The Seattle Film Critics Society picked “Drive My Car” as their Best Picture of the year, with director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi winning their Best Director award. The film also won Best Screenplay and Film not in the English Language. “The Green Knight” and “Dune” both were awarded three wins apiece as well.
BEST PICTURE
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Produced by Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita, Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki, and Akihisa Yamamoto
Janus Films
NOMINEES
| “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “The Green Knight” (A24) |
| “In the Heights” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Licorice Pizza” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) |
| “Pig” (Neon) |
| “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| “Titane” (Neon) |
| “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
BEST DIRECTOR
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
“Drive My Car”
Produced by Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita, Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki, and Akihisa Yamamoto
Janus Films
NOMINEES
| Jane Campion – “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| Julia Ducournau – “Titane” (Neon) |
| David Lowery – “The Green Knight” (A24) |
| Denis Villeneuve – “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage
“Pig”
Directed by Michael Sarnoski
Neon
NOMINEES
| Benedict Cumberbatch – “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| Andrew Garfield – “tick, tick…BOOM!” (Netflix) |
| Dev Patel – “The Green Knight” (A24) |
| Simon Rex – “Red Rocket” (A24) |
BEST ACTRESS
Kristen Stewart
“Spencer”
Directed by Pablo Larraín
Neon
NOMINEES
| Alana Haim – “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| Lady Gaga – “House of Gucci” (MGM) |
| Renate Reinsve – “The Worst Person in the World” (Neon) |
| Agathe Rousselle – “Titane” (Neon) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kodi Smit-McPhee
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix
NOMINEES
| Colman Domingo — “Zola” (A24) |
| Troy Kotsur — “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| Vincent Lindon – “Titane” (Neon) |
| Jeffrey Wright – “The French Dispatch” (Searchlight Pictures) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose
“West Side Story”
Directed by Steven Spielberg
20th Century Studios
NOMINEES
| Ann Dowd – “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
| Kirsten Dunst – “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| Aunjanue Ellis – “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| Ruth Negga – “Passing” (Netflix) |
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
“Mass”
Casting by Henry Russell Bergstein & Allison Estrin
Cast: Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton
Bleecker Street
NOMINEES
| “Dune” – Jina Jay & Francine Maisler (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “In the Heights” – Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Licorice Pizza” – Cassandra Kulukundis (MGM) |
| “The Power of the Dog” – Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba, & Nina Gold (Netflix) |
BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
“In the Heights”
Choreographer by Christopher Scott
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| “Nobody” (Universal Pictures) |
| “No Time to Die” (MGM) |
| “Raging Fire” (Well Go USA) |
| “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Drive My Car”
Written by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe
Based on “Drive My Car” by Haruki Murakami
Janus Films
NOMINEES
| “The Green Knight” – David Lowery (A24) |
| “Mass” – Fran Kranz (Bleecker Street) |
| “Pig” – Michael Sarnoski (Neon) |
| “The Power of the Dog” – Jane Campion (Netflix) |
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
NOMINEES
| “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Luca” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” (Netflix) |
| “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
| Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (Apple TV+) |
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “The Rescue” (National Geographic Documentary Films/Greenwich Entertainment) |
| “Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror” (Severin Films) |
Best Film Not in the English Language
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Janus Films
NOMINEES
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “The Hand of God” (Netflix) |
| “Titane” (Neon) |
| “The Worst Person in the World” (Neon) |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Green Knight”
Cinematography by Andrew Droz Palermo
A24
NOMINEES
| “Dune” – Greig Fraser (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “The Power of the Dog” – Ari Wegner (Netflix) |
| “The Tragedy of Macbeth” – Bruno Delbonnel (A24) |
| “West Side Story” – Janusz Kaminski (20th Century Studios) |
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Green Knight”
Costume Design by Malgosia Turzanska
A24
NOMINEES
| “Cruella” – Jenny Beavan (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Dune” – Jacqueline West & Robert Morgan (Netflix) |
| “House of Gucci” – Janty Yates (MGM) |
| “Spencer” – Jacqueline Durran (Neon) |
BEST FILM EDITING
“Dune”
Edited by Joe Walker
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| “Drive My Car” – Azusa Yamazaki (Janus Films) |
| “The Power of the Dog” – Peter Sciberras (Netflix) |
| “Titane” – Jean-Christophe Bouzy (Neon) |
| “West Side Story” – Michael Kahn & Sarah Broshar (20th Century Studios) |
Best Original Score
“Dune”
Composed by Hans Zimmer
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| “The French Dispatch” – Alexandre Desplat (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “The Green Knight” – Daniel Hart (A24) |
| “The Power of the Dog” – Jonny Greenwood (Netflix) |
| “Spencer” – Jonny Greenwood (Neon) |
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“The Green Knight”
Production Design by Jade Healy and Jenny Oman
A24
NOMINEES
| “Dune” – Patrice Vermette (Production Design); Zsuzsanna Sipos (Set Decoration) (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “The French Dispatch” – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Rena DeAngelo (Set Decoration) (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “Nightmare Alley” – Tamara Deverell (Production Design); Shane Vieau (Set Decoration) (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “West Side Story” – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Rena DeAngelo (Set Decoration) (20th Century Studios) |
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Dune”
Visual Effects by Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| “The Green Knight” – Eric Saindon, Michael Cozens (A24) |
| “The Matrix Resurrections” – Dan Glass, Huw J. Evans, Tom Debenham, J.D. Schwalm (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” – Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Walker, Dan Oliver (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Spider-Man: No Way Home” – Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein, Dan Sudick (Columbia Pictures) |
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
(18 years of age or younger upon start of filming)
Emilia Jones
“CODA”
Directed by Sian Heder
Apple Original Films
NOMINEES
| Jude Hill — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| Cooper Hoffman — “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| Woody Norman — “C’mon C’mon” (A24) |
| Joséphine Sanz — “Petite Maman” (Canal+) |
BEST VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Phil Burbank
“The Power of the Dog”
Portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch
Netflix
NOMINEES
| Baron Vladimir Harkonnen – “Dune” (portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård) |
| The Green Goblin/Norman Osborn – “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (portrayed by Willem Dafoe) |
| Rufus Buck – “The Harder They Fall” (portrayed by Idris Elba) |
| Xu Wenwu – “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (portrayed by Tony Leung) |
QUICK LIST
Best Picture Of The Year: “Drive My Car”
Best Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi — “Drive My Car”
Best Actor: Nicolas Cage — “Pig”
Best Actress: Kristen Stewart – “Spencer”
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose — “West Side Story”
Best Ensemble Cast: “Mass”
Best Action Choreography: “In The Heights”
Best Screenplay: “Drive My Car” — Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe
Best Animated Feature: “Flee”
Best Documentary: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Best Film Not in the English Language: “Drive My Car”
Best Cinematography: “The Green Knight” — Andrew Droz Palermo
Best Costume Design: “The Green Knight” — Malgosia Turzanska
Best Film Editing: “Dune” — Joe Walker
Best Original Score: “Dune” — Hans Zimmer
Best Production Design: “The Green Knight” – Jade Healy & Jenny Oman
Best Visual Effects: “Dune”
Best Youth Performance: Emilia Jones — “CODA”
Best Villain Of The Year: Phil Burbank – “The Power of the Dog” (portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch)
Seattle Film Critics Society
After formation in the fall of 2016, The Seattle Film Critics Society officially became a non-profit organization in 2017, with a membership now consisting of 26 film critics, representing print, broadcast, podcasting, and online film criticism. This year’s awards are the fourth held under the banner of the SFCS, honoring the best films and performances of the year.
