Here Are The 2021 Nominations of The North Carolina Film Critics Association!


The North Carolina Film Critics Association will be announcing their winners on January 5th!

Here are their nominees:

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
Drive My Car
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Green Knight
Licorice Pizza
Mass
Pig
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
The Worst Person in the World

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Flee
The Sparks Brothers
Summer of Soul
Val
The Velvet Underground

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Drive My Car
A Hero
Riders of Justice
Titane
The Worst Person in the World

BEST DIRECTOR
David Lowery – The Green Knight
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story

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

BEST ACTOR
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Dev Patel – The Green Knight
Nicolas Cage – Pig
Will Smith – King Richard

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alex Wolff – Pig
Jason Isaacs – Mass
Jeffrey Wright – The French Dispatch
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon

BEST ACTRESS
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person in the World

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Ann Dowd – Mass
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Ruth Negga – Passing

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATION OR MIXED MEDIA
Abbi Jacobson – The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Danny McBride – The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Jacob Tremblay – Luca
Kelly Marie Tran – Raya and the Last Dragon
Stephanie Beatriz – Encanto

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Dune
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza
Mass
The Power of the Dog

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
C’mon C’mon
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza
Mass
Pig

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Drive My Car
Dune
The Green Knight
Passing
The Power of the Dog

BEST EDITING
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Last Duel
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Dune
The Green Knight
The Matrix Resurrections
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Suicide Squad

BEST 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

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cruella
Dune
Last Night in Soho
Nightmare Alley
Spencer

BEST HAIR & MAKE-UP
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Green Knight
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story

BEST SCORE
Don’t Look Up
Dune
No Time To Die
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Every Letter – Cyrano
Guns Go Bang – The Harder They Fall
Just Look Up – Don’t Look Up
No Time To Die – No Time To Die
So May We Start – Annette

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Dune
Nightmare Alley
No Time To Die
tick, tick… BOOM!
West Side Story

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Fran Kranz – Mass
Lin-Manuel Miranda – tick, tick… BOOM!
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
Michael Sarnoski – Pig
Rebecca Hall – Passing

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story

KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
Anthony Mackie (Falcon and the Winter Soldier; Synchronic; Outside the Wire; The Woman in the Window) – Studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story; Schmigadoon) – From Raleigh, North Carolina
Brian Tyree Henry (Eternals; The Woman in the Window; Godzilla vs. Kong) – From Fayetteville, North Carolina
Jonathan Majors (The Harder They Fall, Loki) – Studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Stephen McKinley Henderson (Dune; Bruised) – Studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Here Are The 2021 Nominations of the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association!


Here are the nominations of the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association!  The winners will be announced on December 31st!

BEST PICTURE
C’mon C’mon
CODA
Dune
The Green Knight
Judas and the Black Messiah
The Last Duel
Licorice Pizza
Pig
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Drive My Car (Japan)
Flee (Denmark)
Parallel Mothers (Spain)
Titane (France)
The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Flee
No Ordinary Man
Procession
The Sparks Brothers
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Belle
The Boss Baby 2: Family Business
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Jodie Comer – The Last Duel
Emilia Jones – CODA
Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person in the World
Kristen Stewart – Spencer

BEST LEAD ACTOR
Nicolas Cage – Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick … BOOM!
Joaquin Phoenix – C’mon C’mon
Will Smith – King Richard

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
Ariana Debose – West Side Story
Ann Dowd – Mass
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Ruth Negga – Passing

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robin de Jesús – tick, tick … BOOM!
Mike Faist – West Side Story
Jason Isaacs – Mass
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Troy Kotsur – CODA

BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Pablo Larraín – Spencer
Ridley Scott – The Last Duel
Michael Sarnoski – Pig
Denis Villeneuve – Dune

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenneth Lucas & Keith Lucas – Judas and the Black Messiah
Julia Ducournau – Titane
Fran Kranz – Mass
Mike Mills – C’mon C’mon

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon & Nicole Holofcener – The Last Duel
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall – Passing
Tony Kushner – West Side Story

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Andrew Droz Palermo – The Green Knight
Greig Fraser – Dune
Claire Mathon – Spencer
Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog

BEST EDITING
Peter Sciberras – The Power of the Dog
Sebastián Sepúlveda – Spencer
Claire Simpson – The Last Duel
Joe Walker – Dune
Andrew Weisblum – The French Dispatch

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Carter Burwell – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood – Spencer
Alberto Iglesias – Parallel Mothers
Hans Zimmer – Dune

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Mike Faist – West Side Story
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Agathe Rousselle – Titane
Rachel Sennott – Shiva Baby

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall – Passing
Fran Kranz – Mass
Michael Sarnoski – Pig
Emma Seligman – Shiva Baby

The North Texas Film Critics Crown The Green Knight


The North Texas Film Critics have announced their picks for the best of 2021!  All hail The Green Knight!

Best Picture
Dune
The Green Knight
Spencer
West Side Story

Best Director
Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
David Lowery, The Green Knight
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Denis Villenueve, Dune

Best Actor
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Dev Patel, The Green Knight
Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon C’mon
Will Smith, King Richard

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Noomi Rapace, Lamb
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Best Supporting Actor
Barry Keoghan, The Green Knight
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch

Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Tilda Swinton, The French Dispatch

Best Animated Film
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Documentary
Summer of Soul
Val
The Velvet Underground

Best Foreign Language Film
A Hero
Lamb
Titane

Best Cinematographer
Greig Fraser, Dune
Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story
Claire Mathon, Spencer

Best Newcomer
Jude Hill, Belfast
Emilia Jones, CODA
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Gary Murray Award (Best Ensemble)
Don’t Look Up
The French Dispatc

The Black Film Critics Circle Honors King Richard!


The Black Film Critics Circle has named King Richard the best from 2021!

Here are all of the winners from the BFCC!

Best Picture: “King Richard”
Director: Denis Villeneuve – “Dune”
Actor:  Will Smith – “King Richard”
Actress: Tessa Thompson, “Passing”
Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Power of the Dog”
Supporting Actress: Aunjanue Ellis – “King Richard”
Original Screenplay: Zach Baylin – “King Richard”
Adapted Screenplay: Jane Campion – “The Power of the Dog”
Cinematography: Greig Fraser – “Dune”
Documentary: “Summer of Soul”
Animated Film: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Foreign Film: “The Hand of God”
Ensemble: “The Harder They Fall”

BFCC Signature Awards
Pioneer Award: Janicza Bravo – “Zola”
Rising Star: Jeymes Samuel – “The Harder They Fall”
Special Mention: Questlove

Top 10 Films
1. King Richard
2. The Harder They Fall
3. The Power of the Dog
4. West Side Story
5. Respect
6. Summer of Soul
7. Dune
8. The Tragedy of Macbeth
9. Cyrano
10. Passing

The Florida Film Critics Circle Honors The Power of the Dog!


The Florida Film Critics Circle is the latest group of critics to name Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog as the best film of 2021!

BEST PICTURE
ANNETTE (RUNNER-UP)
MASS
THE POWER OF THE DOG (WINNER)

BEST ACTOR
NICOLAS CAGE – PIG
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – THE POWER OF THE DOG (RUNNER-UP)
ADAM DRIVER – ANNETTE (WINNER)
ANDREW GARFIELD – TICK, TICK… BOOM
OSCAR ISAAC – THE CARD COUNTER

BEST ACTRESS
JESSICA CHASTAIN – THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (RUNNER-UP)
LADY GAGA – HOUSE OF GUCCI
ALANA HAIM – LICORICE PIZZA (WINNER)
KRISTEN STEWART – SPENCER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
JAMIE DORNAN – BELFAST
JARED LETO – HOUSE OF GUCCI
VINCENT LINDON – TITANE (RUNNER-UP)
J.K. SIMMONS – BEING THE RICARDOS
KODI SMIT-MCPHEE – THE POWER OF THE DOG (WINNER)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ARIANA DEBOSE – WEST SIDE STORY (WINNER)
KIRSTEN DUNST – THE POWER OF THE DOG
RUTH NEGGA – PASSING (RUNNER-UP)

BEST ENSEMBLE
LICORICE PIZZA
MASS (WINNER)
THE POWER OF THE DOG
WEST SIDE STORY
WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (RUNNER-UP)

BEST DIRECTOR
KENNETH BRANAGH – BELFAST
JANE CAMPION – THE POWER OF THE DOG (WINNER)
LEOS CARAX – ANNETTE (
RUNNER-UP)
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI – WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON – LICORICE PIZZA (3rd RUNNER-UP)
WES ANDERSON – THE FRENCH DISPATCH (WINNER)

KENNETH BRANAGH – BELFAST
LEOS CARAX, RON & RUSSELL MAEL – ANNETTE (1st RUNNER-UP)
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI – WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (2nd RUNNER-UP)
FRAN KRANZ – MASS
KRISTEN WIIG & ANNIE MUMOLO – BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
JANE CAMPION – THE POWER OF THE DOG (WINNER)
STEVEN LEVENSON – TICK, TICK…BOOM! (1st RUNNER-UP)
TONY KUSHNER – WEST SIDE STORY (2nd RUNNER-UP)

FRANÇOIS OZON – SUMMER OF 85

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
GREIG FRASER – DUNE
MIKE GIOULAKIS – OLD
JANUSZ KAMIŃSKI – WEST SIDE STORY (1st RUNNER-UP)
CLAIRE MATHON – SPENCER (2nd RUNNER-UP)
ARI WEGNER – THE POWER OF THE DOG (WINNER)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
ANNETTE (RUNNER-UP)
DUNE (WINNER)

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION
ANNETTE
BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR (RUNNER-UP)
DUNE (WINNER)
WEST SIDE STORY

BEST SCORE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – THE FRENCH DISPATCH
JONNY GREENWOOD – THE POWER OF THE DOG (RUNNER-UP)
RON & RUSSELL MAEL – ANNETTE
HANS ZIMMER – DUNE (WINNER)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
FLEE
PROCESSION (RUNNER-UP)
SUMMER OF SOUL (WINNER)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
DRIVE MY CAR (1st RUNNER-UP)
THE HAND OF GOD (WINNER)
RIDERS OF JUSTICE
TITANE (2nd RUNNER-UP)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (3rd RUNNER-UP)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
BELLE
ENCANTO (WINNER)
EVANGELION 3.0+1.0 THRICE UPON A TIME 
(1st RUNNER-UP)
FLEE (2nd RUNNER-UP)
JOSEP (3rd RUNNER-UP)
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES

BEST FIRST FILM
THE LOST DAUGHTER
MASS (1st RUNNER-UP)
PASSING 
(2nd RUNNER-UP TIE)
PIG (WINNER)
SHIVA BABY

BREAKOUT AWARD
JUDE HILL – BELFAST
COOPER HOFFMAN – LICORICE PIZZA (WINNER)
RACHEL ZEGLER – WEST SIDE STORY (RUNNER-UP)

The Nevada Film Critics Society Honors CODA!


The Nevada Film Critics Society has named CODA the best film of 2021!

Best Film: CODA
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Best Actress: Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur – CODA
Best Supporting Actress: Aunjanue L. Ellis – King Richard
Best Director: Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley
Best Original Screenplay: Fran Kranz – Mass
Best Adapted Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan – Nightmare Alley
Best Documentary: Flee
Best Animated Movie: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell – Nightmare Alley
Best Cinematography: (TIE) Dan Lautsen – Nightmare Alley and Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog
Best Visual Effects: Dune

The Online Association of Female Film Critics Honors The Power of the Dog


The Online Association of Female Film Critics have named The Power of the Dog the best film of 2021!

Here are all the winners!

Best Film
Belfast (RUNNER-UP TIE)
CODA 
(RUNNER-UP TIE)
Spencer
The Power Of The Dog (WINNER)
The Worst Person In The World

Best Director
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Jane Campion – The Power Of The Dog (WINNER)
Julia Ducournau – Titane (RUNNER-UP)
Rebecca Hall – Passing
Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
Maggie Gyllenhal – The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall – Passing (WINNER)
Natalie Morales – Language Lessons
Edson Oda – Nine Days (RUNNER-UP)
Emma Seligman – Shiva Baby

Best Breakthrough Performance
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA (RUNNER-UP)
Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon
Agathe Rousselle – Titane (WINNER)
Saniyya Sidney – King Richard

Best Female Lead
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person In The World (RUNNER-UP)
Agathe Rousselle – Titane
Kristen Stewart – Spencer (WINNER)
Tessa Thompson – Passing

Best Male Lead
Nicolas Cage – Pig (RUNNER-UP)
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick…Boom! (WINNER)
Joaquin Phoenix – C’mon C’mon
​Will Smith – King Richard

Best Supporting Female
Caitriona Balfe – Belfast
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (WINNER)
Ann Dowd – Mass
Kirsten Dunst – The Power Of The Dog (RUNNER-UP)
Riley Keough – Zola

Best Supporting Male
Colman Domingo – Zola
Jason Isaacs – Mass (RUNNER-UP)
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Kodi Smith-McPhee – The Power Of The Dog (WINNER)
Jeffrey Wright – The French Dispatch

Best Acting Ensemble
Belfast
Mass (WINNER)
The French Dispatch
The Harder They Fall (RUNNER-UP)
The Power Of The Dog

Best Original Screenplay
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Julia Ducournau – Titane
Fran Kranz – Mass
Michael Sarnoski – Pig (WINNER)
Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt – The Worst Person In The World (RUNNER-UP)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion – The Power Of The Dog (WINNER)
Maggie Gyllenhal – The Lost Daughter
Sian Heder – CODA
Steven Levenson – Tick, Tick…Boom! (RUNNER-UP TIE)
David Lowery – The Green Knight 
(RUNNER-UP TIE)

Best Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy Of Macbeth
Andrew Droz Palermo – The Green Knight
Greig Fraser – Dune (WINNER)
Claire Mathon – Spencer (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Ari Wegner – The Power Of The Dog 
(RUNNER-UP TIE)

Best Animated Feature
Belle
Flee (RUNNER-UP)
Luca
Raya And The Last Dragon
The Mitchells vs. The Machines (WINNER)

Best Documentary
Flee (WINNER)
Julia
Summer Of Soul (RUNNER-UP)
The Rescue
Val

THE ROSIE
The OAFFC’s signature award celebrates the film that “best promotes women, their voices, and the female experience through cinema.”
I’m Your Man
Passing
Petite Maman
Shiva Baby
The Lost Daughter (WINNER)

The Power of the Dog Wins In Dallas


The Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics Association has named The Power of the Dog the best of 2021!

Here are all of the winners in Dallas:

BEST PICTURE
Winner: THE POWER OF THE DOG
Runners-up: BELFAST (2); KING RICHARD (3); WEST SIDE STORY (4); LICORICE PIZZA (5); DUNE (6); NIGHTMARE ALLEY (7); THE FRENCH DISPATCH (8); THE LOST DAUGHTER (9); CODA (10)

BEST ACTOR
Winner: Benedict Cumberbatch, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Runners-up: Will Smith, KING RICHARD (2); Andrew Garfield, TICK, TICK, BOOM! (3); Peter Dinklage, CYRANO (4); Denzel Washington, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (5)

BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Kristen Stewart, SPENCER
Runners-up: Olivia Colman, THE LOST DAUGHTER (2); Jessica Chastain, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (3); Lady Gaga, HOUSE OF GUCCI (4); Nicole Kidman, BEING THE RICARDOS (5)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Runners-up: Troy Kotsur, CODA (2); Ciaran Hinds, BELFAST (3); Ben Affleck, THE TENDER BAR (4); Jesse Plemons, THE POWER OF THE DOG (5)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Ariana DeBose, WEST SIDE STORY
Runners-up: Kirsten Dunst, THE POWER OF THE DOG (2); Aunjanue Ellis, KING RICHARD (3); Caitriona Balfe, BELFAST (4); Ruth Negga, PASSING (5)

BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Runners-up: Steven Spielberg, WEST SIDE STORY (2); Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST (3), Denis Villeneuve, DUNE (4); Paul Thomas Anderson, LICORICE PIZZA (5)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: DRIVE MY CAR
Runners-up: A HERO (2); THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (3); THE HAND OF GOD (4); FLEE (5)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: SUMMER OF SOUL
Runners-up: FLEE (2); THE RESCUE (3); PROCESSION (4); VAL (5)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner: ENCANTO
Runner-up: THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES

BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Runner-up: Paul Thomas Anderson, LICORICE PIZZA; Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST (tie)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Greig Fraser, DUNE
Runner-up: Ari Wegner, THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Winner: Hans Zimmer, DUNE
Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, THE POWER OF THE DOG

RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film)
Winner: FLEE

Mass Wins in Indiana!


The Indiana Film Journalists Association has named Mass as the best film of 2021!

Here are all the winners from Indiana:

BEST FILM
Winner: Mass
Runner-Up: Drive My Car

Other Finalists (listed alphabetically):
Annette
The Card Counter
C’mon C’mon 
CODA
The Green Knight
The Last Duel
Pig
The Power of the Dog

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: Drive My Car
Runner-Up: Lamb

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: Flee
Runner-Up: Luca

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Runner-Up: Procession

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner: Fran Kranz, Mass
Runner-Up: Mike Mills, C’mon C’mon 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner: Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, Drive My Car
Runner-Up: Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, The Last Duel

BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runner-Up: Fran Kranz, Mass

BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Runner-Up: Jodie Comer, The Last Duel

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Gaby Hoffmann, C’mon C’mon 
Runner-Up: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story

BEST ACTOR
Winner: Oscar Isaac, The Card Counter
Runner-Up: Nicolas Cage, Pig

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Troy Kotsur, CODA
Runner-Up: Jason Isaacs, Mass

BEST VOCAL / MOTION-CAPTURE PERFORMANCE
Winner: Olivia Colman, The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Runner-Up: Tom Hardy, Venom: Let There Be Carnage

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
Winner: Mass
Runner-Up: The Humans

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Winner: Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Runner-Up: Hans Zimmer, Dune

BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR
Winner: Fran Kranz (writer / director), Mass
Runner-Up: Michael Sarnoski (director / co-writer), Pig

ORIGINAL VISION AWARD
Winner: Annette
Runner-Up: Titane

EDWARD JOHNSON-OTT HOOSIER AWARD
Winner: Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
(As a special award named after IFJA founding member Edward Johnson-Ott, no runner-up is declared in this category)

Licorice Pizza Wins in St. Louis


The St. Louis Film Critics Association has named Licorice Pizza as the best of 2021!

Here are all of the winners and the runners-up from St. Louis!

BEST FILM
Belfast (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Licorice Pizza (WINNER)
The Power of the Dog (RUNNER-UP TIE)
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – “Licorice Pizza”
Wes Anderson – “The French Dispatch”
Kenneth Branagh – “Belfast” (RUNNER-UP)
Jane Campion – “The Power of the Dog
” (WINNER)
Steven Spielberg – “West Side Story”
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune”

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Olivia Colman – “The Lost Daughter” (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Lady Gaga – “House of Gucci”
Nicole Kidman – “Being the Ricardos”
Kristen Stewart – “Spencer” (WINNER)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ann Dowd – “Mass” (WINNER)
Kirsten Dunst – “The Power of the Dog”
Rita Moreno – “West Side Story” (RUNNER-UP)
Ruth Negga – “Passing”
Aunjanue Ellis – “King Richard”

BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage – “Pig” (WINNER)
Benedict Cumberbatch – “The Power of the Dog”
Andrew Garfield – “Tick, Tick…Boom!” (RUNNER-UP)
Will Smith – “King Richard”
Denzel Washington – “The Tragedy of Macbeth”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ben Affleck – “The Last Duel”
Bradley Cooper – “Licorice Pizza”
Ciarán Hinds – “Belfast” (RUNNER-UP)
Jared Leto – “House of Gucci”
Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Power of the Dog” (WINNER)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson – “Licorice Pizza” (RUNNER-UP)
Kenneth Branagh – “Belfast”
Fran Kranz – “Mass” (WINNER)
Aaron Sorkin – “Being the Ricardos”
Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block – “Pig”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“The Power of the Dog” (WINNER)
“CODA” 
(RUNNER-UP TIE)
“West Side Story”
“Drive My Car” (RUNNER-UP TIE)
“Dune”

BEST ENSEMBLE
Belfast
Being The Ricardos
The French Dispatch (RUNNER-UP)
Licorice Pizza
Mass (WINNER)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bruno Delbonnel – “​The Tragedy of Macbeth” (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Greig Fraser – “Dune”
Janusz Kaminski – “West Side Story” (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Ari Wegner – “The Power of the Dog” (WINNER)
Haris Zambarloukos – “Belfast”

BEST EDITING
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – “West Side Story” (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Andy Jurgensen – “Licorice Pizza”
Paul Machliss – “Last Night in Soho” (WINNER)
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – “
Belfast” (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Joe Walker – “Dune”

BEST SCORE
Nicholas Britell – “Don’t Look Up”
Carter Burwell – “​The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Hans Zimmer – “Dune” (WINNER)
Jonny Greenwood – “The Power of the Dog
” (RUNNER-UP)
Jonny Greenwood – “Spencer”

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Cruella (WINNER)
Last Night in Soho
Licorice Pizza (RUNNER-UP)
The Tender Bar
West Side Story

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jenny Bevan – “Cruella” (WINNER)
Odile Dicks-Mireaux – “Last Night in Soho”
Jacqueline Durran – “Spencer” (RUNNER-UP)
Robert Morgan and Jacqueline West – “Dune”
Janty Yates – “House of Gucci”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Tamara Deverell – “Nightmare Alley”
Marcus Rowland – “Last Night in Soho”
Adam Stockhausen – “The French Dispatch” (WINNER)
Adam Stockhausen – “West Side Story”
Patrice Vermette – “Dune” (RUNNER-UP)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Black Widow
Dune (WINNER)
Finch (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Free Guy
​The Tragedy of Macbeth (RUNNER-UP TIE)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Encanto (RUNNER-UP)
Flee
Luca
​The Mitchells vs. The Machines (WINNER)
​Vivo

BEST HORROR FILM
Candyman
Lamb
Last Night in Soho
A Quiet Place Part II (WINNER)
Titane (RUNNER-UP)

BEST COMEDY FILM
Don’t Look Up (RUNNER-UP)
Free Guy
Licorice Pizza (WINNER)
The French Dispatch
​The Mitchells vs. The Machines

BEST ACTION FILM
Black Widow
Free Guy
Nobody
No Time to Die (RUNNER-UP)
​Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (WINNER)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Flee (WINNER)
The Rescue
Summer of Soul (RUNNER-UP)
The Velvet Underground
​Tina

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Drive My Car, Japan (WINNER)
Flee, Denmark
The Hand of God, Italy (RUNNER-UP)
A Hero, Iran
​Titane, France

BEST SCENE
Buddy when he hears the rioters approaching in “Belfast”
First dance at the nightclub in “Last Night in Soho” (RUNNER-UP)
Truck driving in reverse in “Licorice Pizza” (WINNER)

Sunday brunch at the diner in “Tick, Tick…Boom!”
“America” in “West Side Story”