‘Belfast,’ ‘West Side Story’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations

The two films land 11 nominations each, one more than “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog”

Belfast - West Side Story
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Kenneth Branagh’s black-and-white memory piece “Belfast” and Steven Spielberg’s new version of “West Side Story” landed 11 nominations each for the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards, leading all films in voting by the more than 500 critics and journalists in the Critics Choice Association.

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” and Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” received 10 nominations each, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” with eight and “King Richard” and “Don’t Look Up” with six.

The final two Best Picture nominees are “CODA,” which received four nominations, and “tick, tick … BOOM!” with two.

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