Here are the nominations for the best in film of the year 2021. Just a note about eligibility: as I was not willing to go to a theater at the time of last year's Spearie Awards, films that released in 2020 but were not available to stream until 2021 are eligible for this year. As such, many of the films that were part of last year's Oscars will be part of this year's Spearies. Without further ado, here are the nominees:
BEST PICTURE
Dune
The Father
The Last Duel
The Power of the Dog
Promising Young Woman
BEST DIRECTOR
Joel Coen-The Tragedy of Macbeth
Emerald Fennell-Promising Young Woman
Ridley Scott-The Last Duel
Denis Villeneuve-Dune
Florian Zeller-The Father
BEST CASTING
CODA Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood & Lisa Zagoria
Dune Jina Jay & Francine Maisler
The Harder They Fall Victoria Thomas
Nomadland Nathan Harrison & Hannah Peterson
Promising Young Woman Lindsay Graham Ahanonu & Mary Vernieu
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch-The Power of the Dog
Anthony Hopkins-The Father
Daniel Kaluuya-Judas and the Black Messiah
Dev Patel-The Green Knight
Denzel Washington-The Tragedy of Macbeth
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Jodie Comer-The Last Duel
Frances McDormand-Nomadland
Carey Mulligan-Promising Young Woman
Agathe Rousselle-Titane
Kristen Stewart-Spencer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Reed Birney-Mass
Mike Faist-West Side Story
Troy Kotsur-CODA
Vincent Lindon-Titane
Kodi Smit-McPhee-The Power of the Dog
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ann Dowd-Mass
Kirsten Dunst-The Power of the Dog
Kathryn Hunter-The Tragedy of Macbeth
Rita Moreno-West Side Story
Yuh-Jung Youn-Minari
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mass Fran Kranz
No Sudden Move Ed Solomon
Pig Michael Sarnoski; story by Vanessa Block & Michael Sarnoski
Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell
Spencer Steven Knight
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CODA Sian Heder; Based on the motion picture "La Famille Belier" by Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carre de Malberg, Eric Largigau, & Thomas Bidegain
The Father Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller; based on the play by Florian Zeller
Nomadland Chloe Zhao; based on the book by Jessica Bruder
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion; based on the novel by Thomas Savage
West Side Story Tony Kushner; based on the stage play, book by Arthur Laurents
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dune Hans Zimmer
Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts
The Harder They Fall Jeymes Samuel
The Suicide Squad John Murphy
The Tragedy of Macbeth Carter Burwell
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Beyond the Shore-CODA Nick Baxter, Sian Heder, Marius De Vries & Matt Dahan
Fight For You-Judas and the Black Messiah H.E.R., Dernste Emile II & Tiara Thomas
Guns Go Bang-The Harder They Fall Shawn Carter, Scott Mescudi & Jeymes Samuel
No Time to Die-No Time to Die Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell
Speak Now-One Night in Miami Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom Jr.
BEST FILM EDITING
Dune Joe Walker
The Father Yorgos Lamprinos
In the Heights Myron Kerstein
The Suicide Squad Fred Raskin & Christian Wagner
The Tragedy of Macbeth Reginald Jaynes & Lucian Johnston
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dune Greg Fraser
Judas and the Black Messiah Sean Bobbitt
Nomadland Joshua James Richards
The Power of the Dog Ari Wegner
The Tragedy of Macbeth Bruno Delbonnel
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune Patrice Vermette
The Father Peter Francis
The Harder They Fall Martin Whist
The Tragedy of Macbeth Stefan Dechant
West Side Story Adam Stockhausen
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dune Bob Morgan & Jacqueline West
The Green Knight Malgosia Turzanska
The Last Duel Janty Yates
Last Night in Soho Odile Dicks-Mireaux
West Side Story Paul Tazewell
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Dune Cheryl Daniels & Donald Mowat
The Green Knight Eileen Buggy, Audrey Doyle, Barrie Gower
One Night in Miami Sabrina Curz Castro & Scott Wheeler
Spencer Wakana Yoshihara
Titane Flore Masson
BEST SOUND MIXING
Dune Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill & Mac Ruth
In the Heights Lewis Goldstein, Drew Kunin & John Marquis
The Last Duel Daniel Birch, Stephane Bucher, David Giammarco, Paul Massey & William Miller
No Time to Die Simon Hayes, Paul Massey, Mark Taylor & Can Yesilyurt
West Side Story Tod A. Maitland, Andy Nelson & Gary Rydstrom
BEST SOUND EDITING
Dune Phil Barrie, Lee Gilmore, Theo Green, Bob Kellough, Piero Mura & David Whitehead
The Harder They Fall Richard King, Michael W. Mitchell & Roland N. Thai
The Last Duel Adam Armitage, Michael Fentum, Dawn Gough, David Grimaldi, Tom Sayers & Oliver Tarney
The Suicide Squad David Acord, Justin Doyle & Adam Kopald
The Tragedy of Macbeth Craig Berkey
BEST SPECIAL AND VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune Paul Lambert & Gerd Nefzer
The Green Knight Paul Byrne & Kev Cahill
No Time to Die Chris Corbould, Yael Majors & Charlie Noble
Spider-Man: No Way Home Kelly Port & Daniel Sudick
The Suicide Squad Filip Dimitrievski, Kelvin McIlwain & Daniel Sudick
BEST STUNT CHOREOGRAPHY
The Harder They Fall Aviel Ayoung, Richard Bucher & Keith Woulard
The Last Duel Rob Inch and Trayan Milenov-Troy
No Time to Die Lee Morrison, Petr Rychly, Oliver Schneider & Patrick Vo
Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Brad Allan, Andy Cheng, Xiang Gao, Marg Ginther & Peng Zhang
The Suicide Squad Guy Norris
