The Columbus Film Critics Association named “The Banshees of Inisherin” the Best Film of the year, with The Daniels winning Best Director for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” They combined the actor and actress awards into Best Lead Performance and Supporting Performance this year. Cate Blanchett won the lead category, while Brendan Gleeson won the supporting category.
BEST FILM
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
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
RUNNER-UP: Todd Field — “Tár”
NOMINEES:
Martin McDonagh — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Sarah Polley — “Women Talking”
Steven Spielberg — “The Fabelmans”
Best Lead Performance
Cate Blanchett
“TÁR”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features
RUNNER-UP: Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
NOMINEES:
Olivia Colman — “Empire of Light”
Danielle Deadwyler — “Till”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ralph Fiennes — “The Menu”
Mia Goth — “Pearl”
Paul Mescal — “Aftersun”
Margot Robbie — “Babylon”
Michelle Williams — “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Supporting Performance
Brendan Gleeson
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UP: Kerry Condon — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
NOMINEES:
Angela Bassett — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Jamie Lee Curtis — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Paul Dano — “The Fabelmans”
Dolly De Leon — “Triangle of Sadness”
Barry Keoghan — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Janelle Monáe — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Keke Palmer — “Nope”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
BEST ENSEMBLE
“The Banshees of Inisherin “
Ensemble Cast including Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Pat Shortt, and Gary Lydon
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UP: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
NOMINEES:
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Women Talking”
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR
(for an exemplary body of work)
Colin Farrell
“The Banshees of Inisherin,” “The Batman,” and “Thirteen Lives”
RUNNER-UP: Hong Chau — “The Menu” & “The Whale”
NOMINEES:
Jamie Lee Curtis — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Halloween Ends”
Mia Goth — “Pearl” and “X”
Tilda Swinton — “The Eternal Daughter,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio,” and “Three Thousand Years of Longing”
Anya Taylor-Joy — “Amsterdam,” “The Menu,” and “The Northman”
BEST BREAKTHROUGH FILM ARTIST
Charlotte Wells
“Aftersun”
(for directing and screenwriting)
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
RUNNER-UP: Austin Butler — “Elvis” (for acting)
NOMINEES:
Hong Chau — “The Menu” and “The Whale” (for acting)
Zach Cregger — “Barbarian” (for directing, screenwriting, and acting)
Gabriel LaBelle — “The Fabelmans” (for acting)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Claudio Miranda
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, and Christopher McQuarrie
Paramount Pictures
RUNNER-UP: “Nope” — Hoyte Van Hoytema
NOMINEES:
“Avatar: The Way of Water” — Russell Carpenter
“Babylon” — Linus Sandgren
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Ben Davis
BEST FILM 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
RUNNER-UP: “Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
NOMINEES:
“The Fabelmans” — Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Bob Ducsay
“RRR” — A. Sreekar Prasad
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Women Talking”
Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews
Directed by Sarah Polley
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Frances McDormand
MGM / United Artists Releasing
RUNNER-UP: “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rian Johnson
NOMINEES:
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” — Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” — Dean Fleischer-Camp, Jenny Slate, and Nick Paley
“She Said” — Rebecca Lenkiewicz
“The Whale” — Samuel D. Hunter
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
RUNNER-UP: “The Banshees of Inisherin” — Martin McDonagh
NOMINEES:
“The Fabelmans” — Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner
“The Menu” — Seth Reiss and Will Tracy
“Nope” — Jordan Peele
“Tár” — Todd Field
BEST SCORE
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
Alexandre Desplat
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Produced by Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar, Alexander Bulkley, and Corey Campodonico
Netflix
RUNNER-UP: “Babylon” — Justin Hurwitz
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Carter Burwell
“Bones and All” — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“The Fabelmans” — John Williams
“Nope” — Michael Abels
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
RUNNER-UP: “Fire of Love”
NOMINEES:
“Good Night Oppy”
“Moonage Daydream”
“Navalny”
“Sr.”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Decision to Leave”
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI
RUNNER-UP: “All Quiet on the Western Front”
NOMINEES:
“RRR”
“Saint Omer”
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
RUNNER-UP: Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
NOMINEES:
“Mad God”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
“Turning Red”
BEST COMEDY
“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”
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“The Menu”
“Triangle of Sadness”
“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”
BEST OVERLOOKED FILM
“After Yang”
Directed by Kogonada
Produced by Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey, and Theresa Park
A24
RUNNER-UP: “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”
NOMINEES:
“Confess, Fletch”
“God’s Country”
“Men”
Top Films of 2022
| 2. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24) |
| 3. “TÁR” (Focus Features) |
| 4. “Aftersun” (A24) |
| 5. “Women Talking” (MGM / United Artists Releasing) |
| 6. “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Netflix) |
| 7. “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures) |
| 8. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (A24) |
| 9. “The Menu” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| 10. Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” (Netflix) |
Columbus Film Critics Association
Best Film:
Best Director:
Best Lead Performance:
Best Supporting Performance:
Best Ensemble:
Best Body Of Work:
Breakthrough Film Artist:
Best Cinematography:
Best Film Editing:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Score:
Best Documentary:
Best Foreign Language Film:
Best Animated Film:
BEST COMEDY FILM:
Best Overlooked Film:
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Cate Blanchett — “TÁR”
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Colin Farrell — “Banshees of Inisherin,” “Batman,” “Thirteen Lives”
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Paul Rogers
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” — Alexandre Desplat
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Decision to Leave” (South Korea)
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“After Yang”
Columbus Film Critics Association
Founded in 2002, the Columbus Film Critics Association is made up of film critics based in Columbus, Ohio, and the surrounding areas. Its membership consists of more than 25 print, radio, television, and new media critics.
