GALECA LGBTQ Critics’ 2021 Dorian Award Film Nominations Announced

Adding some zest to the film awards season, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced its 2021 Dorian Award nominations for the best in movies, mainstream to LGBTQ.

Full disclosure – I’m a proud voting member of GALECA.

Dorian Film Awards: ‘The Power of the Dog’ Leads Nominations From LGBTQ Entertainment Critics https://t.co/WRyXoJRpPd

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 23, 2022

Jane Campion’s acclaimed drama The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nods, including for best film, LGBTQ film, director and three for acting. And coming in with five nominations each: The 1920s-set racial drama Passing, the unusual animated refugee documentary Flee, and Steven Spielberg’s vibrant reimagining of West Side Story.

Dog and Story contend for Best Film along with three films that received four Dorian nominations each in all: The bittersweet Japanese relationship drama Drive My Car, Norway’s acerbic romantic comedy The Worst Person in the World and Tick, Tick. . .Boom!, the poignant musical about the too-short life of Rent creator Jonathan Larson.

In the studio numbers race, Netflix itself was top dog with 23 nominations for its titles. Neon did well with 18, and Disney / 20th Century Studios scored nine.

Related: What To Watch Tonight – Dorians TV Toast 2021

Formed in 2009, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ Dorian Awards go to the best in film and TV, mainstream to queer+, at separate times of the year. GALECA is comprised of over 350 journalists and critics covering film and TV accessible in the U.S. who work for some of the most prominent and influential media outlets in the United States, Canada, Australia and the U.K.

https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1496305524027052034 Full list of 2021 Dorian Award film nominations below. Winners, including recipients of the group’s special Timeless Star (career achievement) and LGBTQIA+ Trailblazer honors, will be announced March 17. BEST FILM Drive My Car (Janus) The Power of the Dog (Netflix) tick, tick … BOOM! (Netflix) West Side Story (20th Century Studios) The Worst Person in the World (Neon) BEST LGBTQ FILM Benedetta (IFC Films) Flee (Neon, Participant) Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classics) The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Shiva Baby (Utopia) BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM Drive My Car (Janus) Flee (Neon, Participant) Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classics) Titane (Neon) The Worst Person in the World (Neon) BEST UNSUNG FILM The Green Knight (A24) Mass (Bleecker Street) Passing (Netflix) Shiva Baby (Utopia) Zola (A24) BEST DIRECTOR Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Julia Ducournau, Titane (Neon) Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car (Janus Films) Steven Spielberg, West Side Story (20th Century Studios) Denis Villeneuve, Dune (Warner Bros.) BEST SCREENPLAY Drive My Car (Janus) — Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe (adapted) The Lost Daughter (Netflix) — Maggie Gyllenhaal (adapted) Passing (Netflix) — Rebecca Hall (adapted) The Power of the Dog (Netflix) — Jane Campion (adapted) The Worst Person in the World (Neon) — Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier (original) BEST FILM PERFORMANCE Nicolas Cage, Pig (Neon) Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight) Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter (Netflix) Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers (Sony Pictures Classics) Andrew Garfield, tick, tick … BOOM! (Netflix) Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World (Neon) Simon Rex, Red Rocket (A24) Kristen Stewart, Spencer (Neon) Tessa Thompson, Passing (Netflix) BEST SUPPORTING FILM PERFORMANCE Ariana DeBose, West Side Story (20th Century Studios) Robin de Jesús, tick, tick … BOOM! (Netflix) Colman Domingo, Zola (A24) Ann Dowd, Mass (Bleecker Street) Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Mike Faist, West Side Story (20th Century Studios) Troy Kotsur, CODA (Apple) Ruth Negga, Passing (Netflix) Martha Plimpton, Mass (Bleecker Street) Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog (Netflix) BEST DOCUMENTARY Flee (Neon, Participant) Procession (Netflix) Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (Roadside Attractions) Summer of Soul (Searchlight, Hulu) The Rescue (Greenwich Entertainment, National Geographic) The Velvet Underground (Apple) BEST LGBTQ DOCUMENTARY Ailey (Neon) Flee (Neon, Participant) My Name is Pauli Murray (Amazon Studios) Pray Away (Netflix) Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F***er (Kino Lorber, World of Wonder) MOST VISUALLY STRIKING FILM Dune (Warner Bros.) Nightmare Alley (Searchlight) Passing (Netflix) The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Titane (Neon) West Side Story (20th Century Studios) BEST ANIMATED FILM Belle (GKids) Encanto (Disney) Flee (Neon, Participant) Luca (Disney) The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Netflix, Sony) BEST FILM MUSIC Dune (Warner Bros.) Encanto (Disney) Spencer (Neon) The Power of the Dog (Netflix) tick, tick … BOOM! (Netflix) “WE’RE WILDE ABOUT YOU!” RISING STAR Ariana DeBose Alana Haim Patti Harrison Jasmin Savoy Brown Rachel Zegler WILDE ARTIST (to a truly groundbreaking force in film, theatre and/or television) Pedro Almodóvar Jane Campion Jennifer Coolidge Lil Nas X Lin-Manuel Miranda CAMPIEST FLICK Annette (Amazon Studios) Cruella (Disney) House of Gucci (United Artists) Malignant (Warner Bros.) Old (Universal)