Looking at the Dublin Film Critics Circle’s top 10, you can see that a majority of the films are technically from last year’s Oscar cycle, like “Promising Young Woman,” “The Father,” and “Nomadland.” That being said, the winners are almost all from this year’s cycle, with “The Power of the Dog” and Jane Campion taking the top prizes, along with Benedict Cumberbatch. Frances McDormand technically won for her role in “Nomadland,” but they lumped in her performance from “The Tragedy of Macbeth” as well.
Best Film
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
NOMINEES
| 2. “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| 3. “Nomadland” (Netflix) |
| 4. “The Green Knight” (A24) |
| 5. “Another Round” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| 6. “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) |
| 7. “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| 8. “Minari” (MUBI) |
| 9. “Pig” (Neon) |
| 10. “Azor” (Kino Lorber) |
Best Director
Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
NOMINEES
| 2. Denis Villeneuve — “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| 3. Emerald Fennell — “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) |
| 4. David Lowery — “The Green Knight” (A24) |
| 5. Steven Spielberg — “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
| 6. Céline Sciamma — “Petite Maman” (Canal+) |
| 7. Leos Carax — “Annette” (Amazon Studios) |
| 8. Michael Sarnoski — “Pig” (Neon) |
| 9. Darius Marder — “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) |
| 10. Ben Sharrock — “Limbo” (Focus Features) |
Best Documentary
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
| 2. “Acasa, My Home” (Zeitgeist Films) |
| 3. “The Sparks Brothers” (Focus Features) |
| 4. “To the Moon” |
| 5. “Gunda” (Neon) |
| 6. “The 8th” (Cowtown Pictures) |
| 7. “Breaking Out” |
| 8. “Love Yourself Today” (Break Out Pictures) |
| 9. “The Truffle Hunters” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| 10. “The Rescue” (Greenwich Entertainment) |
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix
NOMINEES
| 2. Anthony Hopkins — “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| 3. Oscar Isaac — “The Card Counter” (Focus Features) |
| 4. Mads Mikkelsen — “Another Round” (Samuel Goldwyn Films) |
| 5. Nicolas Cage — “Pig” (Neon) |
| 6. Steven Yeun — “Minari” (A24) |
| 7. Daniel Kaluuya — “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| 8. Riz Ahmed — “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) |
| 9. Luca Marinelli — “Martin Eden” (Kino Lorber) |
| 10. Stanley Tucci — “Supernova” (Bleecker Street) |
Best Actress
Frances McDormand
“The Tragedy of Macbeth” & “Nomadland”
Directed by Joel Coen and Chloé Zhao
A24 / Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
| 2. Kristen Stewart — “Spencer” (Neon) |
| 3. Carey Mulligan — “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) |
| 4. Kirsten Dunst — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| 5. Natasa Stork — “Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time” (Greenwich Entertainment) |
| 6. “Jodie Comer — “The Last Duel” (20th Century Studios) |
| 7. Deragh Campbell — “Anne at 13,000 Ft.” (The Cinema Guild) |
| 8. Olivia Colman — “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix) |
| 9. Claire Dunne — “Herself” (BBC Films) |
| 10. Youn Yuh-jung — “Minari” (A24) |
Best Screenplay
“The Power of the Dog”
Written by Jane Campion
Based on “The Power of the Dog” by Thomas Savage
Netflix
NOMINEES
| 2. “Promising Young Woman” — Emerald Fennell (Focus Features) |
| 3. “The Green Knight” — David Lowery (A24) |
| 4. “Black Bear” — Lawrence Michael Levine (Momentum Pictures) |
| 5. “Another Round” — Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm (Samuel Goldwyn Films) |
| 6. “Minari” — Lee Isaac Chung (A24) |
| 7. “Nomadland” — Chloé Zhao (Searchlight Pictures) |
| 8. “First Cow” — Kelly Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond (A24) |
| 9. “Azor” — Andreas Fontana and Mariano Llinás (MUBI) |
| 10. “Limbo” — Ben Sharrock (Focus Features) |
Best Cinematography
“Dune”
Cinematography by Greig Fraser
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| 2. “The Green Knight” — Andrew Droz Palermo (A24) |
| 3. “The Power of the Dog” — Ari Wegner (Netflix) |
| 4. “Spencer” — Claire Mathon (Neon) |
| 5. “West Side Story” — Janusz Kaminski (20th Century Studios) |
| 6. “The Hand of God” — Daria D’Antonio (Netflix) |
| 7. “Annette” — Caroline Champetier (Amazon Studios) |
| 8. “Azor” — Gabriel Sandru (MUBI) |
| 9. “Limbo” — Nick Cooke (Focus Features) |
| 10. “Come True” — Anthony Scott Burns (IFC Midnight) |
Best Irish Film
“Arracht”
Directed by Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
Produced by Cúán Mac Conghail
Break Out Pictures
NOMINEES
| 2. “To the Moon” |
| 3. “Rose Plays Julie” (Film Movement) |
| 4. “Herself” (BBC Films) |
| 5. “Wildfire” (Samson Films) |
2021’s Top Films
1. “The Power of the Dog”
(Netflix)
2. “Dune”
(Warner Bros Pictures)
3. “Nomadland”
(Searchlight Pictures)
4. “The Green Knight”
(A24)
5. “Another Round”
(Sony Pictures Classics)
6. “Promising Young Woman”
(Focus Features)
7. “The Father”
(Sony Pictures Classics)
8. “Minari”
(A24)
9. “Pig”
(Neon)
10. “Azor“
(MUBI)
QUICK LIST
Best Film: “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: Frances McDormand — “The Tragedy of Macbeth” & “Nomadland”
Best Screenplay: “The Power of the Dog” — Jane Campion
Best Documentary: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Best Cinematography: “Dune” — Greig Fraser
Best Irish Film: “Arracht”
Dublin Film Critics Circle
Established in 2006, The Dublin Film Critics Circle offers the city’s full-time professional movie reviewers an opportunity to pool opinions on recent releases, consider movie heritage and whinge about each other’s shortcomings.
