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Celebrating the most noteworthy films of the year as voted by a diverse range of highly established film critics, awards pundits, and influential voices from around the globe, the nominations for the 2022 DiscussingFilm Critic Awards are set to be announced. Including journalists from notable outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Empire, The Wrap, Little White Lies, The Independent, and more, follow along in the nomination announcements of our third annual edition of the ceremony. Honoring both eventual Best Picture winners like Nomadland and Parasite alongside unconventional critic-driven picks like I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Ad Astra, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, our awards serve as a way to look ahead into the future of the overall season while being a platform to honor the best films of the year. Want to learn more about the DFCA? You can do so here.
Today, Awards Editor Diego Andaluz will keep you updated on the nominees of each category as soon as they are announced. Continue checking back to see which of your favorite performers and filmmakers get honored by the DFCA this year! You can also find the final winners for the 2021 Oscars, Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, SAG Awards, BAFTAs, MTV Awards, Gotham Awards, and HCA TV Awards right here on DiscussingFilm.
BEST MOTION PICTURE
C’mon C’mon
Dune
The Green Knight
Mass
Petite Maman
The Power of the Dog
Spencer
Tick, Tick… Boom!
Titane
West Side Story
BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Pablo Larraín, Spencer
Julia Ducournau, Titane
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
BEST ACTOR
Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon, C’mon
Will Smith, King Richard
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick…BOOM!
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Agathe Rousselle, Titane
Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jason Isaacs, Mass
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Robin de Jesus, Tick, Tick… BOOM!
Vincent Lindon, Titane
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ann Dowd, Mass
Ruth Negga, Passing
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
BEST FILM ENSEMBLE
The French Dispatch
The Harder They Fall
Mass
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mike Mills, C’mon C’mon
Zach Baylin, King Richard
Fran Kranz, Mass
Steven Knight, Spencer
Julia Ducournau, Titane
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sian Heder, CODA
Jon Spaihts & Denis Villeneuve & Eric Roth, Dune
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall, Passing
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines
BEST INDEPENDENT FEATURE
CODA
C’mon C’mon
The Green Knight
Mass
Shiva Baby
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Drive My Car
Flee
Petite Maman
Titane
The Worst Person in the World
BEST DEBUT FEATURE
The Lost Daughter
Mass
Passing
Shiva Baby
Tick, Tick… Boom!
BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE
Jude Hill, Belfast
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Rachel Sennott, Shiva Baby
Agathe Rousselle, Titane
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Hans Zimmer, Dune
Alexandre Desplat, The French Dispatch
Daniel Hart, The Green Knight
Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood, Spencer
BEST USE OF MUSIC
“Everlasting Love”, Belfast
“Downtown”, Last Night in Soho
“Happy House”, Last Night in Soho
“You’re My World”, Last Night in Soho
“All I Need Is A Miracle”, Spencer
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“So May We Start,” Annette
“Just Look Up”, Don’t Look Up
“Guns Go Bang”, The Harder They Fall
“Be Alive”, King Richard
“No Time to Die”, No Time to Die
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Greig Fraser, Dune
Andrew Doz Palermo, The Green Knight
Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Claire Mathon, Spencer
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Patrice Vermette, Dune
Adam Stockhausen, The French Dispatch
Tamara Deverell, Nightmare Alley
Guy Hendrix Dyas, Spencer
Adam Stockhausen, West Side Story
BEST FILM EDITING
Joe Walker, Dune
Hank Corwin, Don’t Look Up
Peter Sciberras, The Power of the Dog
Sebastian Sepulveda, Spencer
Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum, Tick, Tick… Boom!
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jenny Beavan, Cruella
Jacqueline West, Bob Morgan, Dune
Milena Canonero, The French Dispatch
Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Last Night in Soho
Jacqueline Durran, Spencer
BEST SOUND
A Quiet Place Part II
Dune
The Harder They Fall
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune
Eternals
Godzilla vs. Kong
Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings
The Suicide Squad
