West Side Story leads Las Vegas critics' 2021 awards nominations
Updated: Dec 13, 2021
Kicking off a bumper day for critics' awards is the Las Vegas Film Critics Society, announcing the nominees for its 2021 awards ahead of an expected five further critics' groups later on. Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake leads all movies with a total 10 nods, though both Belfast and CODA rack up strong hauls of seven apiece. The LVFCS won't hang around this year in announcing its winners - they'll be declared tomorrow.
Best Picture
BELFAST
CODA
LICORICE PIZZA
TICK, TICK...BOOM!
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Sian Heder (CODA)
Steven Spielberg (WEST SIDE STORY)
Denis Villeneuve (DUNE)
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain (THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE)
Olivia Colman (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Emilia Jones (CODA)
Lady Gaga (HOUSE OF GUCCI)
Kristen Stewart (SPENCER)
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage (PIG)
Benedict Cumberbatch (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Peter Dinklage (CYRANO)
Andrew Garfield (TICK, TICK...BOOM!)
Will Smith (KING RICHARD)
Best Supporting Actress
Caitriona Balfe (BELFAST)
Ariana DeBose (WEST SIDE STORY)
Ann Dowd (MASS)
Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Ruth Negga (PASSING)
Best Supporting Actor
Ciaran Hinds (BELFAST)
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Jared Leto (HOUSE OF GUCCI)
J. K. Simmons (BEING THE RICARDOS)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Screenplay (Original)
BEING THE RICARDOS
BELFAST
DON'T LOOK UP
LICORICE PIZZA
PIG
Best Screenplay (Adapted)
CYRANO
DUNE
THE LOST DAUGHTER
THE POWER OF THE DOG
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Cinematography
DUNE
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
THE POWER OF THE DOG
SPENCER
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Film Editing
BELFAST
DUNE
THE POWER OF THE DOG
TICK, TICK...BOOM!
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Art Direction
BEING THE RICARDOS
DUNE
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
THE GREEN KNIGHT
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Costume Design
CRUELLA
DUNE
HOUSE OF GUCCI
SPENCER
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Visual Effects
DUNE
GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
GODZILLA VS. KONG
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
THE SUICIDE SQUAD
Best Score
DUNE
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
THE POWER OF THE DOG
SPENCER
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Best Song
"Be Alive" (KING RICHARD)
"Dos Oruguitas" (ENCANTO)
"Down to Joy" (BELFAST)
"Every Letter" (CYRANO)
"No Time to Die" (NO TIME TO DIE)
Best Ensemble
BEING THE RICARDOS
CODA
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
HOUSE OF GUCCI
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Animated Film
ENCANTO
FLEE
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
Best Documentary
FLEE
THE RESCUE
ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Best International Film
BENEDETTA
FLEE
A HERO
TITANE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best Action Film
BLACK WIDOW
NOBODY
NO TIME TO DIE
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
THE SUICIDE SQUAD
Best Comedy
DON'T LOOK UP
FREE GUY
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
LICORICE PIZZA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
Best Family Film
CODA
ENCANTO
JUNGLE CRUISE
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
Best Horror/Sci-Fi
ARMY OF THE DEAD
DUNE
GODZILLA VS. KONG
A QUIET PLACE PART II
WEREWOLVES WITHIN
Best Breakout Filmmaker
Nia DaCosta (CANDYMAN)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Rebecca Hall (PASSING)
Fran Kranz (MASS)
Questlove (SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED))
Best Female Youth in Film
McKenna Grace (GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE)
Emilia Jones (CODA)
Lia McHugh (ETERNALS)
Saniyya Sidney (KING RICHARD)
Millicent Simmonds (A QUIET PLACE PART II)
Best Male Youth in Film
Gregory Diaz IV (IN THE HEIGHTS)
Jude Hill (BELFAST)
Noah Jupe (A QUIET PLACE PART II)
Woody Norman (C'MON C'MON)
Charlie Shotwell (JOHN AND THE HOLE)