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87th NYFCC Awards

December 3, 2021

Best Picture:
Drive My Car

The 87th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2021, were announced on December 3, 2021.

The ceremony, which was originally scheduled to take place on January 10, 2022, was postponed due to COVID-19-related concerns involving the Omicron variant widespread surge throughout the U.S.; it ultimately took place at TAO Downtown Restaurant in New York on March 16, 2022.

Winners

• Best Film:
  • Drive My Car
• Best Director:
  • Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
• Best Actor:
  • Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
• Best Actress:
  • Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Kathryn Hunter – The Tragedy of Macbeth
• Best Screenplay:
  • Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
• Best Animated Film:
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines
• Best Cinematography:
  • Janusz Kamiński – West Side Story
• Best Non-Fiction Film:
  • Flee
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • The Worst Person in the World • Norway
• Best First Film:
  • The Lost Daughter
• Special Awards:
  • Maya Cade for "the creation of the Black Film Archive".
  • Marshall Fine for "his years of service as NYFCC's General Manager and decades on the NY film scene".
  • Diane Weyermann: posthumous award for "supporting daring and impactful filmmaking at Sundance and Participant".

References

1. Sharf, Zack (December 3, 2021). "NYFCC Winners 2021: 'Drive My Car' Named Best Film, 'Power of the Dog' Dominates". IndieWire. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
2. Davis, Clayton (December 3, 2021). "'Drive My Car' and Lady Gaga Among Surprise Winners at New York Film Critics Circle (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
3. Hipes, Patrick; Evans, Greg (December 3, 2021). "'Drive My Car' Named Best Film By New York Film Critics Circle; Benedict Cumberbatch, Lady Gaga, 'West Side Story', 'Licorice Pizza' Take Other Prizes – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
4. Yuma, Jennifer (December 20, 2021). "NYFCC Postpones 2022 Awards Ceremony Due to COVID Concerns – Film News in Brief". Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
5. Grobar, Matt (January 24, 2022). "New York Film Critics Circle Sets March Date For Previously Postponed Awards Ceremony – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
6. Lattanzio, Ryan (March 17, 2022). "Inside the NYFCC Awards, from Lady Gaga's 13-Minute Speech to Martin Scorsese's 'Power of the Dog' Love". IndieWire. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

External links

• Official website

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2021 film awards
• 2021 in American cinema
• 2021 in New York City
• 2021 awards in the United States
• Events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic