Florida Film Critics nominations: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Annette’ lead

There must be something in the water down in Florida. The state’s top critics’ group announced their nominations on Wednesday with categories of three nominees, some with four, some five and Original Screenplay with seven. Best Picture, a three-film category, is made up of Annette, Mass and The Power of the Dog, a motley crew if there ever was one. TPOTD was the nomination leader with 9 but Annette was right behind with 7, including Best Actor and Best Director nods.

Another left field choice was Ryusuke Hamagachi. But, not just for Drive My Car. His other 2021 film, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy earned him Best Director and Original Screenplay nod and his pair of films landed double Foreign Language Film mentions.

West Side Story was another big nomination getter with six, while Mass, Belfast, Dune and Licorice Pizza all earned four apiece. Winners will be announced on December 21, here is the full list of nominations.

Best Picture

Annette
Mass
The Power of the Dog

Best Director

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Leos Carax, Annette
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Best Actor

Nicolas Cage, Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Adam Driver, Annette
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick… Boom!
Oscar Isaac, The Card Counter

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Best Supporting Actor

Jamie Dornan, Belfast
Jared Leto, House of Gucci
Vincent Lindon, Titane
J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress

Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Ruth Negga, Passing

Best Original Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Leos Carax, Ron & Russell Mael, Annette
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Fran Kranz, Mass
Kristen Wigg & Annie Mumolo, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Tony Kushner, West Side Story
Steven Levenson, tick, tick… Boom!
François Ozon, Summer of 85

Best Ensemble

Licorice Pizza
Mass
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Best Animated Film

Belle
Encanto
Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Flee
Josep
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Best Documentary

Flee
Procession
Summer of Soul

Best Foreign Language Film

Drive My Car
The Hand of God
Riders of Justice
Titane
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Best Cinematography

Greig Fraser, Dune
Mike Gioulakis, Old
Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story
Claire Mathon, Spencer
Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog

Best Art Direction/Production Design

Annette
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Dune
West Side Story

Best Score

Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch
Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Ron & Russell Mael, Annette
Hans Zimmer, Dune

Best Visual Effects

Annette
Dune
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Best First Film

The Lost Daughter
Mass
Passing
Pig
Shiva Baby

Breakout Award

Jude Hill, Belfast
Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story