Below are my favorite films and performances of the calendar year 2021 (hence why some performances that were eligible for the previous year's Academy Awards due to the extended time frame are listed), all listed in alphabetical order. (And, yes, I have seen all acclaimed/celebrated/popular choices that may not appear here.)
Favorite Films
- Drive My Car
- Flee
- The Harder They Fall
- In the Heights
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- King Richard
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Summer of Soul (...or, How The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
- tick, tick... BOOM!
Favorite Lead Performances by an Actor
- Mahershala Ali, Swan Song
- Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
- Andrew Garfield, tick, tick... BOOM!
- Anthony Ramos, In the Heights
- Will Smith, King Richard
Favorite Lead Performances by an Actress
- Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
- Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
- Jennifer Hudson, Respect
- Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
- Tessa Thompson, Passing
Favorite Supporting Performances by an Actor
- Willem Dafoe, Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Lucian-River Chauhan, Encounter
- Colman Domingo, @zola
- André Holland, Passing
- Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Favorite Supporting Performances by an Actress
- Uzo Aduba, National Champions
- Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
- Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
- Regina King, The Harder They Fall
- Ruth Negga, Passing
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