“The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once” both continue to split the awards season, with the Phoenix Critics Circle honoring “Banshees” with the Best Picture and Screenplay and the Daniels with Best Director and Science Fiction Film. Keke Palmer gets another win for Best Supporting Actress, and I’m praying for this to materialize into an Oscar nomination.
BEST PICTURE
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Aftersun”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“TÁR”
BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Todd Field — “TÁR”
Martin McDonagh — “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
Ss Rajamouli — “RRR”
Steven Spielberg — “The Fabelmans”
BEST ACTOR
Brendan Fraser
“The Whale”
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Produced by Jeremy Dawson, Ari Handel, and Darren Aronofsky
A24
NOMINEES:
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Adam Driver — “White Noise”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
Gabriel Labelle — “The Fabelmans”
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett
“TÁR”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features
NOMINEES:
Viola Davis — “The Woman King”
Ana De Armas — “Blonde”
Daniell 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, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Paul Dano — “The Fabelmans”
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
Barry Keoghan — “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
Mark Rylance — “Bones And All”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Keke Palmer
“Nope”
Directed by Jordan Peele
Produced by Jordan Peele and Ian Cooper
Universal Pictures
NOMINEES:
Hong Chau — “The Whale”
Kerry Condon — “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Janelle Monae — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Fire Of Love”
Directed by Sara Dosa
Produced by Shane Boris, Ina Fichman, and Sara Dosa
NEON + National Geographic Documentary Films
NOMINEES:
“Goodnight Oppy”
“Louis Armstrong’s Black And Blues”
“Moonage Daydream”
“Wildcat”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
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:
“Lightyear”
“Marcel The Shell With Shoes On”
“Turning Red”
“Wendell & Wild”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“RRR”
(India)
Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
Produced by D.V.V. Danayya
Variance Films
NOMINEES:
“All Quiet On The Western Front”
“Close”
“Decision To Leave”
“EO”
BEST SCREENPLAY
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Martin McDonagh
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Aftersun” — Charlotte Wells
“Everything Everywhere All At Once “ — Daniel Kwan And Daniel Scheinert
“Nope “ — Jordan Peele
“TÁR” — Todd Field
“Triangle Of Sadness “ — Ruben Ostlund
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Claudio Miranda
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, and Christopher McQuarrie
Paramount Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Linus Sandgren
“The Fabelmans” — Janusz Kaminski
“Nope” — Hoyte Van Hoytema
“RRR” — KK Senthil Kumar
BEST SCORE
“Babylon”
Justin Hurwitz
Directed by Damien Chazelle
Produced by Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, and Olivia Hamilton
Paramount Pictures
NOMINEES:
“The Batman” — Michael Giacchino
“The Fabelmans” — John Williams
Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” — Alexandre Desplat
BEST COMEDY FILM
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Netflix
NOMINEES:
“Bros”
“Jackass Forever”
“Triangle Of Sadness”
“The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent”
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Crimes Of The Future”
“Nope”
“Prey”
BEST HORROR FILM
“Barbarian”
Directed by Zach Cregger
Produced by Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, and J.D. Lifshitz
20th Century Studios
NOMINEES:
“Bones And All”
“Pearl”
“Smile”
“X”
Phoenix Critics Circle
BEST PICTURE:
BEST DIRECTOR:
BEST ACTOR:
BEST ACTRESS:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
BEST SCREENPLAY:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Best Score:
BEST COMEDY FILM:
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM:
BEST HORROR FILM:
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
Cate Blanchett — “TÁR”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Keke Palmer — “Nope”
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
“Fire Of Love”
“RRR”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Martin McDonagh
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
“Babylon” — Justin Hurwitz
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“Barbarian”
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