An international title took the top spot at the Boston Society Of Film Critics Awards, the first time that’s happened since 1985. That year, Best Picture went to Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran.” This year, the Japanese title “Drive My Car” won Best Picture, along with Director, Actor, and Screenplay. In these years where a Non-English film wins, they flop the Non-English category to Best English Language Film, which went to the overall favorite right now, “The Power of the Dog.”
BEST PICTURE
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Produced by Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita, Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki, and Akihisa Yamamoto
Janus Films
BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
“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
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
“Drive My Car”
Produced by Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita, Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki, and Akihisa Yamamoto
Janus Films
BEST ACTOR
Hidetoshi Nishijima
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Janus Films
BEST ACTRESS
Alana Haim
“Licorice Pizza”
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur
“CODA”
Directed by Sian Heder
Apple Original Films
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley
“The Lost Daughter”
Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Netflix
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Drive My Car”
Written by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Based on “Drive My Car” by Haruki Murakami
Janus Films
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Power of the Dog”
Cinematography by Ari Wegner
Netflix
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
BEST FILM EDITING
“The Velvet Underground”
Edited by Affonso Gonçalves and Adam Kurnitz
Apple Original Films
Best New Filmmaker
Maggie Gyllenhaal
“The Lost Daughter”
Produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhendler, and Charles Dorfman
Netflix
BEST ENSEMBLE
“Licorice Pizza”
Cast: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Spencer”
Composed by Jonny Greenwood
Neon
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Drive My Car”
Best English Language Film: “The Power of the Dog”
Best Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi — “Drive My Car”
Best Actor: Hidetoshi Nishijima — “Drive My Car”
Best Actress: Alana Haim — “Licorice Pizza”
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur — “CODA”
Best Supporting Actress: Jessie Buckley — “The Lost Daughter”
Best Screenplay: “Drive My Car” — Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Best Documentary: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Best Cinematography: “The Power of the Dog” — Ari Wegner
Best Animated Film: “Flee”
Best Film Editing: “The Velvet Underground” — Affonso Gonçalves and Adam Kurnitz
Best New Filmmaker: Maggie Gyllenhaal — “The Lost Daughter”
Best Ensemble: “Licorice Pizza”
Best Original Score: “Spencer” — Jonny Greenwood
Boston Society Of Film Critics
The Boston Society of Film Critics was formed in 1981 to make “Boston’s unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the year’s films and filmmakers and local film theaters and film societies that offer outstanding film programming.”
