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The 2021 For Films' Sake Awards


It’s that time of year! Awards season is in full swing with the Academy Awards soon to bring it all to its usual, bombastic close. In this case, it’s our turn! For the 3rd consecutive year, For Films’ Sake will participate in its own awards. Everyone else is doing it!


Chris Fuentes, Irvin Hernández, and Joel Meléndez head the voting body. They’re rounded out (and enhanced) by collaborators Jasmine May, Amanda Guarragi (https://candidxcinema.com/), Julia Andrade (https://www.palomitademaiz.net/), and Lolawood (https://www.lolawood.org/).


Here are our nominees and winners!


BEST EDITING (TIE): Jane Campion, Peter Sciberras (The Power of the Dog): 12 points

Sebastián Sepúlveda (Spencer): 12 points

Yang Hua Hu (Mass): 7 points

Joe Walker (Dune): 7 points

Azusa Yamazaki (Drive My Car): 7 points



BEST SOUND (TIE):


Dune: 10 points

Spencer: 10 points

Shive Baby: 8 points

The Novice: 5 points

No Time To Die: 4 points



BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:


Jonny Greenwood (The Power of the Dog): 15 points

Jonny Greenwood (Spencer): 14 points

Hans Zimmer (Dune): 12 points

Alberto Iglesias (Madres Paralelas): 8 points

Alexandre Desplat (The French Dispatch): 6 points



BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:


Bruno Delbonnel (The Tragedy of Macbeth): 20 points

Greig Fraser (Dune): 18 points

Claire Mathon (Spencer): 12 points

Ari Wegner (The Power of the Dog): 9 points

Haris Zambarloukos (Belfast): 4 points



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:


Ruth Negga (Passing): 16 points

Ann Dowd (Mass): 12 points

Ariana DeBose (West Side Story): 9 points

Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter): 8 points

Suzanna Son (Red Rocket): 8 points



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (TIE):


Colman Domingo (Zola): 13 points

Troy Kotsur (CODA): 13 points

Jason Isaacs (Mass): 10 points

Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World): 8 points

Woody Norman (C’mon, C’mon): 6 points



BEST ACTRESS:


Kristen Stewart (Spencer): 15 points

Jodie Comer (The Last Duel): 12 points

Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter): 10 points

Rachel Sennott (Shiva Baby): 9 points

Tessa Thompson (Passing): 9 points



BEST ACTOR:


Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog): 18 points

Will Smith (King Richard): 13 points

Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth): 10 points

Dev Patel (The Green Knight): 8 points

Winston Duke (Nine Days): 7 points



BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:


Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe (Drive My Car): 20 points

Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog): 19 points

Siân Heder (CODA): 11 points

Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby): 8 points

Rebecca Hall (Passing): 6 points



BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:


Fran Kranz (Mass): 14 points

Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt (The Worst Person in the World): 12 points

Mike Mills (C’mon, C’mon): 11 points

Steven Knight (Spencer): 9 points

Céline Sciamma (Petite Maman): 7 points



BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT:


Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby): 17 points

Rebecca Hall (Passing): 15 points

Fran Kranz (Mass): 14 points

Prano Bailey-Bond (Censor): 5 points

Lauren Hadaway (The Novice): 5 points



BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR:


Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog): 16 points

Céline Sciamma (Petite Maman): 13 points

Julia Ducournau (Titane): 12 points

Siân Heder (CODA): 10 points

Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby): 8 points



BEST MALE DIRECTOR:


Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car): 14 points

Steven Spielberg (West Side Story): 10 points

Denis Villeneuve (Dune): 8 points

Pablo Larráin (Spencer): 5 points

Edson Oda (Nice Days): 5 points



BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM:


Drive My Car: 15 points

Titane: 12 points

The Worst Person in the World: 10 points

Petite Maman: 10 points

Faya Dayi: 5 points



BEST FILM:


THE POWER OF THE DOG: 41 points

DRIVE MY CAR: 35 points

MASS: 33 points

PETIT MAMAN: 32 points

SHIVA BABY: 29 points

CODA: 27 points

FLEE: 26 points

DUNE: 24 points

SPENCER: 23 points




Nomination breakdown:


SPENCER - 8

THE POWER OF THE DOG - 7

MASS - 6

DUNE - 6

SHIVE BABY - 6

DRIVE MY CAR - 5

PASSING - 4

CODA - 4

PETITE MAMAN - 4

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD - 3

THE NOVICE - 2

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH - 2

WEST SIDE STORY - 2

THE LOST DAUGHTER - 2

C'MON C'MON - 2

NINE DAYS - 2

TITANE - 2

NO TIME TO DIE- 1

THE FRENCH DISPATCH - 1

MADRES PARALELAS - 1

BELFAST - 1

RED ROCKET - 1

THE LAST DUEL - 1

KING RICHARD - 1

THE GREEN KNIGHT - 1

CENSOR - 1

FAYA DAYI - 1

FLEE - 1



Wins breakdown:


THE POWER OF THE DOG - 5

DRIVE MY CAR - 3

SPENCER - 3

MASS - 1

DUNE - 1

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH - 1

PASSING - 1

ZOLA - 1

CODA - 1


Until next year!







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