Belfast is a 2021 British and Irish coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film stars Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, and newcomer Jude Hill. The film, which Branagh has described as his "most personal film", centers on a young boy's childhood amidst the tumult of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the 1960s.
Belfast had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021, and also won the People's Choice Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in the United States on 12 November 2021 by Focus Features, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 21 January 2022, by Universal Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics and has, so far, grossed over $15.7 million, worldwide.
It received seven nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and was named one of the best films of 2021 by the National Board of Review. It tied with The Power of the Dog for a leading seven nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama; the film won a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. It also tied with Steven Spielberg's West Side Story for a leading eleven nominations at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards, winning Best Ensemble Cast and Best Original Screenplay. The movie received six nominations at the 75th British Academy Film Awards, winning Outstanding British Film. Branagh became the first individual to have been nominated in a total of seven different categories with his nominations in the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay categories for his work on the film. At the age of 87, Judi Dench became the second oldest nominee in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance, after Gloria Stuart was nominated in the same category for her role in Titanic (1997), also at 87 years old but a few months older than Dench.
Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Toronto International Film Festival 18 September 2021 People's Choice Award Belfast Heartland Film Festival 29 September 2021 Truly Moving Picture Award Mill Valley Film Festival 19 October 2021 Overall Audience Favorite San Diego International Film Festival27 October 2021Audience Choice Gala Newport Beach Film Festival 29 October 2021 Best Narrative Feature Montclair Film Festival 1 November 2021 Fiction Feature Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards 13 November 2021 Best Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Hollywood Music in Media Awards 17 November 2021 Best Original Song in an Independent Film "Down to Joy" written and performed by Van Morrison Camerimage20 November 2021Golden Frog for Best CinematographyHaris Zambarloukos Stockholm International Film Festival 22 November 2021 Audience Award Belfast National Board of Review 2 December 2021 Top Films (shared)Belfast Best Supporting Actor Ciarán Hinds British Independent Film Awards5 December 2021 Best Actress Caitríona Balfe Best Supporting Actor Ciarán Hinds Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Breakthrough Performance Jude Hill Best Casting Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann Best Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Best Costume Design Charlotte Walter Best Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Best Make-Up & Hair Design Wakana Yoshihara Best Music Van Morrison Best Production Design Jim Clay Detroit Film Critics Society6 December 2021 Best Picture Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 6 December 2021 Best Film Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Supporting Actor Jamie Dornan Ciarán Hinds Best Supporting Actress Caitríona Balfe Best Acting Ensemble Belfast Best Youth Performance Jude Hill Best Original Screenplay Kenneth Branagh Best Production Design Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards Best Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Best Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle American Film Institute Awards 8 December 2021 AFI Special Award Belfast Florida Film Critics Circle 15 December 2021Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Original Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Jamie Dornan Breakout AwardJude Hill Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards19 December 2021Best PictureBelfastBest DirectorKenneth BranaghBest Ensemble PerformanceBelfastBest Supporting ActressCaitriona BalfeBest Supporting ActorCiaran HindsBreakout Performer of the YearJude Hill St. Louis Film Critics Association 19 December 2021 Best Film Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Supporting Actor Ciarán Hinds Best Ensemble Belfast Best Original Screenplay Kenneth Branagh Best Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Best Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Best Scene Buddy when he hears the rioters approaching Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards20 December 2021Best PictureBelfastBest DirectorKenneth BranaghBest ScreenplayBest Supporting ActorCiaran HindsBest Supporting ActressCaitriona Balfe Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 2022 Best Film Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jamie Dornan Ciarán Hinds Best Screenplay, Original Kenneth Branagh Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann Best Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Best Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Grand Dame Award Judi Dench Capri Hollywood International Film Festival3 January 2022 Best Supporting ActorJamie Dornan Best Original ScreenplayKenneth Branagh Palm Springs International Film Festival 7 January 2022 Chairman's Vanguard Award Kenneth Branagh, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds and Jude Hill Hollywood Critics Association 8 January 2022 Newcomer Award Jude Hill Best Picture Belfast Best Supporting Actor Jamie Dornan Ciarán Hinds Best Supporting Actress Caitríona Balfe Best Cast Ensemble Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Original Screenplay Best Original Song "Down to Joy" sung by Van Morrison Best Film Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Golden Globe Awards 9 January 2022 Best Motion Picture – Drama Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Jamie Dornan Ciarán Hinds Best Supporting Actress Caitríona Balfe Best Original Song "Down to Joy" sung by Van Morrison San Diego Film Critics Society10 January 2022Best PictureBelfastBest DirectorKenneth BranaghBest ActorJude Hill Best ActressCaitríona BalfeBest Supporting ActorCiarán Hinds Best Original ScreenplayKenneth BranaghBest Breakthrough ArtistJude Hill Best EditingÚna Ní Dhonghaíle Best Production DesignJim ClayBest Sound DesignSimon Chase and James MatherBest Use of MusicBelfastBest Youth PerformanceJude Hill Iowa Film Critics Association15 January 2022Best PictureBelfastBest DirectorKenneth BranaghBest Supporting ActressCaitriona BalfeBest Supporting ActorCiaran HinfdsJamie DornanBest Song"Down To Joy" Houston Film Critics Society 19 January 2022 Best Picture Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Ciarán Hinds Best Ensemble Cast Cast of Belfast Online Film Critics Society Awards24 January 2021Best PictureBelfastBest Original ScreenplayKenneth BranaghBest Supporting ActorCiaran HindsBest EditingÚna Ní DhonghaíleAACTA International Awards26 January 2022 Best Film Belfast Best DirectionKenneth Branagh Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Jamie Dornan Ciarán Hinds Best Supporting Actress Caitríona Balfe Judi Dench London Film Critics' Circle Awards6 February 2022Best FilmBelfastBest British/Irish FilmBest Supporting ActorCiaran HindsYoung British/Irish PerformerJude HillGeorgia Film Critics Association Awards8 February 2022Best PictureBelfastBest Original ScreenplayKenneth BranaghBest Supporting ActorCiaran HindsBreakthrough AwardJude HillScreen Actors Guild Awards27 February 2022Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureCaitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, and Colin MorganOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleCaitríona Balfe Toronto Film Critics Association Awards7 March 2022Best Supporting ActorCiaran HindsVancouver Film Critics Circle Awards7 March 2021Best FilmBelfastBest DirectorKenneth Branagh Directors Guild of America Awards 12 March 2022 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Irish Film and Television Awards 12 March 2022 Best Picture Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Screenplay Kenneth Branagh Best Lead Actor Jude Hill Best Supporting Actor Ciarán Hinds Jamie Dornan Best Supporting Actress Caitríona Balfe Best Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Best Original Music Van Morrison Best Makeup and Hair Sian Wilson British Academy Film Award13 March 2022 Best Film Belfast Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ciarán Hinds Best Actress in a Supporting Role Caitríona Balfe Best Original Screenplay Kenneth Branagh Best Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Outstanding British Film Kenneth Branagh Critics' Choice Awards 13 March 2022 Best Picture Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Supporting Actress Caitríona Balfe Best Supporting Actor Jamie Dornan Ciarán Hinds Best Young Performer Jude Hill Best Acting Ensemble Belfast Best Original Screenplay Kenneth Branagh Best Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Best Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Best Production Design Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards AARP Movies for Grownups Awards18 March 2022 Best Movie for Grownups Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Supporting Actor Ciarán Hinds Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Best Screenwriter Kenneth Branagh Best Intergenerational Film Belfast Best Time Capsule Belfast Best Grownup Love Story Belfast Producers Guild of America Awards19 March 2022Best Theatrical Motion PictureLaura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, and Tamar Thomas American Society of Cinematographers Awards 20 March 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Haris Zambarloukos Artios Awards23 March 2022Best Casting for Studio or Independent − DramaLucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Carla Strong (Location casting) Golden Raspberry Awards 26 March 2022 Razzie Redeemer Award Jamie Dornan Academy Awards 27 March 2022 Best Picture Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Supporting Actor Ciarán Hinds Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Best Original Screenplay Kenneth Branagh Best Original Song Van Morrison for "Down to Joy" Best Sound Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri Satellite Awards 2 April 2022 Best Motion Picture – Drama Belfast Best Director Kenneth Branagh Best Supporting Actor Jamie Dornan Ciarán Hinds Best Supporting Actress Caitríona Balfe Judi Dench Best Original Screenplay Kenneth Branagh Best Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Best Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Best Art Direction and Production Design Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards Best Costume Design Charlotte Walter Best Original Song "Down to Joy" – Van Morrison Best Sound Niv Adiri, Simon Chase, James Mather, and Denise Yarde David di Donatello 3 May 2022 Best Foreign Film Belfast National Film Awards UK4 July 2022 Best NewcomerOlive Tennant Best British Film BelfastBest Feature FilmBest ActressJudi DenchBest Supporting ActorCiaran Hinds Outstanding PerformanceJude HillJamie DornanEuropean Film Awards10 December 2022Best Production DesignerJim ClayBest Costume DesignerCharlotte WalterBest ScreenwriterKenneth Branagh Robert Awards4 February 2023Best English Language FilmBelfast Cínema Writers Circle Awards6 February 2023Best Foreign Film Goya Awards 11 February 2023 Best European Film Bodil Awards27 March 2023Best Non-American Film
See also 2021 in film
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