
Add the Columbus Film Critics Association to the growing list of critic groups that support “The Power of the Dog” as the Best Film of the Year. The film and its players earned a total of seven awards. “Licorice Pizza” was the runner-up for Best Film, earning itself three awards, two of which went to lead actress Alana Haim.

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
RUNNER-UP
“Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
NOMINEES
“West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
“Belfast” (Focus Features) |
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” (Searchlight Pictures) |
“Pig” (Neon) |
“C’mon C’mon” (A24) |
“The Tragedy of Macbeth” (A24) |
“tick, tick…BOOM!” (Netflix) |
“Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |

Best Director

Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix




Best Supporting Actress

Ruth Negga
“Passing”
Directed by Rebecca Hall
Netflix

Best Ensemble

“The Power of the Dog”
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, and Keith Carradine
Netflix

Actor of the Year
(for an exemplary body of work)

Benedict Cumberbatch
“The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” “The Mauritanian,”
“The Power of the Dog,” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home”

Breakthrough Film Artist

Alana Haim
“Licorice Pizza”
(actor)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RUNNER-UP
Jude Hill (actor) — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
NOMINEES
Janicza Bravo (for directing and screenwriting) — “Zola” (A24) |
Maggie Gyllenhaal (for producing, directing, and screenwriting) — “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix) |
Rebecca Hall (for producing, directing, and screenwriting) — “Passing” (Netflix) |
Woody Norman (for acting) — “C’mon C’mon” (A24) |

Best Cinematography

“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel
A24

Best Film Editing

“West Side Story”
Edited by Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn
20th Century Studios

Best Adapted Screenplay

“The Power of the Dog”
Written by Jane Campion
Based on “The Power of the Dog” by Thomas Savage
Netflix

Best Original Screenplay

“Licorice Pizza”
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer


Best Documentary

“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures




TOP TEN FILMS OF 2021

1. “The Power of the Dog”
(Netflix)

2. “Licorice Pizza”
(MGM)

3. “West Side Story”
(20th Century Studios)

4. “Belfast”
(Focus Features)

5. “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
(Searchlight Pictures)

6. “Pig”
(Neon)

7. “C’mon C’mon”
(A24)

8. “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
(A24)

9. “tick, tick…BOOM!”
(Netflix)

10. “Dune“
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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: Alana Haim — “Licorice Pizza”
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Supporting Actress: Ruth Negga — “Passing”
Best Ensemble: “The Power of the Dog”
Best Actor of the Year (Body Of Work): Benedict Cumberbatch — “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” “The Mauritanian,” “The Power of the Dog”, and “Spider-Man: No Way Home”)
Breakthrough Film Artist: Alana Haim — “Licorice Pizza”
Best Cinematography: “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — Bruno Delbonnel
Best Film Editing: “West Side Story” — Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn
Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Power of the Dog” — Jane Campion
Best Original Screenplay: “Licorice Pizza” — Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Score: “The Power of the Dog” — Jonny Greenwood
Best Documentary: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Drive My Car”
Best Animated Film: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Best Overlooked Film: “Riders of Justice”

Columbus Film Critics Association
Founded in 2002, the Columbus Film Critics Association is made up of film critics based in Columbus, Ohio, and the surrounding areas. Its membership consists of more than 25 print, radio, television, and new media critics.
