Licorice Pizza is a 2021 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who also serves as one of the film's producers and cinematographers. The film stars Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in their film debuts, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie.
The film was released in the United States in select theaters on November 26, 2021, and was widely released on December 25, 2021.
Licorice Pizza received universal critical acclaim for Anderson's screenplay and direction, Jurgensen's editing and the performances of Haim and Cooper. It was selected by the American Film Institute as one of its ten Movies of the Year. National Board of Review named the film the Best Film of the Year, with Anderson winning Best Director. The film garnered three nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and four nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Haim and Best Director. At the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards Cooper was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. It received eight nominations at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, where it won Best Comedy, as well as five nominations at the 75th British Academy Film Awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Original Screenplay, the latter of which it won. It is also MGM's first fully produced, marketed and distributed film to be nominated for Best Picture in 33 years, after 1988's Rain Man.
Accolades
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultAACTA International AwardsJanuary 26, 2022 Best Film Licorice Pizza Best Direction Paul Thomas Anderson Best Supporting Actor Bradley Cooper Best Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson AARP Movies for Grownups Awards March 18, 2022 Best Screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson Best Time Capsule Licorice Pizza Academy AwardsMarch 27, 2022 Best Picture Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, and Paul Thomas Anderson Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Original Screenplay ACE Eddie Awards March 5, 2022 Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy Andy Jurgensen Alliance of Women Film JournalistsJanuary 25, 2022 Best Film Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Screenplay, Original Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance Alana Haim American Film Institute January 7, 2022 Top 10 Movies of the Year Licorice Pizza Art Directors Guild Awards March 5, 2022 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Florencia Martin Austin Film Critics AssociationJanuary 11, 2022 Best Film Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Actress Alana Haim Best Supporting Actor Bradley Cooper Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Film Editing Andy Jurgensen Best Ensemble The cast of Licorice Pizza The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award Alana Haim Boston Society of Film CriticsDecember 12, 2021 Best Actress Alana Haim Best Ensemble The cast of Licorice Pizza British Academy Film AwardsMarch 13, 2022 Best Film Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson and Adam Somner Best Direction Paul Thomas Anderson Best Actress in a Leading Role Alana Haim Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Editing Andy Jurgensen Chicago Film Critics AssociationDecember 15, 2021 Best Film Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Actress Alana Haim Best Supporting Actor Bradley Cooper Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Most Promising Performer Alana Haim Chlotrudis Awards March 20, 2022 Best Actress Alana Haim Best Use of Music in a Film Jonny Greenwood, Linda Cohen Critics' Choice Awards March 13, 2022 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Actress Alana Haim Best Young Actor/Actress Cooper Hoffman Best Acting Ensemble The cast of Licorice Pizza Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Editing Andy Jurgensen Best Comedy Licorice Pizza Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDecember 20, 2021 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Screenplay Detroit Film Critics Society December 6, 2021 Best Actress Alana Haim Best Breakthrough Performance Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Directors Guild of America Awards March 12, 2022 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Paul Thomas Anderson Florida Film Critics CircleDecember 22, 2021 Best Actress Alana Haim Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Ensemble The cast of Licorice Pizza Breakout Award Cooper Hoffman Georgia Film Critics AssociationJanuary 14, 2022 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Actress Alana Haim Best Supporting Actor Bradley Cooper Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Ensemble The cast of Licorice Pizza Breakthrough Award Alana Haim Cooper Hoffman Gold Derby AwardsMarch 16, 2022 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Breakthrough Performer Alana Haim Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 9, 2022 Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Licorice Pizza Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Cooper Hoffman Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Alana Haim Best Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Hollywood Critics Association January 8, 2022 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Houston Film Critics SocietyJanuary 19, 2022 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Actress Alana Haim Best Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson London Film Critics CircleFebruary 6, 2022 Film of the Year Licorice Pizza Screenwriter of the Year Paul Thomas Anderson Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationDecember 18, 2021 Best Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Editing Andy Jurgensen National Board of ReviewDecember 3, 2021 Best Film Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Breakthrough Performance Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman National Society of Film CriticsJanuary 8, 2022 Best Actress Alana Haim Best Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson New York Film Critics Circle December 3, 2021 Best Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson New York Film Critics Online December 12, 2021 Top 10 Films of 2021 Licorice Pizza Online Film Critics SocietyJanuary 24, 2022 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Actress Alana Haim Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Editing Andy Jurgensen Producers Guild of America Awards March 19, 2022 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner San Diego Film Critics SocietyJanuary 10, 2022 Best Breakthrough Artist Alana Haim Best Comedic Performance Bradley Cooper San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics CircleJanuary 10, 2022 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Supporting Actor Bradley Cooper Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Film Editing Andy Jurgensen Satellite Awards April 2, 2022 Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Alana Haim Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Film Editing Andy Jurgensen Screen Actors Guild Awards February 27, 2022 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Bradley Cooper Seattle Film Critics SocietyJanuary 17, 2022 Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Actress in a Leading Role Alana Haim Best Ensemble Cast The cast of Licorice Pizza Best Youth Performance Cooper Hoffman Set Decorators Society of America Awards February 22, 2022 Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film Ryan Watson, Florencia Martin St. Louis Film Critics AssociationDecember 19, 2021 Best Film Licorice Pizza Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson Best Supporting Actor Bradley Cooper Best Ensemble The cast of Licorice Pizza Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Best Editing Andy Jurgensen Best Soundtrack Licorice Pizza Best Comedy Best Scene "Truck driving in reverse" Toronto Film Critics AssociationJanuary 16, 2022 Best Film Licorice Pizza Best Supporting Actor Bradley Cooper Best Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Vancouver Film Critics Circle March 7, 2022 Best Supporting Actor Bradley Cooper Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationDecember 6, 2021 Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson Writers Guild of America Awards March 20, 2022 Best Original Screenplay Paul Thomas Anderson
See also 2021 in film
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