"Licorice Pizza", the latest from filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, took Best Film and Best Director from the National Board of Review. Set in the 1970's San Fernando Valley, this coming-of-age comedy-drama looks at a fifteen year old student getting ready for picture day at school when he falls for a decade older photographer's assistant. The stars, Alana Haim of the indie band, Haim and Cooper Hoffman, the son of the late actor, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, were both recognized for Best Breakthrough Performance. Two outstanding performances in "King Richard", the story of how Venus and Serena Williams were helped guided by their parents into becoming two of the greatest tennis players of all time, were honored with Will Smith as their father, Richard for Best Actor and Aunjanue Ellis as their mother, Oracene for Best Supporting Actress. One surprise was the unexpected selection of Rachel Zegler as Best Actress for her film debut as Maria in Steven Spielberg's remake of "West Side Story". The film isn't due out in theaters until Decemeber 11th but this is a good sign for the anticipated musical. And one of my favorite films of the year, "Summer of Soul (...or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)", which revealed amazing, rarely-seen footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, received the well-deserved prize for Best Documentary.
This organization, made up of select filmmakers, academics, students and film enthusiasts in New York, has been around since 1909 and traditionally has been the first of the film critic groups to announce their picks to kick off award season. The NBR Awards will be handed out at a gala hosted by Willie Gest on January 11, 2022.
2021 winners of The National Board of Review:
Best Film: "Licorice Pizza"
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza"
Best Original Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi, "A Hero"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen, "The Tragedy Of Macbeth"
Best Actor: Will Smith, "King Richard"
Best Actress: Rachel Zegler, "West Side Story"
Best Supporting Actor: Ciarán Hinds, "Belfast"
Best Supporting Actress: Aunjanue Ellis, "King Richard"
Best Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel, "The Tragedy Of Macbeth
Best Directorial Debut: Michael Sarnoski, "Pig"
Best Breakthrough Performance: Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, "Licorice Pizza"
Best Ensemble: "The Harder They Fall"
Best Animated Feature: "Encanto"
Best Foreign Language Film: "A Hero"
Best Documentary: "Summer of Soul (...or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: "Flee"
NBR Best Films of the Year:
"Belfast"
"Don’t Look Up"
"Dune"
"King Richard"
"The Last Duel"
"Nightmare Alley" "Red Rocket"
"The Tragedy of Macbeth"
"West Side Story"
Meanwhile the New York Film Critics Circle went in another direction by selecting "Drive My Car", the nearly three-hour drama by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, as Best Film. This group, founded in 1935 and includes critics from newspapers, magazines and online publications, went with a film that won the Best Screenplay prize at Cannes earlier this year and will represent Japan in the Oscars for Best International Feature. Other standout selections include Lady Gaga for Best Actress for her turn as Patrizia Reggiani in "House of Gucci" and Kodi Smit-McPhee's mesmerizing performance in "The Power of The Dog" which includes the director, Jane Campion and co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch also receiving prizes for the film.
Winners of the 2021 New York Film Critics Circle:
Best Film: "Drive My Car"
Best Director: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog"
Best Breakthrough Performance: Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, "Licorice Pizza"
Best Ensemble: "The Harder They Fall"
Best Animated Feature: "Encanto"
Best Foreign Language Film: "A Hero"
Best Documentary: "Summer of Soul (...or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: "Flee"
NBR Best Films of the Year:
"Belfast"
"Don’t Look Up"
"Dune"
"King Richard"
"The Last Duel"
"Nightmare Alley" "Red Rocket"
"The Tragedy of Macbeth"
"West Side Story"
Meanwhile the New York Film Critics Circle went in another direction by selecting "Drive My Car", the nearly three-hour drama by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, as Best Film. This group, founded in 1935 and includes critics from newspapers, magazines and online publications, went with a film that won the Best Screenplay prize at Cannes earlier this year and will represent Japan in the Oscars for Best International Feature. Other standout selections include Lady Gaga for Best Actress for her turn as Patrizia Reggiani in "House of Gucci" and Kodi Smit-McPhee's mesmerizing performance in "The Power of The Dog" which includes the director, Jane Campion and co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch also receiving prizes for the film.
Winners of the 2021 New York Film Critics Circle:
Best Film: "Drive My Car"
Best Director: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog"
Best Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza"
Best Actress: Lady Gaga, "House of Gucci"
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Power of the Dog"
Best Supporting Actress: Kathryn Hunter, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee, "The Power of the Dog"
Best Actress: Lady Gaga, "House of Gucci"
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Power of the Dog"
Best Supporting Actress: Kathryn Hunter, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee, "The Power of the Dog"
Best Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński, "West Side Story"
Best First Film: "The Lost Daughter"
Best Animated Film: "The Mitchells vs. the Machines"
Best Non-Fiction Film: "Flee"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Worst Person in the World"
Best First Film: "The Lost Daughter"
Best Animated Film: "The Mitchells vs. the Machines"
Best Non-Fiction Film: "Flee"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Worst Person in the World"
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