Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) nominations: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Belfast,’ ‘Passing’ lead the field
Jane Campion’s sweeping, slow-burn epic The Power of the Dog dominated the Alliance of Women Journalists nominations today with 10 nods, including Best Film, Best Actor, Supporting Actress and two Supporting Actor mentions. Campion herself earned multiple nods for her direction and screenplay adaptation.
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast was next with 8 nominations, followed by Rebecca Hall’s Passing with six and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter with 5. All were nominated for Best Film alongside Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza.
“2021 has been a surprisingly great year for films, especially for female-directed films, as is indicated by AWFJ’s EDA Award nominees,” said AWFJ and EDA Awards founder Jennifer Merin. “Our list of eligible films exceeds 700, and we’re thrilled to see so many of them directed by women and femme-centric. We hope the trend will continue and we will continue to recognize and honor the best with our annual EDA Awards and those we present at festivals, and with our Movie of the Week feature on AWFJ.org.”
Along with the traditional nominees, the AWFJ also have categories specifically dedicated to women in front of and behind the camera where The Power of the Dog, Passing and The Lost Daughter raked in more nominations as well as the group’s yearly condemnation of things like age gaps between actors and actresses (which, ironically, includes Best Film nominee Licorice Pizza) and an actresses who ‘Deserves A New Agent Award and their Hall of Shame Award, which this year sees mentions for Gina Carano, Nicki Minaj and Letitia Wright using celeb status for anti-vax propaganda, condemning the producers of Rust over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and to Warner Bros for greenlighting Lethal Weapon 5 under the direction of Mel Gibson.
Nominations were originally reported by Variety. Here is the full list of nominations. Winners will be announced in early January 2022.
Best Film
Belfast
Licorice Pizza
The Lost Daughter
Passing
The Power Of The Dog
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh –Belfast
Jane Campion – The Power Of The Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal- The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall – Passing
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Lady Gaga – House Of Gucci
Tessa Thompson – Passing
Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
Ann Dowd – Mass
Kirsten Dunst – The Power Of The Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Ruth Negga – Passing
Best Actor
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 Actor In A Supporting Role
Jamie Dornan – Belfast
Troy Kostur – CODA
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Jesse Plemons – The Power Of The Dog
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power Of The Dog
Best Screenplay, Original
Being The Ricardos – Aaron Sorkin
Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Don’t Look Up – Adam McKay
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
Mass – Fran Kranz
Best Screenplay, Adapted
CODA – Sian Heder
Dune – Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal
Passing – Rebecca Hall
The Power Of The Dog – Jane Campion
Best Documentary
Ascension
Flee
Julia
Summer Of Soul
Val
Best Animated Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells Vs The Machine
Raya And The Last Dragon
Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director(s)
Belfast – Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann
The French Dispatch – Douglas Aibel, Antoinette Boulat
The Harder They Fall – Victoria Thomas
King Richard – Rich Delia, Avy Kaufman
The Power Of The Dog – Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba, Nina Gold
Best Cinematography
Belfast – Haris Zambarloukos
Dune – Greig Fraser
Passing – Eduard Grau
The Power Of The Dog – Ari Wegner
The Tragedy Of Macbeth – Bruno Delbonnel
Best Editing
Belfast – Una Ní Dhonghalle
Don’t Look Up – Hank Corwin
Dune – Joe Walker
The Power Of The Dog – Peter Sciberras
West Side Story – Sarah Broshar, Michael Kahn
Best Non-English-language Film
Drive My Car
Flee
A Hero
I’m Your Man
Titane
EDA Female Focus Awards
Best Woman Director
Jane Campion – The Power Of The Dog
Julia Ducournau – Titane”
Maggie Gyllenhall – The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall – Passing
Sian Heder – CODA
Best Woman Screenwriter
Jane Campion – The Power Of The Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall – Passing
Sian Heder – CODA
Maria Schrader – I’m Your Man
Best Animated Female
Mirabel, Stephanie Beatriz – Encanto
Katie, Abbi Jacobsen –The Mitchells Vs The Machine
Raya, Kelly Marie Tran – “Raya And The Last Dragon
Giulia, Emma Berman – Luca
Sisu, Awkwafina – Raya And The Last Dragon
Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance
Ariana DeBose -West Side Story
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person In The World
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry
Victoria Alonzo For Her Achievements At Marvel Studios
Maya Cade For Establishing The Black Film Archive
Anna Serner For 20 Years Of Female-forward Work At The Swedish Film Institute
EDA Special Mention Awards
Grand Dame Award For Defying Ageism
Dame Judi Dench
Ms. Rita Moreno
Dame Diana Rigg
Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award
The Many Saints Of Newark – Ray Liotta and Michela Derossi (38 Years)
Red Rocket – Simon Rex and Suzanna Son (21 Years)
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard – Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson (21 Years)
Nightmare Alley – David Strathairn and Toni Collette (22 Years)
Licorice Pizza – Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman (10 Years)
She Deserves A New Agent Award
Amy Adams – The Woman In The Window and Dear Evan Hansen
Melissa McCarthy – The Starling
Chlöe Grace Moretz – Tom And Jerry
Most Daring Performance Award
Sandra Bullock – The Unforgivable
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Ruth Negga – Passing
Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person In The World
Agatha Rouselle – Titane
Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award
The Boss Baby: The Family Business
Cruella
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Tom And Jerry
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
Gina Carano, Nicki Minaj and Letitia Wright for using celeb status for anti-vax propaganda
Producers, crew and cast of Rust for not following proper safety protocol and causing the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
Warner Bros for contributing to Mel Gibson’s resurgence by hiring him to direct Lethal Weapon 5
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