1st Six Stars Cinema Awards (Press Release)

Lead Actor — Action or Thriller

• Daniel Craig — No Time to Die ♦

• Jonathan Majors — The Harder They Fall

• Matthias Schweighöfer — Army of Thieves

• Michael Greyeyes — Wild Indian

• Ralph Fiennes — The King's Man

• Vin Diesel — F9

Lead Actress — Action or Thriller

• Cate Blanchett — Nightmare Alley ♦

• Evangeline Lilly — South of Heaven

• Gal Gadot — Red Notice

• Kate Beckinsale — Jolt

• Maggie Q — The Protégé

• Mary Elizabeth Winstead — Kate

Supporting Actor — Action or Thriller

• Idris Elba — The Harder They Fall ♦

• Delroy Lindo — The Harder They Fall

• John Cena — F9

• LaKeith Stanfield — The Harder They Fall

• Merab Ninidze — The Courier

• Richard Jenkins — Nightmare Alley

Supporting Actress — Action or Thriller

• Charlize Theron — F9 ♦

• Ana de Armas — No Time to Die

• Danielle Deadwyler — The Harder They Fall

• Lashana Lynch — No Time to Die

• Regina King — The Harder They Fall

• Zazie Beetz — The Harder They Fall

Best Film — Action or Thriller

• Old Henry ♦

• Nightmare Alley

• No Time to Die

• Nobody

• The Courier

• The Harder They Fall

Direction — Action or Thriller

• Guillermo del Toro — Nightmare Alley ♦

• Cary Joji Fukunaga — No Time to Die

• Dominic Cooke — The Courier

• Ilya Naishuller — Nobody

• Jeymes Samuel — The Harder They Fall

• Potsy Ponciroli — Old Henry

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Action or Thriller

• Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan — Nightmare Alley ♦

• Derek Kolstad — Nobody

• Jeymes Samuel, Boaz Yakin — The Harder They Fall

• Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge — No Time to Die

• Potsy Ponciroli — Old Henry

• Tom O’Connor — The Courier

Lead Actor — Comedy

• Leonardo DiCaprio — Don’t Look Up ♦

• Benedict Cumberbatch — The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

• Jake Johnson — Ride the Eagle

• Kevin Hart — Fatherhood

• Lucas Jade Zumann — Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

• Simon Rex — Red Rocket

Lead Actress — Comedy

• Alana Haim — Licorice Pizza ♦

• Emilia Jones — CODA

• Jennifer Lawrence — Don’t Look Up

• Rachel Sennott — Shiva Baby

• Renate Reinsve — The Worst Person in the World

• Taylour Paige — Zola

Supporting Actor — Comedy

• Troy Kotsur — CODA ♦

• Anders Danielsen Lie — The Worst Person in the World

• Bradley Cooper — Licorice Pizza

• Colman Domingo — Zola

• Herbert Nordrum — The Worst Person in the World

• Jeffrey Wright — The French Dispatch

Supporting Actress — Comedy

• Marlee Matlin — CODA ♦

• Cate Blanchett — Don’t Look Up

• Polly Draper — Shiva Baby

• Riley Keough — Zola

• Suzanna Son — Red Rocket

• Tilda Swinton — The French Dispatch

Best Film — Comedy

• Shiva Baby ♦

• CODA

• Licorice Pizza

• Plan B

• Red Rocket

• The Worst Person in the World

Direction — Comedy

• Paul Thomas Anderson — Licorice Pizza ♦

• Emma Seligman — Shiva Baby

• Janicza Bravo — Zola

• Joachim Trier — The Worst Person in the World

• Sean Baker — Red Rocket

• Sian Heder — CODA

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Comedy

• Paul Thomas Anderson — Licorice Pizza ♦

• Adam McKay, David Sirota — Don’t Look Up

• Emma Seligman — Shiva Baby

• Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt — The Worst Person in the World

• Sian Heder — CODA

• Wes Anderson — The French Dispatch

Lead Performance — Romance or Musical

• Andrew Garfield — Tick, Tick... Boom! ♦

• Anthony Ramos — In the Heights

• Jennifer Hudson — Respect

• Marion Cotillard — Annette

• Melissa Barrera — In the Heights

• Rachel Zegler — West Side Story

Supporting Performance — Romance or Musical

• Ariana DeBose — West Side Story ♦

• Audra McDonald — Respect

• Jimmy Smits — In the Heights

• Leslie Grace — In the Heights

• Mike Faist — West Side Story

• Rita Moreno — West Side Story

Best Film — Romance or Musical

• West Side Story ♦

• Annette

• Come from Away

• Everybody's Talking About Jamie

• In the Heights

• Tick, Tick... Boom!

Direction — Romance or Musical

• Steven Spielberg — West Side Story ♦

• Jon M. Chu — In the Heights

• Jonathan Butterell — Everybody's Talking About Jamie

• Leos Carax — Annette

• Liesl Tommy — Respect

• Lin-Manuel Miranda — Tick, Tick... Boom!

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Romance or Musical

• Tony Kushner — West Side Story ♦

• Quiara Alegría Hudes — In the Heights

• Ron Mael, Russell Mael — Annette

• Steven Levenson — Tick, Tick... Boom!

• Tom MacRae — Everybody's Talking About Jamie

• Tracey Scott Wilson — Respect

Lead Actor — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Mahershala Ali — Swan Song (Benjamin Cleary film) ♦

• John Cena — The Suicide Squad

• Ryan Reynolds — Free Guy

• Simu Liu — Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• Timothée Chalamet — Dune

• Tom Holland — Spider-Man: No Way Home

Lead Actress — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Emma Stone — Cruella ♦

• Gemma Chan — Eternals

• Margot Robbie — The Suicide Squad

• Mélanie Laurent — Oxygen

• Scarlett Johansson — Black Widow

• Tilda Swinton — Memoria

Supporting Actor — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Tony Leung — Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ♦

• Alfred Molina — Spider-Man: No Way Home

• Andrew Garfield — Spider-Man: No Way Home

• Jason Momoa — Dune

• Javier Bardem — Dune

• Willem Dafoe — Spider-Man: No Way Home

Supporting Actress — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Florence Pugh — Black Widow ♦

• Awkwafina — Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• Emily Blunt — Jungle Cruise

• Jodie Comer — Free Guy

• Viola Davis — The Suicide Squad

• Zendaya — Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Film — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Dune ♦

• Memoria

• Nine Days

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• Spider-Man: No Way Home

• The Green Knight

Direction — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Denis Villeneuve — Dune ♦

• Benjamin Cleary — Swan Song (Benjamin Cleary film)

• David Lowery — The Green Knight

• Destin Daniel Cretton — Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• Edson Oda — Nine Days

• Jon Watts — Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Fantasy or Sci-fi

• Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth — Dune ♦

• Benjamin Cleary — Swan Song (Benjamin Cleary film)

• Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers — Spider-Man: No Way Home

• Dana Fox, Tony McNamara — Cruella

• David Lowery — The Green Knight

• Edson Oda — Nine Days

Lead Actor — Drama

• Will Smith — King Richard ♦

• Benedict Cumberbatch — The Power of the Dog

• Denzel Washington — The Tragedy of Macbeth

• Javier Bardem — Being the Ricardos

• Jude Hill — Belfast

• Nicolas Cage — Pig

Lead Actress — Drama

• Jessica Chastain — The Eyes of Tammy Faye ♦

• Kristen Stewart — Spencer

• Lady Gaga — House of Gucci

• Nicole Kidman — Being the Ricardos

• Olivia Colman — The Lost Daughter

• Penélope Cruz — Parallel Mothers

Supporting Actor — Drama

• Kodi Smit-McPhee — The Power of the Dog ♦

• Ciarán Hinds — Belfast

• J. K. Simmons — Being the Ricardos

• Jamie Dornan — Belfast

• Jesse Plemons — The Power of the Dog

• Woody Norman — C'mon C'mon

Supporting Actress — Drama

• Kirsten Dunst — The Power of the Dog ♦

• Ann Dowd — Mass

• Aunjanue Ellis — King Richard

• Caitríona Balfe – Belfast

• Jessie Buckley — The Lost Daughter

• Ruth Negga — Passing

Best Film — Drama

• Drive My Car ♦

• Belfast

• I Carry You with Me

• King Richard

• Parallel Mothers

• The Power of the Dog

Direction — Drama

• Jane Campion — The Power of the Dog ♦

• Kenneth Branagh — Belfast

• Maggie Gyllenhaal — The Lost Daughter

• Rebecca Hall — Passing

• Reinaldo Marcus Green — King Richard

• Ryusuke Hamaguchi — Drive My Car

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Drama

• Kenneth Branagh — Belfast ♦

• Aaron Sorkin — Being the Ricardos

• Jane Campion — The Power of the Dog

• Maggie Gyllenhaal — The Lost Daughter

• Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe — Drive My Car

• Zach Baylin — King Richard

Lead Actor — Horror

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — Candyman ♦

• Gael García Bernal — Old

• Nicolas Cage — Willy's Wonderland

• Patrick Wilson — The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

• Sam Richardson — Werewolves Within

• Stephen Lang — Don't Breathe 2

Lead Actress — Horror

• Agathe Rousselle — Titane ♦

• Annabelle Wallis — Malignant

• Emily Blunt — A Quiet Place Part II

• Jamie Lee Curtis — Halloween Kills

• Sadie Sink — Fear Street Part Two: 1978

• Taylor Russell — Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Supporting Actor — Horror

• Cillian Murphy — A Quiet Place Part II ♦

• Fred Hechinger — Fear Street Part One: 1994

• Keith David — Black as Night

• McCabe Slye — Fear Street Part Two: 1978

• Noah Jupe — A Quiet Place Part II

• Rufus Sewell — Old

Supporting Actress — Horror

• Holland Roden — Escape Room: Tournament of Champions ♦

• Diana Rigg — Last Night in Soho

• Judy Greer — Halloween Kills

• Julia Rehwald — Fear Street Part One: 1994

• Millicent Simmonds — A Quiet Place Part II

• Ryan Simpkins — Fear Street Part Two: 1978

Best Film — Horror

• Titane ♦

• A Quiet Place Part II

• Candyman

• Fear Street Part Three: 1666

• Fear Street Part Two: 1978

• The Night House

Direction — Horror

• Julia Ducournau — Titane ♦

• James Wan — Malignant

• John Krasinski — A Quiet Place Part II

• Leigh Janiak — Fear Street Part Two: 1978

• M. Night Shyamalan — Old

• Nia DaCosta — Candyman

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Horror

• Julia Ducournau — Titane ♦

• Akela Cooper — Malignant

• John Krasinski — A Quiet Place Part II

• Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta — Candyman

• Leigh Janiak, Zak Olkewicz — Fear Street Part Two: 1978

• M. Night Shyamalan — Old

Lead Voice Actor — Animation

• Jacob Tremblay — Luca ♦

• Alec Baldwin — The Boss Baby: Family Business

• Matthew McConaughey — Sing 2

• Michael J. Woodard — Arlo the Alligator Boy

• Oscar Isaac — The Addams Family 2

• Tom Kenny — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Lead Voice Actress — Animation

• Stephanie Beatriz — Encanto ♦

• Abbi Jacobson — The Mitchells vs. the Machines

• Awkwafina — Raya and the Last Dragon

• Charlize Theron — The Addams Family 2

• Emma Berman — Luca

• Kelly Marie Tran — Raya and the Last Dragon

Supporting Voice Actor — Animation

• John Leguizamo — Encanto ♦

• Charlie Saxton — Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

• Daniel Dae Kim — Raya and the Last Dragon

• Eric André — Sing 2

• Jack Dylan Grazer — Luca

• Keanu Reeves — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Supporting Voice Actress — Animation

• María Cecilia Botero — Encanto ♦

• Awkwafina — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

• Letitia Wright — Sing 2

• Maya Rudolph — Luca

• Reese Witherspoon — Sing 2

• Scarlett Johansson — Sing 2

Best Film — Animation

• Encanto ♦

• Luca

• My Little Pony: A New Generation

• Raya and the Last Dragon

• The Mitchells vs. the Machines

• The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Direction — Animation

• Mike Rianda — The Mitchells vs. the Machines ♦

• Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada — Raya and the Last Dragon

• Enrico Casarosa — Luca

• Jared Bush, Byron Howard — Encanto

• Kirk DeMicco — Vivo

• Kwang Il Han — The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Animation

• Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe — The Mitchells vs. the Machines ♦

• Beau DeMayo — The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

• Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush — Encanto

• Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones — Luca

• Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith — Ron's Gone Wrong

• Qui Nguyen, Adele Lim — Raya and the Last Dragon

Character of the Year

• Cruella de Vil — played by Emma Stone ♦

• Luca Paguro — voiced by Jacob Tremblay

• Mirabel Madrigal — voiced by Stephanie Beatriz

• Peacemaker — played by John Cena

• Shang-Chi — played by Simu Liu

• Yelena Belova — played by Florence Pugh

Avantgarde Award

• Viola Davis ♦

Viola is the best—no doubt about it! One of the most acclaimed actors of her generation, she was named one of Time's most influential people in 2012 and 2017 and ranked 9th on The New York Times’ list of the greatest actors of the 21st century. With just one Grammy away from EGOT status, her Oscar win came for Fences, alongside three other nominations for Doubt, The Help, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. On TV, she made history as the first Black woman to win the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for How to Get Away with Murder. Beyond acting, Davis is a dedicated advocate for human rights and women of color and has been a L’Oréal Paris ambassador since 2019.

Rising Star

• Rachel Zegler ♦

• Anthony Ramos

• Ariana DeBose

• Barry Keoghan

• Emilia Jones

• Taylour Paige

Ensemble Performance

• Don’t Look Up — Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep ♦

• CODA — Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin

• Dune — Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen M. Henderson, Zendaya, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem

• Judas and the Black Messiah — Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Martin Sheen

• The French Dispatch — Owen Wilson, Benicio del Toro, Tony Revolori, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Bob Balaban, Henry Winkler, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Christoph Waltz, Rupert Friend, Jeffrey Wright, Liev Schreiber, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Elisabeth Moss, Jason Schwartzman, Fisher Stevens, Anjelica Huston

• The Harder They Fall — Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole

Best Popular Film 

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ♦

• A Quiet Place Part II

• Cruella

• Encanto

• Free Guy

• Spider-Man: No Way Home

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The nominees are based on releases from January 1st to December 31st, 2021, showcasing the most thrilling performances and productions of the year.