Precursor: 27th Critics Choice Nominations (2021)

Among the most nominated films, there aren’t any real surprises, though CODA and Nightmare Alley get boosts from these citations, the latter more so than the former.

Nominations Tallies

(11) Belfast, West Side Story
(10) Dune, The Power of the Dog
(8) Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley
(6) Don’t Look Up, King Richard
(4) CODA, House of Gucci
(3) Being the Ricardos

The Nominations

Best Picture

Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick…BOOM!
West Side Story

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Best Actor

Nicolas Cage – Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
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
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – Spencer

Best Supporting Actor

Jamie Dornan – Belfast
Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Jared Leto – House of Gucci
J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress

Caitriona Balfe – Belfast
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Ann Dowd – Mass
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Rita Moreno – West Side Story

Best Original Screenplay

Being the Ricardos
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza

Best Adapted Screenplay

CODA
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

Best Score

Don’t Look Up
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
Spencer

Best Song

Be Alive – King Richard
Dos Oruguitas – Encanto
Guns Go Bang – The Harder They Fall
Just Look Up – Don’t Look Up
No Time to Die – No Time to Die

Best Editing

Belfast
Dune
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

Best Cinematography

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

Best Production Design

Belfast
Dune
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story

Best Costume Design

Cruella
Dune
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story

Best Hair & Makeup

Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley

Best Visual Effects

Dune
The Matrix Resurrections
Nightmare Alley
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Best Foreign Language Film

Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
A Hero
The Worst Person in the World

Best Comedy

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Don’t Look Up
Free Guy
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza

Best Acting Ensemble

Belfast
Don’t Look Up
The Harder They Fall
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

Best Young Actor / Actress

Jude Hill – Belfast
Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon
Saniyya Sidney – King Richard
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story