The first critics' group to declare its award winners or nominations (in this case, the latter) since the holiday break is the North Carolina Film Critics Association. Over a bumper crop of categories, tech titan Dune leads all nominees with a whopping 13 mentions, achieving the vast majority of them in, indeed, tech categories. Winners will be announced on the 5th of January.
Best Narrative Film
DRIVE MY CAR
DUNE
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
THE GREEN KNIGHT
LICORICE PIZZA
MASS
PIG
THE POWER OF THE DOG
WEST SIDE STORY
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT)
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)
Renate Reinsve (THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD)
Kristen Stewart (SPENCER)
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage (PIG)
Benedict Cumberbatch (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Dev Patel (THE GREEN KNIGHT)
Will Smith (KING RICHARD)
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Ann Dowd (MASS)
Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Aunjanue Ellis (KING RICHARD)
Ruth Negga (PASSING)
Best Supporting Actor
Jason Isaacs (MASS)
Woody Norman (C'MON C'MON)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Alex Wolff (PIG)
Jeffrey Wright (THE FRENCH DISPATCH)
Best Original Screenplay
C'MON C'MON
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
LICORICE PIZZA
MASS
PIG
Best Adapted Screenplay
DRIVE MY CAR
DUNE
THE GREEN KNIGHT
PASSING
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Cinematography
DUNE
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
THE POWER OF THE DOG
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Editing
DUNE
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
THE LAST DUEL
THE POWER OF THE DOG
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Production Design
DUNE
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
THE GREEN KNIGHT
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Costume Design
CRUELLA
DUNE
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
SPENCER
Best Sound Design
DUNE
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
NO TIME TO DIE
TICK, TICK...BOOM!
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Special Effects
DUNE
THE GREEN KNIGHT
THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
THE SUICIDE SQUAD
Best Hair & Make-Up
CRUELLA
DUNE
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
HOUSE OF GUCCI
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Best Score
DON'T LOOK UP
DUNE
NO TIME TO DIE
THE POWER OF THE DOG
SPENCER
Best Original Song
"Every Letter" (CYRANO)
"Guns Go Bang" (THE HARDER THEY FALL)
"Just Look Up" (DON'T LOOK UP)
"No Time to Die" (NO TIME TO DIE)
"So May We Start" (ANNETTE)
Best Acting Ensemble
DUNE
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
LICORICE PIZZA
MASS
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Stunt Coordination
BLACK WIDOW
THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
NO TIME TO DIE
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
Best Animated Film
ENCANTO
FLEE
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
Best Documentary Film
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
A HERO
RIDERS OF JUSTICE
TITANE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best Directorial Debut
Maggie Gyllenhaal (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Rebecca Hall (PASSING)
Fran Kranz (MASS)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Michael Sarnoski (PIG)
Best Breakthrough Performance
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Cooper Hoffman (LICORICE PIZZA)
Emilia Jones (CODA)
Woody Norman (C'MON C'MON)
Rachel Zegler (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media
Stephanie Beatriz (ENCANTO)
Abbi Jacobson (THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES)
Danny McBride (THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES)
Kelly Marie Tran (RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON)
Jacob Tremblay (LUCA)
Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award
Ariana DeBose (SCHMIGADOON / WEST SIDE STORY)
Brian Tyree Henry (ETERNALS / GODZILLA VS KONG / THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW)
Anthony Mackie (THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER / OUTSIDE THE WIRE / SYNCHRONIC / THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW)
Jonathan Majors (THE HARDER THEY FALL / LOKI)
Stephen McKinley Henderson (BRUISED / DUNE)