The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) have revealed their 2021 film awards nominees and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations.
Next closest was Dune with six while Drive My Car and West Side Story tied with five apiece. Rounding out the Best Picture nominees, Licorice Pizza and The Green Knight both earned four nominations.
Up for Best Actor is Andrew Garfield for tick, tick…BOOM!, Benedict Cumberbatch for The Power of the Dog, Denzel Washington for The Tragedy of Macbeth, Hidetoshi Nishijima for Drive My Car, Nicolas Cage for Pig and Will Smith for King Richard. Best Actress nominees are Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Kristen Stewart for Spencer, Olivia Colman for The Lost Daughter, Penélope Cruz for Parallel Mothers and Tessa Thompson for Passing.
Winners will be announced Monday, January 10, at 9am PT.
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