*LOS ANGELES – The critics have spoken! The votes were counted and the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) is thrilled to announce the nominees for its 25and annual film awards. The OFCS, which is made up of nearly 300 film critics from around the world, will announce the final winners on January 24, 2022.
Despite an unusual cinematic season with the pandemic still in play, the OFCS handed out nods in a variety of categories, including Best Picture, Best Animated Film, Best Director, Best actor and Best Actress as good as Best first feature film.
Leading the nominations are “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog,” tied with nine nods, respectively, followed by eight nominations for “West Side Story.”
“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, and founder of CinemaSight.com. “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 tough decisions of choosing the best of these excellent candidates.
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And so, without further ado, here is the list of OFCS nominees:
BEST PICTURE
- Belfast
- “Driving My Car”
- “Dunes”
- “The Green Knight”
- “Licorice Pizza”
- “Pork”
- “The Power of the Dog”
- “Titanium”
- “West Side Story”
- “The worst person in the world”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- “Encanta”
- “To flee”
- “Luca”
- “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 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 ACTRESS:
- Olivia Colman – “The Lost Girl”
- Alana Haim – “Licorice Pizza”
- Renate Reinsve – “The worst person in the world”
- Agathe Rousselle – “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 – “Skip”
BEST ORIGINAL SCENARIO
- Belfast
- “A hero”
- “Licorice Pizza”
- “Mass”
- “Pork”
BEST SUITABLE SCENARIO
- “Driving My Car”
- “Dunes”
- “The Lost Girl”
- “Who passed”
- “The Power of the Dog”
BEST FILM EDITING
- Belfast
- “Dunes”
- “Licorice Pizza”
- “The Power of the Dog”
- “West Side Story”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- “Dunes”
- “The Green Knight”
- “The Power of the Dog”
- “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
- “West Side Story”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- “Dunes”
- “Encanta”
- “The French Dispatch”
- “The Power of the Dog”
- “Spencer”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- “Dunes”
- “The French Dispatch”
- “The Green Knight”
- “Alley of Nightmares”
- “West Side Story”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- “Cruel”
- “Dunes”
- “The French Dispatch”
- “Spencer”
- “West Side Story”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- “Dunes”
- “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 – “Passage”
- Fran Kranz – “Mass”
- Michael Sarnoski – “Pig”
- Emma Seligman – “Baby Shiva”
BEST FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- “Driving My Car”
- “To flee”
- “A hero”
- “Titanium”
- “The worst person in the world”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
- “To flee”
- “Procession”
- “The rescue”
- “Summer of Soul” (…Or, When Revolution Couldn’t Be Televised)
- “The Velvet Underground”
ON A SOCIAL NOTE:
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ABOUT THE ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
Founded in 1997 by film critic Harvey Karten, OFCS is a professional association that includes online film critics, film journalists, historians and scholars from around the world. Members are dedicated to their mission of fostering the growth of an informed film audience by using the Internet as a valuable source of information and commentary. The OFCS provides a forum for its members to communicate and discuss ideas about journalism and film and encourage high-level journalism on online media platforms.
In 2001, OFCS began a 10-year partnership with film and TV review website, Rotten Tomatoes, until it was purchased by Flixster, now owned by Fandango. Despite the changes in the relationship, many OFCS critics still contribute to Rotten Tomatoes.
With a global and diverse group of nearly 300 film and television critics, the organization is a volunteer, member-driven group. Each year, the organization awards prizes, celebrating the best feature films. For more information on OFCS, visit OFCS.org
source: Wyllisa R. Bennett, publicist of the day
