Once again, San Diego Film Critics Society members have picked their favorites for the year. Here is a list of all of the nominees.
The winners in each category will be voted on and announced on Monday, January 10th.
Best Picture:
BELFAST
CODA
DUNE
MASS
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Director:
Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST
Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Guillermo del Toro, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Maggie Gyllenhaal, THE LOST DAUGHTER
Denis Villeneuve, DUNE
Best Actor:
Nicolas Cage, PIG
Benedict Cumberbatch, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Peter Dinklage, CYRANO
Andrew Garfield, TICK, TICK…BOOM!
Jude Hill, BELFAST
Best Actress:
Caitriona Balfe, BELFAST
Olivia Colman, THE LOST DAUGHTER
Penelope Cruz, PARALLEL MOTHERS
Emilia Jones, CODA
Kristen Stewart, SPENCER
Best Supporting Actor:
Ben Affleck, THE TENDER BAR
Ciaran Hinds, BELFAST
Jason Isaacs, MASS
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Kodi Smit-McPhee, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Arian DeBose, WEST SIDE STORY
Ann Dowd, MASS
Ruth Negga, PASSING
Martha Plimpton, MASS
Best Comedic Performance:
Bradley Cooper, LICORICE PIZZA
Leonardo DiCaprio, DON’T LOOK UP
Jamie Dornan, BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
David Harbour, BLACK WIDOW
Simon Rex, RED ROCKET
Best Youth Performance (Performers under the age of 16):
Mckenna Grace, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
Jude Hill, BELFAST
Daniel Ranieri, THE TENDER BAR
Saniyya Sidney, KING RICHARD
Demi Singleton, KING RICHARD
Best Original Screenplay:
Pedro Almodovar, PARALLEL MOTHERS
Kenneth Branagh, BELFAST
Fran Kranz, MASS
Adam McKay, DON’T LOOK UP
Michael Sarnoski, PIG
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Joel Coen, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Rebecca Hall, PASSING
Sian Heder, CODA
Best Documentary:
FLEE
MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY
SUMMER OF SOUL
VAL
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Best Animated Film:
ENCANTO
FLEE
LUCA
THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
Best Foreign Language Film:
DRIVE MY CAR
I’M YOUR MAN
LAMB
PARALLEL MOTHERS
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best Editing:
Úna Ní Dhonghalle, BELFAST
Paula Huidobro, CODA
Myron Kerstein, IN THE HEIGHTS
Joshua L. Pearson, SUMMER OF SOUL
Joe Walker, DUNE
Best Cinematography:
Alice Brooks, IN THE HEIGHTS
Bruno Delbonnel, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Greig Fraser, DUNE
Dan Laustsen, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Ari Wegner, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Production Design:
Jim Clay, BELFAST
Tamara Deverell, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Grant Major, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
Patrice Vermette, Richard Roberts, Zsuzsanna Sipos, DUNE
Best Visual Effects:
DUNE
THE GREEN KNIGHT
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
Best Costumes:
Jenny Beavan, CRUELLA
Odile Dicks-Mireaux, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
Antionette Messam, THE HARDER THEY FALL
Jacqueline West, Bob Morgan, DUNE
Janty Yates, HOUSE OF GUCCI
Best Sound Design:
Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Adaahl, A QUIET PLACE PART II
Simon Chase, James Mather, BELFAST
Theo Green, Dave Whitehead, DUNE
Nathan Robitaille, NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Dave Whitehead, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Best Use of Music:
BELFAST
CRUELLA
IN THE HEIGHTS
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
WEST SIDE STORY
Breakthrough Artist:
Alana Haim, LICORICE PIZZA
Jude Hill, BELFAST
Emilia Jones, CODA
Fran Kranz, MASS
Anthony Ramos, IN THE HEIGHTS
Best Ensemble:
DON’T LOOK UP
DUNE
THE HARDER THEY FALL
IN THE HEIGHTS
MASS
There will also be a “Body of Work” award given to one person in the film industry who has delivered exceptional work in three or more titles over the past year.