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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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Phineas & Ferb The Movie: Candace Against The Universe
Onward
Soul
Trolls: World Tour
Wolfwalkers
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Greyhound
The Invisible Man
The Midnight Sky
Project Power
Tenet
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hoyte van Hoytema - Tenet
Erik Messerschmidt - Mank
Lachlan Milne - Minari
Joshua James Richards - Nomadland
Dariusz Wolski - News of the World
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
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Beginning of the End - Bill & Ted Face The Music
HúsavÃk (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
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mank
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mulan
News of the World
Tenet
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
BEST VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Jamie Foxx - Soul
Tina Fey - Soul
Rachel House - Soul
Chris Pratt - Onward
Ben Schwartz - Sonic The Hedgehog
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The King of Staten Island
Minari
One Night in Miami...
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
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)
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)
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!