Florida Film Critics, (like pretty much most film critics), awarded The Power of the Dog the honors of Best Picture of 2021, along with Best Director and Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion, Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Cinematography.
Other notable award honors went to Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) for Best Documentary, The Hand of God for Best Foreign Language Film, and Best First Film to Michael Sarnoski for Pig.
2021 Florida Film Critics Circle Award Winners
Best Picture
Winner: The Power of the Dog
Runner-up: Annette
Best Director
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runner-up: Leos Carax, Annette
Best Actor
Winner: Adam Driver, Annette
Runner-up: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Best Actress
Winner: Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Runner-up: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Runner-up: Vincent Lindon, Titane
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Runner-up: Ruth Negga, Passing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch
Runners-up: Leos Carax, Ron & Russell Mael, Annette; Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy; Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Runners-up: Tony Kushner, West Side Story; Steven Levenson, tick, tick… Boom!
Best Ensemble
Winner: Mass
Runner-up: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Best Animated Film
Winner: Encanto
Runners-up: Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, Flee, Josep
Best Documentary
Winner: Summer of Soul
Runner-up: Procession
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: The Hand of God
Runners-up: Drive My Car, Titane, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Best Cinematography
Winner: Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Runners-up: Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story; Claire Mathon, Spencer
Best Art Direction/Production Design
Winner: Dune
Runner-up: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Best Score
Winner: Hans Zimmer, Dune
Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Dune
Runner-up: Annette
Best First Film
Winner: Michael Sarnoski, Pig
Runners-up: Fran Kranz, Mass; Rebecca Hall, Passing
Breakout Award
Winner: Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
Runner-up: Rachel Zegler, West Side Story