“Cyrano” and Peter Dinklage were the big winners after the Detroit Film Critics Society announced their winners today. With an Academy favorite director at the helm in Joe Wright, I would say we’ll be seeing a lot of “Cyrano” at the Oscars. Despite having the most nominations, “CODA” failed to win anything. Also with several nominations, “King Richard” earned Jon Berthal a well-deserved Best Supporting Actor award and “Don’t Look Up” earned Best Original Screenplay.
BEST PICTURE
“Cyrano”
Directed by Joe Wright
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Guy Heeley
United Artists Releasing
NOMINEES
| “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) |
| “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
Best Director
Lin-Manuel Miranda
“tick, tick…Boom!”
Netflix
NOMINEES
| Sean Baker — “Red Rocket” (A24) |
| Kenneth Branagh — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| David Lowery — “The Green Knight” (A24) |
| Adam McKay — “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) |
Best Actor
Peter Dinklage
“Cyrano”
United Artists Releasing
NOMINEES
| Nicolas Cage — “Pig” (Neon) |
| Andrew Garfield — “Tick, Tick… Boom” (Netflix) |
| Oscar Isaac — “The Card Counter” (Focus Features) |
| Will Smith —”King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
| Alana Haim — “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| Jennifer Hudson — “Respect” (MGM) |
| Nicole Kidman — “Being The Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) |
| Kristen Stewart — “Spencer” (Neon) |
Best Supporting Actor
Jon Bernthal
“King Richard”
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| Troy Kotsur — “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| Jared Leto — “House of Gucci” (MGM) |
| Ray Liotta — “The Many Saints of Newark” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose
“West Side Story”
20th Century Studios
NOMINEES
| Kirsten Dunst — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| Aunjanue Ellis — “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| Rita Moreno — “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
| Diana Rigg — “Last Night in Soho” (Focus Features) |
Best Ensemble
“The French Dispatch”
Directed by Wes Anderson
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
| “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) |
| “The Harder They Fall” (Netflix) |
| “House Of Gucci” (MGM) |
BREAKTHROUGH
(TIE)
Woody Norman
“C’mon C’mon”
Actor
A24
Emma Seligman
“Shiva Baby”
Director
Utopia
NOMINEES
| Alana Haim — “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| Emilia Jones — “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| Agathe Rousselle — “Titane” (Neon) |
Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Power of the Dog”
Jane Campion
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “CODA” — Siân Heder (Apple Original Films) |
| “The Green Knight” — David Lowery (A24) |
| “In The Heights” — Quiara Alegría Hudes (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “tick, tick…Boom!” — Steven Levenson (Netflix) |
Best Original Screenplay
“Don’t Look Up”
Adam McKay
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “The French Dispatch” — Wes Anderson (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “The Harder They Fall” — Jeymes Samuel & Boaz Yakin (Netflix) |
| “Licorice Pizza” — Paul Thomas Anderson (MGM) |
| “Parallel Mothers” — Pedro Almodóvar (Sony Pictures Classics) |
Best Animated Film
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Directed by Michael Rianda
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “Belle” (GKIDS) |
| “Cryptozoo” (Magnolia Pictures) |
| “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “Luca” (Pixar Animation) |
Best Documentary Film
(TIE)
“Flee”
Neon
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
| “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” (Focus Features) |
| “The Sparks Brothers” (Focus Features) |
| “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” (Screen Media Films) |
Best Use of Music/Sound
“Last Night in Soho”
Music by Steven Price
Sound by Julian Slater, Colin Nicolson, William Miller, and Tim Cavagin
Focus Features
NOMINEES
| “Cyrano” (United Artists Releasing) |
| “In The Heights” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “tick, tick…Boom!” (Netflix) |
| “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Cyrano”
Best Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda — “ticki, tick…Boom!”
Best Actor: Peter Dinklage — “Cyrano”
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain — “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Best Supporting Actor: Jon Berthanl — “King Richard”
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose — “West Side Story”
Best Ensemble: “The French Dispatch”
Best Breakthrough: Woody Norman — “C’mon C’mon” & Emma Seligman — “Shiva Baby”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Power of the Dog” — Jane Campion
Best Original Screenplay: “Don’t Look Up” — Adam McKay
Best Animated Feature: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Best Documentary (TIE): “Flee” & “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Best Use Of Music/Sound: “Last Night in Soho”
DETROIT FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
The Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) was formed in 2007, and today consists of 19 film critics who write or broadcast in the Detroit area or within a 150-mile radius of the city.
