Carey Mulligan and the late Chadwick Boseman were recognized for their performances in ‘Promising Young Woman’ and ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’.
Chloe Zhao was recognized as best director for Nomadland during the Dorian Film Awards on Sunday, presented by GALECA; the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. The drama also garnered the coveted Best Film honor.
“Nomadland is about a woman who goes on a journey of sadness and healing and ultimately of self-discovery and self-acceptance, “Zhao said when she accepted the directing trophy, adding that the award was” deeply meaningful “to her while the film speaks to society in difficult times. facing.
Elsewhere, the best LGBTQ movie went to musical drama Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, while the lead actor, the late Chadwick Boseman, won for his performance. Co-star Colman Domingo accepted the award on Boseman’s behalf and called the actor “an incredible human being, scholar, humanitarian and truly an amazing actor.” He added: “Creating complex roles over the African-American experience and about people being marginalized in society and trying to stand up and have a strong voice and fight for representation – that is the legacy of Chadwick Boseman.”
Carey Mulligan has the best actress for Promising young woman, and Emerald Fennell was awarded the best screenplay for the revenge thriller. “I’m just so glad that (the film) resonated, and I’m (Fennell) so grateful that he invited me along for the ride,” Mulligan said in a video for acceptance.
Judas and the Black Messiah star Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor, noting that he was glad that more people learned what his character Fred Hampton “stands for, what he believes and what he does for the black community and the community at large. I really hope that he lives on in everyone’s hearts and minds. ‘
Minari’s Yuh-Jung Youn won Best Supporting Actress, while Best Foreign Language Film. Lee Isaac Chung’s drama follows a Korean family moving to Arkansas in search of the American dream.
The Wild Artist Award, which highlights a “groundbreaking power” in entertainment, was awarded to Dolly Parton in a category that includes Elliot Page, Zhao, Regina King and Boseman.
All the winners are in a Dorians Film Toast 2021 special, which was broadcast on the queer streaming platform Revry. The program was presented by Charles, featuring presenters such as Cynthia Nixon, Jharrel Jerome, Rosanna Arquette and Margaret Cho.
A non-profit organization, GALECA, was launched in 2009 to recognize mainstream and LGBTQ-centric film and television content. Its more than 250 members are all active critics and journalists.
Check out the full list of winners below.
Best movie
Nomadland (WINNER)
First cow
Minari
Promising young woman
Sound of Metal
Best LGBTQ Movie
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (WINNER)
Ammonite
I carry you with me
Supernova
Uncle Frank
The Boys in the Band
Best Foreign Language Film
Minari (WINNER)
Another round
Bacurau
I carry you with me
La llorona
Two of us
Best Director
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland (WINNER)
Emerald Fennell, Promising young woman
Kelly Reichardt, First cow
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Regina King, A night in Miami
Best screenplay (original or edited)
Emerald Fennell, Promising young woman (WINNER)
Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Radha empty, The forty-year-old version
Best Unsung Movie
The forty year old version (WINNER)
Opritte
First cow
Miss Juneteenth
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Shirley
The assistant
Best Documentary
Welcome to Chechnya (the WINNER)
Disclosure (the WINNER)
Collective
Crip camp
Dick Johnson is dead
Time
Best LGBTQ Documentary
Disclosure (the WINNER)
Welcome to Chechnya (the WINNER)
A secret love
Born to be
Mucho Mucho amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Best Film Performance – Actress
Carey Mulligan, Promising young woman (WINNER)
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Nicole Beharie, Miss Juneteenth
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Film Performance – Actor
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (WINNER)
Anthony Hopkins, The father
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 bloods
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Steven Yeun, Minari
Best Film Performance – Supporting Actress
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari (WINNER)
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Candice Bergen, Let them all talk
Maria Bakalova, Borat subsequent Moviefilm
Olivia Colman, The father
Best Movie Performance – Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah (WINNER)
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 bloods
Leslie Odom Jr., A night in Miami
Paul raci, Sound of Metal
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Chicago 7 Trial
Most visually striking film
Nomadland (WINNER)
Birds of prey: and the fantastic emancipation of one Harley Quinn
Mank
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Campiest Flick
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (WINNER)
Bad hair
Birds of prey: and the fantastic emancipation of one Harley Quinn
The Prom
Wonder Woman 1984
“We are Wild about you!” Rising Star Award
Radha Blank (WENNER)
Alan s. Kim
Kingsley Ben-adir
Maria Bakalova
Sidney Flanigan
Wild Artist Award
Dolly Parton (WENNER)
(to a true groundbreaking force in entertainment)
Chadwick Boseman
Chloe Zhao
Elliot Pages
Regina King