The New York Film Critics Online announced “The Banshees of Inisherin” as their pick for Best Picture of 2022. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson both won acting awards. Martin McDonagh won Best Screenplay and tied with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert. Michelle Yeoh and Hong Chau won the remaining acting awards, while Austin Butler took the Breakthrough Performer award.
BEST PICTURE
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
BEST DIRECTOR
(TIE)
Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
Martin McDonagh
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
BEST ACTOR
Colin Farrell
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Yeoh
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Hong Chau
“The Whale”
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Produced by Jeremy Dawson, Ari Handel, and Darren Aronofsky
A24
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
Austin Butler
“Elvis”
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Produced by Gail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss, Andrew Mittman
Warner Bros. Pictures
BEST ENSEMBLE
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Ensemble Cast including Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista
Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
Netflix
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Charlotte Wells
“Aftersun”
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
BEST SCREENPLAY
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Martin McDonagh
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
“EO”
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Produced by Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Eileen Tasca
Janus Films
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Directed by Laura Poitras
Produced by Nan Goldin, Howard Gertler, John S. Lyons, Yoni Golijov, and Laura Poitras
Neon
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp
Produced by Dean Fleischer-Camp, Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Terry Leonard, Paul Mezey, and Jenny Slate
A24
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Nope”
Hoyte van Hoytema
Directed by Jordan Peele
Produced by Jordan Peele and Ian Cooper
Universal Pictures
BEST USE OF MUSIC
“Elvis”
Elliott Wheeler
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Produced by Gail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss, and Andrew Mittman
Warner Bros. Pictures
Top Films of 2022
| “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios) |
| “Babylon” (Paramount Pictures) |
| “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24) |
| “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures) |
| “RRR” (Variance Films) |
| “She Said” (Universal Pictures) |
| “TÁR” (Focus Features) |
| “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures) |
| “Women Talking” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) |
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“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Martin McDonagh — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Michelle Yeoh — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Hong Chau — “The Whale”
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Martin McDonagh
“EO”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“Nope” — Hoyte van Hoytema
“Elvis” — Elliott Wheeler
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE
The New York Film Critics Online, is an organization composed of 38 top online film critics in New York City. It has a rich mix of reviewers who have carved out original, innovative spaces on the internet for critical illumination. The group meets once a year, in December, and votes its film awards for that year.
