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  • by Jeff Beck

The Winners of the 27th Annual Critics' Choice Awards for Film


The Broadcast Film Critics Association has just finished handing out their Critics' Choice Awards for 2021, and, once again, it comes as no surprise to find Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog" taking the top prize. The film also won Best Director (Campion), Best Adapted Screenplay (Campion), and Best Cinematography (Ari Wegner). "Belfast" and "Dune" followed right behind with three wins each.


There's now only one more stop in this awards season before the big Oscar finale, and that's the Producers Guild of America Awards on Saturday, where we'll either get final confirmation of the front-runner status of "The Power of the Dog," or we'll get a last-minute challenge to its standing. Be sure to check back then to see how it plays out.


In the meantime, please see below for a list of tonight's Critics' Choice winners:


Best Picture: The Power of the Dog

Best Director: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Best Actor: Will Smith, King Richard

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur, CODA

Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story

Best Acting Ensemble: Belfast

Best Original Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Best Adapted Screenplay: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Best Editing: West Side Story

Best Cinematography: The Power of the Dog

Best Production Design: Dune

Best Costume Design: Cruella

Best Hair & Makeup: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Best Visual Effects: Dune

Best Score: Dune

Best Song: "No Time to Die," No Time to Die

Best Animated Feature: The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Best Foreign Language Film: Drive My Car

Best Young Actor/Actress: Jude Hill, Belfast

Best Comedy Film: Licorice Pizza


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