The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle split their honors between a few films, giving their Best Picture prize to “The Banshees of Inisherin.” It also won Best Actor and Supporting Actress. “TÁR” was also a big winner, with Todd Field grabbing Best Director and Original Screenplay, while Cate Blanchett won Best Actress. “Women Talking” won a pair of awards, with Sarah Polley winning Best Adapted Screenplay and Hildur Guðnadóttir winning Original Score. And then there was “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” winning four awards, including two for acting and two technical awards.
BEST PICTURE
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Honorable Mention)
“The Fabelmans”
“Tár”
“Women Talking”
BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Field
“TÁR”
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features
NOMINEES:
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Martin McDonagh — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Sarah Polley — “Women Talking”
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”
Bill Nighy — “Living”
Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
Paul Mescal — “Aftersun”
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett
“TÁR”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features
NOMINEES:
Aubrey Plaza — “Emily the Criminal”
Danielle Deadwyler — “Till”
Emma Thompson — “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
Mia Goth — “Pearl”
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
NOMINEES:
Anthony Hopkins — “Armageddon Time”
Barry Keoghan — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ben Whishaw — “Women Talking”
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Tom Hanks — “Elvis”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
(TIE)
Jamie Lee Curtis
“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
Kerry Condon
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
Angela Bassett — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Claire Foy — “Women Talking”
Dolly De Leon — “Triangle of Sadness”
Nina Hoss — “Tár”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“TÁR”
Todd Field
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features
NOMINEES:
“Aftersun” — Charlotte Wells
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Martin McDonagh
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
“The Fabelmans” — Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg
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:
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rian Johnson
“Living” — Kazuo Ishiguro
“She Said” — Rebecca Lenkiewicz
“The Whale” — Samuel D. Hunter
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Produced by Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar, Alexander Bulkley, and Corey Campodonico
Netflix
NOMINEES:
“Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood”
“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
“Turning Red”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE film
“Decision to Leave”
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI
NOMINEES:
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Argentina, 1985”
“Close”
“EO”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“All That Breathes”
Directed by Shaunak Sen
Produced by Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann, and Teddy Leifer
Sideshow / Submarine Deluxe
NOMINEES:
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Bad Axe”
“Fire of Love”
“Good Night Oppy”
“Navalny”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“TÁR”
Florian Hoffmeister
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, and Scott Lambert
Focus Features
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Linus Sandgren
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Ben Davis
“Decision to Leave” — Kim Ji-yong
“The Fabelmans” — Janusz Kaminski
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Jason Isvarday (production designer) & Kelsi Ephraim (set decorator)
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” — Florencia Martin (production designer), Anthony Carlino (set decorator)
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Mark Tildesley (production designer), Michael Standish (set decorator)
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Hannah Beachler (production designer), Lisa K. Sessions (set decorator)
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rick Heinrichs (production designer), Elli Griff (set decorator)
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
NOMINEES:
“Aftersun” — Blair McClendon
“Babylon” — Tom Cross
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
“Tár” — Monika Willi
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Women Talking”
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Directed by Sarah Polley
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Frances McDormand
MGM / United Artists Releasing
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Justin Hurwitz
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Carter Burwell
“The Fabelmans” — John Williams
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” — Alexandre Desplat
SPECIAL CITATION FOR INDEPENEDENT CINEMA
“Emergency”
Directed by Carey Williams
Produced by Marty Bowen, John Fischer, and Isaac Klausner
Amazon Studios
NOMINEES:
“Servants”
“Topside”
MARLON RIGGS AWARD
(We award the Marlon Riggs to Bay Area filmmaker(s) or individual(s) who represents courage and innovation in the world of cinema)
Phil Tippett
We are also pleased to honor long time Berkeley resident Phil Tippett. For “Mad God,” his 30 years in the making film, and for his legendary contributions to the field of animation and visual effects. As the founder of Tippett Studio he has kept the craft alive and well in the Bay Area.
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
(TIE)
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Animated Feature:
Best Foreign Language Film:
Best Documentary:
Best Cinematography:
Best Production Design:
Best Film Editing:
Best Original Score:
Special Citation Independent Cinema:
Marlon Riggs Award:
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Todd Field — “Tár”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Cate Blanchett — “Tár”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Jamie Lee Curtis — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Kerry Condon — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Tár” — Todd Field
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
“Decision to Leave”
“All That Breathes”
“Tár” — Florian Hoffmeister
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Jason Isvarday & Kelsi Ephraim
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Paul Rogers
“Women Talking” — Hildur Guðnadóttir
“Emergency”
Phil Tippett
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
Founded in 2002, the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle is comprised of critics from Bay Area publications. Its members include film journalists from the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, the Oakland Tribune, the Contra Costa Times, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, the East Bay Express, the San Jose Metro, Palo Alto Weekly, the Marin Independent Journal, the San Francisco Examiner, KRON-TV, Variety, RottenTomatoes.com and more.
