Licorice Pizza wins 6 Georgia Film Critics Association awards
When they formed a few years back, I recall being a bit snooty toward the Georgia Film Critics Association. Fuck knows why, especially given the more recent glut of outright fake groups with wretched taste in cinema; the GFCA has since proved themselves a relatively dependable regional critics' group. Today, they've announced Licorice Pizza as their pick for the Best Picture of 2021, bestowing a further four prizes upon it, including two for lead Alana Haim. Somewhat in keeping with its supposed "decline" in recent days as awards season moves away from a steady stream of awards announcements and into the realm of "the discourse," The Power of the Dog takes only two awards here, though they're both big ones, and both for writer/director Jane Campion. Remind yourselves of the GFCA's nominations this year at this link.
Best Picture
LICORICE PIZZA
Best Director
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Actress
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage (PIG)
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper (LICORICE PIZZA)
Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser (DUNE)
Best Production Design
Patrice Vermette, Richard Roberts and Zsuzsanna Sipos (DUNE)
Best Original Score
Hans Zimmer (DUNE)
Best Original Song
"No Time to Die" - Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (NO TIME TO DIE)
Best Ensemble
LICORICE PIZZA
Best Animated Film
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
Best Documentary Film
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Best Foreign Language Film
DRIVE MY CAR
Breakthrough Award
Alana Haim (LICORICE PIZZA)
Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (Jon Watts, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers)