2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

18th StLFCA Awards

December 19, 2021

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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

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### Best Film

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

### Best Actor

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

### Best International Film

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

### Best Cinematography

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

### Best Scene

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

### Best Adapted Screenplay

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* 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

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

### Best Ensemble

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

### Best Editing

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* 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

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* 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

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

### Best Action Film

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

### Best Horror Film

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

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## References

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1. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 12, 2021). "St. Louis Film Critics nominations: 'Licorice Pizza,' 'West Side Story' lead". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
2. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 12, 2021). "The 2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
3. ^ "2021 StLFCA Annual Award Winners". St. Louis Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
4. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 19, 2021). "The 2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
5. ^ 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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