In their first year giving out awards, the Critics Association of Central Florida named Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” as their Best Picture, with Denis Villenueve getting Best Director.
Best Picture
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Directed by Joel Coen
Produced by Joel Coen, Frances McDormand, and Robert Graf
A24
RUNNER-UP
| “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
Best Director
Denis Villenueve
“Dune”
Produced by Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve, Cale Boyter, and Joe Caracciolo Jr.
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| Joel Coen — “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (A24) |
Best Actor
Andrew Garfield
“tick, tick… BOOM!”
Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| Peter Dinklage — “Cyrano” (United States) |
Best Actress
Renate Reinsve
“The Worst Person in the World”
Directed by Joachim Trier
Neon
RUNNER-UP
| Alana Haim — “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper
“Licorice Pizza”
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RUNNER-UP
| Troy Kotsur — “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
Best Supporting Actress
(TIE)
Ann Dowd
“Mass”
Directed by Fran Kranz
Bleecker Street
Aunjanue Ellis
“King Richard”
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| Ariana DeBose — “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
Best CAST
“Dune”
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya,
David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
Best Documentary
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
RUNNER-UP
| “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” (Searchlight Pictures) |
Best INTERNATIONAL Film
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
RUNNER-UP
| “Drive My Car” (Janus Films) |
Best Animated Film
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Directed by Michael Rianda
Netflix
RUNNERS-UP
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “Luca” (Pixar Animation) |
Best Screenplay
“Mass”
Written by Fran Kranz
Bleecker Street
RUNNER-UP
| “Being the Ricardos” — Aaron Sorkin (Amazon Studios) |
Best Cinematography
“Dune”
Cinematography by Greig Fraser
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — Bruno Delbonnel (A24) |
Best Score
“Dune”
Composed by Hans Zimmer
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Spencer” — Jonny Greenwood (Neon) |
Best Original Song
“No Time to Die”
from “No Time to Die”
Written by Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RUNNER-UP
| “Be Alive” from “King Richard” — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Dixson (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
Best Central Florida Film
“King Richard”
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
Warner Bros. Pictures
Best Achievement in Diversity
“Eternals”
Directed by Chloé Zhao
Walt Disney Pictures
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Best Director: Denis Villenueve — “Dune”
Best Actor: Andrew Garfield — “tick, tick… BOOM!”
Best Actress: Renate Reinsve — “The Worst Person in the World”
Best Supporting Actor: Bradley Cooper — “Licorice Pizza”
Best Supporting Actress (TIE): Ann Dowd — “Mass” & Aunjanue Ellis — “King Richard”
Best Cast: “Dune”
Best Documentary: “Flee”
Best International Film: “A Hero”
Best Animated Film: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Best Screenplay: “Mass” — Fran Kranz
Best Cinematography: “Dune” — Greig Fraser
Best Score: “Dune” — Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song: “No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die”
Best Central Florida Film: “King Richard”
Best Achievement in Diversity: “Eternals”
Critics Association of Central Florida
The Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) is an organization of critics based in or around the Central Florida area and consists of critics and journalists with a wide reach to a diverse and expansive audience. Our critics include Rotten Tomatoes approved critics, as well as members of other established associations, such as the Critics Choice Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
