As an honored member of the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, the 4th annual LEJA Film Award winners were a delight. Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog took home the top prize and added director, adapted screenplay, and editing to its trophy room.
The most awards was a three-way tie between The Power of the Dog, Dune and Encanto with four each. Walt Disney Pictures won the most awards for a studio with six.
Lin-Manuel Miranda was also selected by the LEJA membership as the recipient of the Latino Activism Award, while John Leguizamo is being honored with the 2022 Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award for this year’s special honorees. 2022 Latino breakout performer award went to Rachel Zegler after her outstanding breakout performance as Maria in West Side Story.
The full list of winners are below:
Best Picture
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappie
Best Director
Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick … Boom!” (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Penélope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur, “CODA” (Apple Original Films)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)
Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance
Stephanie Beatriz, “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
Best Animated Film
“Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
Best Non-English Language Film
“Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics) (Spain) – Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Esther García
Best Documentary Film
“Flee” (Neon) – Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
Best Original Screenplay
“C’mon C’mon” (A24) – Mike Mills
Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Jane Campion
Best Ensemble Casting
“In the Heights” (Warner Bros) – Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey
Best Production and Set Design
“Dune” (Warner Bros) – Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos
Best Cinematography
“Dune” (Warner Bros) – Greig Fraser
Best Costume Design
“Cruella” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Jenny Beavan
Best Editing
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Peter Sciberras
Best Hair and Makeup
“Cruella” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
Best Sound Design
“Dune” (Warner Bros) – Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
Best Visual Effects
“Dune” (Warner Bros) – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
Best Musical Score
“Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Germaine Franco
Best Stunt Design
“No Time to Die” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Best Song Written for a Film
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Film Leaders
“The Power of the Dog” – 4
“Dune” – 4
“Encanto” – 4
“Cruella” – 2
“Parallel Mothers” – 2
“West Side Story” – 1
“Tick, Tick … Boom!” – 1
“In the Heights” – 1
“CODA” – 1
“No Time to Die” – 1
“C’mon C’mon” – 1
“Flee” – 1
Studio Numbers
WALT DISNEY – 6
NETFLIX – 5
WARNER BROS. – 5
20th CENTURY STUDIOS – 1
MGM/UAR – 1
NEON – 1
APPLE ORIGINAL FILMS – 1
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS – 2
A24 – 1
