The Ninth Annual Cinapse Awards

Celebrating our Favorite Films of 2021

On our first anniversary, Cinapse’s one-year celebration of cinema coincided with another little-known ceremony called “The Oscars.” We’re here on year lucky number 9 to continue the tradition with the Ninth Annual Cinapse Awards!

A major part of our purpose here at Cinapse has always been to celebrate and advocate for films, so doing our very own awards has always felt apt. We hope you enjoy reading and please feel free to debate and discuss our choices with us in the comments section, or on Twitter and Facebook! What did we miss? Where are we dead wrong? Where do you agree with us wholeheartedly? We’d love to hear from you!

MOVIE POSTER OF THE YEAR:

Winner: Last Night in Soho
Runners-up: Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar, Benedetta (tie)

BEST PHYSICAL RELEASE:

Winner: Shawscope Volume 1 – Arrow Video
Runner-up: New York Ninja Limited Edition – Vinegar Syndrome

FILM BREAK-OUT OF THE YEAR

A “Cinapse” FILM THAT KILLED IT THIS YEAR AND EVERYONE SHOULD SEE:

Winner: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Runners-up: The Green Knight, Titane, Mass (tie)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

Winner: The Worst Person in the World
Runners-up: Benedetta, Titane (tie)

BEST ANIMATED FILM:

Winner: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Runner-up: Belle

BEST DOCUMENTARY:

Winner: Summer of Soul
Runner-up: Flee

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Winner: The Green Knight
Runner-up: West Side Story

BEST SCREENPLAY:

Winner: Pig
Runner-up: The Lost Daughter

BEST MALE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

Winner: Troy Kotsur – Coda
Runners-up: Mike Faist – West Side Story; Ben Affleck – The Last Duel; Jeffrey Wright – The French Dispatch (tie)

BEST FEMALE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

Winner: Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Runners-up: Kathryn Hunter – The Tragedy of Macbeth, Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog, Ann Dowd – Mass (tie)