Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020

Taye Diggs, presenter of the award ceremony

The 25th US Critics' Choice Movie Awards , which are presented annually by the Critics Choice Association (CCA), took place on January 12, 2020 in the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Municipal Airport in Santa Monica , California . As in the previous year, the award ceremony was moderated by Taye Diggs and broadcast live by US broadcaster The CW .

The most successful film with four awards was Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , which was also victorious as Best Picture . The nominations were announced on December 8, 2019.

Winners and nominees

The most successful films
(at least three nominations;
highlighted = most awards
N = nomination; A = award)
Movie	N	A.
The Irishman	14th0	1
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	120	4th
Little Women	9	1
1917	8th	3
Marriage story	8th	1
joker	7th	2
Parasite	7th	2
Jojo Rabbit	7th	1
Le Mans 66 - Against every chance	5	0
Dolemite is my name	4th	2
Bombshell - The end of silence	4th	1
We	4th	1
The Farewell	4th	0
The black diamond	4th	0
Avengers: Endgame	3	2
Rocketman	3	1
Knives Out - Murder is a family matter	3	0

Best director

Bong Joon-ho - Parasite (기생충, Gisaengchung)
Sam Mendes - 1917

Noah Baumbach - Marriage Story
Greta Gerwig - Little Women
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie - The Black Diamond (Uncut Gems)
Martin Scorsese - The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best original script

Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Noah Baumbach - Marriage Story
Rian Johnson - Knives Out (Knives Out)
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won - Parasite (기생충, Gisaengchung)
Lulu Wang - The Farewell

Best adapted script

Greta Gerwig - Little Women

Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue - The Wonderful Mr. Rogers (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Anthony McCarten - The two popes (The Two Popes)
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver - Joker
Taika Waititi - Jojo Rabbit
Steven Zaillian - The Irishman

Best camera

Roger Deakins - 1917

Jarin Blaschke - The Lighthouse (The Lighthouse)
Phedon Papamichael - Le Mans 66 - Against Every Chance (Ford v. Ferrari)
Rodrigo Prieto - The Irishman
Robert Richardson - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Lawrence Sher - Joker

Best production design

Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Mark Friedberg and Kris Moran - Jokers
Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales - 1917
Jess Gonchor and Claire Kaufman - Little Women
Lee Ha-joon - Parasite (기생충, Gisaengchung)
Bob Shaw and Regina Graves - The Irishman
Donal Woods and Gina Cromwell - Downton Abbey

Best cut

Lee Smith - 1917

Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie - The Black Diamond (Uncut Gems)
Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker - Le Mans 66 - Against Every Chance (Ford v. Ferrari)
Yang Jin-mo - Parasite (기생충, Gisaengchung)
Fred Raskin - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Thelma Schoonmaker - The Irishman

Best costumes

Ruth E. Carter - Dolemite Is My Name

Best make-up and best hairstyles

Bombshell - The End of Silence (Bombshell)

Best visual effects

Avengers: Endgame

1917
Ad Astra - To the Stars (Ad Astra)
The Aeronauts
Le Mans 66 - Against Every Chance (Ford v. Ferrari)
The Irishman
The Lion King (The Lion King)

Best animated feature film

A Toy Story: Everything does not stop at a command (Toy Story 4)

Everest - A Yeti aims high (Abominable)
The Eiskönigin II (II Frozen)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 3: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I lost my body (J'ai perdu mon corps)
Mister Link - A Furry Crazy Adventure (Missing Link)