There was no love for “The Banshees of Inisherin” from the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” swept significant honors, including Best Film, Directors, and Script. “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and “RRR” won several awards, including the first for K. K. Senthil Kumar and Best Cinematography.
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, and Jonathan Wang
A24
RUNNER-UP: “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
RUNNER-UP: Todd Field — “TÁR”
BEST ACTOR
Brendan Fraser
“The Whale”
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Produced by Jeremy Dawson, Ari Handel, and Darren Aronofsky
A24
RUNNER-UP: Bill Nighy — “Living”
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett
“TÁR”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features
RUNNER-UP: 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
RUNNER-UP: Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Janelle Monae
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Netflix
RUNNER-UP: Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Best Ensemble
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Netflix
RUNNER-UP: “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“RRR”
(India)
Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
Produced by D.V.V. Danayya
Variance Films
RUNNER-UP: “Holy Spider”
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
RUNNER-UP: “Turning Red”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Good Night Oppy”
Directed by Ryan White
Produced by Jessica Hargrave, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Brandon Carroll, and Matthew Goldberg
Amazon Studios
RUNNER-UP: “Fire Of Love”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“RRR”
K. K. Senthil Kumar
Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
Produced by D.V.V. Danayya
Variance Films
RUNNER-UP: “Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Stephanie Hsu
“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
RUNNER-UP: Austin Butler — “Elvis”
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
John Patton Ford
“Emily The Criminal”
Produced by Tyler Davidson, Aubrey Plaza, and Drew Sykes
Roadside Attractions / Vertical Entertainment
RUNNER-UP: Goran Stolevski — “You Won’t Be Alone”
BEST SCRIPT
“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, and Jonathan Wang
A24
RUNNER-UP: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rian Johnson
BEST SCORE / SOUNDTRACK
“RRR”
M. M. Keeravani
Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
Produced by D.V.V. Danayya
Variance Films
RUNNER-UP: “TÁR” — Hildur Guðnadóttir
ELAINE MAY Award
(for a deserving person or film that brings awareness to a story from womens’ perspective)
“Women Talking”
Sarah Polley
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Frances McDormand
MGM / United Artists Releasing
Cheesesteak Award
Sponsored by Philip’s Steaks
(for a film meant to recognize a blockbuster that’s hard to ignore)
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, and Christopher McQuarrie
Paramount Pictures
RUNNER-UP: “RRR”
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CHEESESTEAK AWARD:
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
Cate Blanchett — “TÁR”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Janelle Monae — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“RRR”
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
“Good Night Oppy”
“RRR” — K. K. Senthil Kumar
Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
John Patton Ford — “Emily the Criminal”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“RRR” — M. M. Keeravani
“Women Talking”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
PHILADELPHIA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
Founded on March 8th, 2017, the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) is an organization of dedicated and talented film critics from Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs.
