2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

18th StLFCA Awards

December 19, 2021

Best Film:
Licorice Pizza

The nominees for the 18th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 12, 2021.^[1]^[2] The winners were announced on December 19, 2021.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Licorice Pizza
- Belfast
- The Power of the Dog
- The Tragedy of Macbeth
- West Side Story

Best Actor

Nicolas 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 Supporting Actor

Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
- Ben Affleck – The Last Duel
- Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
- Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
- Jared Leto – House of Gucci

Best Original Screenplay

Mass – Fran Kranz
- Being the Ricardos – Aaron Sorkin
- Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
- Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
- Pig – Michael Sarnoski (screenplay); Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski (story)

Best Animated Film

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Encanto
- Flee
- Luca
- Vivo

Best International Film

Drive My Car • Japan
- Flee • Denmark
- The Hand of God • Italy
- A Hero • Iran
- Titane • France

Best Cinematography

The Power of the Dog – Ari Wegner
- Belfast – Haris Zambarloukos
- Dune – Greig Fraser
- The Tragedy of Macbeth – Bruno Delbonnel
- West Side Story – Janusz Kamiński

Best Costume Design

Cruella – Jenny Beavan
- Dune – Robert Morgan and Jacqueline West
- House of Gucci – Janty Yates
- Last Night in Soho – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
- Spencer – Jacqueline Durran

Best Score

Dune – Hans Zimmer
- Don't Look Up – Nicholas Britell
- The Power of the Dog – Jonny Greenwood
- Spencer – Jonny Greenwood
- The Tragedy of Macbeth – Carter Burwell

Best Visual Effects

Dune – Brian Connor, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, and Gerd Nefzer
- Black Widow – Geoffrey Baumann, Paul Corbould, Craig Hammack, and Dave Hodgins
- Finch – Burt Dalton and Scott Stokdyk
- Free Guy – Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis, and Dan Sudick
- The Tragedy of Macbeth – Michael Huber and Alex Lemke

Best Comedy Film

Licorice Pizza
- Don't Look Up
- Free Guy
- The French Dispatch
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Best Scene

Licorice Pizza – Driving in reverse
- Belfast – Buddy freezes as the rioters approach
- Last Night in Soho – Eloise and Sandi share a dance with Jack
- tick, tick... BOOM! – Sunday brunch at the diner
- West Side Story – "America"

Best Director

Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
- Wes Anderson – The French Dispatch
- Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
- Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
- Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Best Actress

Kristen Stewart – Spencer
- Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
- Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
- Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos

Best Supporting Actress

Ann Dowd – Mass
- Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
- Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
- Rita Moreno – West Side Story
- Ruth Negga – Passing

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion; based on the novel by Thomas Savage
- CODA – Sian Heder; based on the film La Famille Bélier (scenario by Victoria Bedos and Stanislas Carré de Malberg, screenplay by Éric Lartigau and Thomas Bidegain)
- Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe; based on the short story by Haruki Murakami
- Dune – Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts, and Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel by Frank Herbert
- West Side Story – Tony Kushner; based on the stage play book by Arthur Laurents

Best Documentary Film

Flee
- The Rescue
- Summer of Soul
- Tina
- The Velvet Underground

Best Ensemble

Mass
- Being the Ricardos
- Belfast
- The French Dispatch
- Licorice Pizza

Best Editing

Last Night in Soho – Paul Machliss
- Belfast – Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
- Dune – Joe Walker
- Licorice Pizza – Andy Jurgensen
- West Side Story – Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn

Best Production Design

The French Dispatch – Adam Stockhausen
- Dune – Patrice Vermette
- Last Night in Soho – Marcus Rowland
- Nightmare Alley – Tamara Deverell
- West Side Story – Adam Stockhausen

Best Soundtrack

Cruella
- Last Night in Soho
- Licorice Pizza
- The Tender Bar
- West Side Story

Best Action Film

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Black Widow
- Free Guy
- Nobody
- No Time to Die

Best Horror Film

A Quiet Place Part II
- Candyman
- Lamb
- Last Night in Soho
- Titane

References

^ Anderson, Erik (December 12, 2021). "St. Louis Film Critics nominations: 'Licorice Pizza,' 'West Side Story' lead". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ Neglia, Matt (December 12, 2021). "The 2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "2021 StLFCA Annual Award Winners". St. Louis Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^ Neglia, Matt (December 19, 2021). "The 2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ Anderson, Erik (December 19, 2021). "St. Louis Film Critics winners: 'Licorice Pizza' is Best Film but 'Mass' wins three, including Supporting Actress for Ann Dowd". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

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