The Florida Film Critics Circle has voiced its favorites of the year and at the top is “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” The film was awarded Best Picture, Supporting Actor, and Ensemble. “Decision to Leave” also won a few awards, receiving them for Best Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, and International Film. “Babylon,” “Women Talking,” and “TÁR” all received multiple honors as well.

BEST PICTURE

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24

RUNNER-UP: “Decision to Leave”


NOMINEES:

“Aftersun”

“TÁR”
“The Fabelmans”

BEST DIRECTOR

Park Chan-wook
“Decision to Leave”

Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI

RUNNER-UP: Steven Spielberg — “The Fabelmans”


NOMINEES:

Todd Field – “TÁR”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Charlotte Wells – “Aftersun”

BEST ACTOR

Colin Farrell
“The Banshees of Inisherin”

Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures

RUNNERS-UP: Brendan Fraser — “The Whale” & Park Hae-il — “Decision to Leave”


NOMINEES:

Austin Butler – “Elvis”
Paul Mescal – “Aftersun”

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett
“TÁR”

Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features

RUNNER-UP: Tang Wei — “Decision to Leave”


NOMINEES:

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 and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24

RUNNER-UP: Paul Dano — “The Fabelmans”


NOMINEES:

Brendan Gleeson – “The Banshees of Inisherin”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
(TIE)

Jessie Buckley
“Women Talking”

Directed by Sarah Polley
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Frances McDormand
MGM / United Artists Releasing

Nina Hoss
“TÁR”

Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features


NOMINEES:

Kerry Condon – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Stephanie Hsu – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

BEST ENSEMBLE

“Everything Everywhere All At Once”

Ensemble Cast including Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24

RUNNER-UP: “Babylon”


NOMINEES:

“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“The Fabelmans”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Decision to Leave”
Park Chan-wook and Jeong Seo-kyeong

Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI

RUNNERS-UP: “The Banshees of Inisherin” — Martin McDonagh & “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert


NOMINEES:

“The Fabelmans” – Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
“TÁR” – Todd Field

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Women Talking”
Sarah Polley

Directed by Sarah Polley
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Frances McDormand
MGM / United Artists Releasing

RUNNERS-UP (TIE): “Three Thousand Years of Longing” — George Miller and Augusta Gore & “She Said” — Rebecca Lenkiewicz


NOMINEES:

Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” – Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Gris Grimly, Patrick Hale (based on the characters and novel by Carlo Collodi)
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” – Rian Johnson (based on characters written by Johnson)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Decision to Leave”
Kim Ji-yong

Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI

RUNNER-UP: “Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda


NOMINEES:

“Empire of Light” – Roger Deakins
“The Fabelmans” – Janusz Kamiński

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar: The Way of Water

Directed by James Cameron
Produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau
20th Century Studios

RUNNER-UP: “Nope”


NOMINEES:

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Top Gun: Maverick”

BEST ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Babylon”

Directed by Damien Chazelle
Produced by Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, and Olivia Hamilton
Paramount Pictures

RUNNER-UP: “Crimes of the Future”


NOMINEES:

“Elvis”
“RRR”

BEST SCORE

“Babylon”
Justin Hurwitz

Directed by Damien Chazelle
Produced by Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, and Olivia Hamilton
Paramount Pictures

RUNNERS-UP (TIE): “Empire of Light” — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross & “Nope” — Michael Abels


NOMINEES:

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” – Son Lux
“The Fabelmans” – John Williams

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


NOMINEES:

“Descendant”
“Fire of Love”
“Good Night Oppy”
“Moonage Daydream”

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

“Decision to Leave”

Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI


NOMINEES:

“Playground”
“RRR”
“Saint Omer”

BEST ANIMATED FILM

“Turning Red”

Directed by Domee Shi
Produced by Lindsey Collins
Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation


NOMINEES:

Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
“Inu-Oh”
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”

BEST FIRST FILM

Charlotte Wells
“Aftersun”

Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24

RUNNER-UP: John Patton Ford — “Emily the Criminal”


NOMINEES:

“Causeway” – Lila Neugebauer
“You Won’t Be Alone” – Goran Stolevski

Breakout Award

Austin Butler
“Elvis”

Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Produced by Gail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss, and Andrew Mittman
Warner Bros. Pictures

RUNNER-UP: Frankie Corio — “Aftersun”


NOMINEES:

Anna Cobb – “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”
Stephanie Hsu – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Florida Film Critics Circle

BEST PICTURE:
BEST ACTOR:
BEST ACTRESS:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (TIE):
BEST ENSEMBLE:
BEST DIRECTOR:
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION:
BEST SCORE:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST FIRST FILM:
BREAKOUT AWARD:
GOLDEN ORANGE:

“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Cate Blanchett — “TÁR”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Jessie Buckley — “Women Talking” & Nina Hoss — “TÁR”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Park Chan-wook — “Decision to Leave”
“Decision to Leave“ — Park Chan-wook and Jeong Seo-kyeong
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley
“Decision to Leave” — Kim Ji-yong
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Babylon”
“Babylon” — Justin Hurwitz
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Decision to Leave”
“Turning Red”
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Polk Theatre

Florida Film Critics Circle

The Florida Film Critics Circle is an organization of 25 writers from Florida-based print and online publications. Founded in 1996, the FFCC strives to recognize outstanding work in film, further the cause of good movies, and maintain the highest level of professionalism among film critics in Florida. Allison Hazlett of FlickDirect has served as chair of the organization since the beginning of 2020.

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