Best Actress

Aditi Praveen Kariyanahalli, Web Features Manager

Nominations:
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”: Viola Davis
“The United States v. Billie Holiday”: Andra Day
“Pieces of a Woman”: Vanessa Kirby
“Nomadland”: Frances McDormand
“Promising Young Woman”: Carrie Mulligan

Winner:
“Nomadland”: Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand’s performance in “Nomadland” is one of pure simplicity, she manages to bring her character, one of incredibly unique circumstances, to life in one of the most relatable ways one could think of. This film and her stellar performance is a tribute to the state of the human condition and our interpersonal relationships.