Hawaii Film Critics winners: ‘Last Night in Soho’ takes Best Picture, Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin win supporting awards
The Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) revealed their winner for the best in film for 2021 and Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho was named Best Picture. The film had earned nine nominations from the group and also won Best Sound, Best Film Editing and Best Horror Film.
Two films that earned 10 nods: Belfast and The Power of the Dog, ended up with one and zero wins, respectively, while Dune, another 10-time nominee won for its art direction, cinematography, costume design and as Best Sci-Fi Film. Not to be too outshined, CODA, which had earned eight nominations, won three big ones: Supporting Actor (Troy Kotsur), Supporting Actress (Marlee Matlin) and Adapted Screenplay.
Guillermo del Toro was named Best Director for Nightmare Alley despite the film not being nominated for Best Picture.
Here is the complete list of winner from the Hawaii Film Critics Society.
BEST PICTURE
Belfast
Last Night in Soho – WINNER
CODA
Mass
The Power of the Dog
BEST DIRECTOR
Guillermo Del Toro, Nightmare Alley – WINNER
Destin Daniel Cretton, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Sian Heder, CODA
BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage, Pig – WINNER
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick, Boom!
Will Smith, King Richard
Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Kristen Stewart, Spencer – WINNER
Emilia Jones, CODA
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Thomasin McKenzie, Last Night in Soho
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur, CODA – WINNER
Ciaran Hinds, Belfast
Jared Leto, House of Gucci
Jamie Dornan, Belfast
Kodhi Smit- McPhee, The Power of the Dog
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Marlee Matlin, CODA – WINNER
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast – WINNER
Pig
Last Night in Soho
King Richard
Don’t Look Up
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Power of the Dog
Dune
Nightmare Alley
CODA – WINNER
The Tragedy of Macbeth
BEST ART DIRECTION
Dune – WINNER
Nightmare Alley
Belfast
The Power of the Dog
The Green Knight
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dune – WINNER
Nightmare Alley
Last Night in Soho
House of Gucci
West Side Story
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dune – WINNER
The Power of the Dog
Belfast
Nightmare Alley
Last Night in Soho
BEST EDITING
Dune
Last Night in Soho – WINNER
Belfast
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Mitchells vs The Machines – WINNER
Raya and the Last Dragon
Luca
Encanto
Sing 2
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Summer of Soul – WINNER
Val
9/11: Inside the President’s War Room
The First Wave
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Bunny
BEST MAKE-UP
Cruella – WINNER
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Dune
House of Gucci
Cyrano
BEST SOUND
Last Night in Soho – WINNER
Dune
A Quiet Place Part II
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dune
The Power of the Dog
The Harder They Fall – WINNER
Encanto
Don’t Look Up
BEST SONG
“No Time to Die,” No Time to Die – WINNER
“Beyond the Shore,” CODA
“Down to Joy,” Belfast
“Be Alive,” King Richard
“Just Look Up,” Don’t Look Up
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home – WINNER
Dune
Free Guy
No Time to Die
BEST STUNT WORK
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – WINNER
No Time to Die
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Nobody
Black Widow
BEST NEW FILMMAKER
Michael Sarnoski, Pig – WINNER
Rebecca Hall, Passing
Fran Kranz, Mass
Lin Manuel Miranda, Tick, Tick…Boom!
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
BEST FIRST FILM
Pig
Mass
Passing
Tick, Tick…Boom! – WINNER
The Novice
BEST OVERLOOKED FILM
Last Night in Soho
The Card Counter
Malignant
CODA – WINNER
The Night House
BEST VOCAL/MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE:
Kelly Marie Tran, Raya and the Last Dragon – WINNER
John Leguizamo, Encanto
Olivia Colman, The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Danny McBride, The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Thomas Hayden Church, Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST HORROR FILM
Candyman
Malignant
Last Night in Soho – WINNER
A Quiet Place Part II
Antlers
BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – WINNER
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Zac Snyder’s Justice League
The Suicide Squad
Black Widow
BEST SCI-FI FILM
Dune – WINNER
Free Guy
A Quiet Place Part II
The Matrix Resurrections
Reminiscence
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Hand of God (Italy) – WINNER
Drive My Car (Japan)
Benedetta (France)
The Worst Person in the World (Norway)
Lamb (Iceland)
BEST HAWAIIAN FILM
I Was a Simple Man (dir. Christopher Makoto Yogi) (Oahu)
Waterman (dir. Isaac Halisima) (Oahu)
Ka Ho’i The Return (dir. Mitchel Viernes) (Oahu)
Our Makawao (dir. Robert Stone, Matt Yamashita) (Maui) – WINNER
Finding Ohana (Oahu)
WORST FILM OF 2020
Space Jam: A New Legacy – WINNER
The Matrix Resurrections
Coming 2 America
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Don’t Breathe 2
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