LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Netflix film Mank, a black-and-white vintage Hollywood tale focused on Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, collected a leading 12 nominations Monday for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards, including a nod for best picture.

Netflix earned four of the 10 best-picture nominations, with Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 joining Mank in the category. Other films nominated for the top prize were Minari, News of the World, Nomadland, One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman, and Sound of Metal.

What You Need To Know

  • The Netflix film Mank collected a leading 12 nominations Monday for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards

  • Netflix earned four of the 10 best-picture nominations

  • The late Chadwick Boseman, as he did in last week's Screen Actors Guild nominations, scored a pair of performance nods 

  • The awards will be presented March 7 and hosted by Taye Diggs

The late Chadwick Boseman, as he did in last week's Screen Actors Guild nominations, scored a pair of performance nods — best actor for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and supporting actor for Da 5 Bloods.

Mank's Gary Oldman was also nominated for best actor for his portrayal of Mankiewicz. Rounding out the field were Ben Affleck for The Way Back, Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal, Tom Hanks for News of the World, Delroy Lindo for Da 5 Bloods, and Steven Yeun for Minari.

Boseman's Ma Rainey co-star, Viola Davis, was nominated for best actress, as were Andra Day for The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Sidney Flanigan for Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman, Frances McDormand for Nomadland, Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman, and Zendaya for Malcolm & Marie.

The Critics Choice Awards also present an honor for best acting ensemble in a film, with nominations going to Da 5 Bloods, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Minari, One Night in Miami, and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

David Fincher earned a best-director nomination for helming Mank, which also earned a screenwriting nomination for his father, Jack Fincher. Also nominated for best director were Lee Isaac Chung for Minari, Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman, Spike Lee for Da 5 Bloods, Regina King for One Night in Miami, Aaron Sorkin for The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Chloe Zhao for Nomadland.

Between Monday's film nominations and the television nods that were announced last month, Netflix earned a collective 72 Critics Choice Award nominations, triple the number of its nearest competitor, HBO/HBO Max, with 24.

The awards will be presented March 7 and broadcast on The CW, hosted by Taye Diggs. According to the Critics Choice Association, the show will be "an in-person/virtual hybrid, with Diggs and some of the evening's presenters filming from a stage in Los Angeles, and nominees appearing remotely from various locations around the world."