The Kansas City Film Critics Circle may not be one of the best known critics' groups in the U.S. but it is one of the oldest, with an estimable history of handing out annual awards stretching back over 60 years. So their choices aren't to be sniffed at! This year, they've picked The Power of the Dog as Best Picture, awarding the film's director, Jane Campion, and its leading actor, Benedict Cumberbatch. There's only enough love for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story to drive it to one win, though it ranks second in three categories including Best Picture, and no movie other than The Power of the Dog wins multiple prizes, so that's a solid second place finish. All the details below.
Best Picture
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Runner-up: WEST SIDE STORY
Robert Altman Award for Best Director
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Runner-up: Steven Spielberg (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Actress
Olivia Colman (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Runner-up: Kristen Stewart (SPENCER)
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Runner-up: Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Best Supporting Actress
Ann Dowd (MASS)
Runner-up: Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Supporting Actor
Ciaran Hinds (BELFAST)
Runner-up: Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Original Screenplay
LICORICE PIZZA
Runner-up: THE FRENCH DISPATCH
Best Adapted Screenplay
WEST SIDE STORY
Runner-up: DRIVE MY CAR
Best Cinematography
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Runner-up: DUNE
Best Animated Film
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
Runner-up: FLEE
Best Documentary
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Runner-up: PROCESSION
Best Foreign Film
DRIVE MY CAR
Runner-up: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Vince Koehler Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy Film
THE GREEN KNIGHT
Runner-up: DUNE
Tom Poe Award for Best LGBTQ Film
FLEE
Runner-up: THE POWER OF THE DOG