Here Are The 2021 Golden Reel Nominations!

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

For those of your making out your Oscar predictions, here’s some help for predicting the Best Sound nominees. The Motion Picture Sound Editors have announced their 2021 Golden Reel nominations!

And here they are:

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley
Belfast
Focus Features
Sound Designer: James Mather
Sound Editor: Tomas Blazukas
Foley Editor: Arthur Grayley
Foley Artists: Sue Harding, Oliver Ferris
Dune
Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editors: Theo Green, Mark Mangini MPSE
Sound Designer: Dave Whitehead
Sound Effects Editors: Phil Barrie, Lee Gilmore MPSE, Greg Ten Bosch MPSE, Robert Kellough MPSE, Piero Mura
Foley Editor: Christopher Bonis
Foley Artists: Andy Malcolm, Goro Koyama, Sandra Fox
The Matrix Resurrections
Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editors: Dane A. Davis MPSE, Stephanie Flack
Sound Effects Editors: Bryan O. Watkins, Jeremy Peirson, Markus Stemler, Michael Schapiro, Eric Lindemann, Albert Gasser MPSE, Laurent Kossayan MPSE, Caron Weidner
Foley Editors: Frank Kruse, Kuen Il Song
Foley Artist: Daniel Weiss
Nightmare Alley
Searchlight Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Nathan Robitaille MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Dashen Naidoo
Foley Editor: Chelsea Body
Foley Artists: Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm
No Time to Die
Universal Pictures
Supervising Sound Editors: Oliver Tarney MPSE, James Harrison
Sound Designers: Bryan Bowen, Eilam Hoffman
Sound Effects Editor: Dawn Gough
Foley Editor: Hugo Adams
Foley Artists: Sue Harding, Andrea King
A Quiet Place Part II
Paramount
Supervising Sound Editors: Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl MPSE
Sound Designers: Malte Bieler, Brandon Jones
Sound Effects Editors: Chris Diebold, Matt Cavanaugh MPSE
Foley Editor: Jonathan Klein
Foley Artists: Steve Baine, Peter Persaud
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Sony Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Steven Ticknor MPSE
Sound Designer: Anthony Lamberti

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR
Dune
Warner Bros.
Dialogue Editor: David Bach
Last Night in Soho
Universal Pictures
Supervising Sound Editors: Dan Morgan, Julian Slater MPSE
Supervising ADR Editor: Dan Morgan
The Matrix Resurrections
Warner Bros.
Supervising Sound Editors: Stephanie Flack, Dane A Davis MPSE
Dialogue Editors: Marek Forreiter, Benjamin Hörbe, Dominik Schleier, Immo Trümpelmann
Nightmare Alley
Searchlight Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Jill Purdy MPSE
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Jill Purdy MPSE
Supervising ADR Editor: Jill Purdy MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Nelson Ferreira MPSE
No Time to Die
Universal Pictures
Supervising Dialogue & ADR Editors: Becki Ponting, Michael Maroussas
Dialogue Editors: Rachael Tate MPSE, Adele Fletcher
Supervising Sound Editor: Oliver Tarney MPSE
The Power of the Dog
Netflix
Supervising Dialogue & ADR Editor: Leah Katz
A Quiet Place Part II
Paramount Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Ethan Van der Ryn
Supervising Dialogue & ADR Editors: Vanessa Lapato, Nancy Nugent
Dialogue Editor: Matt Cavanaugh MPSE
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editor: Skip Lievsay
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Michael Feuser

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Music
Dune
Warner Bros.
Supervising Music Editors: Clint Bennett, Ryan Rubin
Music Editor: Peter Myles
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Sony Pictures
Supervising Music Editor: Curt Sobel
In the Heights
Warner Bros.
Music Editors: Jim Bruening, Jennifer Dunnington, Ben Holiday
The Matrix Resurrections
Warner Bros.
Supervising Music Editor: Gabriel Isaac Mounsey
Music Editors: Hans Hafner, Jonathan Levi Shanes
Nightmare Alley
Searchlight Pictures
Music Editors: Clint Bennett, Kevin Banks MPSE
Scoring Editor: Cecile Tournesac
A Quiet Place Part II
Paramount
Music Editors: Jim Schultz, Nancy Allen MPSE, Del Spiva MPSE, Ramiro Belgardt
tick tick…BOOM!
Netflix
Music Editors: Nancy Allen MPSE, John Davis, Bri Holland
West Side Story
20th Century Studios
Music Editors: Joe E. Rand, Ramiro Belgardt
Scoring Editor: David Channing

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation
Encanto
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Supervising Sound Editor: Shannon Mills
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Brad Semenoff MPSE
Sound Designer: Nia Hansen
Sound Effects Editors: Samson Neslund, Justin Doyle, Cameron Barker, Qianbaihui Yang MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Richard Quinn
Foley Editor: Alyssa Nevarez
Foley Artists: John Roesch MPSE, Shelley Roden MPSE
Supervising Music Editor: Earl Ghaffari
Music Editors: Angie Rubin, Kendall Demarest MPSE
Luca
Pixar Animation Studios
Supervising Sound Editors: Chris Scarabosio, André Fenley
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Rich Quinn
Supervising Foley Editor: Ronni Brown
Sound Effects Editors: Justin Doyle, Pascal Garneau
Foley Editor: E. Larry Oatfield
Foley Artists: Jana Vance, Ronni Brown
Music Editor: Lodge Worster
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Sony Pictures Animation
Supervising Sound Editor: Geoffrey G. Rubay
Supervising ADR Editor: James Morioka
Sound Designer: John Pospisil
Sound Effects Editors: Kip Smedley, Andy Sisul MPSE, Alec G. Rubay, Dan Kenyon, Greg Ten Bosch MPSE
ADR Editor: Curt Schulkey
Foley Artist: Gregg Barbanell MPSE
Foley Artist: Rick Owens MPSE
Music Editors: Dominick Certo MPSE, Barbara McDermott
Raya and the Last Dragon
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Supervising Sound Editor: Shannon Mills
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Brad Semenoff MPSE
Sound Designer: Nia Hansen
Sound Effects Editors: Samson Neslund, David C. Hughes, Cameron Barker
Foley Editors: Chris Frazier, Steve Orlando
Foley Artists: John Roesch MPSE, Shelley Roden MPSE
Supervising Music Editor: Jim Weidman
Music Editor: David Olson
Sing 2
Illumination / Universal Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Dennis Leonard
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Jonathan Greber
Supervising ADR Editor: Daniel Laurie
Sound Designer: Josh Gold
Sound Effects Editors: Lucas Miller, Benjamin A. Burtt
Foley Editors: Shaun Farley MPSE, Jonathon Stevens
Music Editors: Michael Connell, Charles Inouye

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editor: Richard Yawn MPSE
Music Editor: Michael Brake MPSE
Dialogue Editor: Rob Getty MPSE
Sound Effects Editor: Steven Avila MPSE
Foley Editor: Shawn Kennelly
Foley Artists: Melissa Kennelly, Vince Nicastro
Flee
NEON
Supervising Sound Editor: Edward Björner
Dialogue Editor: Jens Johansson
Sound Designer: Fredrik Jonsäter
Foley Artists: Rune Van Deurs, Bengt Öberg
The Rescue
Disney+
Supervising Sound Editor: Deborah Wallach
Sound Effects Editor: Roland Vajs
Foley Artist: Nuno Bentro
Music Editor: Ben Smithers
Summer of Soul (or, when the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Searchlight Pictures
Supervising Sound Editor: Joshua L. Pearson
Supervising Music Editor: Jimmy Douglass
VAL
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editor: John Bolen
Dialogue Editor: John Bolen
Sound Effects Editor: John Bolen
Foley Editor: John Bolen
The Velvet Underground
Apple TV+
Supervising Sound Editor: Leslie Shatz
Music Editor: Jahn Sood

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature
Cliff Walkers
Viki
Supervising Sound Editors: Yang Jiang MPSE, Zhao Nan MPSE
ADR Editor: Li Xinghui
Foley Artist: Han Junsheng
Sound Editors: Ann Scibelli, Xiao’ou Olivia Zhang MPSE, Iain Pattison
The Hand of God
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Silvia Moraes
A Hero
Amazon Prime
Supervising Sound Editor: Mohammadreza Delpak
Dialogue Editor: Mohammadreza Delpak
Sound Effects Editor: Mohammadreza Delpak
Titane
Amazon Prime
Sound Editor: Séverin Favriau
Foley Artist: Céline Bernard
A Writer’s Oddyssey
Netflix
Supervising Sound Editor: Xiao Sha Liu
Supervising ADR Editor: Xiao Sha Liu
Sound Designer: Gang Wang
Sound Effects Editors: Shuang Shuang Wang, Hong Rui Ji, Gang Wang, Ruo Qi Mo, Tobias Poppe, Zi Jian Jiang
Dialogue Editor: Zi Jin
Foley Editor: Pei Ya Zhang
Foley Artists: Zi Wei Wang, Yin Miao
Music Editor: Fei Yu

Here Are The 2021 Nominations of the Art Directors Guild

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Art Directors Guild, yesterday, announced their nominations for the best of 2021! The winners will be announced on March 5th!

PERIOD FEATURE FILM
“The French Dispatch”
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
“Licorice Pizza”
Production Designer: Florencia Martin
“Nightmare Alley”
Production Designer: Tamara Deverell
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Production Designer: Stefan Dechant
“West Side Story”
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen

FANTASY FEATURE FILM
“Cruella”
Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
“Dune”
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
“Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
Production Designer: François Audouy
“The Green Knight”
Production Designer: Jade Healy
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
Production Designer: Sue Chan

CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
“Candyman”
Production Designer: Cara Brower
“Don’t Look Up”
Production Designer: Clayton Hartley
“In the Heights”
Production Designer: Nelson Coates
“The Lost Daughter”
Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg
“No Time to Die”
Production Designer: Mark Tildesley

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“Encanto”
Production Designers: Ian Gooding, Lorelay Bové
“Luca”
Production Designer: Daniela Strijleva
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Production Designer: Lindsey Olivares
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
Production Designers: Paul Felix, Mingjue Helen Chen, Cory Loftis
“Sing 2”
Art Director: Olivier Adam

Here Are The 2021 Nominations of the Set Decorators Society!

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

For those struggling to fill out your predictions for Best Production Design on your imaginary Oscar ballot, here are the 2021 nominations of The Set Decorators Society!

The winners will be announced on February 22nd.

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DECOR/DESIGN OF A FEATURE FILM – PERIOD
Being the Ricardos
House of Gucci
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DECOR/DESIGN OF A FEATURE FILM — FANTASY OR SCIENCE FICTION
Dune
The King’s Man
The Matrix Resurrections
Spider–Man: No Way Home
The Tragedy of Macbeth

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DECOR/DESIGN OF A FEATURE FILM — CONTEMPORARY
CODA
Don’t Look Up
The Hand of God
The Lost Daughter
No Time To Die

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DECOR/DESIGN OF A FEATURE FILM — MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Cruella
Cyrano
The French Dispatch
tick, tick…BOOM!
West Side Story

The Power of the Dog Wins In Denver!

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Monday, the Denver Film Critics Society named The Power of the Dog as the best film of 2021! Here are all the winners from Denver:

Best Picture
Belfast
Drive My Car
Dune
The Power of the Dog
Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Director
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Joel Coen – The Tragedy Of Macbeth
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
Lady Gaga – House Of Gucci
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman – Being The Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – Spencer

Best Actor
Nicolas Cage – Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy Of Macbeth

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett – Nightmare Alley
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Ruth Negga – Passing

Best Supporting Actor
Ben Affleck – The Tender Bar
Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
J.K. Simmons – Being The Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog

Best Sci-Fi/Horror
Dune
The Green Knight
Last Night In Soho
A Quiet Place Part II
Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Animated Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Raya And The Last Dragon

Best Comedy
Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar
Don’t Look Up
Free Guy
The French Dispatch
The Suicide Squad

Best Visual FX
Dune
Godzilla vs. Kong
The Green Knight
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Original Screenplay
Zach Baylin – King Richard
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Mike Mills – C’mon C’mon
Michael Sarnoski – Pig
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Joel Coen – The Tragedy Of Macbeth
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Sian Heder – CODA
Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth & Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Best Documentary
The First Wave
Flee
Procession
Summer Of Soul
The Velvet Underground

Best Original Song
“Be Alive” – King Richard
“Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
“Guns Go Bang” – The Harder They Fall
“Just Look Up” – Don’t Look Up
“No Time To Die” – No Time To Die

Best Score
Germaine Franco – Encanto
Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood – Spencer
Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall
Hans Zimmer – Dune

Best Foreign Language Film
Drive My Car
Flee
A Hero
Petite Maman
The Worst Person In The World

Here Are The 2021 Nominees of the Visual Effects Society

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Tuesday (again, we’re playing catch-up), the Visual Effects Society announced their nominations for the best visual effects work of 2021 and, as you can probably guess, there was a lot of love for Dune and the Marvel films.

The winners will be announced on March 8th! Here are the nominee:

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Dune”
“Godzilla vs. Kong”
“The Matrix Resurrections”
“No Time To Die”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
“Spider-Man: No Way Home”

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Candyman”
“Last Night in Soho”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Last Duel”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Encanto”
“Luca”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
“Sing 2”
“The Mitchells vs. The Machines”

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Finch” – Jeff
“Flora & Ulysses” – Ulysses
“Jungle Cruise” – Aguirre
“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” – Carnage

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Encanto” – Mirabel Madrigal
“Luca” – Luca
“Raya and the Last Dragon” – Tuk Tuk
“The Mitchells vs. The Machines” – Katie Mitchell

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Dune” – Arrakeen City
“Jungle Cruise” – Waterfall Canyon
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” – The Mirror Dimension
“The Suicide Squad” – Valle Del Marre

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Encanto” – Antonio’s Room
“Luca” – Portorosso Piazza
“Raya and the Last Dragon” – Talon
“Sing 2” – Crystal Theater
“Vivo” – Mambo Cabana

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT
“Encanto” – “We Don’t Talk about Bruno”
“Godzilla vs. Kong” – Ocean Battle
“Loki” – Lamentis; Race to the Ark
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
“Black Widow” – The Red Room
“Dune” – Royal Ornithopter
“Encanto” – Casita Madrigal
“The Suicide Squad” – Jotunheim

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Dune” – Dunes of Arrakis
“Godzilla vs. Kong” – Ocean Water & Battle Destruction
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” – Water, Bubbles & Magic
“The Suicide Squad” – Corto Maltese City Destruction

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Encanto”
“Luca”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
“Sing 2”

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING and LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
“Black Widow” – Red Room Crashing Back to Earth
“Dune” – Attack on Arrakeen
“Dune” – Hologram and Hunter Seeker
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” – Macau City
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” – Liberty Island Battle and Christmas Swing Finale

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
“Eternals”
“Jungle Cruise”
“The Matrix Resurrections”
“The Tomorrow War”

The Power of the Dog Wins in Houston!

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Wednesday (yes, I’m playing catch-up), the Houston Film Critics Society became the latest group to name The Power of the Dog as the best film of 2021!

Here all the winners from Houston:

Picture
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick … Boom
The Tragedy of Macbeth

Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley
Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick … Boom
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth

Actress
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Penelope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Kristen Stewart – Spencer

Supporting Actor
Andrew Garfield – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog

Supporting Actress
Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Ann Dowd – Mass
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard

Ensemble Cast
Belfast
CODA
Mass
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog

Screenplay
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog

Animated Feature
Encanto
Flee
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Cinematography
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story

Documentary Feature
Flee
The Rescue
The Sparks Brothers
Summer of Soul
Val

Foreign Language Feature
Drive My Car
Flee
Parallel Mothers
Riders of Justice
The Worst Person in the World

Original Score
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Harder They Fall
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Original Song
“Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
“Guns Go Bang” – The Harder They Fall
“Just Look Up” – Don’t Look Up
“No Time to Die” – No Time to Die
“Wherever I Fall – Pt. 1” – Cyrano

Visual Effects
Dune
The Matrix Resurrections
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Stunt Coordination
Black Widow
The Matrix Resurrections
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home

4 Shots From 4 Jim Jarmusch Films

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday of one of the most important and independently minded filmmakers of the past 40 years, Jim Jarmusch!

It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Jim Jarmusch Films

Stranger Than Paradise (1984, dir by Jim Jarmusch, DP: Tim DiCillo)

Down by Law (1986, dir by Jim Jarmusch, DP: Robby Muller)

Dead Man (1995, dir by Jim Jarmusch, DP: Robby Muller)

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003, dir by Jim Jarmusch, DP: Tom DiCillo)

20 Shots From David Lynch

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 76th birthday to David Lynch! And that means that it’s time to pay tribute to one of our favorite filmmakers.

Needless to say, when it comes to David Lynch, there’s an embarrassment of riches.

Here are….

20 Shots From David Lynch

Eraserhead (1977, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frederick Elmes, Herbert Cardwell)

The Elephant Man (1980, dir by David Lynch, DP: Freddie Francis)

Dune (1984, dir by David Lynch, DP: Freddie Francis)

Blue Velvet (1986, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frederick Elmes)

Twin Peaks: The Pilot (1989, dir by David Lynch, DP: Ron Garcia)

Twin Peaks 1.3 “Zen or the Skill To Catch a Killer” (1990, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frank Byers)

Wild At Heart (1990, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frederick Elmes)

Twin Peaks 2.7 “Lonely Souls” (1990, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frank Byers)

Twin Peaks 2.22 (1991, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frank Byers)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, dir by David Lynch, DP: Ron Garcia)

On The Air 1.1 “The Lester Guy Show” (dir by David Lynch, DP: Ron Garcia)

Lost Highway (1997, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)

The Straight Story (1999, dir by David Lynch, DP: Freddie Francis)

Mulholland Drive (2001, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)

Rabbits (2002, dir by David Lynch, DP: David Lynch)

Inland Empire (2006, dir by David Lynch, DP: David Lynch)

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 3 (dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 8 (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Dening)

Twin Peaks: The Return Part 18 (2017, dir by David Lynch)

What Did Jack Do? (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Scott Ressler)

Drive My Car and Nicolas Cage Win In Seattle

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Monday, the Seattle Film Critics Society announced their picks for the best of 2021 and it was another victory for Drive My Car and Pig‘s Nicolas Cage!

Best Picture of the Year
CODA (Apple TV+)
Drive My Car (Janus Films)
Dune (Warner Bros.)
The Green Knight (A24)
In the Heights (Warner Bros.)
Licorice Pizza (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Pig (NEON)
The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Titane (NEON)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios)

Best Director
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Julia Ducournau – Titane
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
David Lowery – The Green Knight
Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person in the World
Agathe Rousselle – Titane
Kristen Stewart – Spencer

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nicolas Cage – Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…BOOM!
Dev Patel – The Green Knight
Simon Rex – Red Rocket

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Ann Dowd – Mass
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Ruth Negga – Passing

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Colman Domingo – Zola
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Vincent Lindon – Titane
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Jeffrey Wright – The French Dispatch

Best Ensemble Cast
Dune – Jina Jay, Francine Maisler, casting directors
In the Heights – Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey, casting directors
Licorice Pizza – Cassandra Kulukundis, casting director
Mass – Henry Russell Bergstein, Allison Estrin, casting directors
The Power of the Dog – Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba, Nina Gold, casting directors

Best Screenplay
Drive My Car – Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe
The Green Knight – David Lowery
Mass – Fran Kranz
Pig – Michael Sarnoski
The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion

Best Film Not in the English Language
Drive My Car (Janus Films) – Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, director
Flee (NEON) – Jonas Poher Rasmussen, director
The Hand of God (Netflix) – Paolo Sorrentino, director
Titane (NEON) – Julia Ducournau, director
The Worst Person in the World (NEON) – Joachim Trier, director

Best Animated Feature
Encanto (Walt Disney Pictures) – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, director; Charise Castro Smith, co-director
Flee (NEON) – Jonas Poher Rasmussen, director
Luca (Walt Disney Pictures) – Enrico Casarosa, director
The Mitchells vs. The Machines (Netflix) – Michael Rianda, director; Jeff Rowe, co-director
Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Pictures) – Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, director; Paul Briggs, John Ripa, co-director

Best Documentary Feature
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (Apple TV+) – R.J. Cutler, director
Flee (NEON) – Jonas Poher Rasmussen, director
The Rescue (National Geographic Documentary Films/Greenwich Entertainment) – Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, directors
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Hulu) – Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, director
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (Severin Films) – Kier-La Janisse, director

Best Original Score
Dune – Hans Zimmer
The French Dispatch – Alexandre Desplat
The Green Knight – Daniel Hart
The Power of the Dog – Jonny Greenwood
Spencer – Jonny Greenwood

Best Film Editing
Drive My Car – Azusa Yamazaki
Dune – Joe Walker
The Power of the Dog – Peter Sciberras
Titane – Jean-Christophe Bouzy
West Side Story – Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar

Best Cinematography
Dune – Greig Fraser
The Green Knight – Andrew Droz Palermo
The Power of the Dog – Ari Wegner
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Bruno Delbonnel
West Side Story – Janusz Kaminski

Best Costume Design
Cruella – Jenny Beavan
Dune – Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan
The Green Knight – Malgosia Turzanska
House of Gucci – Janty Yates
Spencer – Jacqueline Durran

Best Production Design
Dune – Patrice Vermette (Production Design); Zsuzsanna Sipos (Set Decoration)
The French Dispatch – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Rena DeAngelo (Set Decoration)
The Green Knight – Jade Healy (Production Design); Jenny Oman (Set Decoration)
Nightmare Alley – Tamara Deverell (Production Design); Shane Vieau (Set Decoration)
West Side Story – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Rena DeAngelo (Set Decoration)

Best Visual Effects
Dune – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer
The Green Knight – Eric Saindon, Michael Cozens
The Matrix Resurrections – Dan Glass, Huw J. Evans, Tom Debenham, J.D. Schwalm
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Walker, Dan Oliver
Spider-Man: No Way Home – Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein, Dan Sudick

Best Youth Performance (18 years of age or younger upon start of filming):
Jude Hill – Belfast
Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon
Joséphine Sanz – Petite Maman

Villain of the Year:
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen – Dune – portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård
The Green Goblin/Norman Osborn – Spider-Man: No Way Home – portrayed by Willem Dafoe
Phil Burbank – The Power of the Dog – portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch
Rufus Buck – The Harder They Fall – portrayed by Idris Elba
Xu Wenwu – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – portrayed by Tony Leung

Best Action Choreography
In the Heights
No Time to Die
Nobody
Raging Fire
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

The Power of the Dog Wins In North Dakota!

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On Monday, the North Dakota Film Society announced their picks for the best of 2021 and it led to another victory for The Power of the Dog!

Here are all the winners in North Dakota:

Best Picture
FLEE (Monia Hellstrom and Signe Byrge Sorensen)
THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson and Steven Rales)
LICORICE PIZZA (Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, JoAnne Sellar and Daniel Lupi)
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (J. Miles Dale, Guillermo del Toro and Bradley Cooper)
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion and Tanya Seghatchian)

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Wes Anderson (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Guillermo del Toro (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (TICK, TICK…BOOM!)

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain (THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE)
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Renate Reinsve (THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD)
Agathe Rousselle (TITANE)
Kristen Stewart (SPENCER)

Best Actor
Nicolas Cage (PIG)
Bradley Cooper (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)
Benedict Cumberbatch (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK…BOOM!)
Denzel Washington (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)

Best Supporting Actress
Caitriona Balfe (BELFAST)
Jessie Buckley (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Ruth Negga (PASSING)

Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper (LICORICE PIZZA)
Robin de Jesus (TICK, TICK…BOOM!)
Mike Faist (WEST SIDE STORY)
Ciaran Hinds (BELFAST)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)

Best Screenplay
C’MON C’MON (Mike Mills)
DRIVE MY CAR (Hamaguchi Ryusuke and Oe Takamasa)
THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Wes Anderson, Jascon Schwartzman and Roman Coppola)
LICORICE PIZZA (Paul Thomas Anderson)
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Jane Campion)

Best Cinematography
DUNE (Greig Fraser)
THE GREEN KNIGHT(Andrew Droz Palermo)
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (Dan Laustsen)
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Ari Wegner)
WEST SIDE STORY (Janusz Kaminski)

Best Film Editing
THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Andrew Weisblum)
LICORICE PIZZA (Andy Jurgensen)
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Peter Sciberras)
TICK, TICK…BOOM! (Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum)
WEST SIDE STORY (Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn)

Best Production Design
DUNE (Patrice Vermette, Richard Roberts and Zsuzsanna Sipos)
THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo)
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau)
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Grant Major and Amber Richards)
WEST SIDE STORY (Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo)

Best Costume Design
CRUELLA (Jenny Beavan)
DUNE (Jacqueline West)
THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Milena Canonero)
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Odile Dicks-Mireaux)
WEST SIDE STORY (Paul Tazewell)

Best Sound
DUNE (Mac Ruth, Mark A. Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett)
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Julian Slater, Dan Morgan, Colin Nicolson and Tim Cavagin)
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Robert Mackenzie, Richard Flynn, Leah Katz, Tara Webb and Dave Whitehead)
TICK, TICK…BOOM! (Paul Hsu and Tod A. Maitland)
WEST SIDE STORY (Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson, Tod A. Maitland and Shawn Murphy)

Best Visual Effects
DUNE (Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer)
THE GREEN KNIGHT (Kev Cahill)
NO TIME TO DIE (Charlie Noble and Chris Corbould)
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Walker and Dan Oliver)
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
CRUELLA (Nadia Stacey and Carolyn Cousins)
DUNE (Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr)
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh)
THE GREEN KNIGHT (Eileen Buggy, Audrey Doyle and Barrie Gower)
WEST SIDE STORY (Judy Chin and Kay Georgiou)

Best Original Score
DUNE (Hans Zimmer)
ENCANTO (Germaine Franco)
THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Alexandre Desplat)
THE HARDER THEY FALL (Jeymes Samuel)
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Jonny Greenwood)

Best Original Song
ANNETTE – “So May We Start” (Ron Mael and Russell Mael)
DON’T LOOK UP – “Just Look Up” (Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi and Taura Stinson)
ENCANTO – “Dos Oruguitas” (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
KING RICHARD – “Be Alive” (Beyonce and Dixson)
NO TIME TO DIE – “No Time to Die” (Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell)

Best Animated Feature
ENCANTO (Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Charise Castro Smith)
FLEE (Jonas Poher Rasmussen)
LUCA (Enrico Casarosa)
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES (Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe)
THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS (Patrick Imbert)

Best Documentary Feature
THE FIRST WAVE (Matthew Heineman)
FLEE (Jonas Poher Rasmussen)
PROCESSION (Robert Greene)
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) (Questlove)
VAL (Ting Poo and Leo Scott)

Best International Feature
DRIVE MY CAR (Hamaguchi Ryusuke) – Japan
FLEE (Jonas Poher Rasmussen) – Denmark
THE HAND OF GOD (Paolo Sorrentino) – Italy
TITANE (Julia Ducournau) – France
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (Norway) – Joachim Trier