Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) winners: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Licorice Pizza,’ Mike Faist and more

The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) has named The Power of the Dog the Best Picture of 2021, also awarding the film Best Director for Jane Campion, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Supporting Actress for Kirsten Dunst and Best Score for Jonny Greenwood.

Kristen Stewart won Best Actress for Spencer and West Side Story breakout Mike Faist won his first Best Supporting Actor award this season. In the group’s specialized categories the winners included Licorice Pizza (Best Comedy Film), Dune (Best Science Fiction Film) and Titane (Best Horror Film).

A Special Recognition award was given to Sonny Chiba for Lifetime Achievement In Action Cinema.

Here is the full list of winners.

BEST PICTURE

• DRIVE MY CAR
• LICORICE PIZZA
• THE POWER OF THE DOG – WINNER
• SPENCER
• WEST SIDE STORY

BEST ACTOR

• NICOLAS CAGE, PIG
• BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, THE POWER OF THE DOG
• ANDREW GARFIELD, TICK,TICK…BOOM!
• JOAQUIN PHOENIX, C’MON C’MON,
• DENZEL WASHINGTON, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

BEST ACTRESS

• OLIVIA COLMAN, THE LOST DAUGHTER
• LADY GAGA, HOUSE OF GUCCI
• ALANA HAIM, LICORICE PIZZA
• NICOLE KIDMAN, BEING THE RICARDOS
• KRISTEN STEWART, SPENCER – WINNER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• BRADLEY COOPER, LICORICE PIZZA
• MIKE FAIST, WEST SIDE STORY – WINNER
• CIARIN HINDS, BELFAST
• KODI SMIT-MCPHEE, THE POWER OF THE DOG
• JEFFREY WRIGHT, THE FRENCH DISPATCH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• CATRIONA BALFE, BELFAST
• KIRSTEN DUNST, THE POWER OF THE DOG – WINNER
• ARIANA DEBOSE, WEST SIDE STORY
• RITA MORENO, WEST SIDE STORY
• RUTH NEGGA, PASSING

BEST DIRECTOR

• PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, LICORICE PIZZA
• WES ANDERSON, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
• JANE CAMPION, THE POWER OF THE DOG – WINNER
• RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI, DRIVE MY CAR
• STEVEN SPIELBERG, WEST SIDE STORY

BEST SCREENPLAY

• PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, LICORICE PIZZA – WINNER
• JANE CAMPION AND THOMAS SAVAGE, THE POWER OF THE DOG
• RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI, HARUKI MURAKAMI, AND TAKAMASA OE, DRIVE MY CAR
• MIKE MILLS, C’MON, C’MON
• AARON SORKIN, BEING THE RICARDOS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• BRUNO DELBONNEL, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH – WINNER
• GREIG FRASER, DUNE
• JANUSZ KAMINSKI, WEST SIDE STORY
• DAN LAUSTSEN, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
• ARI WEGNER, THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST SCORE

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
• JONNY GREENWOOD, THE POWER OF THE DOG – WINNER
• JONNY GREENWOOD, SPENCER
• JEYMES SAMUEL, THE HARDER THEY FALL
• HANS ZIMMER, DUNE

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• ENCANTO
• LUCA
• THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES – WINNER
• RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
• VIVO

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• DRIVE MY CAR – WINNER
• THE HAND OF GOD
• PETITE MAMAN
• TITANE
• THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• FLEE
• THE SPARKS BROTHERS
• SUMMER OF SOUL – WINNER
• VAL
• THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

BEST COMEDY FILM

• BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
• THE FRENCH DISPATCH
• LICORICE PIZZA – WINNER
• RED ROCKET
• SHIVA BABY

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

• DUNE – WINNER
• THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
• A QUIET PLACE PART II
• SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
• THE SUICIDE SQUAD

BEST HORROR FILM

• CANDYMAN
• LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
• MALIGNANT
• THE NIGHT HOUSE
• TITANE – WINNER

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Lifetime Achievement In Action Cinema – Sonny Chiba

Photo by Niko Tavernise/20th Century Studios

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