2021 HCA Film Awards winners

Best Picture 

Da 5 Bloods

Judas and The Black Messiah

Minari

Nomadland

One Night in Miami

Promising Young Woman - WINNER 

Soul

Sound of Metal

The Father

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Top prize: Promising Young Woman earned the top prize of the evening, the award for Best Picture

Best Actor

Anthony Hopkins - The Father

Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Delroy Lindo - Da 5 Bloods - WINNER

Kingsley Ben-Adir - One Night in Miami

Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal

Best Actress

Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman - WINNER

Elisabeth Moss - The Invisible Man

Frances McDormand - Nomadland

Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a 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 - WINNER

Best Actor: Delroy Lindo earned the Best Actor gong for his role in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods

Best Supporting Actress

Amanda Seyfried - Mank

Ellen Burstyn - Pieces of a Woman

Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy

Olivia Colman - The Father

Yuh-Jung Youn - Minari - WINNER

Best Animated or VFX Performance

Ben Schwartz - Sonic the Hedgehog - WINNER

Cathy Ang - Over the Moon

Honor Kneafsey - Wolfwalkers

Jamie Foxx - Soul

Tina Fey - Soul 

Best Male Director

Darius Marder - Sound of Metal - WINNER

David Fincher - Mank

Lee Isaac Chung - Minari

Shaka King - Judas and the Black Messiah

Spike Lee - Da 5 Bloods

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Regina King-directed feature One Night In Miami took home Best Adapted Screenplay, which was penned by Kemp Powers

Best Female Director

Chloé Zhao - Nomadland -  WINNER

Eliza Hittman - Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman

Regina King - One Night In Miami

Sofia Coppola - On the Rocks

Best Original Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of The Chicago 7

Abraham Marder & Darius Marder - Sound of Metal

Andy Siara - Palm Springs

Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman - WINNER

Lee Isaac Chung - Minari

Best Adapted Screenplay

Chloé Zhao - Nomadland

Florian Zeller - The Father

Jonathan Raymond & Kelly Reichardt - First Cow

Kemp Powers - One Night in Miami - WINNER

Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Cast Ensemble

Da 5 Bloods - WINNER

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

One Night in Miami

Promising Young Woman

The Prom

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best First Feature

Channing Godfrey Peoples - Miss Juneteenth

Darius Marder - Sound of Metal

Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman - WINNER

Radha Blank - The 40-Year-Old Version

Regina King - One Night In Miami

Raking them in: Promising Young Woman would go on to snag the Best Actress, Best First Feature, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress awards of the night

Best Animated Film

Onward

Over The Moon

Soul

The Croods: A New Age

Wolfwalkers - WINNER

Best International Film

Another Round

Bacurau

I'm No Longer Here

La Llorona - WINNER

Two of Us

Best Documentary

All In: The Fight For Democracy - WINNER (TIE)

Boys State

Class Action Park - WINNER (TIE)

Dick Johnson is Dead

Time

Best Action

Bad Boys for Life

Birds of Prey - WINNER

Extraction

Tenet

The Old Guard

 

Best Score: Disney Pixar's stunning animated flick Soul walked away with the award for Best Score, which was conducted by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best Blockbuster

Birds of Prey - WINNER

Sonic the Hedgehog

Tenet

The Old Guard

Wonder Woman 1984

Best Comedy/Musical

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

On the Rocks

Palm Springs - WINNER

The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Prom

Best Horror

Freaky

His House

Host

Relic

The Invisible Man - WINNER

Best Indie Film

Black Bear

First Cow

Minari - WINNER

Miss Juneteenth

Palm Springs

Best Horror: The modern retelling of The Invisible Man, starring Elizabeth Moss, took home Best Horror and Best Visual Effects

Best Short Film

Burrow

Canvas

Cops And Robbers

If Anything Happens, I Love You

The Heart Still Hums - WINNER

Best Cinematography

Erik Messerschmidt - Mank

Dariusz Wolski - News of The World

Joshua James Richards - Nomadland - WINNER

Hoyte van Hoytema - Tenet

Martin Ruhe - The Midnight Sky

Best Stunts

Birds of Prey - WINNER

Extraction

Tenet

The Old Guard

Wonder Woman 1984

Best Score

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Mank

Emile Mosseri - Minari

James Newton Howard - News of The World

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Soul - WINNER

Alexandre Desplat - The Midnight Sky

Countless: Birds Of Prey got the recognition it deserved as it earned the awards for Best Stunts, Best Blockbuster. and Best Action

Best Original Song

Husavik (My Hometown) - Eurovision Song Contest - WINNER

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 Hair & Makeup

Deborah La Mia Denaver and Adruitha Lee - Birds of Prey

Eryn Krueger, Mekash Patricia Dehaney, and Matthew Mungle - Hillbilly Elegy

Kimberley Spiteri, Colleen LaBaff, Gigi Williams, and Michelle Audrina Kim - Mank

Matiki Anoff, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Larry M. Cherry, Sian Richards, Deidra Dixon and Jamika Wilson - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - WINNER

Angela Wells and Daniel Curet - Promising Young Woman

Best Costume Design

Erin Benach - Birds of Prey

Alexandra Byrne - Emma

Trish Summerville - Mank

Ann Roth - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Suzie Harman - The Personal History of David Copperfield - WINNER

Best Cinematography: Nomadland, which features a stellar performance by Frances McDormand, was recognized for its cinematography 

Best Production Design

Kave Quinn - Emma

Donald Graham Burt - Mank - WINNER

Mark Ricker - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Cristina Casali - The Personal History of David Copperfield

Jamie Walker McCall - The Prom

Best Film Editing

Chloé Zhao - Nomadland

Frédéric Thoraval - Promising Young Woman

Yorgos Lamprinos - The Father

Andy Canny - The Invisible Man

Alan Baumgarten - The Trial of the Chicago 7 - WINNER

Best Visual Effects

Kevin Souls and Thrain Shadbolt - Birds of Prey

Ged Wright - Sonic the Hedgehog

Andrew Jackson - Tenet

Jonathan Dearing - The Invisible Man - WINNER

Matt Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, Dave Watkins, and Max Solomon - The Midnight Sky