Jane Campion, Denis Villeneuve tie for Best Director for "The Power of the Dog" and "Dune," respectively
Writer-director Siân Heder’s CODA earned Best Picture distinction at the 5th annual Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards held at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Monday (2/28). CODA also won for Best Adapted Screenplay (Heder) and Supporting Actor (Troy Kotsur).
Topping the awards tally with four honors was Dune, including its Denis Villeneuve tying with Jane Campion for Best Director. Campion was recognized for The Power of the Dog. The other three wins for Dune were in the Cinematography (Greig Fraser), Original Score (Hans Zimmer) and Visual Effects (Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles) categories.
Belfast garnered the Best Ensemble Cast Award. Summer of Soul was named Best Documentary. Taking the Best Musical mantle was tick, tick…Boom! And The Mitchells vs. The Machines was recognized as Best Animated Film.
Andrew Garfield took Best Actor for tick, tick…Boom! Best Actress went to Kristen Stewart for Spencer. And Ariana DeBose was named Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story.
Here’s a category-by-category rundown of winners:
Best Picture
CODA
Best Actor
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick…Boom!
Best Actress
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Best Supporting Actor
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best Cast Ensemble
Belfast
Best Director
TIE BETWEEN
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
and
Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Best Original Screenplay
Fran Kranz, Mass
Best Adapted Screenplay
Siân Heder, CODA
Best Animated or VSX Performance
Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto
Best Action Film
The Harder They Fall
Best Animated Film
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Best Comedy or Musical
tick, tick…Boom!
Best Documentary
Summer of Soul
Best Horror
Last Night in Soho
Best Indie Film
Pig
Best International Film
Drive My Car
Best First Feature
Lin-Manuel Miranda, tick, tick…Boom!
Best Short Film
Us Again
Best Score
Hans Zimmer, Dune
Best Original Song
“Be Alive” sung by Beyonce from King Richard
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser, Dune
Best Production Design
Tamara Deverell, Nightmare Alley
Best Film Editing
Paul Machliss, Last Night in Soho
Best Stunts
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Best Costume Design
Jenny Beavan, Cruella
Best Hair & Makeup
Justin Raleigh, Linda Dowds, and Stephanie Ingram, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Visual Effects
Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, and Tristan Myles, Dune
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