The (Retroactive) 2020 MYeah Awards! - Nominations

So here’s something I’ve never done before. In my 2021 Awards, I noted that I felt no real need to revisit 2020, and catch up on the films I’d missed. But feeling the itch to see what it had to offer, I eventually decided that I would go back and revisit it… and I don’t think it was worth it.

To be fair, I found a slate with decent films (admittedly by scanning consensus films), but I just wasn’t over the moon with this year. Then again, maybe that’s because going back triggered some very unpleasant memories from 2020 in general. That said, I did form some lineups I was quite happy with, after the roughly 80 films that were in play… with one exception.

There is one film I’ve excluded from any and all consideration: Hamilton. The reason being were I to include it, I wouldn’t be able to separate my love for the stage musical from the merits of the film as a film. So as much as it pains me (and let’s face it, we’ve already muddied the waters on what does and doesn’t count as a movie anymore), I’ve chosen to exclude it.

But even so, there were some good contenders to pick from. So even though I may not get originality points, and there were few films I was genuinely rapturously passionate about, I hope you enjoy them.

Now, with all of the preamble out of the way, here are the nominations for the retroactive 2020 MYeah Awards!

The nominees are…



BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Another Round
The Father
Mangrove
Soul
Wolfwalkers

BEST DIRECTOR
Pete Docter - Soul
Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman
Steve McQueen - Mangrove
Thomas Vinterburg - Another Round
Florian Zeller - The Father


BEST LEADING ACTOR
Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins - The Father
Hugh Jackman - Bad Education
Mads Mikkelson - Another Round

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Morfydd Clark - Saint Maud
Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand - Nomadland
Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman
Aubrey Plaza - Black Bear

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brian Dennehy - Driveways
Malachi Kirby - Mangrove
Bill Murray - On the Rocks
Paul Raci - Sound of Metal
Mark Rylance - The Trial of the Chicago 7

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Olivia Colman - The Father
Eva Whittaker - Wolfwalkers
Letitia Wright - Mangrove
Youn Yuh-Jung - Minari


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mangrove
Minari
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Promising Young Woman
Soul

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Another Round
Bad Education
The Father
Nomadland
The Personal History of David Copperfield


BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
The Father
Mangrove
Minari
One Night in Miami
The Personal History of David Copperfield


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
Onward
Soul
A Whisker Away
Wolfwalkers

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Another Round
Collective
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
The Hater
Undine

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Boys State
Collective
Dick Johnson is Dead
My Octopus Teacher
The Painter and the Thief


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
Tenet

BEST FILM EDITING
The Father
Mangrove
Promising Young Woman
Soul
Sound of Metal

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Emma.
The Father
Mank
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Tenet

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Emma.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Rebecca

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Birds of Prey
Emma.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Call of the Wild
Mank
Minari
Soul
Wolfwalkers

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
”Husavik (My Hometown)” from Eurovision Song Contest
”Io Si (Seen)” from The Life Ahead
”Queen Bee” from Emma.
”Rain Song” from Minari
”Speak Now” from One Night in Miami

BEST SOUND MIXING
Da 5 Bloods
The Invisible Man
Mank
Soul
Sound of Metal

BEST SOUND EDITING
Love and Monsters
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal
Tenet

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Invisible Man
Love and Monsters
Sonic the Hedgehog
Soul
Tenet

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Another Round
Birds of Prey
Extraction
The Prom
Tenet



Leading the pack is Soul with 9 nominations, followed by The Father with 8.

Winners will be announced on Sunday, May 1st.