The North Carolina Film Critics Association announced “Everything Everywhere All At Once” as the Best Narrative Film of the Year. They also awarded it Best Director, Actress, Supporting Actor, Actress, Acting Ensemble, Original Screenplay, Editing, and Production Design; nine awards in total. The big question is if all this critical love will translate into that many nominations at the Oscars.
BEST Narrative film
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“The Fabelmans”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Nope”
“RRR”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Women Talking”
BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Todd Field — “Tár”
Jordan Peele — “Nope”
S.S. Rajamouli — “RRR”
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”
Daniel Kaluuya — “Nope”
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Yeoh
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Cate Blanchett — “Tár”
Viola Davis — “The Woman King”
Danielle Deadwyler — “Till”
Mia Goth — “Pearl”
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, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Paul Dano — “The Fabelmans”
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brian Tyree Henry — “Causeway”
Barry Keoghan — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Stephanie Hsu
“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
NOMINEES:
Angela Bassett — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Jessie Buckley — “Women Talking”
Kerry Condon — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Janelle Monáe — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
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 DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Fire of Love”
Directed by Sara Dosa
Produced by Shane Boris, Ina Fichman, and Sara Dosa
Neon / National Geographic Documentary Films
NOMINEES:
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Good Night Oppy”
“Moonage Daydream”
“Navalny”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“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
NOMINEES:
“Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood”
“The Bad Guys”
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
“Turning Red”
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ANIMATED OR MIXED MEDIA
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, and Jenny Slate
A24
NOMINEES:
Rosalie Chiang — “Turning Red”
Ewan McGregor — Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
Sandra Oh — “Turning Red”
Sam Rockwell — “The Bad Guys”
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“The Woman King”
“Women Talking”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Martin McDonagh
“The Fabelmans” — Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner
“Nope” — Jordan Peele
“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
NOMINEES:
“All Quiet on the Western Front” — Edward Berger, Ian Stokell & Lesley Patterson
“Bones and All” — David Kajganich
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rian Johnson
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Nope”
Hoyte van Hoytema
Directed by Jordan Peele
Produced by Jordan Peele and Ian Cooper
Universal Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Avatar: The Way of Water” — Russell Carpenter
“Babylon” — Linus Sandgren
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Larkin Seiple
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
BEST EDITING
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Paul Rogers
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Tom Cross
“Elvis” — Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa
“Tár” — Monika Willi
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Ruth E. Carter
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore
Walt Disney Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Mary Zophres
“Elvis” — Catherine Martin
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Shirley Kurata
“The Woman King” — Gersha Phillips
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
“Elvis”
Shane Thomas, Mark Coulier, Jason Baird, and Louise Coulston
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Produced by Gail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick,
Schuyler Weiss, and Andrew Mittman
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Heba Thorisdottir and Jaime Leigh McIntosh
“The Batman” — Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, Zoe Tahir
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Anissa E. Salazar and Michelle Chung
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Jason Kisvarday and Kelsi Ephraim
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“Avatar: The Way of Water” — Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, and Vanessa Cole
“Babylon” — Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino
“The Batman” — James Chinlund and Lee Sandales
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rick Heinrichs and Elli Griff
BEST SCORE
“The Batman”
Michael Giacchino
Directed by Matt Reeves
Produced by Dylan Clark and Matt Reeves
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Justin Hurwitz
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Carter Burwell
“The Fabelmans” — John Williams
“RRR” — M. M. Keeravani
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Naatu Naatu”
from “RRR”
Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
Produced by D.V.V. Danayya
Variance Films
NOMINEES:
“Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from “Avatar: The Way of Water”
“This is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”
“new body rhumba” from “White Noise”
BEST SOUND DESIGN
“Nope”
Johnnie Burn and Jose Antonio Garcia
Directed by Jordan Peele
Produced by Jordan Peele and Ian Cooper
Universal Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Avatar: The Way of Water” — Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges, and Julian Howarth
“The Batman” — Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, and Andy Nelson
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Brent Kiser, Andrew Twite, Stephen Nelson, Alexandra Fehrman, and Ian Chase
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett
Directed by James Cameron
Produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau
20th Century Studios
NOMINEES:
“The Batman” — Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, and Dominic Tuohy
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Zak Stoltz, Ethan Feldbau, Benjamin Brewer, and Jeff Desom
“Nope” — Guillaume Rocheron, Jeremy Robert, Sreejith Venugopalan, and Scott R. Fisher
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Ryan Tudhope, Scott R. Fisher, Seth Hill, and Bryan Litson
BEST STUNT COORDINATION
“RRR”
Nick Powell
Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
Produced by D.V.V. Danayya
Variance Films
NOMINEES:
“The Batman” — Robert Alonzo
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Timothy Eulich
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Casey O’Neill
“The Woman King” — Danny Hernandez
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Charlotte Wells
“Aftersun”
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
NOMINEES:
Zach Cregger — “Barbarian”
Parker Finn — “Smile”
John Patton Ford — “Emily the Criminal”
Domee Shi — “Turning Red”
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
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
NOMINEES:
Frankie Corio — “Aftersun”
Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Gabriel LaBelle — “The Fabelmans”
Amber Midthunder — “Prey”
KEN HANKE MEMORIAL TAR HEEL AWARD
Brian Tyree Henry
from Fayetteville, North Carolina
“Causeway,” “Bullet Train,” “Atlanta”
NOMINEES:
Aldis Hodge (“Black Adam,” “City on a Hill”) – Born at Camp Lejune in Jacksonville, NC
Earl Owensby – Owner of Earl Owensby Studios in Shelby, NC
Jonathan Majors (“Devotion”) – Studied at the University of NC School of the Arts
Evan Rachel Wood (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” “Phoenix Rising”) – Born in Raleigh, NC
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Williams
NOMINEES:
Carter Burwell
Danny Elfman
Ennio Morricone
Hans Zimmer
North Carolina Film Critics Association
Best Narrative Film:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
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Best Supporting Actor:
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Best Documentary:
Best Animated Feature:
Best Foreign Language Film:
Best Vocal Performance:
Best Acting Ensemble:
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Cinematography:
Best Editing:
Best Costume Design:
Best Hair & Makeup:
Best Production Design:
Best Score:
Best Original Song:
Best Sound Design:
Best Special Effects:
Best Stunt Coordination:
Best Directorial Debut:
Best Breakthrough Performance:
Ken Hanke Memorial Tar Heel Award:
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Michelle Yeoh — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Stephanie Hsu – “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“Fire of Love”
“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”
“RRR” (India)
Jenny Slate — “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley
“Nope” — Hoyte van Hoytema
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Paul Rogers
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Ruth E. Carter
“Elvis” — Shane Thomas, Mark Coulier, Jason Baird, and Louise Coulston
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Jason Kisvarday and Kelsi Ephraim
“The Batman” — Michael Giacchino
“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”
“Nope” — Johnnie Burn and Jose Antonio Garcia
“Avatar: The Way of Water” — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett
“RRR” — Nick Powell
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Brian Tyree Henry
North Carolina Film Critics Association
The NCFCA was formed by Kenneth R. Morefield in 2012 to promote film journalism in North Carolina. They are comprised of film journalists who either live in North Carolina or write for outlets that serve readers in this state. The NCFCA votes annually on awards for achievements in film. We also recognize the favorites of participating critics at certain film festivals.
