‘Titane,’ ‘Spencer,’ ‘Mass’ top 3rd DiscussingFilm Critics Association awards

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog was the Best Motion Picture prize winner from the 3rd DiscussingFilm Critics Association awards today (as well as several runner-up mentions) but it was Julia Ducournau’s Titane, Pablo Larraín’s Spencer and Fran Kranz’s Mass that were the big winners today, as each took four major awards.

Ducournau was named Best Director and her film also won Supporting Actor for Vincent Lindon, Debut Performance for Agathe Rousselle (who was also the Best Actress runner-up) and International Film. Spencer was the winner for Best Actress (Kristen Stewart), Best Film Editing (Sebastian Sepulveda), Best Cinematography (Claire Mathon) and Best Use of Music for “All I Need is a Miracle.” Mass found its wins in Original Screenplay and Debut Feature Film for Fran Kranz, Best Film Ensemble and Best Independent Film.

Dune was another multiple winner, with three, for Best Sound, Best Score and Best Visual Effects. Andrew Garfield was named Best Actor for tick, tick…BOOM! and Ariana DeBose was named Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am a voting member of the DiscussingFilm Critics Association. Here is the complete list of winners, runners-up and other nominees.

BEST MOTION PICTURE 

Winner: The Power of the Dog
Runner–up: Dune

Other nominees:

• C’mon C’mon
• The Green Knight
• Mass
• Petite Maman
• Spencer
• Tick, Tick… Boom!
• Titane
• West Side Story

BEST DIRECTOR

Winner: Julia Ducournau, Titane
Runner–up: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Other nominees:

• Denis Villeneuve, Dune
• Pablo Larraín, Spencer
• Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

BEST ACTOR

Winner: Andrew Garfield, tick, tick…BOOM!
Runner–up: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog

Other nominees:

• Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon, C’mon
• Will Smith, King Richard
• Nicolas Cage, Pig

BEST ACTRESS 

Winner: Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Runner–up: Agathe Rousselle, Titane

Other nominees:

• Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
• Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
• Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Winner: Vincent Lindon, Titane
Runner–up: Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Other nominees:

• Troy Kotsur, CODA
• Jason Isaacs, Mass
• Robin de Jesús, Tick, Tick… BOOM!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS  

Winner: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Runner–up: Ann Dowd, Mass

Other nominees:

• Aunjanue Ellis Ellis, King Richard 
• Ruth Negga, Passing
• Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM  

Winner: Titane
Runner–up: Drive My Car

Other nominees:

• Flee
• Petite Maman
• The Worst Person in the World

BEST FILM ENSEMBLE  

Winner: Mass
Runner–up: The Harder They Fall

Other nominees:

• The French Dispatch
• The Power of the Dog
• West Side Story

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

Winner: Fran Kranz, Mass
Runner–up: Julia Ducournau, Titane

Other nominees:

• Mike Mills, C’mon C’mon
• Zach Baylin, King Richard
• Steven Knight, Spencer

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runner–up: Jon Spaihts & Denis Villeneuve & Eric Roth, Dune

Other nominees:

• Sian Heder, CODA
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
• Rebecca Hall, Passing

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

Winner: Claire Mathon, Spencer
Runner–up: Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Other nominees:

• Greig Fraser, Dune
• Andrew Doz Palermo, The Green Knight
• Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 

Winner: Hans Zimmer, Dune
Runner–up: Jonny Greenwood, Spencer

Other nominees:

• Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch
• Daniel Hart, The Green Knight
• Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog

BEST COSTUME DESIGN  

Winner: Jenny Beavan, Cruella
Runner–up: Jacqueline Durran, Spencer

Other nominees:

• Jacqueline West, Bob Morgan, Dune
• Milena Canonero, The French Dispatch
• Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Last Night in Soho

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 

Winner: Tamara Deverell, Nightmare Alley
Runner–up: Patrice Vermette, Dune

Other nominees:

• Adam Stockhausen, The French Dispatch
• Guy Hendrix Dyas, Spencer
• Adam Stockhausen, West Side Story

BEST FILM EDITING 

Winner: Sebastian Sepulveda, Spencer
Runner–up: Joe Walker, Dune

Other nominees:

• Hank Corwin, Don’t Look Up
• Peter Sciberras, The Power of the Dog
• Myron Kerstein, Andrew Weisblum, Tick, Tick… BOOM!

BEST SOUND 

Winner: Dune
Runner–up: The Harder They Fall

Other nominees:

• A Quiet Place Part II
• No Time to Die
• The Power of the Dog

BEST USE OF MUSIC

Winner: “All I Need is a Miracle”, Spencer
Runner–up: “Downtown”, Last Night in Soho

Other nominees:

• “Everlasting Love”, Belfast
• “Happy House”, Last Night in Soho
• “You’re My World”, Last Night in Soho

BEST ORIGINAL SONG 

Winner: “So May We Start,” Annette
Runner–up: “No Time to Die”, No Time to Die

Other nominees:

• “Just Look Up”, Don’t Look Up
• “Guns Go Bang”, The Harder They Fall
• “Be Alive”, King Richard

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 

Winner: Dune
Runner–up: Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings

Other nominees:

• Eternals
• Godzilla vs. Kong
• The Suicide Squad

BEST ANIMATED FILM 

Winner: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Runner–up: Flee

Other nominees:

• Belle
• Encanto
• Luca

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM

Winner: Mass
Runner–up: Shiva Baby

Other nominees:

• CODA
• C’mon C’mon
• The Green Knight

BEST DEBUT FEATURE FILM

Winner: Fran Kranz, Mass
Runner–up: Rebecca Hall, Passing

Other nominees:

• Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
• Emma Seligman, Shiva Baby
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tick, Tick… BOOM!

BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE

Winner: Agathe Rousselle, Titane
Runner–up: Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza

Other nominees:

• Jude Hill, Belfast
• Rachel Sennott, Shiva Baby
• Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

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