{"id":1754,"date":"2021-01-12T11:53:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2021-01-12T11:54:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:54:17","slug":"2020-critics-poll-the-best-films-and-performances-according-to-over-200-critics-from-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/2020-critics-poll-the-best-films-and-performances-according-to-over-200-critics-from-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances According to Over 200 Critics from Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

231 critics from around the world voted in this year’s survey, and while there was a clear-cut winner, the margins were razor-thin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Eric Kohn and Christian Blauvelt | IndieWire
\nDec 14, 2020<\/p>\n

Anyone following the outcome of the 2020 election has grown familiar with the term \u201crazor-thin margin.\u201d It also applies to the outcome of IndieWire\u2019s annual critics survey, which resembles a lot of this year in that it reflects some tough decisions. With 231 critics and journalists voting on the best films and performances in this year\u2019s survey, Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s delicate road movie \u201cNomadland\u201d emerged victorious, winning Best Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. The list of participants included staffers from IndieWire, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter. It also included writers from local newspapers, websites, freelancers, and contributors on film from across Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. However, all participants were required to vote only for films that received theatrical or VOD releases in North America over the past calendar year.<\/p>\n

Despite the \u201cNomadland\u201d victories, the second place finisher for Best Film almost won the top spot outright. Although \u201cNever Rarely Sometimes Always\u201d was released in the first quarter of the year, Eliza Hittman\u2019s suspenseful abortion drama loomed large in critics\u2019 minds, coming in at a close second place. In fact, the movie ended up with the most number of votes as a whole, appearing on 84 ballots, while \u201cNomadland\u201d appeared on 81. However, because the survey asks critics to submit ranked lists, \u201cNomadland\u201d wound up with a slight edge by scoring first place on just a few more ballots \u2014 specifically, it scored that way on 24 of them, while \u201cNever Rarely\u201d appeared on 16. Like we said, razor-thin margins are so very 2020.<\/p>\n

Regardless, the proximity of both films speaks to the widespread critical adoration that has surrounded them over the past few months, and together they bracket the sheer unpredictability of the past year. Hittman\u2019s film launched at Sundance, one of the last major film festivals to take place as a physical event before the pandemic, and barely made it into theaters a month later before shutdowns forced a pivot to VOD. \u201cNomadland\u201d secured a slot at one of the few major festivals to actually take place during the pandemic, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival, before Searchlight Pictures qualified in theaters and a New York-only virtual release at the start of this month.<\/p>\n

Without that choice, \u201cNomadland\u201d wouldn\u2019t have been able to win this poll, since critics were instructed to vote only for films that had received a theatrical or VOD release in North America during the 2020 calendar year. Fortunately, they found no shortage of movies to celebrate within those parameters. \u201cNomadland\u201d marks the first time in this survey\u2019s history that a film directed by a woman took first place. Beyond that, the top three titles in the Best Film category are all directed by women: \u201cNomadland,\u201d \u201cNever Rarely Sometimes Always,\u201d and \u201cFirst Cow.\u201d The Best First Film category was also topped by a woman, Emerald Fennell, for the Carey Mulligan thriller \u201cPromising Young Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Best Film finalists dominated a range of categories: Steve McQueen\u2019s \u201cSmall Axe\u201d entry \u201cLovers Rock\u201d came in fourth place, and McQueen was a runner-up for Best Screenplay. The winner of that category was Charlie Kaufman\u2019s mind-bending \u201cI\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things,\u201d and the movie landed in fifth place for Best Film.<\/p>\n

Best Documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. \u201cDick Johnson Is Dead\u201d
\n2. \u201cTime\u201d
\n3. \u201cCollective\u201d
\n4. \u201cCity Hall\u201d
\n5. \u201cThe Painter and the Thief\u201d
\n6. \u201cBloody Nose Empty Pockets\u201d
\n7. \u201c76 Days\u201d
\n8. \u201cThe Social Dilemma\u201d
\n9. \u201cThe Mole Agent\u201d
\n10. \u201cTotally Under Control\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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