In the 3rd Annual Sunset Circle Awards, Todd Field’s “Tár” was the biggest recipient. Winning Best Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best Screenplay, the closest any other film got to touching that number was “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” which received Best Supporting Actor and Best Ensemble. Some of the other films honored included big-budget fare like “Elvis,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” and “RRR,” along with some more minor works like Ti West’s “X” and “Aftersun.” Last year, “Dune” was the most awarded film by the Sunset Circle and went on to win six Oscars off of ten nominations.
BEST Film
“Tár”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, and Todd Field
Focus Features
RUNNER-UP
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
A24
NOMINEES
AFTERSUN
A24
THE MENU
Searchlight Pictures
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Paramount Pictures
DECISION TO LEAVE
MUBI
RRR
Sarigama Cinemas
WOMEN TALKING
United Artists Releasing
ELVIS
Warner Bros. Pictures
SHE SAID
Universal Pictures
Best DIRECTOR
Todd Field
“Tár”
Produced by Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, and Todd Field
Focus Features
RUNNER-UP
S.S. RAJAMOULI
RRR
Sarigama Cinemas
NOMINEES
JOSEPH KOSINSKI
Top Gun: Maverick
Paramount Pictures
PARK CHAN-WOOK
Decision To Leave
MUBI
SARAH POLLEY
Women Talking
United Artists Releasing
Best Actor
Austin Butler
“Elvis”
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Produced by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, and Schuyler Weiss
Warner Bros. Pictures
RUNNER-UP
BRENDAN FRASER
The Whale
A24
NOMINEES
TOM CRUISE
Top Gun: Maverick
Paramount Pictures
COLIN FARRELL
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Searchlight Pictures
PAUL MESCAL
Aftersun
A24
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett
“Tár”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, and Todd Field
Focus Features
RUNNER-UP
DANIELLE DEADWYLER
Till
United Artists Releasing
NOMINEES
MIA GOTH
X + Pearl
A24
TANG WEI
Decision To Leave
MUBI
MICHELLE YEOH
Everything Everywhere All At Once
A24
Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
A24
RUNNER-UP
BRYAN TYREE HENRY
Causeway
Apple TV+
NOMINEES
PAUL DANO
The Fabelmans
Universal Pictures
BRENDAN GLEESON
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Searchlight Pictures
MICHAEL WARD
Empire of Light
Searchlight Pictures
Best Supporting ActRESS
Carey Mulligan
“She Said”
Directed by Maria Schrader
Produced by Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner
Universal Pictures
RUNNER-UP
CLAIRE FOY
Women Talking
United Artists Releasing
NOMINEES
ANGELA BASSETT
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Walt Disney Pictures
HONG CHAU
The Whale / The Menu
A24 / Searchlight Pictures
THUSO MBEDU
The Woman King
TriStar Pictures
Best Ensemble
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
A24
RUNNER-UP
WOMEN TALKING
United Artists Releasing
NOMINEES
THE MENU
Searchlight Pictures
SHE SAID
Universal Pictures
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Paramount Pictures
Scene Stealer
Brad Pitt
“The Lost City”
Directed by Adam Nee and Aaron Nee
Paramount Pictures
RUNNER-UP
JUDD HIRSCH
The Fabelmans
Universal Pictures
NOMINEES
JENNIFER EHLE
She Said
Universal Pictures
DAVID LYNCH
The Fabelmans
Universal Pictures
TAYLOR SWIFT
Amsterdam
20th Century Studios
Best Screenplay
“Tár”
Written by Todd Field
Focus Features
RUNNER-UP
THE MENU
Seth Reiss & Will Tracy
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
DECISION TO LEAVE
Jeong Seo-kyeong and Park Chan-wook
MUBI
SHE SAID
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Universal Pictures
WOMEN TALKING
Sarah Polley
United Artists Releasing
Best International Feature
“RRR”
(India)
Directed by S. S. Rajamouli
Produced by D. V. V. Danayya
Sarigama Cinemas
RUNNER-UP
DECISION TO LEAVE
(South Korea)
MUBI
NOMINEES
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Germany)
Netflix
ATHENA
(France)
Netflix
HOLY SPIDER
(Iran)
Utopia
Best CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Tár”
Cinematography by Florian Hoffmeister
Focus Features
RUNNER-UP
ELVIS
Mandy Walker
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES
BARDO
Darius Khondji
Netflix
THE BATMAN
Greig Fraser
Warner Bros. Pictures
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
Roger Deakins
Searchlight Pictures
Best EDITING
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Edited by Eddie Hamilton
Paramount Pictures
RUNNER-UP
RRR
A. Sreekar Prasad
Sarigama Cinemas
NOMINEES
DECISION TO LEAVE
Kim Sang-bum
MUBI
ELVIS
Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
Warner Bros. Pictures
MOONAGE DAYDREAM
Brett Morgen
Neon
Best Score
“Women Talking”
Composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir
United Artists Releasing
RUNNER-UP
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Alexandre Desplat
Netflix
NOMINEES
THE BATMAN
Michael Giacchino
Warner Bros Pictures
BONES AND ALL
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
United Artists Releasing
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Searchlight Pictures
Best Horror Film
“X”
Directed by Ti West
Produced by Ti West, Jacob Jaffke, Kevin Turen, and Harrison Kreiss
A24
RUNNER-UP
THE BLACK PHONE
Universal Pictures
NOMINEES
BARBARIAN
20th Century Studios
NOPE
Universal Pictures
SMILE
Paramount Pictures
Five Fire Directors
Charlotte Wells
“Aftersun”
Produced by Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Mark Ceryak
A24
RUNNER-UP
DEAN FLEISCHER-CAMP
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
A24
NOMINEES
PARKER FINN
Smile
Paramount Pictures
CHLOE OKUNO
Watcher
IFC Midnight
TI WEST
X + Pearl
A24
SUNSET CIRCLE
BEST PICTURE:
BEST DIRECTOR:
BEST ACTOR:
BEST ACTRESS:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
SCENE STEALER:
BEST ENSEMBLE:
BEST SCREENPLAY:
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST EDITING:
BEST SCORE:
BEST HORROR FILM:
FIVE FIRE DIRECTORS:
“Tár”
Todd Field — “Tár”
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Cate Blanchett — “Tár”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Carey Mulligan — “She Said”
Brad Pitt — “The Lost City”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“Tár” — Todd Field
“RRR”
“Tár” — Florian Hoffmeister
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
“Women Talking” — Hildur Guðnadóttir
“X”
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
ABOUT SUNSET CIRCLE
The Sunset Circle is comprised of film journalists with special emphasis on awards coverage. Chair Erick Weber (Editor-in-Chief, AWARDS ACE) is joined by Vice Chair Scott Menzel (Editor-in-Chief, We Live Entertainment), Sasha Stone (Founder, AwardsDaily), Chris Gore (Founder, Film Threat), Rodrigo Salem (Writer, Folha de S. Paulo (Brazil)), Alex Billington (Editor-in-Chief, FirstShowing.net), Beatrice Verhoeven (Deputy Awards Editor, The Hollywood Reporter), Jeff Ewing (Critic, Slash Film) and Jana N. Nagase (Critic, Jana On Camera).
