Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020

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19th WAFCA Awards
DateFebruary 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)
Highlights
Best Film Nomadland
Best Director Chloé Zhao for Nomadland
Best Actor Chadwick Boseman
Best Actress Frances McDormand

The 19th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were announced on February 8, 2021. [1] [2]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Chloe Zhao, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay winner Chloe Zhao by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Chloé Zhao, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay winner
Chadwick Boseman, Best Actor winner Chadwick Boseman (28017825484) (cropped 2).jpg
Chadwick Boseman, Best Actor winner
Frances McDormand, Best Actress winner Frances McDormand 2015 (cropped).jpg
Frances McDormand, Best Actress winner
Leslie Odom Jr., Best Supporting Actor winner Leslie Odom Jr. Philanthropy Summit 2016 02.30 (cropped).jpg
Leslie Odom Jr., Best Supporting Actor winner
Youn Yuh-jung, Best Supporting Actress winner Yoon Yeo-jeong (2016).jpg
Youn Yuh-jung, Best Supporting Actress winner
Emerald Fennell, Best Original Screenplay winner Emerald Fennell25-03-2013 MarkJones (cropped).jpg
Emerald Fennell, Best Original Screenplay winner
Jon Batiste, Best Original Score co-winner Jon Batiste 2018 (cropped).jpg
Jon Batiste, Best Original Score co-winner
Trent Reznor (left) and Atticus Ross (right), Best Original Score co-winners Reznor Ross G5 setup cropped tight.jpg
Trent Reznor (left) and Atticus Ross (right), Best Original Score co-winners
Jamie Foxx, Best Voice Performance winner Jamie Foxx by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Jamie Foxx, Best Voice Performance winner

Best Film

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Animated Feature

Best Documentary Film

Best International/Foreign Language Film

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Original Score

Best Production Design

Best Acting Ensemble

Best Youth Performance

Best Voice Performance

The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, D.C.

Multiple nominations and wins

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2020 WAFCA Awards". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ Shulman, Randy (February 8, 2018). "Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards". Metro Weekly . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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