The critics have spoken! The votes have been tallied and the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) is delighted to announce the nominees for its 25and annual film awards.
Leading the nominations are Jane Campion THE POWER OF THE DOG and Denis Villeneuve DUNE leads the pack with nine nominations each, followed by Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of WEST SIDE STORY with eight.
“After two unprecedented years of challenges facing the world and the film industry in particular, our members have remained steadfast in their appreciation and coverage of film in all its forms,” said Wesley Lovell, Steering Committee Member of the OFCS*. “Our nominations, like our organization, represent a wide range of styles and voices from around the world, and we couldn’t be more excited about our collective selections. We look forward to seeing how our members approach the difficult decisions of choosing the best of these excellent candidates. »
The full list of winners will be announced on January 24, 2022.
*Full disclosure: I am also a member of the OFCS steering committee this year.
BEST PICTURE
Belfast
drive my car
dune
The green knight
Licorice Pizza
Pork
The power of the dog
Titanium
West Side Story
The worst person in the world
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Encanto
To run away
Lucas
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the last dragon
BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Steven Spielberg – West Side History
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Nicolas Cage – Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
Oscar Isaac – The Card Counter
Hidetoshi Nishijima – Drive My Car
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman – The Lost Girl
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Renate Reinsve – Worst person in the world
Agathe Roussel – Titanium
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mike Faist – West Side History
Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Jeffrey Wright – The French Dispatch
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Ann Dowd – Mass
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Ruth Negga – Pass
BEST ORIGINAL SCENARIO
Belfast
A hero
Licorice Pizza
Mass
Pork
BEST SUITABLE SCENARIO
drive my car
dune
The lost girl
Who passed
The power of the dog
BEST EDITING
Belfast
dune
Licorice Pizza
The power of the dog
West Side Story
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
dune
The green knight
The power of the dog
Macbeth’s Tragedy
West Side Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
dune
Encanto
The French Dispatch
The power of the dog
spencer
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
dune
The French Dispatch
The green knight
alley of nightmares
West Side Story
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cruel
dune
The French Dispatch
spencer
West Side Story
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
dune
The green knight
The Matrix Resurrections
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Coming Home
BEST FIRST FILM
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Girl
Rebecca Hall – Pass
Fran Kranz – Mass
Michael Sarnoski – Pig
Emma Seligman – Baby Shiva
BEST FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
drive my car
To run away
A hero
Titanium
The worst person in the world
BEST DOCUMENTARY
To run away
Procession
The rescue
Summer of Soul (…or, when the revolution couldn’t be televised)
The Velvet Underground
