St. Louis Film Critics nominations: ‘Licorice Pizza,’ ‘West Side Story’ lead

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story led the St. Louis Film Critics Association nominations today with 8 apiece, including Best Film and Best Director.

Belfast (7), The Power of the Dog (7) and The Tragedy of Macbeth (4) round out the Best Film category and Dune came in with six nominations.

See the full list of nominations below. Winners will be announced on December 19.

Best Film

• Belfast
• Licorice Pizza
• The Power of the Dog
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• West Side Story

Best Director

• Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
• Denis Villeneuve – Dune
• Wes Anderson – The French Dispatch
• Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
• Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
• Steven Spielberg – West Side Story

Best Actor

• Nicolas Cage – Pig
• Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
• Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…BOOM!
• Will Smith – King Richard
• Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress

• Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
• Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
• Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
• Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
• Kristen Stewart – Spencer

Best Supporting Actor

• Ben Affleck – The Last Duel
• Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
• Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
• Jared Leto – House of Gucci
• Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress

• Ann Dowd – Mass
• Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
• Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
• Rita Moreno – West Side Story
• Ruth Negga – Passing

Best Adapted Screenplay

• CODA
• Drive My Car
• Dune
• The Power of the Dog
• West Side Story

Best Original Screenplay

• Being the Ricardos
• Belfast
• Licorice Pizza
• Mass
• Pig

Best Ensemble

• Being the Ricardos
• Belfast
• The French Dispatch
• Licorice Pizza
• Mass

Best Music Soundtrack

• Cruella
• Last Night in Soho
• Licorice Pizza
• The Tender Bar
• West Side Story

Best Cinematography

• Belfast
• Dune
• The Power of the Dog
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• West Side Story

Best Production Design

• Dune
• The French Dispatch
• Last Night in Soho
• Nightmare Alley
• West Side Story

Best Costume Design

• Cruella
• Dune
• House of Gucci
• Last Night in Soho
• Spencer

Best Visual Effects

• Black Widow
• Dune
• Finch
• Free Guy
• The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Animated Film

• Encanto
• Flee
• Luca
• The Mitchells vs. the Machines
• Vivo

Best Documentary Feature

• Flee
• The Rescue
• Summer of Soul
• Tina
• The Velvet Underground

Best International Film

• Drive My Car (Japan)
• Flee (Denmark)
• The Hand of God (Italy)
• A Hero (Iran)
• Titane (France)

Best Scene

• Buddy when he hears the rioters approaching in Belfast
• First dance at the nightclub in Last Night in Soho
• Truck driving in reverse in Licorice Pizza
• Sunday brunch at the diner in tick, tick…BOOM!
• “America” in West Side Story

Best Action Film

• Black Widow
• Free Guy
• Nobody
• No Time to Die
• Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Best Comedy Film

• Don’t Look Up
• Free Guy
• The French Dispatch
• Licorice Pizza
• The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Best Horror Film

• Candyman
• Lamb
• Last Night in Soho
• A Quiet Place Part II
• Titane

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