The Seventh Annual KohOscars (Best of 2021)

We have once again reached the end of another year in film, which means it was time to reveal our nominations for the best of 2021. Our membership raised to a record twelve people, who were apart of nominating these films. A huge thank you to these members: Caleb Boatman, Tim Brzakala, Michael Campbell, Zack Ford, Cameron Holzmann, Payson Johnson, Cody Newberry, Paul Oyama, Lucas Schildbach, Thomas Scully, & Adelaide Spence. Films that were released at any point in the calendar year of 2021 were deemed eligible, which is why you will see Judas and the Black Messiah present in today’s nominations.

Best Picture

Belfast
C’mon C’mon
CODA
Dune
The Green Knight
The Last Duel
Licorice Pizza
Spider-Man: No Way Home
tick, tick…Boom!
The Worst Person in the World

Best Director

Denis Villenueve – Dune
David Lowrey – The Green Knight
Ridley Scott – The Last Duel
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Joel Coen – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Joachim Trier – The Worst Person in the World

Best Actor

Matt Damon – The Last Duel
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…Boom!
Hidetoshi Nishijima – Drive My Car
Simon Rex – Red Rocket
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Jodie Comer – The Last Duel
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person in the World
Rachel Sennott – Shiva Baby
Kristen Stewart – Spencer

Best Supporting Actor

Ben Affleck – The Last Duel
Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
Jason Isaacs – Mass
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Anders Danielson Lie – The Worst Person in the World

Best Supporting Actress

Caitriona Balfe – Belfast
Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Ann Dowd – Mass
Gabby Hoffman – C’mon C’mon
Marlee Matlin – CODA
Olga Merediz – In the Heights

Best Original Screenplay

Belfast - Kenneth Branagh
C’mon C’mon - Mike Mills
The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness, & Jason Schwartzman
The Harder They Fall - Jeymes Samuel & Boaz Yakin
Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mitchells vs the Machines - Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe, Peter Szilagyi, & Alex Hirsh
The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt

Best Adapted Screenplay

CODA - Sian Heder (based on the film La Famille Belier by Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carre de Malberg, Eric Lartigau, & Thomas Bidegain)
Dune - Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, & Eric Roth (based on the novel by Frank Herbert)
Drive My Car - Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe (based on the short story by Haruki Murakami)
The Last Duel - Ben Affleck, Matt Damon & Nicole Holofcner (based on the book by Eric Jager)
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion (based on the novel by Thomas Savage)
Spider-Man: No Way Home - Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers (based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko)
tick, tick...Boom! - Steven Levenson (based on the musical by Jonathan Larson)

Best Young Actor

Gregory Diaz IV – In the Heights
Jude Hill – Belfast
Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones – CODA
Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon
Saniyaa Sidney – King Richard
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story

Best Cameo

Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza
Charlie Cox – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Matt Damon – No Sudden Move
Ana de Armas – No Time to Die
John C. Reilly – Licorice Pizza
Tom Waits – Licorice Pizza
Bradley Whitford – tick, tick…Boom!

Best Animated Feature

Belle
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Vivo

Best Comic Book Movie

Black Widow
Eternals
Old
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Suicide Squad
Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Best Sequel

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Halloween Kills
The Matrix Resurrections
No Time to Die
A Quiet Place Part II
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Suicide Squad

Best Cinematography

Dune – Greig Fraser
The Green Knight – Andrew Droz Palermo
The Last Duel – Dariusz Wolski
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson & Michael Bauman
The Power of the Dog – Ari Wegner
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Bruno Delbonnel
West Side Story – Janusz Kaminski

Best Film Editing

CODA – Geraud Brisson
The French Dispatch – Andrew Weisblum
The Green Knight – David Lowrey
The Last Duel – Claire Simpson
Licorice Pizza – Andy Jurgensen
tick, tick...Boom! – Myron Kerstein & Andrew Weisblum
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Reginald Jaynes & Lucian Johnston

Best Production Design

Dune – Patrice Vermette & Zsuzsanna Sipsos
The French Dispatch – Adam Stockhausen & Rena DeAngelo
The Green Knight – Jade Healy & Jenny Oman
The Last Duel – Arthur Max & Judy Farr
Nightmare Alley – Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Stefan Dechant & Nancy Haig
West Side Story – Adam Stockhausen & Rena DeAngelo

Best Original Score

Dune – Hans Zimmer
The French Dispatch – Alexandre Desplat
The Green Knight – Daniel Hart
No Time to Die – Hans Zimmer
The Power of the Dog – Jonny Greenwood
Spencer – Jonny Greenwood
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Carter Burwell

Best Original Song

“Down to Joy” – Belfast (music & lyrics by Van Morrison)
“Guns Go Bang” – The Harder They Fall (music & lyrics by Jeymes Samuel, Kid Cudi, & Jay-Z)
“A Little Closer” – Dear Evan Hansen (music & lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
“No Time to Die” – No Time to Die (music & lyrics by Billie Eilsih & Finneas O’Connell)
“So May We Start” – Annette (music & lyrics by Ron Mael, Russell Mael, & Leos Carax)
“U” – Belle (music & lyrics by Daiki Tsuneta)
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” – Encanto (music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda)