Nominees Announced for 2021 Cosmo Awards

Ballots have been tallied and the nominations are in for the 2021 Cosmique Movie Awards.

Dune leads the pack with 16 nominations, including nods for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Drama, among others.

It’s followed by The Power of the Dog with 11 nominations; Eternals, No Time to Die, and tick, tick…BOOM! with 10 nominations each, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife and West Side Story with 9 nominations each.

The deadline to vote for the winners is Saturday, June 11, 2022 by midnight.

Collage of images from the films Amadeus, Dead Again, The Godfather: Part II, Ragtime, The World According to Garp, and The Philadelphia Story.

Lifetime Achievement Halls of Fame

Best Films of All Time Hall of Fame (2021 Awards)

Amadeus (1984) • Dead Again (1991) • The Godfather: Part II (1974) • The Philadelphia Story (1940) • Ragtime (1981) • The World According to Garp (1982)

Best Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame (2021 Awards)

Angela Bassett • Viola Davis • Angela Lansbury • Marilyn Monroe • Agnes Moorehead • Dianne Wiest

Best Actors of All Time Hall of Fame (2021 Awards)

F. Murray Abraham • Daniel Day-Lewis • Clark Gable • Alec Guinness • Gregory Peck • Vincent Price

Best Comedic Actresses of All Time Hall of Fame (2021 Awards)

Christine Baranski • Sandra Bullock • Carol Channing • Jennifer Coolidge • Kathy Griffin • Katherine Helmond

Best Comedic Actors of All Time Hall of Fame (2021 Awards)

Tim Conway • Harvey Corman • Billy Crystal • Charles Durning • Buster Keaton • Jonathan Winters

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Best Films Overall of 2021

Best Film of 2021

CODA • Dune • The Power of the Dog • tick, tick…BOOM! • West Side Story • The Woman in the Window

Best Director of a 2021 Film

Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza • Kenneth Branaugh – Belfast • Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog • Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter • Steven Spielberg – West Side Story • Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Best Script of a 2021 Film

Being the Ricardos • Everybody’s Talking About Jamie • The French Dispatch • The Lost Daughter • The Power of the Dog • The Woman in the Window

Best Cinematography, Art Direction or Set Design for a 2021 Film

Belfast • Dune • Nightmare Alley • The Power of the Dog • The Tragedy of Macbeth • West Side Story

Best Costume Design Or Make-Up for a 2021 Film

Cruella • Dune • Eternals • The Eyes of Tammy Faye • Nightmare Alley • Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Visual Effects for a 2021 Film

Dune • Eternals • Godzilla vs. Kong • No Time to Die • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings • Spider-Man: No Way Home

Favorite Cinematic Guilty Pleasure of 2021

Antlers • Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar • Cruella • Malignant • The Suicide Squad • The Woman in the Window

Best Use of (Gratuitous?) Nudity in a 2021 Film

Cherry • The French Dispatch • Monday • Nightmare Alley • The Power of the Dog • Violation

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Best Performances in 2021 Films

Best Lead Actress in a 2021 Film

Amy Adams – The Woman in the Window • Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye • Lady Gaga – House of Gucci • Jennifer Hudson – Respect • Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos • Kristen Stewart – Spencer

Best Lead Actor in a 2021 Film

Timothée Chalamet – Dune • Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog • Matt Damon – The Last Duel • Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up • Adam Driver – The Last Duel • Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…BOOM!

Best Supporting Actress in a 2021 Film

Cate Blanchett – Nightmare Alley • Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter • Ariana DeBose – West Side Story • Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog • Marlee Matlin – CODA • Rita Moreno – West Side Story

Best Supporting Actor in a 2021 Film

Robin de Jesus – tick, tick…BOOM! • Andrew Garfield – The Eyes of Tammy Faye • Troy Kotsur – CODA • J. K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos • Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog • Forest Whitaker – Respect

Best Young Actress in a 2021 Film

Millie Bobby Brown – Godzilla vs. Kong • Mckenna Grace – Ghostbusters: Afterlife • Emilia Jones – CODA • Saniyya Sidney – King Richard • Demi Singleton – King Richard • Lisa-Dorah Sonnet – No Time to Die

Best Young Actor in a 2021 Film

Jude Hill – Belfast • Logan Kim – Ghostbusters: Afterlife • Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon • Mason Thames – The Black Phone • Jeremy T. Thomas – Antlers • Jacob Tremblay – Luca

Best Ensemble Cast of a 2021 Film

Don’t Look Up • Dune • House of Gucci • Nightmare Alley • The Power of the Dog • West Side Story

Sexiest Ensemble Cast of a 2021 Film

Black Widow • Dune • Spider-Man: No Way Home • The Suicide Squad • West Side Story • Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Favorite Male Heroic Character of a 2021 Film

Timothée Chalamet – Dune • Daniel Craig – No Time to Die • Tom Hardy – Venom: Let There Be Carnage • Tom Holland – Spider-Man: No Way Home • Dev Patel – The Green Knight • Keanu Reeves – The Matrix Resurrections

Favorite Female Heroic Character of a 2021 Film

Emily Blunt – Jungle Cruise • Jamie Lee Curtis – Halloween Kills • Ana de Armas – No Time to Die • Rebecca Ferguson – Dune • Gal Gadot – Jack Snyder’s Justice League • Michelle Yeoh – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Best Male Villain of a 2021 Film

Wilem Dafoe – Spider-Man: No Way Home • Adam Driver – The Last Duel • Woody Harrelson – Venom: Let There Be Carnage • Rami Malek – No Time to Die • Stellan Skarsgård – Dune • Taika Waititi – Free Guy

Best Female Villain of a 2021 Film

Eugenie Bondurant – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It • Olivia Coleman – The Mitchells vs. The Machines • Angelina Jolie – Eternals • Charlotte Rampling – Dune • Emma Thompson – Cruella • Olivia Wilde – Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Sexiest Actor’s Character from a 2021 Film

Henry Cavill – Jack Snyder’s Justice League • Daniel Craig – No Time to Die • Andrew Garfield – Spider-Man: No Way Home • Dwayne Johnson – Jungle Cruise • Ryan Reynolds – Free Guy • Harry Styles – Eternals

Sexiest Actress’ Character from a 2021 Film

Gemma Chan – Eternals • Ana de Armas – No Time to Die • Naomie Harris – No Time to Die • Alexia Muray – House of Gucci • Léa Seydoux – No Time to Die • Zendaya – Dune

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Best Films by Genre of 2021

Best Action/Adventure Film of 2021

Black Widow • Dune • Eternals • Jungle Cruise • No Time to Die • Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Animated Film of 2021

The Addams Family 2 • Encanto • Flee • Luca • The Mitchells vs. The Machines • Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Comedic Film of 2021

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar • CODA • Don’t Look Up • The French Dispatch • Ghostbusters: Afterlife • Luca

Best Documentary Film of 2021

Ailey • Baloney: A Queer Male Burlesque Documentary • Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry • Flee • Little Richard: I Am Everything • Summer of Soul

Best Dramatic Film of 2021

Being the Ricardos • Belfast • Dune • King Richard • The Power of the Dog • The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Fantasy Film of 2021

Encanto • Eternals • Ghostbusters: Afterlife • The Green Knight • Luca • Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Historical Film of 2021

Being the Ricardos • Belfast • King Richard • The Last Duel • Respect • Spencer

Best Horror or Thriller Film of 2021

Antlers • The Black Phone • Candyman • Halloween Kills • Malignant • A Quiet Place Part II

Best Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer Film of 2021

Eternals • Everybody’s Talking About Jamie • Flee • The Power of the Dog • Summer of 85 • tick, tick…BOOM!

Best Musical Film of 2021

Dear Evan Hansen • Encanto • Everybody’s Talking About Jamie • In the Heights • tick, tick…BOOM! • West Side Story

Best Mystery or Suspense Film of 2021

Antlers • The Dry • Escape Room: Tournament of Champions • Malignant • The Voyeurs • The Woman in the Window

Best Science Fiction Film of 2021

Don’t Look Up • Dune • Ghostbusters: Afterlife • The Matrix Resurrections • A Quiet Place Part II • Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Best Superhero Film of 2021

Black Widow • Eternals • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings • Spider-Man: No Way Home • The Suicide Squad • Venom: Let There Be Carnage

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Specialty One-Off Awards of 2021

Best Soundtrack or Score of a 2021 Film

Cruella • House of Gucci • Respect • Summer of Soul • tick, tick…BOOM! • West Side Story

Best Male Cameo in a 2021 Film

Dan Aykroyd – Ghostbusters: Afterlife • Pete Davidson – The Suicide Squad • Chris Evans – Don’t Look Up • Joel Grey – tick, tick…BOOM! • Harry Styles – Eternals • Alex Trebek – Free Guy

Best Female Cameo in a 2021 Film

Reba McEntire – Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar • Bebe Neuwirth – tick, tick…BOOM! • Bernadette Peters – tick, tick…BOOM! • Annie Potts – Ghostbusters: Afterlife • Chita Rivera – tick, tick…BOOM! • Sigourney Weaver – Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Favorite Female Empowerment Film of 2021

Benedetta • Black Widow • Encanto • The Lost Daughter • Parallel Mothers • A Quiet Place Part II

Favorite Depiction of Underrepresented Voices of 2021

CODA • Encanto • King Richard • Passing • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings • Summer of Soul

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