Secondary Film Critics Winners

[Eric]

The reality, based on my read of the situation, is that the majority of the critics in this org are bloggers, many living outside of the Minneapolis metro area, and aren’t on the list for critics’ screenings. And when it became clear that any critics’ group that didn’t at least wait for the chance to see Drive My Car (which only opened here a couple Fridays ago), they pushed their scheduled announcement back from its original berth in January.

[Mister Tee]

Tempted to start a thread called "tertiary film critics winners" for this announcement.

Did they think issuing a set of nominations AFTER the Oscars did would get them more attention?

It almost looks like they started with the Oscar slate and improved it around the edges -- choosing a more interesting fifth-man in lead actor, knocking out the director we wished had been deleted for Hamaguchi (and restoring Villeneuve), getting Haim in to actress (along with the better Academy surprises), keeping Negga, etc.

[Eric]

Tempted to start a thread called "tertiary film critics winners" for this announcement.

The Minnesota Film Critics Alliance completed the nomination process over the last week for its second annual award honors.

Eligible films for this year’s awards included those released from March-December 2021. Movies released from January-February 2021 were made eligible in last year’s awards process because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Many films were submitted across all genres for the 16 award categories. In the end, “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog” tied for the most nominations, with each picture earning 11 selections.

Other movies receiving multiple nominations include “West Side Story” with eight, “Licorice Pizza” with five and “Nightmare Alley” with four.

The award winners will be announced March 6.

See the full list of nominees below.

BEST PICTURE
“Dune.”
“Licorice Pizza.”
“Nightmare Alley.”
“The Power of the Dog.”
“West Side Story.”

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza.”
Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog.”
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car.”
Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story.”
Denis Villeneuve, “Dune.”

BEST ACTOR
Nicholas 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.”
Penelope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers.”
Alana Haim, “Licorice Pizza.”
Emilia Jones, “CODA.”
Kristen Stewart, “Spencer.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, “Licorice Pizza.”
Ciaran Hinds, “Belfast.”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA.”
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog.”
Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story.”
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog.”
Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard.”
Kathryn Hunter, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
Ruth Negga, “Passing.”

BEST ENSEMBLE
“Belfast.”
“Dune.”
“The Harder They Fall.”
“The Power of the Dog.”
“West Side Story.”

BEST SCREENPLAY
“Dune,” by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth.
“Licorice Pizza,” by Paul Thomas Anderson.
“Parallel Mothers,” by Pedro Almodovar.
“Pig,” by Vanessa Block
“The Power of the Dog,” by Jane Campion.

BEST EDITING
“Dune.”
“The Last Duel.”
“The Power of the Dog.”
“Tick, Tick… Boom.”
“West Side Story.”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Dune.”
“Nightmare Alley.”
“The Power of the Dog.”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
“West Side Story.”

BEST MUSIC
“Dune.”
“Encanto.”
“The Green Knight.”
“The Power of the Dog.”
“Spencer.”

BEST COSTUME/MAKE-UP
“Cruella.”
“Dune”
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
“Nightmare Alley.”
“Spencer.”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Dune.”
“Last Night in Soho.”
“Nightmare Alley.”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
“West Side Story.”

BEST SOUND WORK
“Dune.”
“Last Night in Soho.”
“No Time to Die.”
“A Quiet Place Part II.”
“West Side Story.”

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
“Dune.”
“Godzilla Vs. Kong.”
“No Time to Die.”
“Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
“Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Encanto.”
“Flee.”
“Luca.”
“Mitchells Vs. The Machines.”
“Raya and the Last Dragon.”

The MNFCA is a 21 person group with members working in print, digital, broadcast and podcast media. Members are from across the state, with some in the Twin Cities metro region and others located in Greater Minnesota communities such as Brainerd, Duluth, Fargo-Moorhead, Rochester, and Wahpeton-Breckenridge.

[mlrg]

· “The Tsugua Diaries” – Portugal
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I had to look up WTF is The Tsugua Diaries because I’d never heard of it. Apparently it opened over here in August and had like 10 viewers…

[Mister Tee]

And another.

Online Film Critics Society

BEST PICTURE:
1. The Power of the Dog
2. Drive My Car
3. Licorice Pizza
4. Dune
5. The Green Knight
6. Pig
7. The Worst Person in the World
8. Titane
9. West Side Story
10. Belfast

BEST DIRECTOR: Jane Campion – “The Power of the Dog”
BEST ACTOR: · Benedict Cumberbatch – “The Power of the Dog”
BEST ACTRESS: · Olivia Colman – “The Lost Daughter”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Power of the Dog”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kirsten Dunst – “The Power of the Dog”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: “Pig”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: “The Power of the Dog”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “The Power of the Dog”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: “The French Dispatch”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: “Dune”
BEST FILM EDITING: “The Power of the Dog”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: “The Power of the Dog”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: “Dune”
BEST DEBUT FEATURE: Maggie Gyllenhaal – “The Lost Daughter”
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: “Drive My Car”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “Summer of Soul” (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
· “Dune” for Sound Design
· “In the Heights for Choreography
· “Memoria” for Sound Design
· “No Time to Die” for Stunt Coordination
· “West Side Story” for Choreography
BEST NON-US RELEASE:
· “1970” – Poland
· “Bank Job” – United Kingdom
· “Benediction” – United Kingdom
· “The Girl and the Spider” – Switzerland
· “The Medium” – Thailand
· “Ninjababy” – Norway
· “Petite Maman” – France
· “Pleasure” – Sweden
· “The Tsugua Diaries” – Portugal
· “Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash” – Indonesia
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
· John Carpenter
· Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
· Sheila Nevins
· Paul Schrader
· John Williams

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
IATSE Workers, for bringing attention to labor issues in the film industry and fighting for better standards
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) for providing worldwide access to classic films, including silent movies.
The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) is an important non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of film.

[Mister Tee]

Believe it or not, there are still a few of these podunk groups left.

Music City Film Critics Awards

Best Film: The Power of the Dog
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Actor: Nicolas Cage in Pig
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd in Mass
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Power of the Dog
Best Young Actor: Jude Hill in Belfast
Best Young Actress: Emilia Jones in CODA
Best Acting Ensemble: The Harder They Fall
Best Director: Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
Best Screenplay: Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
Best Documentary: Summer of Soul
Best Music Film: Tick, Tick...BOOM!
Best Animated Film: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Best International Film: Drive My Car
Best Comedy Film: Licorice Pizza
Best Horror Film: A Quiet Place Part II
Best Action Film: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Best Editing: Paul Machliss for Last Night in Soho
Best Production Design: Patrice Vermette for Dune
Best Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel for The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Sound: Dune
Best Score: Hans Zimmer for Dune
Best Original Song: "No Time to Die"

[Eric]

I know precisely one person who's involved in this group -- https://mnfilmcriticalliance.wordpress.com/ -- who are giving out awards in February, none of whom are the state's last remaining in-print-for-a-major-publication movie critic. (Chris Hewitt, Minneapolis Star Tribune, for the record.) Based on what I can deduce, don't expect anything in the way of happy surprises.

It's too bad. Minnesota was one of the last remaining states that hadn't thrown a hat in this increasingly idiotic ring.

[OscarGuy]

There are plenty of critics online. Matter of fact, I can think of one in particular who is in Alabama who I could imagine is probably part of such a group. That said, I can find no record of any such group existing, so I have no idea where that info is even coming from.

[dws1982]

Jesus, North Dakota could be some guy from Fargo with a Letterboxd account. Ridiculous.

I could start the North Alabama Critics Association for all the credibility these groups have.

I used to chat with a guy who founded the Alabama Film Critics Awards, but I can find no record of them.

I genuinely don't know who would make up such a group because as long as I've been aware, I don't think that any of the papers for the biggest cities (Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile) have kept a critic on staff, and now that they are all merged under the AL.com banner, I believe AL.com just publishes reviews from AP.

[Sabin]

rolotomasi99 wrote
I remember some pundits felt a prejudice against Netflix may have played a part in ROMA losing Best Picture. I was never fully onboard with that thinking since great movies have lost to bad movies long before streaming companies entered the Oscar race.

Has anyone read any similar opinions regarding THE POWER OF THE DOG, or has Covid changed how Hollywood and by extension the Academy members feel about the changing power dynamics among the legacy studios and the new kids on the block?

I have no doubt that anti-Netflix bias played a part in Roma losing Best Picture, but three years ago was an eternity ago and things change.

I also think it would have mattered had more voters liked Roma -- or had it played better on the small screen.

[rolotomasi99]

Jesus, North Dakota could be some guy from Fargo with a Letterboxd account. Ridiculous.

I could start the North Alabama Critics Association for all the credibility these groups have.

Well whoever makes up the North Dakota critics group, they just gave THE POWER OF THE DOG its 21st Best Picture win, setting a new record for a Netflix release.

I guess the Houston Film Critics Society makes it 22!

I remember some pundits felt a prejudice against Netflix may have played a part in ROMA losing Best Picture. I was never fully onboard with that thinking since great movies have lost to bad movies long before streaming companies entered the Oscar race.

Has anyone read any similar opinions regarding THE POWER OF THE DOG, or has Covid changed how Hollywood and by extension the Academy members feel about the changing power dynamics among the legacy studios and the new kids on the block?

[Mister Tee]

Houston Film Critics Society

Picture: “The Power of the Dog”
Director: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
Actress: Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”
Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, “Mass”
Screenplay: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Cinematography: Greig Fraser, “Dune”
Animated Feature: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Original Score: (tie) Hans Zimmer, “Dune”; Jonny Greenwood, “The Power of the Dog”
Original Song: “Wherever I Fall - Part I,” Cyrano: music by Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner; lyrics by Matt Berninger and Carin Besser
Foreign Language Film: “Drive My Car”
Documentary Feature: “Summer of Soul”
Texas Independent Film Award: “Red Rocket”
Visual Effects: “Dune”
Stunt Coordination Team: “No Time to Die”
Ensemble Cast: “Mass”

[rolotomasi99]

Jesus, North Dakota could be some guy from Fargo with a Letterboxd account. Ridiculous.

I could start the North Alabama Critics Association for all the credibility these groups have.

Well whoever makes up the North Dakota critics group, they just gave THE POWER OF THE DOG its 21st Best Picture win, setting a new record for a Netflix release.

[Okri]

Jesus, North Dakota could be some guy from Fargo with a Letterboxd account. Ridiculous.

I could start the North Alabama Critics Association for all the credibility these groups have.

I used to chat with a guy who founded the Alabama Film Critics Awards, but I can find no record of them.

[Mister Tee]

Jesus, North Dakota could be some guy from Fargo with a Letterboxd account. Ridiculous.

I could start the North Alabama Critics Association for all the credibility these groups have.

If you do, I guarantee you'll get your own thread at AwardsWorthy, and there'll be people gushing or booing at your every selection.