26th Critics' Choice Awards

The 26th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on March 7, 2021, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2020. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and Taye Diggs returned to host for the third consecutive time. The television nominations were announced on January 18, 2021. The film nominations were announced on February 8, 2021. Mank led the film nominations with 12, followed by Minari with 10. The Crown and Ozark led the television nominations with six each. Overall, Netflix received a total of 72 nominations, 46 for film and 26 for television, the most for any studio or network.

Winners and nominees

Film

Nomadland * Da 5 Bloods * Ma Rainey's Black Bottom * Mank * Minari * News of the World * One Night in Miami... * Promising Young Woman * Sound of Metal * The Trial of the Chicago 7	Chloé Zhao – Nomadland* Lee Isaac Chung – Minari * Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman * David Fincher – Mank * Regina King – One Night in Miami... * Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods * Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Levee Green * Ben Affleck – The Way Back as Jack Cunningham * Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal as Ruben Stone * Tom Hanks – News of the World as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd * Anthony Hopkins – The Father as Anthony * Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods as Paul * Gary Oldman – Mank as Herman J. Mankiewicz * Steven Yeun – Minari as Jacob Yi	Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman as Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas * Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey * Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Billie Holiday * Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always as Autumn Callahan * Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman as Martha Weiss * Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern * Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie as Marie Jones
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton * Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Abbie Hoffman * Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods as "Stormin'" Norman Earl Holloway * Bill Murray – On the Rocks as Felix Keane * Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami... as Sam Cooke * Paul Raci – Sound of Metal as Joe	Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Tutar Sagdiyev * Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman as Elizabeth Weiss * Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance * Olivia Colman – The Father as Anne * Amanda Seyfried – Mank as Marion Davies * Youn Yuh-jung – Minari as Soon-ja
Alan Kim – Minari as David Yi * Ryder Allen – Palmer as Sam * Ibrahima Gueye – The Life Ahead as Momo * Talia Ryder – Never Rarely Sometimes Always as Skylar * Caoilinn Springall – The Midnight Sky as Young Iris "Sully" Sullivan * Helena Zengel – News of the World as Johanna Leonberger / Cicada	The Trial of the Chicago 7 * Da 5 Bloods * Judas and the Black Messiah * Ma Rainey's Black Bottom * Minari * One Night in Miami...
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman * Lee Isaac Chung – Minari * Jack Fincher – Mank * Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always * Darius Marder and Abraham Marder – Sound of Metal * Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7	Chloé Zhao – Nomadland* Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies – News of the World * Kemp Powers – One Night in Miami... * Jonathan Raymond and Kelly Reichardt – First Cow * Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom * Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton – The Father
Joshua James Richards – Nomadland * Christopher Blauvelt – First Cow * Erik Messerschmidt – Mank * Lachlan Milne – Minari * Newton Thomas Sigel – Da 5 Bloods * Hoyte van Hoytema – Tenet * Dariusz Wolski – News of the World	Alan Baumgarten – The Trial of the Chicago 7 Mikkel E. G. Nielsen – Sound of Metal * Kirk Baxter – Mank * Jennifer Lame – Tenet * Yorgos Lamprinos – The Father * Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Ann Roth – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* Alexandra Byrne – Emma * Bina Daigeler – Mulan * Suzie Harman and Robert Worley – The Personal History of David Copperfield * Nancy Steiner – Promising Young Woman * Trish Summerville – Mank	Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale – Mank * Cristina Casali and Charlotte Dirickx – The Personal History of David Copperfield * David Crank and Elizabeth Keenan – News of the World * Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas – Tenet * Stella Fox and Kave Quinn – Emma * Karen O'Hara, Mark Ricker, and Diana Stoughton – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross – Soul* Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky * Ludwig Göransson – Tenet * James Newton Howard – News of the World * Emile Mosseri – Minari * Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Mank	"Speak Now" – One Night in Miami... * "Everybody Cries" – The Outpost * "Fight for You" – Judas and the Black Messiah * "Husavik (My Home Town)" – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga * "Io sì (Seen)" – The Life Ahead * "Tigress & Tweed" – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom * Emma * Hillbilly Elegy * Mank * Promising Young Woman * The United States vs. Billie Holiday	Tenet * Greyhound * The Invisible Man * Mank * The Midnight Sky * Mulan * Wonder Woman 1984
Palm Springs * Borat Subsequent Moviefilm * The Forty-Year-Old Version * The King of Staten Island * On the Rocks * The Prom	Minari • United States * Another Round • Denmark / Netherlands / Sweden * Collective • Luxembourg / Romania * La Llorona • Guatemala * The Life Ahead • Italy * Two of Us • France

#SeeHer Award

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Films with multiple nominations and wins

The following twenty-five films received multiple nominations:

Film	Nominations
Mank	12
Minari	10
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	8
News of the World	7
Da 5 Bloods	6
Nomadland	6
One Night in Miami...	6
Promising Young Woman	6
The Trial of the Chicago 7	6
Sound of Metal	5
Tenet	5
The Father	4
Emma	3
Judas and the Black Messiah	3
The Life Ahead	3
The Midnight Sky	3
Never Rarely Sometimes Always	3
The United States vs. Billie Holiday	3
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm	2
First Cow	2
Hillbilly Elegy	2
Mulan	2
On the Rocks	2
The Personal History of David Copperfield	2
Pieces of a Woman	2

The following five films received multiple awards:

Film	Wins
Nomadland	4
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	3
Minari	2
Promising Young Woman	2
The Trial of the Chicago 7	2

Television programs with multiple nominations and wins

The following programs received multiple nominations:

Program	Network	Category	Nominations
The Crown	Netflix	Drama	6
Ozark	Netflix	Drama	6
Lovecraft Country	HBO	Drama	5
Mrs. America	FX on Hulu	Limited	5
Schitt's Creek	Pop	Comedy	5
What We Do in the Shadows	FX	Comedy	5
Better Call Saul	AMC	Drama	4
The Plot Against America	HBO	Limited	4
Mom	CBS	Comedy	3
Normal People	Hulu	Limited	3
Perry Mason	HBO	Drama	3
The Queen's Gambit	Netflix	Limited	3
Ted Lasso	Apple TV+	Comedy	3
This Is Us	NBC	Drama	3
The Undoing	HBO	Limited	3
Better Things	FX	Comedy	2
Fargo	FX	Limited	2
The Flight Attendant	HBO Max	Comedy	2
The Good Fight	CBS All Access	Drama	2
The Good Lord Bird	Showtime	Limited	2
I May Destroy You	HBO	Limited	2
Ramy	Hulu	Comedy	2
Small Axe	Prime Video	Limited	2
Sylvie's Love	Prime Video	Movie	2
Unorthodox	Netflix	Limited	2

The following programs received multiple awards:

Program	Network	Category	Wins
The Crown	Netflix	Drama	4
Ted Lasso	Apple TV+	Comedy	3
The Queen's Gambit	Netflix	Limited	2
Schitt's Creek	Pop	Comedy	2