THE 2021 HOUNDIE AWARDS

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It's been quite awhile. So to kick off my return to MovieHound after my 1 year hiatus I present to you the 2021 HOUNDIE Awards. Last year's big winners if you recall were Jojo Rabbit, 1917, Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Pitt, and Florence Pugh. Just like last year, here at the Houndies we don't just stop at 5 nominations for the acting and directing categories, there can be up to 10 nominations, but there doesn't have to be. So who are the big winners this year? Well, scroll through to see who they are. Winners will be labeled in bold.

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BEST PICTURE

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

The King of Staten Island

Minari

Nomadland

One Night in Miami...

Palm Springs

Promising Young Woman

Soul

Sound of Metal

Tenet

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BEST DIRECTOR

Max Barbakow - Palm Springs

Lee Isaac Chung - Minari

Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman

David Fincher - Mank

Charlie Kaufman - I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Regina King - One Night in Miami...

Darius Marder - Sound of Metal

Christopher Nolan - Tenet

Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of the Chicago 7

Chloé Zhao - Nomadland

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BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Ben Affleck - The Way Back

Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal

Kingsley Ben-Adir - One Night in Miami...

Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Pete Davidson - The King of Staten Island

Tom Hanks - News of the World

Hugh Jackman - Bad Education

Delroy Lindo - Da 5 Bloods

Charlie Plummer - Words on Bathroom Walls

Steven Yeun - Minari

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BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Jessie Buckley - I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Natalia Dyer - Yes God Yes

Sidney Flanigan - Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman

Katherine Langford - Spontaneous

Frances McDormand - Nomadland

Cristin Milioti - Palm Springs

Elisabeth Moss - The Invisible Man

Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman

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BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - The Trial of the Chicago 7

Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago 7

Bill Burr - The King of Staten Island

Aldis Hodge - One Night in Miami...

Alan Kim - Minari

Bill Murray - On The Rocks

Leslie Odom Jr - One Night in Miami...

Paul Raci - Sound of Metal

Mark Rylance - The Trial of the Chicago 7

David Strathairn - Nomadland

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BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Ellen Burstyn - Pieces of a Woman

Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy

Olivia Cooke - Sound of Metal

Allison Janney - Bad Education

Lesley Manville - Let Him Go

Amanda Seyfried - Mank

Swankie - Nomadland

Marisa Tomei - The King of Staten Island

Youn Yuh-jung - Minari

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson, Dave Sirus - The King of Staten Island

Lee Isaac Chung - Minari

Pete Doctor, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers - Soul

Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman

Abraham & Darius Marder (Script) Derek Cianfrance (Story) - Sound of Metal

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Brian Duffield - Spontaneous

Charlie Kaufman - I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Kemp Powers - One Night in Miami...

Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Chloé Zhao - Nomadland

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Phineas & Ferb The Movie: Candace Against The Universe

Onward

Soul

Trolls: World Tour

Wolfwalkers

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Greyhound

The Invisible Man

The Midnight Sky

Project Power

Tenet

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hoyte van Hoytema - Tenet

Erik Messerschmidt - Mank

Lachlan Milne - Minari

Joshua James Richards - Nomadland

Dariusz Wolski - News of the World

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BEST SCORE

Ludwig Göransson - Tenet

James Newton Howard - News of the World

Emile Mosseri - Minari

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Mank

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste - Soul

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Beginning of the End - Bill & Ted Face The Music

Húsavík (My Hometown) - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Jaja Ding Dong - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Speak Now - One Night in Miami...

Just Sing - Trolls: World Tour

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Mank

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Mulan

News of the World

Tenet

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BEST EDITING

Alan Baumgarten - The Trial of the Chicago 7

Andy Canny - The Invisible Man

Jennifer Lame - Tenet

Mikkel E.G. Nielsen - Sound of Metal

Chloé Zhao - Nomadland

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BEST VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE

Jamie Foxx - Soul

Tina Fey - Soul

Rachel House - Soul

Chris Pratt - Onward

Ben Schwartz - Sonic The Hedgehog

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BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

The King of Staten Island

Minari

One Night in Miami...

Promising Young Woman

The Trial of the Chicago 7

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BREAKOUT ACTOR

Pete Davidson (Big Time Adolescence, The King of Staten Island)

Eli Goree (One Night in Miami...)

Aldis Hodge (The Invisible Man, Magic Camp, One Night in Miami...)

Alan Kim (Minari)

Charlie Plummer (Spontaneous, Words on Bathroom Walls)

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BREAKOUT ACTRESS

Kiera Allen (Run)

Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Sidney Flanigan (Never Rarely Sometimes Always)

Jo Ellen Pellman (The Prom)

Helena Zengel (News of the World)

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And that was the 2021 edition of The Houndies! Stay tuned later this weekend for my review of The Little Things as well as reviews for some of our Houndie winners and nominees such as Promising Young Woman, Nomadland, Pieces of a Woman, and News of the World. I'm so excited to get back to work on this on this site along with starting fresh on Youtube. See you all later!