The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, of which I am a proud member, voted the science-fiction adventure “Everything Everywhere All at Once” as the best film of 2022, according to the results of its 29th annual critics’ poll released today. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order of votes received.
BEST PICTURE
- Winner: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
- Runners-up: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2); THE FABELMANS (3); TAR (4); TOP GUN: MAVERICK (5); WOMEN TALKING (6); THE WHALE (7); GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO (8); BABYLON (9); THE WOMAN KING (10)
BEST ACTOR
- Winner: Colin Farrell, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
- Runners-up: Brendan Fraser, THE WHALE (2); Austin Butler, ELVIS (3); Bill Nighy, LIVING (4); Tom Cruise, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (5)
BEST ACTRESS
- Winner: Cate Blanchett, TAR
- Runners-up: Michelle Yeoh, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2); Michelle Williams, THE FABELMANS (3); Danielle Deadwyler, TILL (4); Viola Davis, THE WOMAN KING (5)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Winner: Ke Huy Quan, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
- Runners-up: Brendan Gleeson, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2); Paul Dano, THE FABELMANS (3); Brian Tyree Henry, CAUSEWAY (4); Ben Whishaw, WOMEN TALKING (5)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Winner: Kerry Condon, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
- Runners-up: Hong Chau, THE WHALE (2); Angela Bassett, BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (3); Jessie Buckley, WOMEN TALKING (4); Janelle Monae, GLASS ONION (5)
BEST DIRECTOR
- Winner: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
- Runners-up: Steven Spielberg, THE FABELMANS (2); Todd Field, TAR (3); Martin McDonagh, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (4); Sarah Polley, WOMEN TALKING (5)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Winner: DECISION TO LEAVE
- Runners-up: CLOSE (2); ARGENTINA 1985 (3); ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (4); EO (5)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- Winner: GOOD NIGHT OPPY
- Runners-up: ALL THAT BREATHES (2); FIRE OF LOVE (3); MOONAGE DAYDREAM (4); BAD AXE (5)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- Winner: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
- Runner-up: MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Winner: Martin McDonagh, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
- Runner-up: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Winner: Russell Carpenter, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
- Runner-up: Greig Fraser, THE BATMAN (tie); Claudio Miranda, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (tie)
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
- Winner: Alexandre Desplat, GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
- Runner-up: John Williams, THE FABELMANS
RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film)
- Winner: EO
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