3rd Annual DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Winners

For the past two years, critics from outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Empire, The Wrap, Little White Lies, The Independent, among others, have voted in the DiscussingFilm Critic Awards to celebrate the best films of the year.

This year, the DiscussingFilm Critic Awards nominated The Power of the Dog in eleven different categories, followed closely by Dune: Part One and Spencer with ten nominations each. Other big nominees are Mass and Titane, which tied for seven nominations. Other surprisers were Petite Maman in Best Motion Picture, with awards season darling Belfast practically non-existent.

So without further ado, here are the winners of the 3rd Annual DiscussingFilm Critics Awards!

Best Motion Picture

C’mon C’mon

Dune: Part One - Runner Up

The Green Knight

Mass

Petite Maman

The Power of the Dog - Winner

Spencer

tick, tick…BOOM!

Titane

West Side Story

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part One
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog - Runner Up
Pablo Larraín, Spencer
Julia Ducournau, Titane - Winner
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

Best Actor

Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon, C’mon
Will Smith, King Richard
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog - Runner Up
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick…BOOM! - Winner

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Kristen Stewart, Spencer - Winner
Agathe Rousselle, Titane - Runner Up
Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World

Best Supporting Actor

Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jason Isaacs, Mass
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog - Runner Up
Robin de Jesus, tick, tick…BOOM!
Vincent Lindon, Titane - Winner

Best Supporting Actress

Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ann Dowd, Mass - Runner Up
Ruth Negga, Passing
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story - Winner

Best Film Ensemble

The French Dispatch
The Harder They Fall – Runner Up
Mass – Winner
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

Best Original Screenplay

Mike Mills, C’mon C’mon
Zach Baylin, King Richard
Fran Kranz, Mass - Winner
Steven Knight, Spencer
Julia Ducournau, Titane - Runner Up

Best Adapted Screenplay

Siân Heder, CODA
Jon Spaihts & Denis Villeneuve & Eric Roth, Dune: Part One - Runner Up
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall, Passing
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog - Winner

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Encanto
Flee - Runner Up
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines - Winner

Best Independent Feature

CODA
C’mon C’mon
The Green Knight
Mass – Winner
Shiva Baby – Runner Up

Best International Feature

Drive My Car – Runner Up
Flee
Petite Maman
Titane – Winner
The Worst Person in the World

Best Debut Feature

The Lost Daughter
Mass – Winner
Passing – Runner Up
Shiva Baby
tick, tick…BOOM!

Best Debut Performance

Jude Hill, Belfast
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza – Runner Up
Rachel Sennott, Shiva Baby
Agathe Rousselle, Titane – Winner
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Best Original Score

Hans Zimmer, Dune: Part One – Winner
Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch
Daniel Hart, The Green Knight
Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood, Spencer – Runner Up

Best Use of Music

“Everlasting Love”, Belfast
“Downtown”, Last Night in Soho – Runner Up
“Happy House”, Last Night in Soho
“You’re My World”, Last Night in Soho
“All I Need Is A Miracle”, Spencer – Winner

Best Original Song

“So May We Start,” Annette – Winner
“Just Look Up”, Don’t Look Up
“Guns Go Bang”, The Harder They Fall
“Be Alive”, King Richard
“No Time to Die”, No Time to Die – Runner Up

Best Cinematography

Greig Fraser, Dune: Part One
Andrew Doz Palermo, The Green Knight
Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Claire Mathon, Spencer – Winner
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth – Runner Up

Best Production Design

Patrice Vermette, Dune: Part One – Runner Up
Adam Stockhausen, The French Dispatch
Tamara Deverell, Nightmare Alley – Winner
Guy Hendrix Dyas, Spencer
Adam Stockhausen, West Side Story

Best Film Editing

Joe Walker, Dune: Part One – Runner Up
Hank Corwin, Don’t Look Up
Peter Sciberras, The Power of the Dog
Sebastian Sepulveda, Spencer – Winner
Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum, tick, tick… BOOM!

Best Costume Design

Jenny Beavan, Cruella – Winner

Jacqueline West, Bob Morgan, Dune: Part One

Milena Canonero, The French Dispatch

Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Last Night in Soho

Jacqueline Durran, Spencer – Runner Up

Best Sound

A Quiet Place Part II

Dune: Part One – Winner

The Harder They Fall – Runner Up

No Time to Die

The Power of the Dog

Best Visual Effects

Dune: Part One – Winner

Eternals

Godzilla vs. Kong

Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings – Runner Up

The Suicide Squad

For those curious, here is the final tally of winners:

1. Spencer - 4 wins, 2 runners-up

2. Mass - 4 wins, 1 runner up

3. Dune: Part One - 3 wins, 4 runners-up

4. Titane - 3 wins, 2 runners-up

5. The Power of the Dog - 2 wins, 3 runners-up

6. Annette - 1 win

7. Cruella - 1 win

8. The Mitchells vs. the Machines - 1 win

9. Nightmare Alley - 1 win

10. tick, tick…BOOM! - 1 win

11. West Side Story - 1 win

12. Drive My Car - 1 win

13. The Harder They Fall - 2 runner-ups

14. Flee - 1 runner up

15. Last Night in Soho - 1 runner up

16. Licorice Pizza - 1 runner up

17. No Time to Die - 1 runner up

18. Passing - 1 runner up

19. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 1 runner up

20. Shiva Baby - 1 runner up

21. The Tragedy of Macbeth - 1 runner up

What do you think of the winners? What have you seen? What haven't you seen? What do you think got snubbed? Let me know in the comments below or any of my social media platforms below!

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