The 15th Annual EDA Awards

AWFJ (Alliance of Women Film Journalists) BEST OF AWARDS
These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.

Best Film
• BELFAST
• LICORICE PIZZA
• THE LOST DAUGHTER
• PASSING
• THE POWER OF THE DOG

Best Director
• Paul Thomas Anderson for LICORICE PIZZA
• Kenneth Branagh for BELFAST
• Jane Campion for THE POWER OF THE DOG
• Maggie Gyllenhaal for THE LOST DAUGHTER
• Rebecca Hall for PASSING

Best Screenplay, Original
• BEING THE RICARDOS – Aaron Sorkin
• BELFAST – Kenneth Branagh
• DON’T LOOK UP – Adam McKay
• LICORICE PIZZA – Paul Thomas Anderson
• MASS – Fran Kranz

Best Screenplay, Adapted
• CODA – Sian Heder
• DUNE – Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
• THE LOST DAUGHTER – Maggie Gyllenhaal
• PASSING – Rebecca Hall
• THE POWER OF THE DOG – Jane Campion

Best Documentary
• ASCENSION
• FLEE
• JULIA
• SUMMER OF SOUL
• VAL

Best Animated Film
• ENCANTO
• FLEE
• LUCA
• THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINE
• RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

Best Actress
• Jessica Chastain – THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
• Olivia Colman – THE LOST DAUGHTER
• Lady Gaga – THE HOUSE OF GUCCI
• Kristen Stewart – SPENCER
• Tessa Thompson – PASSING

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
• Jessie Buckley – THE LOST DAUGHTER
• Ann Dowd – MASS
• Kirsten Dunst – THE POWER OF THE DOG
• Aunjanue Ellis – KING RICHARD
• Ruth Negga – PASSING

Best Actor
• Benedict Cumberbatch – THE POWER OF THE DOG
• Peter Dinklage – CYRANO
• Andrew Garfield – TICK, TICK…BOOM!
• Will Smith – KING RICHARD
• Denzel Washington – THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
• Jamie Dornan – BELFAST
• Troy Kostur – CODA
• Ciaran Hinds – BELFAST
• Jesse Plemons – THE POWER OF THE DOG
• Kodi Smit-McPhee – THE POWER OF THE DOG

Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director
• BELFAST – Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann
• THE FRENCH DISPATCH – Douglas Aibel, Antoinette Boulat
• THE HARDER THEY FALL – Victoria Thomas
• KING RICHARD – Rich Delia, Avy Kaufman
• THE POWER OF THE DOG – Nikki Barrett, Tina Cleary, Carmen Cuba, Nina Gold

Best Cinematography
• BELFAST – Haris Zambarloukos
• DUNE – Greig Fraser
• PASSING – Eduard Grau
• THE POWER OF THE DOG – Ari Wegner
• THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH – Bruno Delbonnel

Best Editing
• BELFAST – Una Ni Dhonghalle
• DON’T LOOK UP – Hank Corwin
• DUNE – Joe Walker
• THE POWER OF THE DOG – Peter Sciberras
• WEST SIDE STORY – Sarah Broshar, Michael Kahn

Best Non-English-Language Film
• DRIVE MY CAR
• FLEE
• A HERO
• I’M YOUR MAN
• TITANE

FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.

Best Woman Director
• Jane Campion – THE POWER OF THE DOG
• Julia Ducournau – TITANE
• Maggie Gyllenhaal – THE LOST DAUGHTER
• Rebecca Hall – PASSING
• Sian Heder – CODA

Best Woman Screenwriter
• Jane Campion – THE POWER OF THE DOG
• Maggie Gyllenhaal – THE LOST DAUGHTER
• Rebecca Hall – PASSING
• Sian Heder – CODA
• Maria Schrader – I’M YOUR MAN

Best Animated Female
• Mirabel, Stephanie Beatriz in ENCANTO
• Katie, Abbi Jacobsen in THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINE
• Raya, Kelly Marie Tran in RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
• Giulia, Emma Berman in LUCA
• Sisu, Awkwafina in RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance
• Ariana DeBose in WEST SIDE STORY
• Alana Haim in LICORICE PIZZA
• Emilia Jones in CODA
• Renate Reinsve in THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
• Rachel Zegler in WEST SIDE STORY

Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry
• Victoria Alonzo for her achievements at Marvel Studios
• Maya Cade for establishing the Black Film Archive
• Anna Serner for 20 years of female forward work at the Swedish Film Institute

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

Grand Dame Award for defying agism
• Dame Judi Dench
• Ms. Rita Moreno
• Dame Diana Rigg

Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award
• THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK: Ray Liotta and Michela DeRossi (38 years)
• RED ROCKET: Simon Rex and Suzanna Son (21 years)
• THE HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD: Salma Hayek and Samuel L Jackson (21 years)
• NIGHTMARE ALLEY: David Strathairn and Toni Collette (22 years)
• LICORICE PIZZA: Alaina Haim and Cooper Hoffman (10 years)

She Deserves A New Agent Award
• Amy Adams for THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW and DEAR EVAN HANSEN
• Melissa McCarthy for THE STARLING
• Chloe Grace Moretz for TOM AND JERRY

Most Daring Performance Award
• Sandra Bullock, THE UNFORGIVABLE
• Olivia Colman for THE LOST DAUGHTER
• Ruth Negga for PASSING
• Renate Reinsve for THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
• Agatha Rouselle for TITANE

Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award
• THE BOSS BABY: THE FAMILY BUSINESS
• CRUELLA
• GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
• SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY
• TOM AND JERRY

AWFJ Hall of Shame Award
• Gina Carano, Nicki Minaj and Letitia Wright for using celeb status for antivax propaganda
• Producers, crew and cast of RUST for not following proper safety protocol and causing the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
• Warner Bros for contributing to Mel Gibson’s resurgence by hiring him to direct LETHAL WESPON 5.