Funny how things can shift so suddenly once people's perspectives on the Oscar race respond to unexpected developments... I'm not saying voters aren't voting with their hearts, but it does strike me as a little odd that previous Best Supporting Actor frontrunner Kodi Smit-McPhee should have lost the two most recent critics' prizes to Troy Kotsur, after Kotsur won the SAG Award last weekend. Especially odd when Smit-McPhee's movie, The Power of the Dog, should be so popular with one of the critics' groups in question: the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, which has declared Jane Campion's neo-Western its favourite film of the year in four categories including Best Picture, and Best Director. Its four-strong haul is matched by both Dune and an impressive performance from Encanto, one of several Latino-centric movies from 2021 that has clicked with audiences and critics, and which has been honoured by LEJA this year. All very well and good, but... what about Kodi?! Check out the nominations there and the winners here:
Best Picture
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Director
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Penelope Cruz (PARALLEL MOTHERS)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Best Original Screenplay
C'MON C'MON (Mike Mills)
Best Adapted Screenplay
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Jane Campion)
Best Cinematography
DUNE (Greig Fraser)
Best Editing
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Peter Sciberras)
Best Production and Set Design
DUNE (Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos)
Best Costume Design
CRUELLA (Jenny Beavan)
Best Sound Design
DUNE
Best Visual Effects
DUNE
Best Hair and Makeup
CRUELLA
Best Musical Score
ENCANTO (Germaine Franco)
Best Song Written for a Film
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" (ENCANTO)
Best Ensemble Casting
IN THE HEIGHTS
Best Stunt Design
NO TIME TO DIE
Best Animated Film
ENCANTO
Best Documentary Film
FLEE
Best Foreign Language Film
PARALLEL MOTHERS (Spain)
Breakout Performer Award
Rachel Zegler (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance
Stephanie Beatriz (ENCANTO)
Latino Activism Award
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award
John Leguizamo