The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA), a collective of WNY film critics from the metropolitan areas of Buffalo and Rochester and surrounding areas, took care of viewing, reviewing and compiling a list of the best films of 2021. The ranking categories include the best picture, the best actors, and so on.
“In the age of aggregate venues, we aspire to give our region a voice in the ever-changing international film landscape. “- GWNYFCA
While ten different titles were noted above their peers, Pig (3 wins including Best Picture), The Power Of The Dog (3 wins), Judas And The Black Messiah (2 wins) and Spencer (2 wins) ) lead the way), according to GWNYFCA.
The 2021 GWNYFCA Film Awards winners
Better picture:
- go! Go on
- CODA
- Dune
- The green knight
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- The last duel
- Licorice Pizza
- Pork – WINNER
- The power of the dog
- Spencer
Best Foreign Language Film:
- Drive my car (Japan) – WINNER
- To flee (Denmark)
- Parallel mothers (Spain)
- Titanium (France)
- The worst person in the world (Norway)
Best Animated Feature:
- Beautiful
- The Boss Baby: family business
- To flee
- Luca
- The Mitchell vs. the Machines – WINNER
Best Documentary:
- To flee
- No ordinary man
- Procession
- The Sparks Brothers
- Summer of Soul (… Or, when the revolution couldn’t be televised) – WINNER
Best Director:
- Jane Campion, The power of the dog – WINNER
- Pablo Larrain, Spencer
- Ridley Scott, The last duel
- Michel Sarnoski, Pork
- Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Main actor:
- Nicolas Cage, Pork – WINNER
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The power of the dog
- Andrew Garfield, tick, tick… BOOM!
- Joaquin Phoenix, go! Go on
- Will Smith, king richard
Main actress:
- Olivia Colman, The lost girl
- Jodie Comer, The last duel
- Emilia Jones, CODA
- Renate Reinsve, The worst person in the world
- Kristen Stewart, Spencer – WINNER
Supporting actor:
- Robin of Jesus, tick, tick… BOOM!
- Mike Faist, West Side Story
- Jason Isaacs, Mass
- Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
- Troy Kotsur, CODA
Supporting actress:
- Jessie Buckley, The lost girl
- Ariana Debose, West Side Story
- Anne Dowd, Mass
- Aunjanue Ellis, king richard
- Ruth Negga, Who passed – WINNER
Original scenario:
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
- Will Berson & Shaka King (story of Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenneth Lucas & Keith Lucas), Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
- Julia Ducournau, Titanium
- Fran Kranz, Mass
- Mike Mills, go! Go on
Suitable scenario:
- Ben Affleck, Matt Damon & Nicole Holofcener, The last duel
- Jane Campion, The power of the dog – WINNER
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The lost girl
- Rebecca Hall, Who passed
- Tony Kushner, West Side Story
Best photography:
- Bruno Delbonnel, Macbeth’s tragedy
- Andrew Droz Palermo, The green knight – WINNER
- Greig Fraser, Dune
- Claire Mathon, Spencer
- Ari Wegner, The power of the dog
Best Editing:
- Pierre Sciberras, The power of the dog – WINNER
- Sebastián Sepúlveda, Spencer
- Claire Simpson, The last duel
- Joe Walker, Dune
- Andrew Weisblum, The French dispatch
Best score:
- Carter Burwell, Macbeth’s tragedy
- Jonny Greenwood, The power of the dog
- Jonny Greenwood, Spencer – WINNER
- Alberto Iglesias, Parallel mothers
- Hans Zimmer, Dune
Revolutionary performance:
- Mike Faist, West Side Story
- Alana Chaim, Licorice Pizza
- Emilia Jones, CODA
- Agathe Rousselle, Titanium
- Rachel Sennott, baby shiva – WINNER
Breaking director:
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The lost girl
- Rebecca Hall, Who passed
- Fran Kranz, Mass
- Michel Sarnoski, Pork – WINNER
- Emma Seligman, baby shiva
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