“The Power of the Dog” continues its steamrolling of the critics awards this year, this time being awarded Best Picture by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle. Jane Campion wins Best Director and Benedict Cumberbatch also wins Best Actor.
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
Robert Altman Award
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix
BEST ACTRESS
Olivia Colman
“The Lost Daughter”
Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Netflix
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ciarán Hinds
“Belfast”
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Focus Features
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ann Dowd
“Mass”
Directed by Fran Kranz
Bleecker Street
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Licorice Pizza”
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“West Side Story”
Written by Tony Kushner
Based on “West Side Story” by Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents
20th Century Studios
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel
A24
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Directed by Michael Rianda
Netflix
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Janus Films
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
VINCE KOEHLER AWARD
(BEST SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, OR HORROR)
“The Green Knight”
Directed by David Lowery
A24
TOM POE AWARD
(BEST LBGT FILM)
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”
Robert Altman Award for Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Actress: Olivia Colman — “The Lost Daughter”
Best Supporting Actor: Ciarán Hinds — “Belfast”
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd — “Mass”
Best Original Screenplay: “Licorice Pizza” — Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Adapted Screenplay: “West Side Story” — Tony Kushner
Best Cinematography: “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — Bruno Delbonnel
Best Animated Feature: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Drive My Car”
Best Documentary: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film: “The Green Knight”
Tom Poe Award for Best LGBT Film: “Flee”
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Our organization was founded by Dr. James Loutzenhiser in 1966 as the Kansas City Film Circle Awards, and is the second oldest professional film critics’ association in the United States, after the New York Film Critics Circle. As of July, 2014, the KCFCC had 26 active members representing print, radio, television and online media outlets.
