2021 Greater Western New York Film Critics Association award nominations announced
You want to set up a prize-giving film critics' group? A tip: keep your name succinct. The 'Phoenix Critics Circle' - lovely. The 'Nevada Film Critics Society' - fabulous. The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association? Hell, even the acronym is a pain: GWNYFCA, which there's a 95% chance is already the name of a village in Wales. Folks like me take no umbrage in having to type out a list of award nominees, but overly long critics' groups' names? Only the brave! Anyway, fwiw, as you'll see below, The Power of the Dog expectedly leads the GWNYFCA's 2021 nominations slate with seven mentions, followed closely by Spencer with six - tallies I can get wholly on board with. Winners will be announced on the 31st of December.
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 Director
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Pablo Larrain (SPENCER)
Michael Sarnoski (PIG)
Ridley Scott (THE LAST DUEL)
Denis Villeneuve (DUNE)
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 Jesus (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Mike Faist (WEST SIDE STORY)
Jason Isaacs (MASS)
Daniel Kaluuya (JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH)
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenneth Lucas and 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 and 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)
Sebastian Sepulveda (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)
Best Animated Film
BELLE
THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS
FLEE
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
Best Documentary
FLEE
NO ORDINARY MAN
PROCESSION
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Best Foreign Film
DRIVE MY CAR (Japan)
FLEE (Denmark)
PARALLEL MOTHERS (Spain)
TITANE (France)
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (Norway)
Breakthrough Director Award
Maggie Gyllenhaal (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Rebecca Hall (PASSING)
Fran Kranz (MASS)
Michael Sarnoski (PIG)
Emma Seligman (SHIVA BABY)
Breakthrough Performance Award
Mike Faist (WEST SIDE STORY)
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Emilia Jones (CODA)
Agathe Rousselle (TITANE)
Rachel Sennott (SHIVA BABY)