Evidently the superior of the two Phoenix-based critics' groups (based on these nominations alone), the Phoenix Critics Circle has today announced the nominees for its 2021 awards for achievement in filmmaking. Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog is the most-nominated title here, with a hefty haul of eight including Best Picture and Director. Heartened to see Spencer, which is flagging hard two weeks-odd into awards season, up for Best Picture here, but again dismayed at how even groups that nominate it for their top award can't find space for Claire Mathon in their Cinematography categories. Shame! Winners will be revealed on the 17th of December.
Best Picture
DRIVE MY CAR
LICORICE PIZZA
THE POWER OF THE DOG
SPENCER
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Wes Anderson (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Hamaguchi Ryusuke (DRIVE MY CAR)
Steven Spielberg (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Actress
Olivia Colman (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Nicole Kidman (BEING THE RICARDOS)
Lady Gaga (HOUSE OF GUCCI)
Kristen Stewart (SPENCER)
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage (PIG)
Benedict Cumberbatch (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Joaquin Phoenix (C'MON C'MON)
Denzel Washington (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Best Supporting Actress
Caitriona Balfe (BELFAST)
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Rita Moreno (WEST SIDE STORY)
Ruth Negga (PASSING)
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper (LICORICE PIZZA)
Mike Faist (WEST SIDE STORY)
Ciaran Hinds (BELFAST)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Jeffrey Wright (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)
Best Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Jane Campion and Thomas Savage (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Murakami Haruki and Oe Takamasa (DRIVE MY CAR)
Mike Mills (C'MON C'MON)
Aaron Sorkin (BEING THE RICARDOS)
Best Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Greig Fraser (DUNE)
Janusz Kaminski (WEST SIDE STORY)
Dan Laustsen (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)
Ari Wegner (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Score
Alexandre Desplat (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)
Jonny Greenwood (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Jonny Greenwood (SPENCER)
Jeymes Samuel (THE HARDER THEY FALL)
Hans Zimmer (DUNE)
Best Animated Film
ENCANTO
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
VIVO
Best Documentary
FLEE
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
VAL
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Best Foreign Language Film
DRIVE MY CAR
THE HAND OF GOD
PETITE MAMAN
TITANE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best Comedy Film
BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
LICORICE PIZZA
RED ROCKET
SHIVA BABY
Best Horror Film
CANDYMAN
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
MALIGNANT
THE NIGHT HOUSE
TITANE
Best Science Fiction Film
DUNE
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
A QUIET PLACE PART II
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
THE SUICIDE SQUAD