Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth has been declared Best Picture by the Critics Association of Central Florida at their inaugural awards. It was the film’s only win with Coen and cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel both runners-up in Best Director and Best Cinematography, respectively. Denis Villeneuve’s Dune picked up four awards for Best Director, Best Cast, Best Cinematography, and Best Score.
Established in 2021, the CACF is an organisation of critics based in or around the Central Florida area with a passion for cinema, both as a medium of entertainment and as artistic expression. The CACF is comprised of working film and television critics who regularly contribute critiques through print, radio, television, podcast, online or other relevant means.
Full list of winners and runners-up below.
Best Picture
Winner: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Runner-up: Licorice Pizza
Best Director
Winner: Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Runner-up: Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actor
Winner: Andrew Garfield, tick, tick… BOOM!
Runner-up: Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
Best Actress
Winner: Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
Runner-up: Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
Runner-up: Troy Kotsur, CODA
Best Supporting Actress
Winner (tie): Ann Dowd, Mass / Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Runner-up: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best Cast
Winner: Dune
Runner-up: Mass
Best Documentary
Winner: Flee
Runner-up: Summer of Soul (… or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Best International Film
Winner: A Hero
Runner-up: Drive My Car
Best Animated Film
Winner: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Runner-up (tie): Flee / Luca
Best Screenplay
Winner: Fran Kranz, Mass
Runner-up: Aaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos
Best Cinematography
Winner: Greig Fraser, Dune
Runner-up: Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Score
Winner: Hans Zimmer, Dune
Runner-up: Johnny Greenwood, Spencer
Best Original Song
Winner: “No Time to Die”, No Time to Die
Runner-up: “Be Alive”, King Richard
Best Central Florida Film
Winner: King Richard
Best Achievement in Diversity
Winner: Eternals
