“The Power of the Dog” ravaged the New York Film Critics Online Awards, winning out in seven different categories including Best Picture and Best Director. The cast of “The Power of the Dog” took Best Ensemble, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, while “Passing” took Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. Director of “Passing,” Rebecca Hall, also took Best Debut Director. “West Side Story” won a pair of award for Best Use of Music and Best Breakthrough Performer for Ariana DeBose.
BEST PICTURE
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix
BEST ACTRESS
Tessa Thompson
“Passing”
Directed by Rebecca Hall
Netflix
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kodi Smit-McPhee
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ruth Negga
“Passing”
Directed by Rebecca Hall
Netflix
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
Ariana DeBose
“West Side Story”
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Netflix
BEST ENSEMBLE
“The Power of the Dog”
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, and Keith Carradine
Netflix
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Rebecca Hall
“Passing”
Produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Margot Hand, and Rebecca Hall
Netflix
BEST SCREENPLAY
“The Power of the Dog”
Written by Jane Campion
Based on “The Power of the Dog” by Thomas Savage
Netflix
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryusuke HamaguchiDorfman
Janus Films
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“The Mitchells vs. The Machines”
Directed by Mike Rianda
Netflix / Sony Pictures Animation
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Power of the Dog”
Cinematography by Ari Wegner
Netflix
BEST USE OF MUSIC
“West Side Story”
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Music Arranged by David Newman
20th Century Studios
TOP 10 FILMS OF 2021
“Belfast”
(Focus Features)
“Don’t Look Up”
(Netflix)
“Dune”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
“King Richard”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Licorice Pizza”
(MGM)
“The Lost Daughter”
(Netflix)
“Passing”
(Netflix)
“Pig”
(Neon)
“The Power of the Dog”
(Netflix)
“West Side Story“
(20th Century Studios)
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”
Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Actress: Tessa Thompson — “Passing”
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Supporting Actress: Ruth Negga — “Passing”
Breakthrough Performance: : Ariana DeBose — “West Side Story”
Best Ensemble Cast: “The Power of the Dog”
Best Debut Director: Rebecca Hall — “Passing”
Best Screenplay: “The Power of the Dog” — Jane Campion
Best Foreign Language Film: “Drive My Car”
Best Documentary: “Flee”
Best Animated Feature: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Best Cinematography: Ari Wegner — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Use of Music: “West Side Story”
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE
The New York Film Critics Online, is an organization composed of 38 top online film critics in New York City. It has a rich mix of reviewers who have carved out original, innovative spaces on the internet for critical illumination. The group meets once a year, in December, and votes its film awards for that year.
