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Awards, honoring the best in film for 2021, were announced on January 24, 2022. The nominations were announced on January 18, 2022. '' Dune'' and '' The Power of the Dog'' led the nominations with nine each, followed by ''

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'' with eight. ''The Power of the Dog'' also made a clean sweep, winning all nine of its nominations, including

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Winners and nominees

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Special awards

Technical Achievement Awards

* '' Dune'' – Sound Design * ''

In the Heights ''In the Heights'' is a musical with concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Dominican American neighborhood of ...

'' – Choreography * ''

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'' – Sound Design * ''

No Time to Die ''No Time to Die'' is a 2021 spy film and the twenty-fifth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, starring Daniel Craig in his fifth and final portrayal of fictional British MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Cary ...

'' – Stunt Coordination * ''

'' – Choreography

Lifetime Achievement Awards

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* Paul Schrader * John Williams

Special Achievement Awards

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(TCM), for providing worldwide access to classic films, including

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Workers, for bringing attention to labor issues in the

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and fighting for better standards * The

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(AMIA), an important

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devoted to the preservation of film

Non-U.S. Releases

* ''1970'' (Poland) * ''Bank Job'' (United Kingdom) * ''

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'' (United Kingdom) * ''

The Girl and the Spider ''The Girl and the Spider'' (german: Das Mädchen und die Spinne) is a Swiss drama film, directed by Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher and released in 2021. The film centres on Mara ( Henriette Confurius) and Lisa (Liliane Amuat), two women who ha ...

'' (Switzerland) * ''

The Medium ''The Medium'' is a short (one-hour-long) two-act dramatic opera with words and music by Gian Carlo Menotti. Commissioned by the Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University, its first performance was there on 8 May 1946. The opera's first profes ...

'' (Thailand) * ''

Ninjababy ''Ninjababy'' is a 2021 Norwegian dramedy film directed by Yngvild Sve Flikke, from a screenplay by Johan Fasting, based on Inga H Sætre's graphic novel ''Fallteknikk''. The film stars Kristine Thorp, Arthur Berning and Nader Khademi. The film ...

'' (Norway) * ''

Petite Maman ''Petite Maman'' is a 2021 French fantasy drama film, written and directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Stéphane Varupenne, Nina Meurisse and Margo Abascal, the film follows a young girl coping with the death ...

'' (France) * '' Pleasure'' (Sweden) * ''The Tsugua Diaries'' (Portugal) * ''

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash ''Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash'' is the third novel by Eka Kurniawan which was originally published in Indonesian by Gramedia Pustaka Utama in 2014 as ''Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas''. Following international recognit ...

'' (Indonesia)

Films with multiple nominations and awards

References

External links

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