Florida Film Critics winners: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ Adam Driver wins Best Actor for ‘Annette’
The Florida Film Critics Circle has named Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog the Best Picture of 2021, also awarding the film Best Director, Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee, Adapted Screenplay and Cinematography. The film led the nominations with nine.
Leos Carax’s adventurous musical Annette came in with seven nominations and won Best Actor for Adam Driver as well as several runner-up placements, including Best Picture, Director and Visual Effects.
Alana Haim was named Best Actress for her film debut in Licorice Pizza and Cooper Hoffman won the Breakout Award, also his film debut. Ariana DeBose won Supporting Actress for West Side Story.
Here is the full list of winners and several runners-up for the 2021 Florida Film Critics Circle.
Best Picture
Winner: The Power of the Dog
Runner-up: Annette
Best Director
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runner-up: Leos Carax, Annette
Best Actor
Winner: Adam Driver, Annette
Runner-up: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Best Actress
Winner: Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Runner-up: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Runner-up: Vincent Lindon, Titane
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Runner-up: Ruth Negga, Passing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch
Runners-up: Leos Carax, Ron & Russell Mael, Annette; Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy; Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runners-up: Tony Kushner, West Side Story; Steven Levenson, tick, tick… Boom!
Best Ensemble
Winner: Mass
Runner-up: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Best Animated Film
Winner: Encanto
Runners-up: Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, Flee, Josep
Best Documentary
Winner: Summer of Soul
Runner-up: Procession
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: The Hand of God
Runners-up: Drive My Car, Titane, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Best Cinematography
Winner: Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Runners-up: Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story; Claire Mathon, Spencer
Best Art Direction/Production Design
Winner: Dune
Runner-up: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Best Score
Winner: Hans Zimmer, Dune
Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Dune
Runner-up: Annette
Best First Film
Winner: Michael Sarnoski, Pig
Runners-up: Fran Kranz, Mass; Rebecca Hall, Passing
Breakout Award
Winner: Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
Runner-up: Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
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