Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ and Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ lead the nomination list for the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards. Both the films got 11 nominations each followed closely by ‘Dune’ and ‘The Power of the Dog’, which both racked up 10 apiece.
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All four are among Best Picture nominees that also include ‘Licorice Pizza’ and ‘Nightmare Alley’ with eight nominations each, ‘King Richard’ and ‘Don’t Look Up’ with six nominations, ‘CODA’ with four, and ‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ with two including a Best Actor nod for its star Andrew Garfield, reports deadline.com
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“We are so proud to be honoring this amazing list of films and the incredibly talented people who made them during this extremely challenging time,” said Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin.
“All eyes are going to be on the Fairmont Century Plaza red carpet and ballroom on January 9, when the biggest stars in movies and television will be gathered to celebrate the best of the best in entertainment this past year. In the safest possible environment, it will mark the return of the kind of glitz and glamor we haven’t been able to enjoy in far too long,” he added.
Here’s the full list of nominations:
Best Picture
BelfastCODADon’t Look UpDuneKing RichardLicorice PizzaNightmare AlleyThe Power of the Dogtick, tick…Boom!West Side Story
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage, PigBenedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the DogPeter Dinklage, CyranoAndrew Garfield – tick, tick…Boom!Will Smith, King RichardDenzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy FayeOlivia Colman, The Lost DaughterLady Gaga, House of GucciAlana Haim, Licorice PizzaNicole Kidman, Being the RicardosKristen Stewart, Spencer
Best Supporting Actor
Jamie Dornan, BelfastCiarán Hinds, BelfastTroy Kotsur, CODAJared Leto, House of GucciJ.K. Simmons, Being the RicardosKodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Caitríona Balfe, BelfastAriana DeBose, West Side StoryAnn Dowd, MassKirsten Dunst, The Power of the DogAunjanue Ellis, King RichardRita Moreno, West Side Story
Best Young Actor/Actress
Jude Hill, BelfastCooper Hoffman, Licorice PizzaEmilia Jones, CODAWoody Norman, C’mon C’monSaniyya Sidney, King RichardRachel Zegler, West Side Story
Best Acting Ensemble
BelfastDon’t Look UpThe Harder They FallLicorice PizzaThe Power of the DogWest Side Story
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice PizzaKenneth Branagh, BelfastJane Campion, The Power of the DogGuillermo del Toro, Nightmare AlleySteven Spielberg, West Side StoryDenis Villeneuve, Dune
Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice PizzaZach Baylin, King RichardKenneth Branagh, BelfastAdam McKay, David Sirota, Don’t Look UpAaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion, The Power of the DogMaggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost DaughterSiân Heder, CODATony Kushner, West Side StoryJon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Dune
Best Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of MacbethGreig Fraser, DuneJanusz Kaminski, West Side StoryDan Laustsen, Nightmare AlleyAri Wegner, The Power of the DogHaris Zambarloukos, Belfast
Best Production Design
Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards, BelfastTamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, Nightmare AlleyAdam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo, The French DispatchAdam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo, West Side StoryPatrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos, Dune
Best Film Editing
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn, West Side StoryÚna Ní Dhonghaíle, BelfastAndy Jurgensen, Licorice PizzaPeter Sciberras, The Power of the DogJoe Walker, Dune
Best Costume Design
Jenny Beavan – CruellaLuis Sequeira – Nightmare AlleyPaul Tazewell – West Side StoryJacqueline West, Robert Morgan – DuneJanty Yates – House of Gucci
Best Hair and Makeup
CruellaDuneThe Eyes of Tammy FayeHouse of GucciNightmare Alley
Best Visual Effects
DuneThe Matrix ResurrectionsNightmare AlleyNo Time to DieShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Best Comedy
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del MarDon’t Look UpFree GuyThe French DispatchLicorice Pizza
Best Animated Feature
EncantoFleeLucaThe Mitchells vs the MachinesRaya and the Last Dragon
Best Foreign Language Film
A HeroDrive My CarFleeThe Hand of GodThe 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 UpJonny Greenwood, The Power of the DogJonny Greenwood, SpencerNathan Johnson, Nightmare AlleyHans Zimmer, Dune
Winners in all categories be revealed at the Critics Choice Awards gala, hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer on January 9.
Also, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed its Golden Globe nominations in motion pictures and television and also plans to announce winners on January 9.
