The big surprise here is that Promising Young Woman came out on top of the nominations count. The film hasn’t been picking up nearly as many nominations elsewhere, which might be a good sign for the film. One Night in Miami and Birds of Prey also do surprisingly well with this group.

Nominations Tallies

(9) Promising Young Woman
(8) One Night in Miami
(7) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank
(6) Birds of Prey, Minari, Nomadland, Sound of Metal
(5) Da 5 Bloods, The Father, Soul, Tenet
(4) The Invisible Man, The Prom, The Trial of the Chicago 7
(3) Judas and the Black Messiah, The Midnight Sky, The Old Guard, Over the Moon, Palm Springs, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Sonic the Hedgehog

The Nominations

Best Picture

Da 5 Bloods
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
Soul
Sound of Metal
The Father
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Animated Film

The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Soul
Wolfwalkers

Best Male Director

Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
David Fincher – Mank
Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal

Best Female Director

Sofia Coppola – On the Rocks
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Regina King – One Night in Miami
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

Best Actor

Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods
Kingsley Ben-Adir – One Night in Miami
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

Best Actress

Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of Woman
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie

Best Supporting Actor

Bo Burnham – Promising Young Woman
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal

Best Supporting Actress

Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari

Best Original Screenplay

Minari
Palm Springs
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Father
First Cow
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Nomadland
One Night in Miami

Best Score

Mank
The Midnight Sky
Minari
News of the World
Soul

Best Original Song

“Husavik” – Eurovision Song Contest
“Rocket to the Moon” – Over the Moon
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami
“Turntables” – All In: The Fight for Democracy
“Wear Your Crown” – The Prom

Best Film Editing

The Father
The Invisible Man
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Cinematography

Mank
The Midnight Sky
News of the World
Nomadland
Tenet

Best Production Design

Emma.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Prom

Best Costume Design

Birds of Prey
Emma.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
The Personal History of David Copperfield

Best Hair & Makeup

Birds of Prey
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Promising Young Woman

Best Visual Effects

Birds of Prey
The Invisible Man
The Midnight Sky
Sonic the Hedgehog
Tenet

Best International Film

Another Round
Bacurau
I’m No Longer Here
La Llorona
Two of Us

Best Documentary

All In: The Fight for Democracy
Boys State
Class Action Park
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Time

Best Short Film

Burrow
Canvas
Cops and Robbers
The Heart Still Hums
If Anything Happens, I Love You

Best Blockbuster

Birds of Prey
The Old Guard
Sonic the Hedgehog
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Indie Film

Black Bear
First Cow
Minari
Miss Juneteenth
Palm Springs

Best First Feature

Radha Blank – The Forty-Year-Old Version
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Regina King – One Night in Miami
Channing Godfrey Peoples – Miss Juneteenth
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal

Best Comedy/Musical

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
On the Rocks
Palm Springs
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Prom

Best Action

Bad Boys for Life
Birds of Prey
Extraction
The Old Guard
Tenet

Best Horror

Freaky
His House
Host
The Invisibl Man
Relic

Best Cast Ensemble

Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
Promising Young Woman
The Prom
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Stunts

Birds of Prey
Extraction
The Old Guard
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Animated or VFX Performance

Cathy Ang – Over the Moon
Tina Fey – SOul
Jamie Foxx – Soul
Honor Kneafsey – Wolfwalkers
Ben Schwartz – Sonic the Hedgehog

Hollywood Critics Association (formerly Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society) Data

Year Founded: 2017
First Awards: 2017 (4)