North Texas Critics awards: ‘The Green Knight’ is Best Picture, ‘The French Dispatch’ wins three
The North Texas Critics Film Critics Association has named David Lowery’s The Green Knight, starring Dev Patel, the best film of 2021.
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story led the nomination field with seven and found a win for Rachel Zegler as Best Newcomer.
Nicolas Cage (Pig) and Kristen Stewart (Spencer) were the Best Actor and Best Actress winners, respectively, and both supporting wins went to The French Dispatch: Jeffrey Wright and Tilda Swinton. The film also won the group’s Gary Murray Award for Best Ensemble.
The North Texas Film Critics Association consists of 14 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout the North Texas area.
Here is the full list of nominations and winners in bold.
Best Picture
Dune
The Green Knight – WINNER
Spencer
West Side Story
Best Director
Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
David Lowery, The Green Knight
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve, Dune – WINNER
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage, Pig – WINNER
Dev Patel, The Green Knight
Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon C’mon
Will Smith, King Richard
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Noomi Rapace, Lamb
Kristen Stewart, Spencer – WINNER
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
Best Supporting Actor
Barry Keoghan, The Green Knight
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch – WINNER
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Tilda Swinton, The French Dispatch – WINNER
Best Animated Film
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon – WINNER
Best Documentary
Summer of Soul – WINNER
Val
The Velvet Underground
Best Foreign Language Film
A Hero
Lamb – WINNER
Titane
Best Cinematographer
Greig Fraser, Dune – WINNER
Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story
Claire Mathon, Spencer
Best Newcomer
Jude Hill, Belfast
Emilia Jones, CODA
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story – WINNER
Gary Murray Award (Best Ensemble)
Don’t Look Up
The French Dispatch – WINNER
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