The Sixth Annual KohOscars (Best of 2020)

Welcome to the Sixth Annual KohOscars. I started these awards with a small group of friends to give famous people in Hollywood with a meta-physical award online that will mean absolutely nothing to them, and they may never know they won it. But it’s really fun for us. Since these awards started, our nominating body changed a lot this year. I must give a huge thank you to this year’s committee for agreeing that there were enough movies released this year to do these and for their help making this happen. Those members are Caleb Boatman, Tim Brzakala, Cameron Holzmann, Paul Oyama, & Adelaide Spence. Thank you again. This year was really weird and very difficult for everyone, but movies were something that we had that we could share with each other, even from miles away. We kept our eligibility rules pretty simple: if it was a film released in 2020, it counts. Hamilton & Small Axe were deemed eligible. If you look at this list and wonder where films such as Judas and the Black Messiah & The United States vs Billie Holliday are, they are 2021 films and counted towards next year’s awards.

Best Picture

Boys State
Hamilton
Nomadland
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
On the Rocks
One Night in Miami
Palm Springs
Promising Young Woman
Soul
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Director

David Fincher - Mank
Lee Isaac Chung - Minari
Chloe Zhao - Nomadland
Regina King - One Night in Miami
Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman
Pete Docter & Kemp Powers - Soul
Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actor

Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal
Kingsley Ben-Adir - One Night in Miami
Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Eli Goree - One Night in Miami
Delroy Lindo - Da 5 Bloods
Mads Mikkelsen - Another Round

Best Actress

Viola Davis - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Sidney Flannigan - Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand - Nomadland
Christin Millioti - Palm Springs
Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman
Rosamund Pike - I Care a Lot

Best Supporting Actor

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Bo Burnham - Promising Young Woman
Daveed Diggs - Hamilton
Bill Murray - On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr. - One Night in Miami
Paul Raci - Sound of Metal
Jeremy Strong - The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy
Renee Elise Goldsberry - Hamilton
Allison Janney - Bad Education
Amanda Seyfried - Mank
Yuh-Jung Youn - Minari
Helena Zengel - News of the World

Best Original Screenplay

Another Round - Thomas Vinterberg & Tobias Lindholm
Minari - Lee Isaac Chung
On the Rocks - Sofia Coppola
Palm Springs - Andy Siara
Promising Young Woman - Emerald Fennell
Soul - Pete Docter, Mike Jones, & Kemp Powers
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Aaron Sorkin

Best Adapted Screenplay

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dawn Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern, & Nina Pedrad (based on the character created by Sacha Baron Cohen)
The Climb - Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin (based on their short film)
The Invisible Man - Leigh Whannell (based on the novel by H.G. Wells)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ruben Santiago-Hudson (based on the play by August Wilson)
Nomadland - Chloe Zhao (based on the book by Jessica Bruder)
One Night in Miami- Kemp Powers (based on his play)
Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe - Dan Povenmire, Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, Jon Colton Barry, Jim Bernstein, Joshua Pruett, Kate Kondell, Jeffrey M. Howard, & Bob Bowen (based on the television show created by Dan Povenmire & Jeff “Swampy” Marsh)

Best Young Actor

Ella Jay Basco - Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Sidney Flannigan - Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Noel Kate-cho - Minari
Alan Kim - Minari
Storm Reid - The Invisible Man
Talia Ryder - Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Helena Zengel - News of the World

Best Cameo

Connie Briton - Promising Young Woman
Lynda Carter - Wonder Woman 1984
Tom Hanks - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Michael Keaton - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Promising Young Woman
Alfred Molina - Promising Young Woman
Dan Povenmire & Jeff “Swampy” Marsh - Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

Best Animated Feature

The Croods: A New Age
Onward
Over the Moon
Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Ride Your Wave
Soul
Wolfwalkers

Best Comic Book Movie

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
The New Mutants
The Old Guard
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Sequel

Bad Boys for Life
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Croods: A New Age
Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Cinematography

The Climb - Zach Kuperstein
Mank - Erik Messerschmidt
News of the World - Dariusz Wolski
Nomadland - Joshua James Richards
Promising Young Woman - Benjamin Kracun
Tenet - Hoyte van Hoytema
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Phedon Papamichael

Best Film Editing

Mank - Kirk Baxter
One Night in Miami - Tariq Anwar
Palm Springs - Andrew Dickler & Matt Friedman
Promising Young Woman - Frederic Thoraval
Sound of Metal - Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Tenet - Jennifer Lame
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Alan Baumgarten

Best Production Design

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) - K.K. Barrett
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - Mark Ricker
Mank - Donald Graham Burt
News of the World - David Crank
One Night in Miami - Barry Robison
The Prom - Jamie Walker McCall
Tenet - Nathan Crowley

Best Original Score

First Cow - William Tyler
Mank - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Minari - Emile Mosseri
News of the World - James Newton Howard
One Night in Miami - Terence Blanchard
Soul - Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, & Atticus Ross
Tenet - Ludwig Göransson

Best Original Song

“Double Trouble,” Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (music & lyrics by Savan Kotecha, Arnthor Birgisson, & Rami Yacoub)
“Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7 (music by Daniel Pemberton; lyrics by Daniel Pemberton & Celeste)
“Husavik (My Hometown),” Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (music & lyrics by Savan Kotchea, Richard Goransson, & Fat Max Gsus)
“Last Laugh,” Promising Young Woman (music & lyrics by Fletcher, One Love, & Kinetics)
“Speak Now,” One Night in Miami (music & lyrics by Leslie Odom Jr. & Sam Ashworth)
“Such a Beautiful Day,” Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (music & lyrics by Dan Povenmire & Karey Kirkpatrick)
“What a Life,” Another Round (music & lyrics by Scarlet Pleasure)

Best Costume Design

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) - Erin Benach
Emma. - Alexandra Byrne
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ann Roth
News of the World - Mark Bridges
One Night in Miami - Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
The Prom - Lou Eyrich
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Susan Lyall