Friday, March 29, 2024

The 2021 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Nominations

By Matt Neglia 

The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2021. Their winners will be revealed on December 17th 2021.

Click below to see the nominees.

​BEST PICTURE
DRIVE MY CAR
LICORICE PIZZA
THE POWER OF THE DOG
SPENCER
WEST SIDE STORY

BEST COMEDY FILM
BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
LICORICE PIZZA
RED ROCKET
SHIVA BABY

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
DUNE
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
A QUIET PLACE PART II
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
THE SUICIDE SQUAD

BEST HORROR FILM
CANDYMAN
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
MALIGNANT
THE NIGHT HOUSE
TITANE

BEST ANIMATED FILM
ENCANTO
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
VIVO

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
DRIVE MY CAR
THE HAND OF GOD
PETITE MAMAN
TITANE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

BEST DOCUMENTARY
FLEE
THE SPARKS BROTHERS
SUMMER OF SOUL
VAL
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

BEST ACTOR
NICOLAS CAGE, PIG
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, THE POWER OF THE DOG
ANDREW GARFIELD, TICK,TICK…BOOM!
JOAQUIN PHOENIX, C’MON C’MON
DENZEL WASHINGTON, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

BEST ACTRESS
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
BRADLEY COOPER, LICORICE PIZZA
MIKE FAIST, WEST SIDE STORY
CIARIN HINDS, BELFAST
KODI SMIT-MCPHEE, THE POWER OF THE DOG
JEFFREY WRIGHT, THE FRENCH DISPATCH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CAITRIONA BALFE, BELFAST
KIRSTEN DUNST, THE POWER OF THE DOG
ARIANA DEBOSE, WEST SIDE STORY
RITA MORENO, WEST SIDE STORY
RUTH NEGGA, PASSING

BEST DIRECTOR
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, LICORICE PIZZA
WES ANDERSON, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
JANE CAMPION, THE POWER OF THE DOG
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI, DRIVE MY CAR
STEVEN SPIELBERG, WEST SIDE STORY

BEST SCREENPLAY
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, LICORICE PIZZA
JANE CAMPION AND THOMAS SAVAGE, THE POWER OF THE DOG
RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI, HARUKI MURAKAMI, AND TAKAMASA OE, DRIVE MY CAR
MIKE MILLS, C’MON C’MON
AARON SORKIN, BEING THE RICARDOS

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

BEST SCORE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
JONNY GREENWOOD, THE POWER OF THE DOG
JONNY GREENWOOD, SPENCER
JEYMES SAMUEL, THE HARDER THEY FALL
HANS ZIMMER, DUNE

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Matt Neglia
Matt Negliahttps://nextbestpicture.com/
Obsessed about the Oscars, Criterion Collection and all things film 24/7. Critics Choice Member.

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