2022 Music City Film Critics Association Film Awards Nominees
Earlier this week, the Music City Film Critics Association announced its nominations for the MCFCA 2022 Film Awards.
Founded in 2018, the MCFCA consists of more than thirty professional film critics who work in or near Nashville, Tennesse.
Leading the nominees is The Power of The Dog with ten nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best SUpporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Score, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing
Following close behind are Belfast, Dune: Part One, and Licorice Pizza with eight nominations each. West Side Story places fifth with six nominations
A Quiet Place Part II, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Mass, and The Tragedy of Macbeth each scored four nominations.
As the film industry continues to recover during an ongoing pandemic, the 2021 calendar was filled with a number of exceptional films from January to December,” Sean Atikins, president of the MCFCA stated. “From blockbusters, to indies, and streamers, I couldn’t be happier with our wide variety of nominees up and down the ballot. All of this wouldn’t be possible without our members, the filmmakers, the studios behind these nominees, and the healthcare workers who have done everything to combat COVID-19 and help us feel safe and comfortable in returning to theaters on a more frequent basis.”
MCFCA Vice President Michael Compton added, “Once again, the nominations encapsulate a large variety of films, from blockbusters to streaming options. These nominations reflect an outstanding year in film in terms of both quantity and quality.”
Without further ado, here are the 2022 Music City Film Critics Association Film Awards Nominees. Any film I’ve reviewed will have a link alongside it, as is standard with my nominees and winners lists.
Best Picture
Belfast
C’mon C’mon
Licorice Pizza
The Harder They Fall
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick…BOOM!
West Side Story
Best Director
Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part One
Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza
Steven Spielberg - West Side Story
Best Actor
Andrew Garfield - tick, tick…BOOM!
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog
Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth
Nicholas Cage - Pig
Simon Rex - Red Rocket
Will Smith - King Richard
Best Actress
Alana Haim - Licorice Pizza
Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Kristen Stewart - Spencer
Lady Gaga - House of Gucci
Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper - Licorice Pizza
Colman Domingo - Zola
Jason Isaacs - Mass
Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog
Troy Kotsur - CODA
Best Supporting Actress
Ann Dowd - Mass
Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
Caitriona Balfe - Belfast
Kathryn Hunter - The Tragedy of Macbeth
Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog
Best Young Actor
Cooper Hoffman - Licorice Pizza
Jude Hill - Belfast
Noah Jupe - A Quiet Place Part II
Reyn Doi - Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Woody Norman - C’mon C’mon
Best Young Actress
Emilia Jones - CODA
McKenna Grace - Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Millicent Simmonds - A Quiet Place Part II
Rachel Zegler - West Side Story
Saniyya Sidney - King Richard
Best Acting Ensemble
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Mass
The Harder They Fall
Best Music Film
In the Heights
Respect
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
tick, tick…BOOM!
West Side Story
Best Animated Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Documentary
Flee
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
The First Wave
The Rescue
Val
Best International Film
Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
Titane
The Worst Person in the World
Best Screenplay
Belfast
Licorice Pizza
Mass
The French Dispatch
The Power of the Dog
Best Original Song
“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
“So May We Start” - Annette
Best Score
Germaine Franco - Encanto
Hans Zimmer - Dune: Part One
Jonny Greenwood - The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood - Spencer
Nicholas Britell - Don’t Look Up
Best Sound
A Quiet Place Part II
Dune: Part One
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
Best Cinematography
Belfast
Dune: Part One
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Production Design
Dune: Part One
Last Night in Soho
Nightmare Alley
The French Dispatch
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Editing
Belfast
Dune: Part One
Last Night in Soho
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
Best Comedy Film
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Don’t Look Up
Free Guy
Licorice Pizza
Red Rocket
Best Horror Film
A Quiet Place Part II
Lamb
Last Night in Soho
Malignant
Best Action Film
Dune: Part One
No Time to Die
Nobody
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The 2022 Music City Film Critics Association Film Awards will be announced on January 25, 2022.
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Until next time!
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