The Power of the Dog Declared Best Picture by Minnesota Film Critics Alliance

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog has been declared Best Picture by the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance. Campion also picked up wins for Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Founded in 2020, the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance is a group of writers, video producers and podcasters whose work centers around movies. Members of the MNFCA are located throughout the state, from the shores of Lake Superior, to the western border of North Dakota, and the Twin Cities.

Winners in bold below.

BEST PICTURE

• “Dune.” (runner-up)
• “Licorice Pizza.”
• “Nightmare Alley.”
• “The Power of the Dog.”
• “West Side Story.” (runner-up)

BEST DIRECTOR

• Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza.”
• Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog.”
• Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car.”
• Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story.” (runner-up)
• Denis Villeneuve, “Dune.”

BEST ACTOR

• Nicholas Cage, “Pig.”
• Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog.” (runner-up)
• Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick… Boom.”
• Will Smith, “King Richard.”
• Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”

BEST ACTRESS

• Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
• Penelope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers.”
• Alana Haim, “Licorice Pizza.” (runner-up)
• Emilia Jones, “CODA.”
• Kristen Stewart, “Spencer.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Bradley Cooper, “Licorice Pizza.”
• Ciaran Hinds, “Belfast.”
• Troy Kotsur, “CODA.”
• Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog.” (runner-up)
• Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story.”
• Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog.” (runner-up)
• Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard.”
• Kathryn Hunter, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
• Ruth Negga, “Passing.”

BEST ENSEMBLE

• “Belfast.” (runner-up)
• “Dune.”
• “The Harder They Fall.”
• “The Power of the Dog.”
• “West Side Story.”

BEST SCREENPLAY

• “Dune,” by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth. (runner-up)
• “Licorice Pizza,” by Paul Thomas Anderson.
• “Parallel Mothers,” by Pedro Almodovar.
• “Pig,” by Vanessa Block
• “The Power of the Dog,” by Jane Campion.

BEST EDITING

• “Dune.”
• “The Last Duel.” (runner-up)
• “The Power of the Dog.”
• “Tick, Tick… Boom.”
• “West Side Story.”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• “Dune.”
• “Nightmare Alley.”
• “The Power of the Dog.”
• “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” (runner-up)
• “West Side Story.”

BEST MUSIC

• “Dune.” (runner-up)
• “Encanto.” (runner-up)
• “The Green Knight.”
• “The Power of the Dog.”
• “Spencer.”

BEST COSTUME/MAKE-UP

• “Cruella.” (runner-up)
• “Dune”
• “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
• “Nightmare Alley.”
• “Spencer.”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• “Dune.” (runner-up)
• “Last Night in Soho.”
• “Nightmare Alley.”
• “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
• “West Side Story.”

BEST SOUND WORK

• “Dune.”
• “Last Night in Soho.”
• “No Time to Die.”
• “A Quiet Place Part II.”
• “West Side Story.” (runner-up)

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

• “Dune.”
• “Godzilla Vs. Kong.”
• “No Time to Die.”
• “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
• “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” (runner-up)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• “Encanto.”
• “Flee.”
• “Luca.”
• “Mitchells Vs. The Machines.” (runner-up)
• “Raya and the Last Dragon.”