Over the past two weeks, we here at Flixist have shared what we consider to be the best and worst movies of 2020 by giving them our illustrious Golden Cages. To earn a Golden Cage is an honor that few films can have, so our selection process was rigorous. There were many films that could have won, but sadly they’ll just have to settle for the Golden Globes going home losers. Some categories were fiercely debated amongst the more limited pool of nominees leading to numerous tiebreakers and debates resulting in people being sent to the hospital. But we stand by our results.
2020 may have been a terrible year for movies and will go down in history as probably one of the worst years of film in history. Not just in modern history, history period. We started off 2020 with such hope in our eyes, but it ended up just disappointing us and leaving us barely alive. But at least we had movies! And really, isn’t that all that matters?
Here are all of the categories, nominees, and winners of the 2020 Golden Cages.
Best Picture
Nomadland
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Actor
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman – Mank
Jamie Foxx – Soul
Best Actress
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Supporting Actor
Hugh Grant – The Gentleman
Paul Raci – The Sound of Metal
Peter Kim – The 40 Year Old Version
Best Supporting Actress
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Eva Whittaker – Wolfwalkers
Best Cinematography
Mank
Nomadland
Tenet
Best Director
Aaron Sorkin – The Trail of the Chicago 7
Christopher Nolan – Tenet
David Fincher – Mank
Best Screenplay
Soul
Tenet
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Animated Movie
Onward
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Worst Film
Dolittle
Fantasy Island
Hubie Halloween
Best Score
Tenet
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Documentary
Insert Coin
The Reason I Jump
The Social Dilemma
Best Action Movie
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984
Best Horror Movie
Freaky
Possessor
The Invisible Man
Most Overrated Movie
Mulan
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984
Most Underrated Movie
Possessor
Run
The Paper Tigers
Biggest “Oh Shit” Moment
The Freeport Heist – Tenet
Mulan goes to Disney+ and charges $30
WB moves to simultaneous release with HBO Max
