The 42nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2021, were given on December 12, 2021.^[1][2][3]

Winners

• Best Picture:
  • Drive My Car
• Best Director:
  • Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
• Best Actor:
  • Hidetoshi Nishijima – Drive My Car
• Best Actress:
  • Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Troy Kotsur – CODA
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
• Best Screenplay:
  • Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe – Drive My Car
• Best Animated Film:
  • Flee
• Best Documentary:
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
• Best English Language Film:
  • The Power of the Dog
• Best Cinematography:
  • Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog
• Best Film Editing:
  • Affonso Gonçalves and Adam Kurnitz – The Velvet Underground
• Best Original Score:
  • Jonny Greenwood – Spencer
• Best New Filmmaker:
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
• Best Ensemble Cast:
  • Licorice Pizza