“Belfast” from Focus Features and “West Side Story” from 20th Century Studios lead this year’s film contenders, earning 11 nominations each. In addition to Best Picture, “Belfast” racked up several acting nominations including Best Supporting Actor nods for both Jamie Dornan and Ciarán Hinds, Best Supporting Actress for Caitríona Balfe, Best Young Actor/Actress for Jude Hill, and Best Acting Ensemble, while Kenneth Branagh could take home both the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay trophies. “Belfast” also earned nominations for Haris Zambarloukos for Best Cinematography, Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards for Best Production Design, and Úna Ní Dhonghaíle for Best Editing.
“Dune” and “The Power of the Dog” trail with 10 nominations each. Steven Spielberg received a Best Director nomination for his Best Picture contender “West Side Story.” Two of the film’s standout performers, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno, will be vying for Best Supporting Actress, while Rachel Zegler is up for Best Young Actor/Actress. “West Side Story” also garnered a nomination for Best Acting Ensemble, and nods for Tony Kushner for Best Adapted Screenplay, Janusz Kaminski for Best Cinematography, Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo for Best Production Design, Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn for Best Editing, and Paul Tazewell for Best Costume Design. “Licorice Pizza” and “Nightmare Alley” collected eight nominations apiece, followed by “King Richard” and “Don’t Look Up,” each with six. Rounding out the Best Picture nominees are “CODA” and “Tick Tick Boom.” Ballots for the final round of voting for the Critics Choice Awards go out to members January 5, 2022, and are due back just two days later on January 7 at 9 p.m. PT. The 27th Critics Choice Awards will be held at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City and air Sunday, January 9, 2022, on The CW Network and TBS. A host has yet to be announced. Taye Diggs, star of the CW’s “All American,” served as host for the past three years. BEST PICTURE Belfast CODA Don’t Look Up Dune King Richard Licorice Pizza Nightmare Alley The Power of the Dog tick, tick…Boom! West Side Story BEST ACTOR Nicolas Cage – Pig Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog Peter Dinklage – Cyrano Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…Boom! Will Smith – King Richard Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
BEST ACTRESS Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter Lady Gaga – House of Gucci Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos Kristen Stewart – Spencer BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Jamie Dornan – Belfast Ciarán Hinds – Belfast Troy Kotsur – CODA Jared Leto – House of Gucci J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Caitríona Balfe – Belfast Ariana DeBose – West Side Story Ann Dowd – Mass Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard Rita Moreno – West Side Story BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Jude Hill – Belfast Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza Emilia Jones – CODA Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon Saniyya Sidney – King Richard Rachel Zegler – West Side Story BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Belfast Don’t Look Up The Harder They Fall Licorice Pizza The Power of the Dog West Side Story BEST DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza Kenneth Branagh – Belfast Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley Steven Spielberg – West Side Story Denis Villeneuve – Dune BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza Zach Baylin – King Richard Kenneth Branagh – Belfast Adam McKay, David Sirota – Don’t Look Up Aaron Sorkin – Being the Ricardos BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter Siân Heder – CODA Tony Kushner – West Side Story Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth – Dune BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth Greig Fraser – Dune Janusz Kaminski – West Side Story Dan Laustsen – Nightmare Alley Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog Haris Zambarloukos – Belfast BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards – Belfast Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Nightmare Alley Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – The French Dispatch Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – West Side Story Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos – Dune BEST EDITING Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – West Side Story Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Belfast Andy Jurgensen – Licorice Pizza Peter Sciberras – The Power of the Dog Joe Walker – Dune BEST COSTUME DESIGN Jenny Beavan – Cruella Luis Sequeira – Nightmare Alley Paul Tazewell – West Side Story Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan – Dune Janty Yates – House of Gucci BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP Cruella Dune The Eyes of Tammy Faye House of Gucci Nightmare Alley BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Dune The Matrix Resurrections Nightmare Alley No Time to Die Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings BEST COMEDY Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar Don’t Look Up Free Guy The French Dispatch Licorice Pizza
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Encanto Flee Luca The Mitchells vs the Machines Raya and the Last Dragon BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM A Hero Drive My Car Flee The Hand of God The Worst Person in the World BEST SONG Be Alive – King Richard Dos Oruguitas – Encanto Guns Go Bang – The Harder They Fall Just Look Up – Don’t Look Up No Time to Die – No Time to Die BEST SCORE Nicholas Britell – Don’t Look Up Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog Jonny Greenwood – Spencer Nathan Johnson – Nightmare Alley Hans Zimmer – Dune Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
