Dune and The Power of the Dog led the 2nd Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (MNFCA) winners with Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic earning five awards in the technical categories while Jane Campion’s western mood piece nabbed Best Picture, Screenplay and Director. The two films had tied for the most nominations, with each film earning 11 mentions.
Nicolas Cage (Pig) and Kristen Stewart (Spencer) were named Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively and the supporting awards went to Troy Kotsur for CODA and Ariana DeBose for West Side Story. Spencer also picked up the Best Music award while West Side Story also nabbed Best Ensemble.
The MNFCA is a 21 person group with members working in print, digital, broadcast and podcast media. Members are from across the state, with some in the Twin Cities metro region and others located in Greater Minnesota communities such as Brainerd, Duluth, Fargo-Moorhead, Rochester, and Wahpeton-Breckenridge.
Here is the complete of winners and runners-up.
WINNER: “The Power of the Dog”
RUNNERS UP: “Dune” and “West Side Story”
WINNER: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog
RUNNER UP: Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”
WINNER: Nicolas Cage, “Pig”
RUNNER UP: Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
WINNER: Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”
RUNNER UP: Alana Haim, “Licorice Pizza”
WINNER: Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
RUNNER UP: Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”
WINNER: Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
RUNNER UP: Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
WINNER: “West Side Story”
RUNNER UP: “Belfast”
WINNER: “The Power of the Dog” by Jane Campion
RUNNER UP: “Dune,” by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
WINNER: “Dune”
RUNNER UP: “The Last Duel”
WINNER: “Dune”
RUNNER UP: “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
WINNER: “Spencer”
RUNNERS UP: “Dune” and “Encanto”
WINNER: “Dune”
RUNNER UP: “Cruella”
WINNER: “Nightmare Alley”
RUNNER UP: “Dune”
WINNER: “Dune”
RUNNER UP: “West Side Story”
WINNER: “Dune”
RUNNER UP: “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
WINNER: “Encanto”
RUNNER UP: “Mitchells Vs. the Machines”
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