Nominations are out for the Detroit Film Critics Society's 2021 awards, with a few surprises among this year's crop. Sian Heder's indie Sundance breakout CODA leads all movies with five nominations, trumping some flashier awards fare due to the absence of most technical categories in the Detroit critics' slate. But, while it makes it into the Best Picture lineup, CODA doesn't land in Best Director, which shares only two films in common with the top prize: Don't Look Up and Belfast, the latter nominated for those two prizes alone. Other unique picks include supporting acting mentions for Last Night in Soho's Diana Rigg and The Many Saints of Newark's Ray Liotta, and a Best Director slot for Red Rocket's Sean Baker. Winners will be revealed on the 6th of December.
Best Picture
BELFAST
CODA
CYRANO
DON'T LOOK UP
KING RICHARD
Best Director
Sean Baker (RED ROCKET)
Kenneth Branagh (BELFAST)
David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT)
Adam McKay (DON'T LOOK UP)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain (THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE)
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Jennifer Hudson (RESPECT)
Nicole Kidman (BEING THE RICARDOS)
Kristen Stewart (SPENCER)
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage (PIG)
Peter Dinklage (CYRANO)
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Oscar Isaac (THE CARD COUNTER)
Will Smith (KING RICHARD)
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Aunjanue Ellis (KING RICHARD)
Rita Moreno (WEST SIDE STORY)
Diana Rigg (LAST NIGHT IN SOHO)
Best Supporting Actor
Jon Bernthal (KING RICHARD)
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Jared Leto (HOUSE OF GUCCI)
Ray Liotta (THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Original Screenplay
Pedro Almodovar (PARALLEL MOTHERS)
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Wes Anderson (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)
Adam McKay (DON'T LOOK UP)
Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin (THE HARDER THEY FALL)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Sian Heder (CODA)
Quiara Alegria Hudes (IN THE HEIGHTS)
Steven Levenson (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT)
Best Use of Music/Sound
CYRANO
IN THE HEIGHTS
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
TICK, TICK...BOOM!
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Ensemble
CODA
DON'T LOOK UP
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
THE HARDER THEY FALL
HOUSE OF GUCCI
Best Animated Feature
BELLE
CRYPTOZOO
ENCANTO
FLEE
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
Best Documentary
FLEE
ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Breakthrough Award
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Emilia Jones (CODA)
Woody Norman (C'MON C'MON)
Agathe Rousselle (TITANE)
Emma Seligman (SHIVA BABY)