CODA wins Best Picture at Catholic Film Critics Awards 2021
The International Catholic Film Critics Association has named CODA its Best Picture of 2021. Yet it was truly an honors-even affair with Belfast winning the next two most prestigious awards, for Human and Gospel Values and Best Director, and the same number of total awards.
CODA won its honor by instant runoff voting, the same way the Academy decides its Best Picture, indicating broad support among the voting membership of the ICFCA.
Final voting featured two ties, in the awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Documentary. Belfast’s Caitriona Balfe and Mass’s Ann Dowd are both honored for their achievements. Meanwhile, both Summer of Soul and The House That Rob Built both won for Best Documentary.
CODA also won the most awards of the proceedings, tied with Belfast. CODA’s three wins were for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor.
Belfast led the films in nominations with seven. CODA’s six nominations tied it with West Side Story for second place.
Peter Malone is honored by his peers as the best critic of the ICFCA this year.
The winners (in bold) and nominees of the Catholic Film Critics Awards 2021 are:
Best Picture
CODA
Belfast
CODA
West Side Story
King Richard
Dune
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Drive My Car
Mass
Human and Gospel Values Award
Belfast
Awarded to the film that best reflects human and Gospel values as determined by Catholic critics.
Belfast
CODA
Blue Bayou
Mass
King Richard
Best Director
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Sian Heder, CODA
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Best Actor
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick… Boom!
Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick… Boom!
Best Actress
Jennifer Hudson, Respect
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Jennifer Hudson, Respect
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Judy Davis, Nitram
Best Supporting Actor
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jamie Dornan, Belfast
Ciaran Hinds, Belfast
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Caitriona Balfe, Belfast, and Ann Dowd, Mass
Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
Marlee Matlin, CODA
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Ann Dowd, Mass
Best Screenplay
Sian Heder, CODA
Tony Kushner, West Side Story
Sian Heder, CODA
Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, Drive My Car
Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan, Nightmare Alley
Best Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Greig Fraser, Dune
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story
Haris Zambarloukos, Belfast
Best Documentary
Summer of Soul and The House That Rob Built
Summer of Soul
The House That Rob Built
The Rescue
Best Original Score
Kris Bowers, Respect
Kris Bowers, Respect
Nicholas Britell, Don’t Look Up
Daniel Hart, The Green Knight
Honor for Outstanding Criticism (Non-Member)
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
Justin Chang, The Los Angeles Times
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Peter Debruge, Variety
Owen Gleiberman, Variety
Honor for Outstanding Criticism (ICFCA Member)
Peter Malone
Peter Malone
Kate O’Hare
John Mulderig
Joseph McAleer