Stepping outside the United States, the Toronto Film Critics Association named “Aftersun” the Best Picture of the year and Best First Feature. Charlotte Wells won Best Director for her work on “Aftersun,” and Paul Mescal won Best Actor for his performance. However, a few things stood consistent, with Ke Huy Quan winning again for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and Cate Blanchett winning for “Tár.” The Association broke the mold with Keke Palmer winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “Nope.”
BEST PICTURE
“Aftersun”
Directed by Charlotte Wells
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
RUNNERS-UP:
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
“Women Talking”
BEST DIRECTOR
Charlotte Wells
“Aftersun”
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
RUNNERS-UP:
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Sarah Polley — “Women Talking”
BEST actor
Paul Mescal
“Aftersun”
Directed by Charlotte Wells
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
RUNNERS-UP:
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett
“TÁR”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features
RUNNERS-UP:
Danielle Deadwyler — “Till”
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, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
RUNNERS-UP:
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Barry Keoghan — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Keke Palmer
“Nope”
Directed by Jordan Peele
Produced by Jordan Peele and Ian Cooper
Universal Pictures
RUNNERS-UP:
Jessie Buckley — “Women Talking”
Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
BEST SCREENPLAY | Original or Adapted
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Martin McDonagh
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNERS-UP:
“Tár” — Todd Field
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley
BEST FIRST FEATURE
“Aftersun”
Directed by Charlotte Wells
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
RUNNERS-UP:
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“Turning Red”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Turning Red”
Directed by Domee Shi
Produced by Lindsey Collins
Walt Disney Pictures
RUNNERS-UP:
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
“Saint Omer”
Directed by Alice Diop
Produced by Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral
Super LTD
RUNNERS-UP:
“Decision to Leave”
“EO”
ALLAN KING DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD
“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
RUNNERS-UP:
“Fire of Love”
“Moonage Daydream”
TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Screenplay:
Best First Feature:
Best Animated Feature:
Best International Feature:
Documentary Film:
“Aftersun”
Charlotte Wells – “Aftersun”
Paul Mescal — “Aftersun”
Cate Blanchett — “Tár”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Keke Palmer — “Nope”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“Aftersun”
“Turning Red”
“Saint Omer”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
The Toronto Film Critics Association was established in 1997 and is comprised of Toronto-based journalists and broadcasters who specialize in film criticism and commentary. All major dailies, weeklies and a variety of other print, electronic and web outlets are represented. Members of the TFCA also participate in the Federation of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI). As such, they have sat on juries at festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Montreal, Miami, Palm Springs, Chicago, Pusan, Moscow, Amsterdam, London and Vienna, among others.
