Licorice Pizza is a 2021 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who also serves as one of the film's producers and cinematographers. The film stars Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in their film debuts, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie.
The film was released in the United States in select theaters on November 26, 2021, and was widely released on December 25, 2021.
Licorice Pizza received universal critical acclaim for Anderson's screenplay and direction, Jurgensen's editing and the performances of Haim and Cooper. It was selected by the American Film Institute as one of its ten Movies of the Year. National Board of Review named the film the Best Film of the Year, with Anderson winning Best Director. The film garnered three nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and four nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Haim and Best Director. At the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards Cooper was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. It received eight nominations at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, where it won Best Comedy, as well as five nominations at the 75th British Academy Film Awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Original Screenplay, the latter of which it won. It is also MGM's first fully produced, marketed and distributed film to be nominated for Best Picture in 33 years, after 1988's Rain Man.
Accolades
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Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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AACTA International Awards | January 26, 2022 | Best Film | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Direction | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | March 18, 2022 | Best Screenwriter | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |
Best Time Capsule | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |||
Academy Awards | March 27, 2022 | Best Picture | Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, and Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
ACE Eddie Awards | March 5, 2022 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy | Andy Jurgensen | Nominated | |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 25, 2022 | Best Film | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay, Original | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |||
Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
American Film Institute | January 7, 2022 | Top 10 Movies of the Year | Licorice Pizza | Won | |
Art Directors Guild Awards | March 5, 2022 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Florencia Martin | Nominated | |
Austin Film Critics Association | January 11, 2022 | Best Film | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Andy Jurgensen | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble | The cast of Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |||
The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award | Alana Haim | Won | |||
Boston Society of Film Critics | December 12, 2021 | Best Actress | Alana Haim | Won | |
Best Ensemble | The cast of Licorice Pizza | Won | |||
British Academy Film Awards | March 13, 2022 | Best Film | Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson and Adam Somner | Nominated | |
Best Direction | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |||
Best Editing | Andy Jurgensen | Nominated | |||
Chicago Film Critics Association | December 15, 2021 | Best Film | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |||
Most Promising Performer | Alana Haim | Won | |||
Chlotrudis Awards | March 20, 2022 | Best Actress | Alana Haim | Nominated | |
Best Use of Music in a Film | Jonny Greenwood, Linda Cohen | Nominated | |||
Critics' Choice Awards | March 13, 2022 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Young Actor/Actress | Cooper Hoffman | Nominated | |||
Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Andy Jurgensen | Nominated | |||
Best Comedy | Licorice Pizza | Won | |||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 20, 2021 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | 5th Place | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | 5th Place | |||
Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | 2nd Place | |||
Detroit Film Critics Society | December 6, 2021 | Best Actress | Alana Haim | Nominated | |
Best Breakthrough Performance | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Directors Guild of America Awards | March 12, 2022 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |
Florida Film Critics Circle | December 22, 2021 | Best Actress | Alana Haim | Won | |
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Runner-up | |||
Best Ensemble | The cast of Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |||
Breakout Award | Cooper Hoffman | Won | |||
Georgia Film Critics Association | January 14, 2022 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | Won | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Alana Haim | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |||
Best Ensemble | The cast of Licorice Pizza | Won | |||
Breakthrough Award | Alana Haim | Won | |||
Cooper Hoffman | Nominated | ||||
Gold Derby Awards | March 16, 2022 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |||
Best Breakthrough Performer | Alana Haim | Won | |||
Golden Globe Awards | January 9, 2022 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Cooper Hoffman | Nominated | |||
Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Hollywood Critics Association | January 8, 2022 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Houston Film Critics Society | January 19, 2022 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
London Film Critics Circle | February 6, 2022 | Film of the Year | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Screenwriter of the Year | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | December 18, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Runner-up | |
Best Editing | Andy Jurgensen | Runner-up | |||
National Board of Review | December 3, 2021 | Best Film | Licorice Pizza | Won | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |||
Best Breakthrough Performance | Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman | Won | |||
National Society of Film Critics | January 8, 2022 | Best Actress | Alana Haim | 3rd Place | |
Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | 3rd Place | |||
New York Film Critics Circle | December 3, 2021 | Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Won | |
New York Film Critics Online | December 12, 2021 | Top 10 Films of 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Won | |
Online Film Critics Society | January 24, 2022 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Andy Jurgensen | Nominated | |||
Producers Guild of America Awards | March 19, 2022 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner | Nominated | |
San Diego Film Critics Society | January 10, 2022 | Best Breakthrough Artist | Alana Haim | Nominated | |
Best Comedic Performance | Bradley Cooper | Won | |||
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | January 10, 2022 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Andy Jurgensen | Nominated | |||
Satellite Awards | April 2, 2022 | Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Alana Haim | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Andy Jurgensen | Nominated | |||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | February 27, 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |
Seattle Film Critics Society | January 17, 2022 | Best Picture | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |
Best Actress in a Leading Role | Alana Haim | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |||
Best Youth Performance | Cooper Hoffman | Nominated | |||
Set Decorators Society of America Awards | February 22, 2022 | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film | Ryan Watson, Florencia Martin | Nominated | |
St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 19, 2021 | Best Film | Licorice Pizza | Won | |
Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble | The cast of Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Andy Jurgensen | Nominated | |||
Best Soundtrack | Licorice Pizza | Nominated | |||
Best Comedy | Licorice Pizza | Won | |||
Best Scene | "Truck driving in reverse" | Won | |||
Toronto Film Critics Association | January 16, 2022 | Best Film | Licorice Pizza | Runner-up | |
Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Runner-up | |||
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | March 7, 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Bradley Cooper | Nominated | |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 6, 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated | |
Writers Guild of America Awards | March 20, 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated |
See also
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