Friday, December 30, 2022

Film Critics Association UK Award Winners

Film of the Year Winner
Everything Everywhere All At Once

Actress of the Year Winner
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Actor of the Year Winner
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin

Supporting Actress of the Year Winner
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Supporting Actor of the Year Winner
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Director of the Year Winner
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once

Screenplay of the Year Winner
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin

Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Winners

BEST PICTURE:
The Banshees of Inisherin 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Decision to Leave (South Korea) 

BEST ANIMATED FILM:
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed 

BEST DIRECTOR:
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin 

LEAD ACTOR:
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

LEAD ACTRESS:
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick 

BEST EDITING:
Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SCORE:
Michael Giacchino, The Batman 

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR:
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun 

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Film Critics Association UK Awards Nominees

Film of the Year Nominees
Aftersun
Bones and All
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
The Banshees Of Inisherin
The Batman
The Woman King
The Worst Person in the World
Top Gun: Maverick
 
Actress of the Year Nominees
Anamaria Vartolomei – Happening
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Viola Davis – The Woman King
 
Actor of the Year Nominees
Alexander Skarsgård – The Northman
Austin Butler – Elvis
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
 
Supporting Actress of the Year Nominees
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once
 
Supporting Actor of the Year Nominees
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mark Rylance – Bones and All
 
Director of the Year Nominees
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Jordan Peele – Nope
Park Chan Wook – Decision To Leave
 
Screenplay of the Year Nominees
Aftersun
Decision to Leave
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tár
The Banshees of Inisherin

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Nomination Predictions - Best Adapted and Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay
Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Rian Johnson "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery"
Kazuo Ishiguro "Living"
Rebecca Lenkiewicz "She Said"
Sarah Polley "Women Talking"

Other Contenders - Samuel D. Hunter "The Whale", Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie "Top Gun: Maverick", Noah Baumbach "White Noise", Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Gris Grimly, Patrick Hale "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio", James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silverman "Avatar: The Way of Water", Dean Fleischer-Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Nick Paley "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On", David Kajganich "Bones and All", Kogonada "After Yang"

Commentary - This still feels like a battle between Women Talking and Glass Onion. The other three slots are up in the air in a race that is limited in "traditional" writing nominees, but a lot of interesting contenders. I am sticking with Living, banking on writers respecting the work. She Said has underperformed across the board, but again, it benefits from a weaker field. In the final slot, I have moved in the remake of All Quiet on the Western Front. It is clearly being seen by Academy members and is set to do very well in the technical categories. I think this will crossover to other categories, including this one, directing and maybe Best Picture. I have moved out The Whale, as it has struggled this season outside of Brendan Fraser. If he ends up winning the Oscar, he will go the route of Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady, Marion Cotillard in La Vie in Rose, and last year's winner Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Makeup and acting, and not much else. Top Gun, Avatar, and Black Panther are massive box office draws, all with Best Picture potential. Very often though the writers ignore these types of films. With a weaker group, will they defy the norm? Animated favorites Pinocchio and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On are hoping to crack the race, as are indies like Bones and All and After Yang. For a weaker race, there are still a lot of interesting question marks. 

Best Original Screenplay
Martin McDonagh "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg "The Fabelmans"
Todd Field "TAR"
Ruben Ostlund "Triangle of Sadness"

Other Contenders - Charlotte Wells "Aftersun", Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner "Elvis", Damien Chazelle "Babylon", Seth Reiss and Will Tracy "The Menu", Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly "Till", Jordan Peele "Nope", Elegance Bratton "The Inspection", Lukas Dhont, and Angelo Tijssens "Close", Park Chan-wook and Seo-kyeong Jeong "Decision to Leave", Maria Bello and Dana Stevens "The Woman King"

Commentary - A tough race, but does it feel like there is only one slot? The Banshees of Inisherin, EEAAO, The Fabelmans, and TAR are in right? Are they? Right now, I find it hard to believe than any of those four miss. That leaves only one slot, and a lot of contenders. I keep hearing that voters love Triangle of Sadness, so I have it in. But I also hear a lot of love for Elvis (maybe not a writers movie?), Aftersun (I think she can make the cut if she hits some more key precursors), Babylon (is its reaction too mixed to succeed), Till (is it just Danielle Deadwyler?), The Menu, and Nope (both too genre?). The Inspection, Close, The Woman King, Decision to Leave, and Close are all critical favorites that could breakthrough as well. 

Monday, December 26, 2022

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Nomination Predictions - Technical Categories

Best Cinematography
James Friend "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Russell Carpenter "Avatar: The Way of Water"
Linus Sandgren "Babylon"
Janusz Kaminski "The Fablemans"
Claudio Miranda "Top Gun: Maverick"

Other Contenders - Roger Deakins "Empire of Light", Florian Hoffmeister "TAR", Ben Davis "The Banshees of Inisherin", Autumn Durald Arkapaw "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", Darius Khondji "Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths)", Mandy Walker "Elvis",  Larkin Seiple "Everything Everywhere All at Once", Hoyte van Hoytema "Nope", Greig Fraser "The Batman", Erik Messerschmidt "Devotion",  Kim Ji-yong "Decision to Leave", K.K. Senthil Kumar "RRR", Polly Morgan "The Woman King"

Best Costume Design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
The Woman King

Other Contenders - The Fabelmans, Corsage, Everything Everywhere All At Once, All Quiet on the Western Front, Living, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Women Talking, Till, The Batman, The Northman, The Banshees of Inisherin, RRR, TAR, Avatar: The Way of Water, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Amsterdam

Best Film Editing
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick

Other Contenders - The Banshees of Inisherin, Babylon, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Women Talking, All Quiet on the Western Front, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, TAR, The Batman, Bardo, RRR, She Said, Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, The Woman King, Triangle of Sadness, The Whale

Best Makeup and Hairstying
Babylon
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale

Other Contenders - Amsterdam, All Quiet on the Western Front, Emancipation, Blonde, Crimes of the Future

Best Original Score
Justin Hurwitz "Babylon"
Carter Burwell "The Banshees of Inisherin"
John Williams "The Fabelmans"
Alexandre Desplat "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio"
Hildur Guðnadóttir "Women Talking"

Other Contenders - Terence Blanchard "The Woman King", Nathan Johnson "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery", Simon Franglen "Avatar: The Way of Water", Voker Bertelmann "All Quiet on the Western Front", Luwig Goransson "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", Nicholas Britell "She Said", Chanda Dancy "Devotion", Michael Abels "Nope", Son Lux "Everything Everywhere All At Once", John Powell "Don't Worry Darling" 

Best Original Song
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Lift Me Up
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio - Ciao Papa
RRR - Naatu, Naatu
Tell it Like a Woman - Applause
Top Gun: Maverick - Hold My Hand

Other Contenders - The Voice of Dust & Ash - Dust & Ash, Where the Crawdads Sing - Carolina, Avatar: The Way of Water - Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength), Till - Stand Up, Spirited - Good Afternoon, A Man Called Otto - Til You're Home, Everything Everywhere All at Once - This is a Life, White Noise - New Body Rhumba, Amsterdam - Time

Best Production Design
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once

Other Contenders - The Fabelmans, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Woman King, Top Gun: Maverick, Thirteen Lives, Living, White Noise, The Banshees of Inisherin, RRR, Empire of Light, Till, The Northman, All Quiet on the Western Front, Downton Abbey: A New Era

Best Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick

Other Contenders - Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Moonage Daydream, Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse
Top Gun: Maverick

Other Contenders - Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Nope, All Quiet on the Western Front, Jurassic World Dominion, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Thirteen Lives

Top 10 Television Shows of 2022

10. Stranger Things - This season of Stranger Things was a long time coming, and it was worth the wait. Darker, bigger, more emotionally resonant, Stranger Things took an horrific turn (not in terms of quality, in terms of story), and left us with nightmares. The episode "The Massacre at Hawkins Lab" is a cinematic masterpiece on the small screen. I don't know how Stranger Things will end, but this last season made we count down the days till we found out. 

9. We Own This City - David Simon's spiritual sequel to The Wire came and went much like its predecessor. When I look at most of the Emmy nominations this year for the Limited Series categories, I can name someone from this series that was more deserving. Of course, that is the history of David Simon after his initial success with The Corner. Emmy voters have continually ignored his brilliance, and We Own This City is no different. It is bold, dark, brilliant, and quietly, yet impressively, effective. 

8. Better Things - Better Things ended on a pitch-perfect note. Pamela Adlon's quirky, funny, loving series about family, friendship, motherhood, and life was one of the finest shows of the last decade. It's last season concluded the series with aplomb, and left a whole in our hearts that will not soon be filled. 

7. Better Call Saul - Better Call Saul may never have the same level of recognition as its predecessor Breaking Bad, but damn if it didn't blaze its own trail. It's final season was its finest and darkest and proved that it should only be compared to itself. 

6. The White Lotus - The White Lotus' second season takes us to Italy, and continues the awkward, funny, dark, twisted humor of the original series. It was fantastic, and I think I speak for its fans when I say, I can't wait to see what Mike White and his team do with this intriguing series next. 

5. Somebody Somewhere - This gem of an indie comedy was so funny, honest, and real, and was led by a jaw-dropping performance from Bridget Everett. I was so thrilled to see it got a second season. It deserves it for its honest insight into humanity, something we all need to see. 

4. The Rehearsal - A series that is equal parts cringe and funny, bizarre and funny. Like many folks, I was both intrigued and flabbergasted by The Rehearsal, and its creator Nathan Fielder. But many moons later, I am still thinking about this series, which is the tell-tale signs of brilliance. 

3. Hacks - Hacks Season 2 goes on the road, deepens the dynamic between Deborah and Ava, and brings some great material to some of its supporting cast, particularly Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs. It completely avoided the sophomore slump, built on its excellent first season, and remained one of the funniest, sharpest, and best shows on television. 

2. Abbott Elementary - Every once in a while, a show comes along that reminds you that broadcast television is not dead, and can still make some real small screen gems. Abbott Elementary is one of those shows. Emmy Winners Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph, and the rest of the amazing cast, lead a pitch-perfect comedy about teachers in an inner city school in a mockumentary style. It is such an honest, funny, and refreshingly unique comedy series that has only gotten better in its second season. 

1. Heartstopper - Heartstopper made our hearts stop. While most of us stopped being teenagers awhile ago, something about this series felt universal. It wasn't just made for teens. It was made for the many generations before it that wanted to have a crush on the guy we liked in high school, that hoped our parents would understand, that wished we could be happy and have friends, and somehow, despite all the pressures of being a teenager, we could find our people. This show was pure joy, and a wonderful new edition to the television landscape. 

Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) EDA Award Nominations

Best Film
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
THE FABELMANS
TAR
THE WOMAN KING
WOMEN TALKING

Best Director
The Daniels – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE
Martin McDonagh – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Sarah Polley – WOMEN TALKING
Gina Prince-Bythewood – THE WOMAN KING
Steven Spieiberg – THE FABELMANS
Charlotte Wells – AFTERSUN

Best Screenplay, Original
AFTERSUN – Charlotte Wells
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Martin McDonagh
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – the DANIELS
THE FABELMANS – Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner
TAR – Todd Field
THE WOMAN KING – Dana Stevens and Maria Bello

Best Screenplay, Adapted
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – Edward Berger, Lesley Patterson, Ian Stokell
GLASS ONION – Rian Johnson
SHE SAID – Rebecca Lenkiewicz
THE WHALE – Samuel D. Hunter
WOMEN TALKING – Sarah Polley
THE WONDER – Alice Birch, Emma Donoghue, Sebastian Lelio

Best Documentary
ALL THAT BREATHES – Shaunak Sen
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED – Laura Poitras
DESCENDANT – Margaret Brown
FIRE OF LOVE – Sara Dosa
GOODNIGHT OPPY – Ryan White
THE JANES – Tia Lessen and Emma Pildes

Best Animated Film
GDT’S PINOCCHIO – Guiilermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON – Dean Fleischer-Camp
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH – Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado
THE SEA BEAST – Chris Williams
TURNING RED – Domee Shi
WENDELL & WILD – Henry Selick

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – TAR
Viola Davis – THE WOMAN KING
Danielle Deadwyler – TILL
Vicki Krieps – CORSAGE
Emma Thompson – GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
Michelle Yeoh – EVERTHING EVERYWHERE

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Angela Bassett – WAKANDA FOREVER
Jessie Buckley – WOMEN TALKING
Hong Chau – THE WHALE
Kerry Condon – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Jamie Lee Curtis – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE
Janelle Monae – GLASS ONION

Best Actor
Austin Butler – ELVIS
Colin Farrell – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Brendan Fraser – THE WHALE
Paul Mescal – AFTERSUN
Bill Nighy – LIVING
Jeremy Pope – THE INSPECTION

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Brendon Gleeson – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Brian Henry Tyree – CAUSEWAY
Barry Keoghan – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Eddie Redmayne – THE GOOD NURSE
Ke Huy Quan – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE
Ben Wishaw – WOMEN TALKING

Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Louise Kiely
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – Sarah Finn
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS – Pauline Hansson
WAKANDA FOREVER – Sarah Finn
THE WOMAN KING – Aisha Coley
WOMEN TALKING – John Buchan and Jason Knight

Best Cinematography
BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Ben Davis
THE FABELMANS – Janusz Kaminski
EMPIRE OF LIGHT – Roger Deakins
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – Larkin Seiple
TOP GUN: MAVERICK – Claudio Miranda
THE WOMAN KING – Polly Morgan

Best Editing
ELVIS – Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – Paul Rogers
TAR – Monika Willis
TOP GUN – Eddie Hamilton
THE WOMAN KING – Terilyn A. Shropshire
WOMEN TALKING – Christopher Donaldson, Rosalyn Kallop

Best Non-English-Language Film
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
BARDO
DECISION TO LEAVE
HAPPENING
RRR
SAINT OMER

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

Best Woman Director
Chinoye Chukwu – TILL
Marie Kreutzer – CORSAGE
Gina Prince-Bythewood – THE WOMAN KING
Sarah Polley – WOMEN TALKING
Maria Schrader – SHE SAID
Charlotte wells – AFTERSUN

Best Woman Screenwriter
Alice Birch – THE WONDER and MOTHERING SUNDAY
Rebecca Lenkiewicz – SHE SAID
Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews – WOMEN TALKING
Domee Shi – TURNING RED
Dana Stevens and Maria Bello – THE WOMAN KING
Charlotte Wells – AFTERSUN

Best Animated Female
Connie – Isabella Rossellni MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
Izzy – Keke Palmer – LIGHTYEAR
Kat – Lyric Ross. WENDELL & WILD
Kitty Softpaws – Salma Hayed – PUSS IN BOOTS: LAST WISH
Mei – Rosalyn Chiang- TURNING RED
Ming – Sandra Oh – TURNING RED

Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance
Frankie Corio – AFTERSUN
Danielle Deadwyler – TILL
Stephanie Hsu – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE
Thuso Mbedu – THE WOMAN KING
Amber Midthunder – PREY
Sadie Sink – THE WHALE

Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry
Viola Davis – For getting THE WOMAN KING made as her lifetime passion project and creating opportunities for other women creatives.
Nina Menkes and Maria Giese for making BRAINWASHED, analyzing and illustrating the misogynistic representation of women in Hollywood movies.
Domee Shi for being the first woman to direct a film for Pixar and for becoming Pixar’s VP of Creative
Jacqueline Stewart for ongoing advocacy of the underrepresented and becoming president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Michelle Yeoh- lifetime achievement award.

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

Grand Dame Award for defying ageism.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Viola Davis
Emma Thompson
Michelle Yeoh

Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award
CONFESS FLETCH – Jon Hamm born 1971 and Lorenza Izzo born 1989
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE – Viggo Mortensen born 1958 and Lea Sedoux born 1985
DEEP WATER – Ben Affleck born 1972 and Ana de Armas born 1988
EIFEL – Romain Duris born 1974 and Emma Mackey born 1996

She Deserves A New Agent Award (NOTE: This is not a put down. On the contrary, it suggests that the actor is better than the role she’s been given.)
Ana de Armas for BLONDE
Bryce Dallas Howard for JURASIC WORLD DOMINION
Margot Robbie for BABYLON
Rebel Wilson for SENIOR YEAR

Most Daring Performance
Cate Blanchett – TAR
Viola Davis – THE WOMAN KING
Danielle Deadwyler – TILL
Emma Thompson – GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
Michelle Yeoh – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award
FIRESTARTER
HALLOWEEN ENDS
JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
PINOCCHIO (Disney’s)

AWFJ Hall of Shame Award (Women and men are eligible)
Alec Baldwin and the crew of RUST for continuing to deny responsibility for the on set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The situation is still messy. A wrongful death lawsuit was settled, but the criminal investigation continues. In November, Baldwin sued crew members for giving him the loaded prop gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. News reports say Baldwin also texted Hutchins’s husband, Matthew, saying that the gun was never meant to be fired at a particular camera angle.
BLONDE and Andrew Dominik
Will Smith for his behavior at the Oscars and in the aftermath.
Harvey Weinstein for everything and forever.

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with their family and friends! I hope to see you all in the New Year as this Oscar season heats up!

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Nevada Film Critics Society Awards

Best Film
She Said

Best Actor
Brendan Fraser (The Whale)

Best Actress
Michelle Yeoh (Everything, Everywhere, All At Once)

Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan  (Everything, Everywhere, All At Once)

Best Supporting Actress
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything, Everywhere, All At Once)

Best Director
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert (Everything, Everywhere, All At Once)

Best Original Screenplay
Everything,  Everywhere, All at Once (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert)

Best Adapted Screenplay
She Said (Rebecca Lenkiewicz)

Best Documentary
Good Night Oppy 

Best Animated Movie
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Production Design
The Fabelmans (Rick Carter)

Best Cinematography
Top Gun: Maverick (Claudio Miranda)

Best Visual Effects
Black Panther:  Wakanda Forever

Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominations

BEST PICTURE:
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Batman
Decision to Leave
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Nope
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Athena (France)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
EO (Poland)
Happening (France)
RRR (India)

BEST ANIMATED FILM:
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Good Night Oppy
Moonage Daydream
Sr.

BEST DIRECTOR:
Todd Field, Tár
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

LEAD ACTOR:
Austin Butler, Elvis
Diego Calva, Babylon
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun

LEAD ACTRESS:
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Mia Goth, Pearl
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Janelle Monáe, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Keke Palmer, Nope

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Todd Field, Tár
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Chan-wook & Jeong Seo-kyeong, Decision to Leave
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Guillermo del Toro & Patrick McHale / Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins (story), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
David Kajganich, Bones and All
Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews, Women Talking

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Ben Davis, The Banshees of Inisherin
Florian Hoffmeister, Tár
Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick
Linus Sandgren, Babylon
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Nope

BEST EDITING:
Tom Cross, Babylon
Eddie Hamilton, Top Gun: Maverick
Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Matt Villa & Jonathan Redmond, Elvis
Monika Willi, Tár

BEST SCORE:
Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Michael Giacchino, The Batman
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Women Talking
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
Vanessa Burghardt, Cha Cha Real Smooth
Austin Butler, Elvis
Frankie Corio, Aftersun
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR:
Audrey Diwan, Happening
Damien Leone, Terrifier 2
Lila Neugebauer, Causeway
Chloe Okuno, Watcher
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

Thursday, December 22, 2022

North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominations

Best Narrative Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin 
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Nope
RRR
Tár
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking

Best Documentary Film
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Good Night Oppy
Moonage Daydream
Navalny

Best Animated Film
Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
The Bad Guys
Turning Red

Best Foreign Language Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Close
EO
RRR
Decision to Leave

Best Director
The Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Todd Field (Tár)
Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Jordan Peele (Nope)
S.S. Rajamouli (RRR)

Best Actor
Austin Butler (Elvis)
Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Daniel Kaluuya (Nope)
Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick)

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett (Tár)
Danielle Deadwyler (Till)
Mia Goth (Pearl)
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Viola Davis (The Woman King)

Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Paul Dano (The Fabelmans)
Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)

Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Jessie Buckley (Women Talking)
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media
Ewan McGregor (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)
Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell With Shoes On)
Rosalie Chiang (Turning Red)
Sandra Oh (Turning Red)
Sam Rockwell (The Bad Guys)

Best Acting Ensemble
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The Banshees of Inisherin 
The Woman King
Women Talking

Best Adapted Screenplay
Sarah Polley (Women Talking)
Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie (Top Gun: Maverick)
Rian Johnson (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
David Kajganich (Bones and All)
Rebecca Lenkiewicz (She Said)

Best Original Screenplay
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Jordan Peele (Nope)
Todd Field (Tár)
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner (The Fabelmans)

Best Cinematographer
Russell Carpenter (Avatar: The Way of Water)
Larkin Seiple (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Hoyte van Hoytema (Nope)
Claudio Miranda (Top Gun: Maverick)
Linus Sandgren (Babylon)

Best Costume Design
Ruth Carter (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Catherine Martin (Elvis)
Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Gersha Phillips (The Woman King)
Mary Zophres (Babylon)

Best Editing
Tom Cross (Babylon)
Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa (Elvis)
Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Monika Willi (Tár)
Eddie Hamilton (Top Gun: Maverick)

Best Hair and Makeup
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Batman

Best Production Design
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The Batman

Best Score
Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)
Carter Burwell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Michael Giacchino (The Batman)
M. M. Keeravani (RRR)
John Williams (The Fabelmans)

Best Original Song
“Naatu Naatu” (RRR)
“Hold My Hand” (Top Gun: Maverick)
“new body rhumba” (White Noise)
“This is a Life” (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
“Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” (Avatar: The Way of Water)

Best Sound Design
Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
The Batman
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Special Effects
Nope
Top Gun: Maverick
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman

Best Stunt Coordination
Timothy Eulich (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Nick Powell (RRR)
Robert Alonzo (The Batman) 
Danny Hernandez (The Woman King)
Casey O’Neill (Top Gun: Maverick)

Best Directorial Debut
Charlotte Wells (Aftersun)
Domee Shi (Turning Red)
John Patton Ford (Emily the Criminal)
Parker Finn (Smile)
Zach Cregger (Barbarian)

Best Breakthrough Performance
Amber Midthunder (Prey)
Austin Butler (Elvis)
Frankie Corio (Aftersun)
Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Gabriel LaBelle (The Fabelmans)

Lifetime Achievement: Composer
Carter Burwell
Danny Elfman
Ennio Morricone
Hans Zimmer
John Williams

Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award
Aldis Hodge (Black Adam) 
Earl Owensby (Owner of Earl Owensby Studios)
Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway, Bullet Train) 
Jonathan Majors (Devotion) 
Evan Rachel Wood (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Phoenix Rising)

Florida Film Critics Circle Award Winners

BEST PICTURE
Everything Everywhere All at Once
            Runner-up: Decision to Leave

BEST DIRECTOR
Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
            Runner-up: Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans

BEST ACTOR
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
            Runner-up: (TIE) Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Park Hae-il (Decision to Leave)

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett – Tár
            Runner-up: Tang Wei – Decision to Leave

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
            Runner-up: Paul Dano – The Fabelmans

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
(TIE) Jessie Buckley – Women Talking & Nina Hoss – Tár

BEST ENSEMBLE
Everything Everywhere All at Once
            Runner-up: Babylon

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Decision to Leave – Park Chan-wook & Jeong Seo-kyeong
            Runner-up: (TIE) The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Women Talking – Sarah Polley, from Miriam Toews' novel of the same name
            Runner-up: (TIE) Three Thousand Years of Longing and She Said

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Turning Red

BEST DOCUMENTARY
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Decision to Leave

BEST FIRST FILM
Aftersun – Charlotte Wells
            Runner-up: John Patton Ford – Emily the Criminal

BREAKOUT AWARD
Austin Butler – Elvis
            Runner-up: Frankie Corio – Aftersun

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Babylon
            Runner-up: Crimes of the Future

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Decision to Leave – Kim Ji-yong
            Runner-up: Top Gun Maverick – Claudio Miranda

BEST SCORE
Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
            Runner-up:(TIE) Michael Abels (Nope) and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Empire of Light)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way of Water
            Runner-up: Nope

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Film
The Woman King

Best Director
Gina Prince-Blythewood "The Woman King"

Best Actress
Danielle Deadwyler "Till"

Best Actor
Brendan Fraser "The Whale"

Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"

Best Ensemble
The Woman King

Best Adapted Screenplay
(TIE) Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio AND The Whale 

Best Original Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Animated Film
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Best Documentary
Fire of Love

Best Foreign Film
RRR

Best Cinematography
Top Gun Maverick

Pioneer Award
Viola Davis

Special Mention
Nikyatu Jusu - Nanny

Rising Star
Adamma ebo "Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul"

Black Film Critics Circle Top Ten in Films of 2022
1. The Woman King
2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
3. Top Gun: Maverick
4. Everything Everywhere All At Once
5. RRR
6. Nope
7. Avatar: The Way of Water
8. Women Talking
9. Till
10. The Batman

4th Annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Award Nominations

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A STUDIO FILM
Michael Abels
Nope

Carter Burwell
The Banshees of Inisherin

Alexandre Desplat
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Michael Giacchino
The Batman

John Powell
Don’t Worry Darling

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN INDEPENDENT FILM
Leo Birenberg, Zach Robinson
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Sharon Farber
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

Ryan Lott
Everything Everywhere All At Once

Rob Simonsen
The Whale

Mark Smythe
The Reef: Stalked

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Nicholas Britell
Andor

Siddhartha Khosla
Only Murders In The Building

Bear McCreary
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Theodore Shapiro
Severance

Cristobal Tapia de Veer
The White Lotus

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMATIC OR DOCUMENTARY VISUAL MEDIA PRODUCTION
“Applause” from Tell It Like A Woman
Diane Warren

“Carolina” from Where The Crawdads Sing
Taylor Swift

“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
Lady Gaga, BloodPop 

“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Tems, Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler    

“(You Made It Feel Like) Home” from Bones and All
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A COMEDY OR MUSICAL VISUAL MEDIA PRODUCTION
“Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro

“Good Afternoon” from Spirited
Khiyon Hursey, Sukari Jones, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Mark Sonnenblick

“Light The Match” from Central Park
Danny Elfman

“Love is Not Love” from Bros
Billy Eichner, Marc Shaiman

“Now You Know” from Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Weird Al Yankovic

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Nainita Desai
Immortality

Stephanie Economou
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök

Bear McCreary
God of War Ragnarök

Winifred Phillips
Jurassic World Primal Ops

Christopher Wiliis
Cat Burglar

DAVID RAKSIN AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT
DeAndre James Allen-Toole  
God’s Country

Esin Aydingoz
Simchas and Sorrows

Anna Drubich
Barbarian

Nami Melumad
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Dara Taylor
The Invitation

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

The Oscar Narrative: Pre-Guild Nomination Predictions - Best Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, and International Feature

Best Animated Feature
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild

Other Contenders - The Bad Guys, Lightyear, Inu-Oh, Strange World, Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, My Father's Dragon, The Bob's Burgers Movie, The Sea Beast

Commentary - This battle feels like a three-way race between Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, and Turning Red. All are incredibly different films, but all excellent entries into this competitive race. Turning Red is Pixar (so don't count it out), Marcel has a lot of critical support, and Guillermo Del Toro's name alone (plus the excellent film), make it an intriguing vote. In the last two slots, I am putting in Puss in Boots latest entry, which actually received great reviews, and is coming in hot right at the minute. Also, I moved Wendell & Wild back in. Netflix has done well in this category in recent years including Over the Moon, Klaus, and The Mitchells vs. the Machines. Of its many titles, Wendell & Wild has the most buzz, and a star-studded team behind it. The Bad Guys is so popular, Lightyear is Pixar, Inu-Oh is GKids, Strange World is Disney, and Apollo 10 1/2 is an intriguing entry from Richard Linklater. Also watch out for My Father's Dragon, The Sea Beast, and one of my personal favorites, The Bob's Burgers Movie.

Best Documentary Feature
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Descendant
Fire of Love
Navalny

Other Contenders - Retrograde, Bad Axe, Last Flight Home, A House Made of Splinters, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song, The Janes, Moonage Daydream, The Territory, Hidden Letters, Children of the Mist

Commentary - With Good Night Oppy missing the cut, this opens up this race to other contenders. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has won the majority of the critical awards, but it faces still competition from Fire of Love and All that Breathes. Descendant is from Netflix, and its timely, as is Navalny, which could be one of our surprise winners that this category often produces. 

Best International Feature
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
Saint Omer (France)

Other Contenders - Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths) (Mexico),  EO (Poland), Return to Seoul (Cambodia), Holy Spider (Denmark), Corsage (Austria), Joyland (Pakistan), The Quiet Girl (Ireland), The Blue Caftan (Morocco), Cairo Conspiracy (Sweden), Last Film Show (India), 

Commentary - This is a tight race. The questions that remain are: 1)Will the popularity of Inarritu propel him here, even though the film is eh? Will the critical favorites like EO or Return to Seoul overcome more popular choices? We will have to wait and see. 

North Texas Film Critics Association Award Winners

BEST PICTURE
Everything Everywhere All At Once

BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ACTOR
Brendan Fraser – The Whale

BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
RRR

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Good Night Oppy

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Claudio Miranda - Top Gun: Maverick

BEST NEWCOMER
Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans

GARY MURRAY AWARD (Best Ensemble)
The Menu

94th Academy Awards Shortlists

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Bad Axe
Children of the Mist
Descendant
Fire of Love
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Hidden Letters
A House Made of Splinters
The Janes
Last Flight Home
Moonage Daydream
Navalny
Retrograde
The Territory

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton
Anastasia
Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison
As Far as They Can Run
The Elephant Whisperers
The Flagmakers
Happiness Is £4 Million
Haulout
Holding Moses
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Nuisance Bear
Shut Up and Paint
Stranger at the Gate
38 at the Garden

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Argentina, Argentina, 1985
Austria, Corsage
Belgium, Close
Cambodia, Return to Seoul
Denmark, Holy Spider
France, Saint Omer
Germany, All Quiet on the Western Front
India, Last Film Show
Ireland, The Quiet Girl
Mexico, Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Morocco, The Blue Caftan
Pakistan, Joyland
Poland, EO
South Korea, Decision to Leave
Sweden, Cairo Conspiracy

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
All Quiet on the Western Front
Amsterdam
Babylon
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Blonde
Crimes of the Future
Elvis
Emancipation
The Whale

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Devotion
Don’t Worry Darling
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Nope
She Said
The Woman King
Women Talking

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Time” from Amsterdam
“Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from Avatar: The Way of Water
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“This Is A Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once
“Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“Til You’re Home” from A Man Called Otto
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR
“My Mind & Me” from Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
“Good Afternoon” from Spirited
“Applause” from Tell It like a Woman
“Stand Up” from Till
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
“Dust & Ash” from The Voice of Dust and Ash
“Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing
“New Body Rhumba” from White Noise

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Black Slide
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Debutante
The Flying Sailor
The Garbage Man
Ice Merchants
It’s Nice in Here
More than I Want to Remember
My Year of Dicks
New Moon
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Passenger
Save Ralph
Sierra
Steakhouse

LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
All in Favor
Almost Home
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
The Lone Wolf
Nakam
Night Ride
Plastic Killer
The Red Suitcase
The Right Words
Sideral
The Treatment
Tula
Warsha

SOUND
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Moonage Daydream
Top Gun: Maverick

VISUAL EFFECTS
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Jurassic World Dominion
Nope
Thirteen Lives
Top Gun: Maverick

London Critics Circle Film Award Nominations

FILM OF THE YEAR
Aftersun
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
The Banshees of Inisherin
Decision to Leave
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Living
Saint Omer
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Decision to Leave
EO
The Quiet Girl
RRR
Saint Omer

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Moonage Daydream

The Attenborough Award: BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Living
The Quiet Girl
The Wonder

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by The House of Koko
Todd Field – Tár
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Todd Field – Tár
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner – The Fabelmans
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR sponsored by Nyman Libson Paul LLP
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Vicky Krieps – Corsage
Florence Pugh – The Wonder
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

ACTOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by The House of Koko
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Nina Hoss – Tár
Guslagie Malanda – Saint Omer

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Tom Burke – The Wonder
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR for body of work
Jessie Buckley – Men, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, Women Talking
Olivia Colman – Empire of Light, Joyride, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Florence Pugh – Don’t Worry Darling, The Wonder
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Letitia Wright – Aisha, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Silent Twins

BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR for body of work
Harris Dickinson – See How They Run, Triangle of Sadness, Where the Crawdads Sing
Colin Farrell – After Yang, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, Thirteen Lives
Ralph Fiennes – The Forgiven, The Menu
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living

The Philip French Award: BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER
Katy Brand – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Colm Bairéad – The Quiet Girl
Frances O’Connor – Emily
Georgia Oakley – Blue Jean
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER
Kila Lord Cassidy – The Wonder
Catherine Clinch – The Quiet Girl
Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Bella Ramsey – Catherine Called Birdy
Alisha Weir – Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
A Fox in the Night – dir Keeran Anwar Blessie
Groom – dir Leyla Coll-O’Reilly
Honesty – dir Roxy Rezvany
A Letter to Black Men – dir Kiosa Sukami
Scale – dir Joseph Pierce

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Athena – Matias Boucard, cinematography
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth E Carter, costumes
Blonde – Leslie Shatz, sound design
Decision to Leave – Kim Ji-yong, cinematography
Elvis – Catherine Martin, costumes
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers, film editing
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Brian Leif Hansen, animation
RRR – Nick Powell, stunts
Tár – Stephen Griffiths, sound design
The Wonder – Nina Gold, casting

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Online Female Critics Association Award Winners

Best Film
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-Up: “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Best Director
Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-Up: Gina Prince-Bythewood, “The Woman King”

Best Female Lead
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-Up: Cate Blanchett, “Tár”

Best Male Lead
Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
            Runner-Up: Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”

Best Supporting Male
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-Up: Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”

Best Supporting Female
Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-Up: Keke Palmer, “Nope”

Best Acting Ensemble
“Women Talking”
            Runner-Up: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”

Best Original Screenplay 
(TIE) Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” AND Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
            Runner-Up: Jordan Peele, “Nope”

Best Adapted Screenplay
Sarah Polley, “Women Talking”
            Runner-Up: David Kajganich, “Bones and All”

Best Documentary
“Fire of Love”
            Runner-Up: “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”

Best Animated Feature
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
            Runner-Up: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema, “Nope”
            Runner-Up: Claudio Miranda, “Top Gun: Maverick”

Best Editing
Paul Rogers, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-Up: “Elvis”

Best Stunts
“RRR”
            Runner-Up: “Top Gun: Maverick”

Best Visual Effects
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
            Runner-Up: “Top Gun: Maverick”

Best Costume Design 
(TIE) Jenny Beavan, “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” and Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once
            Runner-Up: Ruth Carter, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Best International Feature
“RRR”
            Runner-Up: “Decision to Leave”

Breakthrough Filmmaker
Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun”
            Runner-Up: Mimi Cave, “Fresh”

Breakthrough Performance
Austin Butler, “Elvis”
            Runner-Up: Thuso Mbedu, “The Woman King”

The “Rosie” Award
“Women Talking”

Women Film Critics Circle Award Winners

BEST MOVIE ABOUT WOMEN
She Said
            Runner Up - Women Talking

BEST MOVIE BY A WOMAN
Women Talking – Sarah Polley
            Runners Up - (TIE) Till – Chinonye Chukwu AND The Woman King – Gina Prince-Bythewood

BEST WOMAN STORYTELLER (Screenwriting Award)
Sarah Polley – Women Talking
            Runner Up - Rebecca Lenkiewicz – She Said 

BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
            Runner Up - Danielle Deadwyler – Till 

BEST ACTOR
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
            Runner Up - Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin 

BEST FOREIGN FILM BY OR ABOUT WOMEN
Happening 
            Runner Up - Corsage

BEST DOCUMENTARY BY OR ABOUT WOMEN
The Janes
            Runner Up - Lucy and Desi

BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
            Runner Up - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

BEST ANIMATED FEMALE
Meilin – Turning Red 
            Runner Up - Izzy Hawthorne – Lightyear 

BEST SCREEN COUPLE
Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once 
            Runner Up - Kevin Kline & Sigourney Weaver – The Good House 

BEST TV SERIES
(TIE) The Handmaid's Tale AND Yellowjackets
            Runners Up - (TIE) Dead to Me and Julia

ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD – For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women
Women Talking
            Runner Up - She Said

JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD – For best expressing the woman of colour experience in America
Till
            Runner Up - Nanny

KAREN MORLEY AWARD – For best exemplifying a woman’s place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity
Women Talking
            Runner Up - The Woman King

ACTING AND ACTIVISM AWARD
Geena Davis 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rita Moreno (

THE WOMEN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE PAULINE KAEL JURY AWARDS 2022

BEST FEMALE ACTION HERO
Keke Palmer, Alice

BEST DIRECTRESS: COURAGE IN FILMMAKING
Olivia Wilde, Don’t Worry Darling

COURAGE IN ACTING [Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on screen]
Danielle Deadwyler, Till AND Anamaria Vartolomei, Happening

WOMEN’S WORK – BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
The Woman King

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN AWARD [Supporting performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored]
Charmaine Bingwa, Emancipation

BEST KEPT SECRET – Overlooked Challenging Film Gems
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, Rickshaw Girl AND Nana Mensah, Queen Of Glory

WOMEN SAVING THEMSELVES AWARD
The Janes

MOMMIE DEAREST WORST SCREEN MOM OF THE YEAR
Blonde, Julianne Nicholson as Gladys

HALL OF SHAME
*The Gotham Awards. For removing the category Best Actress, in the further erasing of women.

*Anatomy Citation. “It doesn’t matter how much I do, I’m still not going to get paid as much as that guy, because of my vagina.” – Jennifer Lawrence speaks out against the continuing literal shortchanging of actresses – regarding Lawrence paid five million dollars less than Leonardo DiCaprio for “Don’t Look Up,” and less than the male cast Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale and Jeremy Renner for “American Hustle.”

*Cringe Citation. Harvey Weinstein’s shameful audiotape recordings. And being reminded of them/him in “She Said.”

*Too Much Information Citation: Emma Thompson, for “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.”

*Blonde. For depicting only the worst fantasies about Marilyn Monroe, and none of her beauty, grace and intelligence.

*More Blonde. A film that re-exploited Marilyn Monroe and made me feel bad for her. She never had a chance in a man’s world, and this film exploited her again through the unnecessary explicit scenes.

*And More Blonde. An overrated actress romping through the film exposing herself. And why the constant showing of embryos, is it to champion pro-lifers.

*Even More Blonde. Completely inaccurate. The portrayal of the actress is shallow and cliched, and the part of the speaking embryo comes across as a disquieting anti-abortionist statement. My review…

*She Said. A drama about the NY Times investigation into the sex charges against Harvey Weinstein, “She Said” comes off more as a self-congratulatory promo for the NY Times, than emphasis on its victims and intimating a kind of damage control there for its own numerous scandals – the weapons of mass destruction hoax, and most recently calling for the release of Julian Assange –  without an apology for the paper’s media participation in orchestrating his incarceration.

*The Cannes Film Festival. For disrespecting credentialed Deadline critic and distinguished WFCC member Valerie Complex, treating her with racist implications as an intruder there. On Being Black At Cannes: How Microaggressions Marred My Festival Experience

*Shame On DOC NYC. For announcing then scrubbing the name off their public list, secretly inviting as guest of honor a cinematographer from the Ukraine Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, Dmytro Kozatsky, who sports Nazi tattoos, and is fond of creating photographs of swastika carved pizzas, while dragging out from the premises a young woman protesting the event.

Monday, December 19, 2022

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

PFCS TOP TEN
(in alphabetical order)
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Tár
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
The Whale
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking

BEST PICTURE
Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Brendan Fraser - The Whale

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin

BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL
The Whale

THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
All Quiet on the Western Front

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Good Night Oppy

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Lift Me Up - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Babylon

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Top Gun: Maverick

BEST FILM EDITING
Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Babylon

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way of Water

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Austin Butler - Elvis

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH
Frankie Corio - Aftersun

Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards

BEST PICTURE
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
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
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
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
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
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
DECISION TO LEAVE

Runners-up: CLOSE (2); ARGENTINA 1985 (3); ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (4); EO (5)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
GOOD NIGHT OPPY

Runners-up: ALL THAT BREATHES (2); FIRE OF LOVE (3); MOONAGE DAYDREAM (4); BAD AXE (5)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

Runner-up: MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

BEST SCREENPLAY
Martin McDonagh, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Runner-up: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Russell Carpenter, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

Runner-up: Greig Fraser, THE BATMAN (tie); Claudio Miranda, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (tie)

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

Runner-up: John Williams, THE FABELMANS

RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film)
EO 

Indiana Film Journalist Association (IFJA) Award Winners

Best Picture
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-up: “RRR”

Finalists: (listed alphabetically)
“After Yang”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Decision to Leave”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“TÁR”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Women Talking”

Best Animated Film
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
            Runner-up: “Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio”

Best Foreign Language Film
“RRR”
            Runner-up: “Decision to Leave”

Best Documentary Film
"I Didn't See You There”
            Runner-up: “Bad Axe”

Best Original Screenplay
Todd Field, “TÁR”
            Runner-up: Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Best Adapted Screenplay
Sarah Polley, “Women Talking”
            Runner-up: Kogonada, “After Yang”

Best Director
Todd Field, “TÁR”
            Runner-up: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Lead Performance
Cate Blanchett, “TÁR”
            Runner-up: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Supporting Performance
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-up: Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance
Jenny Slate, “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”
            Runner-up: Isabella Rossellini, “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”

Best Ensemble Acting
“Women Talking”
            Runner-up: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”

Best Musical Score
Michael Giacchino, “The Batman”
            Runner-up: M.M. Keeravani, “RRR”

Breakout of the Year
Charlotte Wells (writer-director, “Aftersun”)
            Runner-up: Jane Schoenbrun (writer-director, “We're All Going to the World's Fair”)

Best Cinematography
Hoyte Van Hoytema, “Nope”
            Runner-up: Claudio Miranda, “Top Gun: Maverick”

Best Editing
Paul Rogers, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
            Runner-up: Kim Sang-bum, “Decision to Leave”

Best Stunt/Movement Choreography
Vicky Arora (action design and weapons trainer/stunt coordinator) and Raicho Vasilev (fight choreographer/stunt coordinator), and Prem Rakshith (dance choreographer), “RRR”
            Runner-up: Daniel Hernandez (stunt coordinator/fight coordinator), Grant Powell (stunt                         coordinator), and Jénel Stevens (fight choreographer), “The Woman King”

Original Vision Award
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
            Runner-up: “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”

The Edward Johnson-Ott Hoosier Award*
Joshua Hull (“Glorious”)

Sunday, December 18, 2022

St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Winners

BEST FILM
Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST DIRECTOR
Sarah Polley – Women Talking

BEST ACTOR
Brendan Fraser – The Whale

BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin

BEST ENSEMBLE
Women Talking

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
She Said - Rebecca Lenkiewicz; based on the book She Said by Jodi Cantor and Megan Twohey, and on the New York Times investigation by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, and Rebecca Corbett

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
(TIE) The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh AND Everything Everywhere All at Once - The Daniels (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) (Tie)

BEST EDITING
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Paul Rogers

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Banshees of Inisherin -  Ben Davis

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Elvis - Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Elvis - Catherine Martin

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way of Water - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett

BEST SCORE
Women Talking - Hildur Guðnadóttir

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Elvis

BEST ACTION FILM
Top Gun: Maverick

BEST COMEDY FILM
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

BEST HORROR FILM
Nope

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
Decision to Leave

BEST SCENE
Fabelmans - Sam meets one of his idols on the studio lot.

SPECIAL MERIT
Jafar Panahi - For the courage of the imprisoned Iranian director and all film professionals confronting political oppression in the pursuit of free speech, human rights, and artistic expression.

SPECIAL MERIT
Ashley Judd - For the bravery she demonstrated in portraying herself in She Said.

SPECIAL MERIT
David Bowie - For the expansive and continuing cinematic presence of the singer-songwriter and actor, whose life and music continues to permeate and enrich the cinema landscape.

New Mexico Film Critics Awards

Best Picture
Top Gun: Maverick
            Runner Up - Decision to Leave

Best Director
Steven Spielberg "The Fabelmans"
            Runner Up - Park Chan-wook "Decision to Leave"

Best Actor
Brendan Fraser "The Whale"
            Runner Up - Tom Cruise "Top Gun: Maverick"

Best Actress
Ana De Armas "Blonde"
            Runner Up - Lauren Lavera "Terrifier 2"

Best Supporting Actor
Barry Keoghan "The Banshees of Inisherin"
            Runner Up - Ben Whishaw "Women Talking"

Best Supporting Actress
Tang Wei "Decision to Leave"
            Runner Up - Jamie Lee Curtis "Everything Everywhere All At Once"

Best Ensemble
Top Gun: Maverick
            Runner Up - The Northman

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Whale
            Runner Up - Bones and All

Best Original Screenplay
The Fablemans
            Runner Up - Nope

Best Animated Film
Inu-Oh
            Runner Up - Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Best Documentary
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
            Runner-Up: Good Night Oppy

Best Foreign Language Film
Decision to Leave 
            Runner Up - The Quiet Girl

Best Young Actor/Actress
Sadie Sink "The Whale"
            Runner-Up: Gabriel LaBelle "The Fabelmans"

Best Cinematography
Top Gun: Maverick
            Runner-Up - TAR

Best Editing
Top Gun: Maverick
            Runner Up - Women Talking

Best Music/Score
The Quiet Girl
            Runner-Up - Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio 
            
Best Original Song
“Hold My Hand" (Top Gun: Maverick) 
            Runner-Up: "Lift Me Up" (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Best Production Design
Avatar: The Way of Water
            Runner Up - Elvis

Glenn Strange Honorary Award
Whoopi Goldberg
Diane Keaton
Joe Pesci
Bruce Willis

Albuquerque American Award
The Searchers

US Route 66 Honorary Award
Nizhal