Imagining a world where “Everything Everywhere All At Once” becomes this year’s Oscar winner for Best Picture brings me joy. Every critic’s circle that picks it as their favorite film of the year brings us one step closer to that reality. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association is the subsequent critic’s award for stepping in and making that play. Along with Best Film, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was recognized for Best Director, Supporting Actor, and Original Screenplay. “The Banshees of Inisherin” continues to sweep the acting awards, with Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon adding to their collection. “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” won a pair of awards, as did “Top Gun: Maverick.”
BEST FILM
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“The Fabelmans”
“TÁR”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Todd Field — “TÁR”
Martin McDonagh — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Sarah Polley — “Women Talking”
Steven Spielberg — “The Fabelmans”
BEST ACTOR
Colin Farrell
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Tom Cruise — “Top Gun: Maverick”
Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
Paul Mescal — “Aftersun”
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett
“TÁR”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert
Focus Features
NOMINEES:
Viola Davis — “The Woman King”
Danielle Deadwyler — “Till”
Michelle Williams — “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ke Huy Quan
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Paul Dano — “The Fabelmans”
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Barry Keoghan — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ben Whishaw — “Women Talking”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kerry Condon
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
Angela Bassett — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Jamie Lee Curtis — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Janelle Monáe — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
BEST ACTING 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 Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Netflix
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Women Talking”
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Gabriel LaBelle
“The Fabelmans”
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
Universal Pictures
NOMINEES:
Frankie Corio — “Aftersun”
Jalyn Hall — “Till”
Banks Repeta — “Armageddon Time”
Sadie Sink — “The Whale”
BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE
Jenny Slate
“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, Jenny Slate
A24
NOMINEES:
Rosalie Chiang — “Turning Red”
Gregory Mann — “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Ewan McGregor — “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Sandra Oh — “Turning Red”
Best Motion Capture Performance
Zoe Saldaña
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
Directed by James Cameron
Produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau
20th Century Studios
NOMINEES:
Sigourney Weaver — “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Sam Worthington — “Avatar: The Way of Water”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin“ — Martin McDonagh
“The Fabelmans“ — Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
“Nope” — Jordan Peele
“TÁR” — Todd Field
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Rian Johnson
Based on “Knives Out” by Rian Johnson
Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Netflix
NOMINEES:
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” — Patrick McHale, Guillermo del Toro
“She Said” — Rebecca Lenkiewicz [Based on the New York Times Investigation by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey and Rebecca Corbett; and the book “She Said” by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey]
“The Whale” — Samuel D. Hunter
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley [Based upon the book by Miriam Toews]
Best Animated Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Produced by Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, and Gary Ungar
Netflix
NOMINEES:
“Apollo 10½”
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“Turning Red”
“Wendell & Wild”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Good Night Oppy”
Directed by Ryan White
Produced by Jessica Hargrave, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Brandon Carroll, and Matthew Goldberg
Amazon Studios
NOMINEES:
“All That Breathes”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Descendant”
“Fire of Love”
Best International/Foreign Language Film
“Decision to Leave”
Directed and Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI
NOMINEES:
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Close”
“EO”
“RRR”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Production Design by Hannah Beachler
Set Decorating by Lisa Sessions Morgan
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore
Walt Disney Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Elvis” — Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Production Designers; Bev Dunn, Set Decorator
“Everything Everywhere All At Once“ — Jason Kisvarday, Production Designer; Kelsi Ephraim, Set Decorator
“The Fabelmans” — Rick Carter, Production Designer; Karen O’Hara, Set Decorator
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rick Heinrichs, Production Designer; Elli Griff, Set Decorator
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Claudio Miranda, ASC
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, and Christopher McQuarrie
Paramount Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Empire of Light” — Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Larkin Seiple
“The Fabelmans” — Janusz Kaminski
“Nope” — Hoyte van Hoytema ASC, FSF, NSC
BEST EDITING
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Eddie Hamilton, ACE
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, and Christopher McQuarrie
Paramount Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Elvis” — Matt Villa, ASE ACE and Jonathan Redmond
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Paul Rogers
“The Fabelmans” — Michael Kahn, ACE and Sarah Broshar
“TÁR” — Monika Willi
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Batman”
Michael Giacchino
Directed by Matt Reeves
Produced by Dylan Clark and Matt Reeves
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES:
John Williams — “The Fabelmans”
Alexandre Desplat — Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
Hildur Guðnadóttir — “TÁR”
Hildur Guðnadóttir — “Women Talking”
WASHINGTON D.C. AREA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
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“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Cate Blanchett — “TÁR”
Key Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Kerry Condon — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Gabriel LaBelle — “The Fabelmans”
Jenny Slate — “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
Zoe Saldaña — “Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rian Johnson
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
“Good Night Oppy”
“Decision to Leave”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
“The Batman” — Michael Giacchino
WASHINGTON D.C. AREA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
Founded in 2002, The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) comprises professional DC-based film critics with affiliations in television, radio, print and the internet. As of 2019, WAFCA has grown to include over 60 dedicated members from the District, Maryland and Virginia.
