Belfast & West Side Story lead 2021 Critics Choice Award nominations

West Side Story

Congratulations to Belfast and West Side Story for each scoring 11 nominations, and to Dune and The Power of the Dog for scoring 10, for this year's Critics Choice Awards. Apparently, they mean more than ever before, now that the demotion of the Golden Globes to an awards season also-ran has left a gap in the top tier for an irrelevant bunch of ass-kissing critics-in-name-only! Congratulations also to all these men! You did so well to get in over Milena Canonero, Julia Ducournau, Germaine Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Hall, Mica Levi, Claire Mathon... shit, even Ruth Negga couldn't get a mention. Fuck this. Golden Globes > Critics Choice lbr. Winners will be announced on the 9th of January at their annual shitshow of an awards ceremony.

Best Picture

BELFAST

CODA

DON'T LOOK UP

DUNE

KING RICHARD

LICORICE PIZZA

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

THE POWER OF THE DOG

TICK, TICK...BOOM!

WEST SIDE STORY

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)

Kenneth Branagh (BELFAST)

Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)

Guillermo del Toro (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)

Steven Spielberg (WEST SIDE STORY)

Denis Villeneuve (DUNE)

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain (THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE)

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)

Peter Dinklage (CYRANO)

Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!) Will Smith (KING RICHARD)

Denzel Washington (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)

Best Supporting Actress

Caitriona Balfe (BELFAST)

Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)

Ann Dowd (MASS)

Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)

Aunjanue Ellis (KING RICHARD)

Rita Moreno (WEST SIDE STORY)

Best Supporting Actor

Jamie Dornan (BELFAST)

Ciaran Hinds (BELFAST)

Troy Kotsur (CODA)

Jared Leto (HOUSE OF GUCCI)

J. K. Simmons (BEING THE RICARDOS)

Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)

Best Original Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)

Zach Baylin (KING RICHARD)

Kenneth Branagh (BELFAST)

Adam McKay and David Sirota (DON'T LOOK UP)

Aaron Sorkin (BEING THE RICARDOS)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)

Maggie Gyllenhaal (THE LOST DAUGHTER)

Sian Heder (CODA)

Tony Kushner (WEST SIDE STORY)

Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth (DUNE)

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)

Haris Zambarloukos (BELFAST)

Best Editing

Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn (WEST SIDE STORY)

Una ni Dhonghaile (BELFAST)

Andy Jurgensen (LICORICE PIZZA)

Peter Sciberras (THE POWER OF THE DOG)

Joe Walker (DUNE)

Best Production Design

Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards (BELFAST)

Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)

Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)

Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo (WEST SIDE STORY)

Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos (DUNE)

Best Costume Design

Jenny Beavan (CRUELLA)

Luis Sequeira (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)

Paul Tazewell (WEST SIDE STORY)

Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan (DUNE)

Janty Yates (HOUSE OF GUCCI)

Best Visual Effects

DUNE

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

NO TIME TO DIE

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS

Best Hair and Makeup

CRUELLA

DUNE

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

HOUSE OF GUCCI

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

Best Score

Nicholas Britell (DON'T LOOK UP)

Jonny Greenwood (THE POWER OF THE DOG)

Jonny Greenwood (SPENCER)

Nathan Johnson (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)

Hans Zimmer (DUNE)

Best 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 Acting Ensemble

BELFAST

DON'T LOOK UP

THE HARDER THEY FALL

LICORICE PIZZA

THE POWER OF THE DOG

WEST SIDE STORY

Best Animated Feature

ENCANTO

FLEE

LUCA

THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

Best Foreign Language Film

DRIVE MY CAR

FLEE

THE HAND OF GOD

A HERO

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

Best Comedy

BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR

DON'T LOOK UP

FREE GUY

THE FRENCH DISPATCH

LICORICE PIZZA

Best Young Actor/Actress

Jude Hill (BELFAST)

Cooper Hoffman (LICORICE PIZZA)

Emilia Jones (CODA)

Woody Norman (C'MON C'MON)

Saniyya Sidney (KING RICHARD)

Rachel Zegler (WEST SIDE STORY)