The Houston Film Critics Society named “The Power of the Dog” their Best Picture of the year in their fifteenth year. Jane Campion won two awards, for Best Director and Screenplay, and Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee both won acting awards for their work in “The Power of the Dog.”
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
NOMINEES
| “Belfast” (A24) |
| “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) |
| “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| “tick, tick… BOOM!” (Netflix) |
| “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (A24) |
BEST Director
Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
NOMINEES
| Paul Thomas Anderson — “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| Kenneth Branagh — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| Guillermo del Toro — “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| Denis Villeneuve — “Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix
NOMINEES
| Peter Dinklage — “Cyrano” (United Artists) |
| Andrew Garfield — “tick, tick… BOOM!” (Netflix) |
| Will Smith — “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| Denzel Washington — “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (A24) |
BEST Actress
Jessica Chastain
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Directed by Michael Showalter
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
| Olivia Colman — “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix) |
| Penélope Cruz — “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| Alana Haim — “Licorice Pizza” (MGM) |
| Emilia Jones — “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| Kristen Stewart — “Spencer” (Neon) |
BEST Supporting ACTOR
Kodi Smit-McPhee
“The Power of the Dog”
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix
NOMINEES
| Andrew Garfield — “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| Ciarán Hinds — “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| Troy Kotsur — “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| J. K. Simmons — “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) |
BEST Supporting Actress
Ann Dowd
“Mass”
Directed by Fran Kranz
Bleecker Street
NOMINEES
| Jessie Buckley — “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix) |
| Ariana DeBose — “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) |
| Kirsten Dunst — “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
| Aunjanue Ellis — “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST Screenplay
“The Power of the Dog”
Written by Jane Campion
Based on “The Power of the Dog” by Thomas Savage
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “Belfast” — Kenneth Branagh (Focus Features) |
| “CODA” — Sian Heder (Apple Original Films) |
| “Don’t Look Up” — Adam McKay (Netflix) |
| “Licorice Pizza” — Paul Thomas Anderson (MGM) |
BEST Cinematography
“Dune”
Cinematography by Greig Fraser
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| “Nightmare Alley” — Dan Laustsen (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “The Power of the Dog” — Ari Wegner (Netflix) |
| “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — Bruno Delbonnel (A24) |
| “West Side Story” — Janusz Kamiński (20th Century Studios) |
BEST Animated Feature
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Directed by Mike Rianda
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “Luca” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
BEST Original Score
(TIE)
“Dune”
Composed by Hans Zimmer
Warner Bros. Pictures
“The Power of the Dog”
Composed by Jonny Greenwood
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “The French Dispatch” — Alexandre Desplat (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “The Harder They Fall” — Jeymes Samuel (Netflix) |
| “Spencer” — Jonny Greenwood (Neon) |
BEST Original Song
“Wherever I Fall – Pt. 1”
from “Cyrano”
Music and Lyrics by Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner, Matt Berninger, and Carin Besser
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
NOMINEES
| “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Guns Go Bang” from “The Harder They Fall” (Netflix) |
| “Just Look Up” from “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) |
| “No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die” (MGM) |
BEST Foreign Language Film
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Janus Films
NOMINEES
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| “Riders of Justice” (Magnolia Pictures) |
| “The Worst Person in the World” (Neon) |
BEST Documentary Feature
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
| “Flee” (Neon) |
| “The Rescue” (Greenwich Entertainment) |
| “The Sparks Brothers” (Focus Features) |
| “Val” (Amazon Studios) |
Texas Independent Film Award
“Red Rocket”
Directed by Sean Baker
A24
NOMINEES
| “Amaraica” |
| “Playing God” (Vertical Entertainment) |
| “Test Pattern” (Kino Lorber) |
| “12 Mighty Orphans” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
BEST Visual Effects
“Dune”
Visual Effects by Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
| “The Matrix Resurrections” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
BEST Stunt Coordination Team
“No Time to Die”
Stunt Coordination by Matthew Sampson, Olivier Schneider, Leah Breckman, Jamie Edgell, Yves Girard,
Boris Martinez, Gabriele Ragusa, Franco Maria Salamon, and Patrick Vo
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
NOMINEES
| “Black Widow” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “The Matrix Resurrections” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Columbia Pictures) |
BEST Ensemble Cast
“Mass”
Cast: Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton
Bleecker Street
NOMINEES
| “Belfast” (Focus Features) |
| “CODA” (Apple Original Films) |
| “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) |
Cinematic Achievement Award
Well Go USA
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “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: Jessica Chastain — “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Scott-McPhee — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd — “Mass”
Best Screenplay: “The Power of the Dog” — Jane Campion
Best Cinematography: “Dune”— Greig Fraser
Best Animated Feature: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Best Original Score (TIE): Hans Zimmer — “Dune”; Jonny Greenwood — “The Power of the Dog”
Best Original Song: “Wherever I Fall – Part I” from “Cyrano”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Drive My Car”
Best Documentary Feature: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Texas Independent Film Award: “Red Rocket”
Best Visual Effects: “Dune”
Best Stunt Coordination Team: “No Time to Die”
Best Ensemble Cast: “Mass”
Cinematic Achievement Award: Well Go USA
Houston Film Critics Society
Founded in 2007, the Houston Film Critics Society helps to organize and coordinate the local area film critics community, and bring the wonders of cinema to the public at large.
