North Texas Critics awards: ‘The Green Knight’ is Best Picture, ‘The French Dispatch’ wins three

The North Texas Critics Film Critics Association has named David Lowery’s The Green Knight, starring Dev Patel, the best film of 2021.

Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story led the nomination field with seven and found a win for Rachel Zegler as Best Newcomer.

Nicolas Cage (Pig) and Kristen Stewart (Spencer) were the Best Actor and Best Actress winners, respectively, and both supporting wins went to The French Dispatch: Jeffrey Wright and Tilda Swinton. The film also won the group’s Gary Murray Award for Best Ensemble.

The North Texas Film Critics Association consists of 14 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout the North Texas area. 

Here is the full list of nominations and winners in bold.

Best Picture

Dune
The Green Knight – WINNER
Spencer
West Side Story

Best Director

Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
David Lowery, The Green Knight
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve, Dune – WINNER

Best Actor

Nicolas Cage, Pig – WINNER
Dev Patel, The Green Knight
Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon C’mon
Will Smith, King Richard

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Noomi Rapace, Lamb
Kristen Stewart, Spencer – WINNER
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Best Supporting Actor

Barry Keoghan, The Green Knight
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch – WINNER

Best Supporting Actress

Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Tilda Swinton, The French Dispatch – WINNER

Best Animated Film

Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon – WINNER

Best Documentary

Summer of Soul – WINNER
Val
The Velvet Underground

Best Foreign Language Film

A Hero
Lamb – WINNER
Titane

Best Cinematographer

Greig Fraser, Dune – WINNER
Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story
Claire Mathon, Spencer

Best Newcomer

Jude Hill, Belfast
Emilia Jones, CODA
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story – WINNER

Gary Murray Award (Best Ensemble)

Don’t Look Up
The French Dispatch – WINNER
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