By Daniel Barnes
Below is my complete ballot for the 2021 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle awards.
BEST FILMS OF 2021
- Licorice Pizza
- The Power of the Dog
- Parallel Mothers
- The French Dispatch
- Annette
BEST DIRECTOR
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
- Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
- Pedro Almodovar, Parallel Mothers
- Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch
- Sean Baker, Red Rocket
BEST ACTRESS
- Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
- Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
- Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
- Marion Cotillard, Annette
- Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
BEST ACTOR
- Adam Driver, Annette
- Oscar Isaac, The Card Counter
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
- Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon C’mon
- Simon Rex, Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
- Lea Seydoux, The French Dispatch
- Suzanna Son, Red Rocket
- Gaby Hoffman, C’mon C’mon
- Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Benicio del Toro, The French Dispatch
- Colman Domingo, Zola
- Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon
- Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
- Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch
BEST SCREENPLAY, Original
- Licorice Pizza
- Parallel Mothers
- A Hero
- The French Dispatch
- The Card Counter
BEST SCREENPLAY, Adapted
- The Power of the Dog
- Benedetta
- The Green Knight
- The Souvenir Part II
- The Lost Daughter
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Licorice Pizza
- The Power of the Dog
- The French Dispatch
- Annette
- The Green Knight
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- The French Dispatch
- Power of the Dog
- Parallel Mothers
- The Novice
- The Lost Daughter
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- The French Dispatch
- Licorice Pizza
- The Power of the Dog
- The Green Knight
- Annette
BEST EDITING
- Licorice Pizza
- The Power of the Dog
- Red Rocket
- The French Dispatch
- Last Night in Soho
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Flee
- Luca
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Parallel Mothers
- A Hero
- Flee
- The Worst Person in the World
- Benedetta
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Categories: Ballots and Best-of Lists, e street film society