The Indiana Film Journalists Association stepped outside the box this year, picking “Mass” as their Best Film of the Year. “Mass” also won Best Original Screenplay and Ensemble Acting, plus director Fran Kranz won the Breakout of the Year. The Association also boosted the lesser talked about documentary “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time,” awarding it Best Documentary and the Edward Johnson-OTT Hoosier Award. “Annette” and “Drive My Car” were big on their list, winning a few awards, and “The Power of the Dog” made an appearance as well.
BEST FILM
“Mass”
Directed by Fran Kranz
Produced by Fran Kranz, Dylan Matlock, Casey Wilder Mott, and J.P. Ouellette
Bleecker Street
RUNNER-UP
| “Drive My Car” (Janus Films) |
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| Fran Kranz — “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
BEST ACTor
Oscar Isaac
“The Card Counter”
Directed by Paul Schrader
Focus Features
RUNNER-UP
| Nicolas Cage — “Pig” (Neon) |
BEST ACTRESS
Kristen Stewart
“Spencer”
Directed by Pablo Larraín
Neon
RUNNER-UP
| Jodie Comer — “The Last Duel” (20th Century Studios) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur
“CODA”
Directed by Sian Heder
Apple Original Films
RUNNER-UP
| Jason Isaacs — “Mass” (A24) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Gaby Hoffmann
“C’mon C’mon”
Directed by Mike Mills
A24
RUNNER-UP
| Ariana DeBose — “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
RUNNER-UP
| “Luca” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Janus Films
RUNNER-UP
| “Lamb” (A24) |
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time”
Directed by Robert B. Weide and Don Argott
IFC Films
RUNNER-UP
| “Procession” (Netflix) |
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Mass”
Directed by Fran Kranz
Bleecker Street
RUNNER-UP
| “C’mon C’mon” — Mike Mills (A24) |
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Drive My Car”
Written by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Based on “Drive My Car” by Haruki Murakami
Janus Films
RUNNER-UP
| “The Last Duel” — Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (20th Century Studios) |
BEST VOCAL / MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE
Olivia Colman
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Directed by Mike Rianda
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| Tom Hardy — “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (Sony Pictures) |
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
“Mass”
Cast: Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton
Bleecker Street
RUNNER-UP
| “The Humans” (A24) |
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
“The Power of the Dog”
Composed by Jonny Greenwood
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| “Dune” — Hans Zimmer (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BREAKOUT OF THE YEAR
Fran Kranz
(writer-director)
“Mass”
Produced by Fran Kranz, Dylan Matlock, Casey Wilder Mott, and J.P. Ouellette
Bleecker Street
RUNNER-UP
| Michael Sarnoski (director / co-writer) — “Pig” (Neon) |
ORIGINAL VISION AWARD
“Annette”
Directed by Leos Carax
Amazon Studios
RUNNER-UP
| “Titane” (Neon) |
EDWARD JOHNSON-OTT HOOSIER AWARD
“Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time”
Directed by Robert B. Weide and Don Argott
IFC Films
BEST Films OF 2021
“Annette”
(Amazon Studios)
“The Card Counter”
(Focus Features)
“C’mon C’mon”
(A24)
“CODA”
(Apple Original Films)
“Drive My Car”
(Janus Films)
“The Green Knight”
(A24)
“The Last Duel”
(20th Century Studios)
“Mass”
(Bleecker Street)
“Pig”
(Neon)
“The Power of the Dog“
(Netflix)
QUICK LIST
Best Film: “Mass”
Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Actor: Oscar Isaac — “The Card Counter”
Best Actress: Kristen Stewart — “Spencer”
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur — “CODA”
Best Supporting Actress: Gaby Hoffmann — “C’mon C’mon”
Best Original Screenplay: “Mass” — Fran Kranz
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Drive My Car” — Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Best Animated Feature: “Flee”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Drive My Car”
Best Documentary: “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time”
Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance: Olivia Colman — “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Best Ensemble Acting: “Mass”
Best Musical Score: “The Power of the Dog” — Jonny Greenwood
Breakout of the Year: Fran Kranz — “Mass”
Original Vision Award: “Annette”
The Hoosier Award: “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time”
Indiana Film Journalists Association
Established in 2009 by a dedicated group of six Indiana journalists, the Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) is a growing organization of Indiana-based journalists and broadcasters who specialize in film criticism and commentary. All major dailies, weeklies and a variety of other print and electronic outlets are represented. IFJA was established to promote the art of film criticism in the Hoosier state, to support Indiana’s growing film industry and to promote quality film criticism in Indiana.
