The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC), the 2nd oldest professional film critics association in the U.S. (1966), has revealed its winners for the best in film for 2021 and The Power of the Dog reigned with wins for Best Film, Best Director (Jane Campion) and Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), the only film to win more than one award.
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story found itself a bridesmaid with runner-up mentions in Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose). The film did win one, Adapted Screenplay. Elsewhere, the group spread the wealth quite a bit, with all acting, screenplay and technical winners going to different films, including Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter for Best Actress, Ciarán Hinds in Belfast for Supporting Actor and Ann Dowd in Mass for Supporting Actress.
The KCFCC, the second oldest professional film critic organization in the United States, was founded in 1966 by the late Dr. James Loutzenhiser (1931-2001) who served as the group’s president for over 30 years.
Last year, the group was deadlocked in their Best Film category, which resulted in a tie between Nomadland and Promising Young Woman.
Here is the full list of nominees, winners and runners-up from the 56th Kansas City Film Critics Circle.
Best Film: The Power of the Dog
Runner–up: West Side Story
Robert Altman Award for Best Director: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runner–up: Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Runner–up: Andrew Garfield, tick, tick…BOOM!
Best Actress: Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Runner–up: Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Best Supporting Actor: Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Runner–up: Kodi Smit–McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, Mass
Runner–up: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best Adapted Screenplay: West Side Story
Runner–up: Drive My Car
Best Original Screenplay: Licorice Pizza
Runner–up: The French Dispatch
Best Cinematography: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Runner–up: Dune
Best Animated Feature: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Runner–up: Flee
Best Documentary: Summer of Soul
Runner–up: Procession
Best Foreign Film: Drive My Car
Runner–up: The Worst Person in the World
The Tom Poe Award for Best LGBT Film: Flee
Runner–up: The Power of the Dog
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film: The Green Knight
Runner–up: Dune
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS:
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress (There Was A Tie For Fifth In This Category)
Best Original Screenplay (There Was A Tie For Fifth In This Category)
Best Adapted Screenplay (There Was A Tie For Fifth In This Category)
Best Cinematography
Best Animated Feature
Best Foreign Film
Best Documentary (There Was A Tie For Fifth In This Category)
Vince Kohler Award
Tom Poe Award
Photo: Kirsty Griffin/Netflix
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