2022 DFCS Awards by DFC January 20, 2022 · 2022 / News Here are the 2022 Denver Film Critics Society nominees and winners. Disclaimer: The following films are reviewed and selected by DFCS members, who may or may not be a reviewer on this website. Best Actor Winner Benedict Cumberbatch The Power of the Dog Denzel Washington The Tragedy of Macbeth Nicolas Cage Pig Peter Dinklage Cyrano Will Smith King Richard Best Actress Winner Kristen Stewart Spencer Alana Haim Licorice Pizza Jessica Chastain The Eyes of Tammy Faye Lady Gaga House of Gucci Nicole Kidman Being the Ricardos Best Adapted Screenplay Winner The Power of the Dog Jane Campion CODA Sian Heder Drive My Car Doraibu mai kâ (original title) Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Ôe Dune Dune: Part One (original title) Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth The Tragedy of Macbeth Joel Coen Best Animated Film Winner Flee Flugt (original title) Encanto Luca Raya and the Last Dragon The Mitchells vs the Machines Best Comedy Film Winner The French Dispatch Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Don’t Look Up Free Guy The Suicide Squad Best Director Winner Jane Campion The Power of the Dog Denis Villeneuve Dune Dune: Part One (original title) Joel Coen The Tragedy of Macbeth Kenneth Branagh Belfast Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Drive My Car Doraibu mai kâ (original title) Best Documentary Film Winner Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Flee Flugt (original title) Procession The First Wave The Velvet Underground Best Foreign Language Film Winner Drive My Car Doraibu mai kâ (original title) A Hero Ghahreman (original title) Flee Flugt (original title) Petite maman The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske (original title) Best Original Score Winner The Power of the Dog Jonny Greenwood Dune Dune: Part One (original title) Hans Zimmer Encanto Germaine Franco Spencer Jonny Greenwood The Harder They Fall Jeymes Samuel Best Original Screenplay Winner Pig Michael Sarnoski Belfast Kenneth Branagh C’mon C’mon Mike Mills King Richard Zach Baylin Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson Best Original Song Winner No Time to Die Finneas O’Connell, Billie Eilish Song: “No Time to Die” Don’t Look Up Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Taura Stinson Song: “Just Look Up” Encanto Lin-Manuel Miranda Song: “Dos Oruguitas” King Richard Dixson, Beyoncé Song: “Be Alive” The Harder They Fall Jeymes Samuel, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z Song: “Guns Go Bang” Best Picture Winner The Power of the Dog Belfast Drive My Car Doraibu mai kâ (original title) Dune Dune: Part One (original title) Spider-Man: No Way Home Best Science-Fiction/Horror Film Winner Dune Dune: Part One (original title) A Quiet Place Part II Last Night in Soho Spider-Man: No Way Home The Green Knight Best Supporting Actor Winner J.K. Simmons Being the Ricardos Ben Affleck The Tender Bar Ciarán Hinds Belfast Kodi Smit-McPhee The Power of the Dog Troy Kotsur CODA Best Supporting Actress Winner Ariana DeBose West Side Story Aunjanue Ellis King Richard Cate Blanchett Nightmare Alley Kirsten Dunst The Power of the Dog Ruth Negga Passing Best Visual Effects Winner Dune Dune: Part One (original title) Godzilla vs. Kong Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Spider-Man: No Way Home The Green Knight
