2021 Denver Film Critics Society Noms

Best Picture
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Belfast
Drive My Car
Dune
The Power of the Dog
Spider-Man: No Way Home


Best Director

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Denis Villeneuve, Dune


Best Actor

Nicolas Cage, Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth


Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart, Spencer


Best Supporting Actor

Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar
Ciaran Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog


Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett, Nightmare Alley
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ruth Negga, Passing


Best Original Screenplay

Zach Baylin, King Richard
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Mike Mills, C'mon C'mon
Michael Sarnoski, Pig
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza


Best Adapted Screenplay

Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Joel Coen, The Tragedy Of Macbeth
​Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Sian Heder, CODA
Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth & Denis Villeneuve, Dune


Best Animated Film

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


Best Documentary

The First Wave
Flee
Procession
Summer Of Soul
The Velvet Underground


Best Foreign Language Film

Drive My Car
Flee
A Hero
Petite Maman
The Worst Person in the World


Best Comedy

Barb & Star go to Vista Del Mar
Don't Look Up
Free Guy
The French Dispatch
The Suicide Squad


Best Sci-Fi/Horror

Dune
The Green Knight
Last Night in Soho
A Quiet Place Part II
Spider-Man: No Way Home


Best Score

Germaine Franco, Encanto
Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood, Spencer
Jeymes Samuel, The Harder They Fall
Hans Zimmer, Dune


Best Original 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 Visual FX

Dune
Godzilla vs. Kong
The Green Knight
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home