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
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
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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
For those curious, here is the final tally of winners:
Spencer - 4 wins, 2 runners-up
Mass - 4 wins, 1 runner up
Dune: Part One - 3 wins, 4 runners-up
Titane - 3 wins, 2 runners-up
The Power of the Dog - 2 wins, 3 runners-up
Annette - 1 win
Cruella - 1 win
The Mitchells vs. the Machines - 1 win
Nightmare Alley - 1 win
tick, tick…BOOM! - 1 win
West Side Story - 1 win
Drive My Car - 1 win
The Harder They Fall - 2 runner-ups
Flee - 1 runner up
Last Night in Soho - 1 runner up
Licorice Pizza - 1 runner up
No Time to Die - 1 runner up
Passing - 1 runner up
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 1 runner up
Shiva Baby - 1 runner up
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!
Until next time!
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