2021 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

The 87th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2021, were announced on December 3, 2021.^[1][2][3]

87th NYFCC Awards
Date	December 3, 2021
Highlights
Best Picture	Drive My Car
Best Director	Jane Campion
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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.^[4][5][6]

Winners

Jane Campion, Best Director winner

Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Actor winner

Lady Gaga, Best Actress winner

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Best Supporting Actor winner

Kathryn Hunter, Best Supporting Actress winner

Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Screenplay winner

• 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".