2021 Austin Film Critics Association award nominees announced
Updated: Jan 5
Next up in one of the busiest weeks for awards-related announcements/events this season, right back on track after the holiday break, is the Austin Film Critics Association. They've announced the nominations for their 2021 awards with, you guessed it, The Power of the Dog leading the pack with nine mentions. Right behind it, though, are both Dune and Licorice Pizza with eight each. Aside from the support for Dune, these are some really fabulous nominations - as usual from the Austin critics - thanks in part to inclusions like Kathryn Hunter in Supporting Actress, both of Titane's leads (albeit not both in leading categories), and Candyman in Original Score. One week today, the 11st of January, the AFCA is set to announce its award winners for the year. Check out all the nominations below.
Best Film
DUNE
THE GREEN KNIGHT
LICORICE PIZZA
PIG
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Hamaguchi Ryusuke (DRIVE MY CAR)
David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT)
Denis Villeneuve (DUNE)
Best Actress
Olivia Colman (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Penelope Cruz (PARALLEL MOTHERS)
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Agathe Rousselle (TITANE)
Kristen Stewart (SPENCER)
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage (PIG)
Benedict Cumberbatch (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Simon Rex (RED ROCKET)
Denzel Washington (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Ann Dowd (MASS)
Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Kathryn Hunter (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Ruth Negga (PASSING)
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper (LICORICE PIZZA)
Colman Domingo (ZOLA)
Vincent Lindon (TITANE)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Jeffrey Wright (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)
Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Wes Anderson (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)
Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski (PIG)
Fran Kranz (MASS)
Mike Mills (C'MON C'MON)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Hamaguchi Ryusuke and Oe Takamasa (DRIVE MY CAR)
Sian Heder (CODA)
David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT)
Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth (DUNE)
Best Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Andrew Droz Palermo (THE GREEN KNIGHT)
Greig Fraser (DUNE)
Janusz Kaminski (WEST SIDE STORY)
Ari Wegner (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Editing
Andy Jurgensen (LICORICE PIZZA)
Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar (WEST SIDE STORY)
Peter Sciberras (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Claire Simpson (THE LAST DUEL)
Joe Walker (DUNE)
Best Original Score
Jonny Greenwood (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Jonny Greenwood (SPENCER)
Daniel Hart (THE GREEN KNIGHT)
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (CANDYMAN)
Hans Zimmer (DUNE)
Best Ensemble
DUNE
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
THE HARDER THEY FALL
LICORICE PIZZA
MASS
Best Stunts
DUNE
NO TIME TO DIE
RAGING FIRE
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
Best Animated Film
BELLE
ENCANTO
FLEE
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
Best Documentary
FLEE
THE RESCUE
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Best International Film
DRIVE MY CAR
LAMB
PARALLEL MOTHERS
TITANE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best First Film
Maggie Gyllenhaal (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Rebecca Hall (PASSING)
Fran Kranz (MASS)
Michael Sarnoski (PIG)
Emma Seligman (SHIVA BABY)
Best Austin Film
THE CARNIVORES (Caleb Michael Johnson)
THE GET TOGETHER (Will Bakke)
HAPPIER THAN EVER: A LOVE LETTER TO LOS ANGELES (Robert Rodriguez)
QUEENS OF PAIN (Cassie Hay)
WITHOUT GETTING KILLED OR CAUGHT (Tamara Saviano and Paul Whitfield)
The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Emilia Jones (CODA)
Agathe Rousselle (TITANE)
Rachel Sennott (SHIVA BABY)
Best Voice Acting / Animated / Digital Performance
Stephanie Beatriz (ENCANTO)
Abbi Jacobson (THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES)
John Leguizamo (ENCANTO)
Danny McBride (THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES)
Nakamura Kaho (BELLE)