Actor

Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami (Runner-Up: Paul Raci – Sound of Metal)

Best Supporting Actress

Youn Yuh-jung – Minari (Runner-Up: Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Best Original Screenplay

Promising Young Woman (Runner-Up: The Trial of the Chicago 7)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Nomadland (Runner-Up: I’m Thinking of Ending Things)

Best Cinematography

The Vast of Night (Runner-Up: Mank)

Best Foreign Language Film

Another Round (Runners-Up: 76 Days, Bacurau, The Life Ahead)

Best Documentary

The Dissident (Runner-Up: Crip Camp)

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film

The Invisible Man (Runner-Up: The Vast of Night)

Best LGBT Film

Kajillionaire (Runner-Up: The Prom)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Data

Year Founded: 1966
First Awards: 1966 (54)