The San Diego Film Critics Society named “The Power of the Dog” and Jane Campion their Best Picture and Best Director winners. Nicolas Cage wins another Best Actor award while Jason Isaacs wins his first Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in “Mass.”
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
| “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
NOMINEES
| “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “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
| Kenneth Branagh — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
NOMINEES
| Guillermo del Toro — “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal — “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix) |
| Denis Villeneuve — “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage
“Pig”
Directed by Michael Sarnoski
Neon
RUNNER-UP
| Andrew Garfield — “tick, tick…Boom!” (Netflix) |
NOMINEES
| Benedict Cumberbatch — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| Peter Dinklage — “Cyrano” (United Artists) |
| Jude Hill — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
BEST ACTRESS
(TIE)
Caitriona Balfe
“Belfast”
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Focus Features
Penelope Cruz
“Parallel Mothers”
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Sony Pictures Classics
NOMINEES
| Olivia Colman — “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix) |
| Emilia Jones — “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| Kristen Stewart — “Spencer” (Neon) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jason Isaacs
“Mass”
Directed by Fran Kranz
Bleecker Street
RUNNER-UP
| Ben Affleck — “The Tender Bar” (Amazon Studios) |
NOMINEES
| Ciaran Hinds — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| Troy Kotsur — “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ruth Negga
“Passing”
Directed by Rebecca Hall
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| Ariana DeBose — “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
NOMINEES
| Cate Blanchett — “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| Ann Dowd — “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
| Martha Plimpton — “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Bradley Cooper
“Licorice Pizza”
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RUNNER-UP
| David Harbour — “Black Widow” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
NOMINEES
| Leonardo DiCaprio — “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) |
| Jamie Dornan — “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” (Lionsgate) |
| Simon Rex — “Red Rocket” (A24) |
Best Youth Performance
Jude Hill
“Belfast”
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Focus Features
RUNNER-UPS
| Mckenna Grace — “Ghostbuster: Afterlife” (Columbia Pictures) |
| Saniyya Sidney — “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
NOMINEES
| Daniel Ranieri — “The Tender Bar” (Amazon Studios) |
| Demi Singleton — “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Mass”
Written by Fran Kranz
Bleecker Street
RUNNER-UPS
| “Belfast” — Kenneth Branagh (Focus Features) |
| “Don’t Look Up” — Adam McKay (Netflix) |
NOMINEES
| “Parallel Mothers” — Pedro Almodovar (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| “Pig” — Michael Sarnoski (Neon) |
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
| “Nightmare Alley” — Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan (Searchlight Pictures) |
NOMINEES
| “CODA” — Sian Heder (Apple Original Films) |
| “Passing”— Rebecca Hall (Netflix) |
| “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — Joel Coen (A24) |
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Flee” (Neon) |
NOMINEES
| “My Name is Pauli Murray” (Amazon Studios) |
| “Val” (Amazon Studios) |
| “The Velvet Underground” (Apple Original Films) |
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Luca”
Directed by Enrico Casarosa
Pixar Animation
RUNNER-UP
| “Flee” (Neon) |
NOMINEES
| “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” (Netflix) |
| “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
Best Foreign Language Film
“Parallel Mothers”
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Sony Pictures Classics
RUNNER-UP
| “I’m Your Man” (Bleecker Street) |
NOMINEES
| “Drive My Car” (Janus Films) |
| “Lamb” (A24) |
| “The Worst Person in the World” (Neon) |
BEST EDITING
“In The Heights”
Edited by Myron Kerstein
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Belfast” — Una Ni Dhonghalle (Focus Features) |
NOMINEES
| “CODA” — Paula Huidobro (Apple Original Films) |
| “Dune” — Joe Walker (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” — Joshua L. Pearson (Searchlight Pictures) |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Dune”
Cinematography by Greig Fraser
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — Bruno Delbonnel (A24) |
NOMINEES
| “In The Heights” — Alice Brooks (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Nightmare Alley” — Dan Laustsen (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “The Power of the Dog” — Ari Wegner (Netflix) |
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Nightmare Alley”
Production Design by Tamara Deverell
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “The French Dispatch” — Adam Stockhausen and Rene DeAngelo (Searchlight Pictures) |
NOMINEES
| “Belfast” — Jim Clay (Focus Features) |
| “Dune” — Patrice Vermette, Richard Roberts, and Zsuzsanna Sipos (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “The Power of the Dog” — Grant Major (Netflix) |
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Dune”
Visual Effects by Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| “The Green Knight” (A24) |
| “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Columbia Pictures) |
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Cruella”
Costume Design by Jenny Beavan
Walt Disney Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “The Harder They Fall” — Antionette Messam (Netflix) |
NOMINEES
| “Dune” — Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “House of Gucci” — Janty Yates (MGM) |
| “Last Night in Soho” — Odile Dicks-Mireaux (Focus Features) |
Best Sound Design
“Dune”
Sound Design by Mac Ruth, Mark A. Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, and Ron Bartlett
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UPS
| “Belfast” — Simon Chase and James Mather (Focus Features) |
| “The Power of the Dog” — Dave Whitehead (Netflix) |
| “A Quiet Place Part II” — Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Adaahl (Paramount Pictures) |
NOMINEES
| “Nightmare Alley” — Nathan Robitaille (Searchlight Pictures) |
BEST USE OF MUSIC
“Last Night in Soho”
Directed by Edgar Wright
Focus Features
RUNNER-UPS
| “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| “In The Heights” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
NOMINEES
| “Cruella” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Emilia Jones
“CODA”
Directed by Sian Heder
Apple Original Films
RUNNER-UP
| Jude Hill — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
NOMINEES
| Alana Haim — “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| Fran Kranz — “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
| Anthony Ramos — “In The Heights” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST ENSEMBLE
“Don’t Look Up”
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet,
Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| “The Green Knight” (A24) |
NOMINEES
| “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “The Harder They Fall” (Netflix) |
| “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
BODY OF WORK
Jonny Greenwood
“Spencer,” “Licorice Pizza,” & “The Power of the Dog”
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”
Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Actor: Nicolas Cage — “Pig”
Best Actress (TIE): Caitriona Balfe — “Belfast” & Penelope Cruz — “Parallel Mothers”
Best Supporting Actor: Jason Isaacs — “Mass”
Best Supporting Actress: Ruth Negga — “Passing”
Best Comedic Performance: Bradley Cooper — “Licorice Pizza”
Best Youth Performance: Jude Hill — “Belfast”
Best Original Screenplay: “Mass” — Fran Kranz
Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Power of the Dog” — Jane Campion
Best Documentary: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Best Animated Film: “Luca”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Parallel Mothers”
Best Editing: “In The Heights” — Myron Kerstein
Best Cinematography: “Dune” — Greig Fraser
Best Production Design: “Nightmare Alley” — Tamara Deverell
Best Visual Effects: “Dune”
Best Costume Design: “Cruella” — Jenny Beavan
Best Use Of Music: “Last Night in Soho”
Breakthrough Artist: Emilia Jones — “CODA”
Best Ensemble: “Don’t Look Up”
Body Of Work: Jonny Greenwood — “Spencer,” “Licorice Pizza,” & “The Power of the Dog”
SAN DIEGO FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
The San Diego Film Critics Society comprises print, radio, TV and digital film critics working in SDCounty. Screenings, events, awards, scholastic support.
