“The Power of the Dog” claims another Best Picture prize, this time from Florida Film Critics Circle. Jane Campion also grabbed another Best Director and Adapted Screenplay award. The Florida Film Critics Circle also lifted up “Annette,” which hasn’t been mentioned much this awards season, even awarding Adam Driver the Best Actor award for his role in the film.
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
RUNNER-UP
| “Annette” (Amazon Studios) |
NOMINEES
| “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
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
| “Annette” — Leos Carax (Amazon Studios) |
NOMINEES
| “Belfast” — Kenneth Branagh (Focus Features) |
| “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” — Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Film Movement) |
BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver
“Annette”
Directed by Leos Carax
Amazon Studios
RUNNER-UP
| Benedict Cumberbatch — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
NOMINEES
| Nicolas Cage — “Pig” (Neon) |
| Andrew Garfield — “tick, tick… BOOM!” (Netflix) |
| Oscar Isaac — “The Card Counter” (Focus Features) |
BEST ACTRESS
Alana Haim
“Licorice Pizza”
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RUNNER-UP
| Jessica Chastain — “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight Pictures) |
NOMINEES
| Lady Gaga — “House of Gucci” (MGM) |
| Kristen Stewart — “Spencer” (Neon) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kodi Smit-McPhee
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| Vincent Lindon — “Titane” (Neon) |
NOMINEES
| Jamie Dornan — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| Jared Leto — “House of Gucci” (MGM) |
| J.K. Simmons — “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana Debose
“West Side Story”
Directed by Steven Spielberg
20th Century Studios
RUNNER-UP
| Ruth Negga — “Passing” (Netflix) |
NOMINEES
| Kirsten Dunst — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
BEST ENSEMBLE
“Mass”
Cast: Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton
Bleecker Street
RUNNER-UP
| “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” (Film Movement) |
NOMINEES
| “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The French Dispatch”
Written by Wes Anderson
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Annette” — Leos Carax , Ron and Russell Mael (Amazon Studios) |
| “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” — Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Film Movement) |
| “Licorice Pizza” — Paul Thomas Anderson (MGM) |
NOMINEES
| “Belfast” — Kenneth Branagh (Focus Features) |
| “Mass” — Fran Kranz (Bleecker Street) |
| “Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar” — Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo (Lionsgate) |
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“The Power of the Dog”
Written by Jane Campion
Based on “The Power of the Dog” by Thomas Savage
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| “Tick, Tick…Boom” — Steven Levenson (Netflix) |
| “West Side Story” — Tony Kushner (20th Century Studios) |
NOMINEES
| “Summer of 85” — François Ozon (Music Box Films) |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Power of the Dog”
Cinematography by Ari Wegner
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| “West Side Story” — Janusz Kaminski (20th Century Studios) |
| “Spencer” — Claire Mathon (Neon) |
NOMINEES
| “Dune”— Greig Fraser (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Old” — Mike Gioulakis (Universal) |
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Dune”
Visual Effects by Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Annette” (Amazon Studios) |
NOMINEES
| “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
BEST ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Dune”
Production Design by Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsi Sipos
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Barb & Star go to Vista Del Mar” (Lionsgate) |
NOMINEES
| “Annette” (Amazon Studios) |
| “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
BEST SCORE
“Dune”
Composed by Hans Zimmer
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “The Power of the Dog” — Jonny Greenwood (Netflix) |
NOMINEES
| “The French Dispatch” — Alexandre Desplat (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “Annette” — Ron and Russell Mael (Amazon Studios) |
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Procession” (Netflix) |
NOMINEES
| “Flee” (Neon) |
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Hand of God”
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| “Drive My Car” (Janus Films) |
| “Titane” (Neon) |
| “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” (Film Movement) |
NOMINEES
| “Riders of Justice” (Magnolia Pictures) |
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Encanto”
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard
Walt Disney Pictures
RUNNERS-UP
| “Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time” (Toho) |
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “Josep” (UniFrance) |
NOMINEES
| “Belle” (GKIDS) |
| “Luca” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” (Netflix) |
BEST FIRST FILM
“Pig”
Directed by Michael Sarnoski
Neon
RUNNERS-UP
| “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
| “Passing” (Netflix) |
NOMINEES
| “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix) |
| “Shiva Baby” (Utopia) |
Breakout Award
Cooper Hoffman
“Licorice Pizza”
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RUNNER-UP
| Rachel Zegler — “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
NOMINEES
| Jude Hill — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”
Best Director: Jane Campion – “The Power of the Dog”:
Best Actor: Adam Driver – “Annette”
Best Actress: Alana Haim – “Licorice Pizza”
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana Debose – “West Side Story”
Best Ensemble: “Mass”
Best Original Screenplay: “The French Dispatch” — Wes Anderson
Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Power of the Dog” — Jane Campion
Best Cinematography: “The Power of the Dog” — Ari Wegner
Best Visual Effects: “Dune”
Best Art Direction/Production Design: “Dune”
Best Score: “Dune” — Hans Zimmer
Best Documentary: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Best Foreign Language Film: “The Hand of God”
Best Animated Film: “Encanto”
Best First Film: “Pig”
Breakout Award: Cooper Hoffman – “Licorice Pizza”
Florida Film Critics Circle
The Florida Film Critics Circle is an organization of 25 writers from Florida-based print and online publications. Founded in 1996, the FFCC strives to recognize outstanding work in film, further the cause of good movies, and maintain the highest level of professionalism among film critics in Florida. Allison Hazlett of FlickDirect has served as chair of the organization since the beginning of 2020.
