The Austin Film Critics Association picked “Everything Everywhere All At Once” as the Best Film of the Year, giving it 9 total awards. Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu all grabbed acting awards, while Colin Farrell, a favorite for an Oscar nomination (and potential win) won Best Actor for his work in “The Banshees of Inisherin.” Jenny Slate received an award for her vocal performance in “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” which also won Best Animated Feature. And “Decision to Leave” beat out “RRR” for Best International Film.
BEST 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
BEST DIRECTOR
“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
NOMINEES:
Park Chan-wook — “Decision to Leave”
Todd Field — “Tár”
Martin McDonagh — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
S.S. Rajamouli — “RRR”
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”
Paul Mescal — “Aftersun”
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:
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brian Tyree Henry — “Causeway”
Barry Keoghan — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Mark Rylance — “Bones and All”
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, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Kerry Condon — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Janelle Monae — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Keke Palmer — “Nope”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Daniel Kwan & 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 Fields
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Rian Johnson
Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Netflix
NOMINEES:
“Bones and All” — David Kajganich
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” — Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale
“The Whale” — Samuel D. Hunter
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Larkin Seiple
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” — Russell Carpenter
“Babylon” — Linus Sandgren
“Nope” — Hoyte van Hotema
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Babylon”
Justin Hurwitz
Directed by Damien Chazelle
Produced by Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, and Olivia Hamilton
Paramount Pictures
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Carter Burwell
“The Batman” — Michael Giacchino
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Son Lux
“RRR” — M.M. Keeravani
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
“Decision to Leave”
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI
NOMINEES:
“Close”
“EO”
“Holy Spider”
“RRR”
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 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”
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“Mad God”
“Turning Red”
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, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“The Banshees of Inisherin
“The Fabelmans”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Women Talking”
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:
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Bob Ducsay
“RRR” — A. Sreekar Prasad
“Tár” — Monika Willi
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance
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:
Stephen Lang — “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Ewan McGregor — “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Zoe Saldana — “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Sigourney Weaver — “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Best STUNTS
“RRR”
Nick Powell
Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
Produced by D.V.V. Danayya
Variance Films
NOMINEES:
Timothy Neulich — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Kevin LaRosa Jr. and Casey O’Neill — “Top Gun: Maverick”
Daniel Hernandez — “The Woman King”
C.C. Smiff & Jón Viðar Arnþórsson — “The Northman”
Best FIRST FILM
“Aftersun”
Charlotte Wells
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
NOMINEES:
“Emily the Criminal” — John Patton Ford
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” — Dean Fleischer Camp
“Turning Red” — Domee Shi
“Watcher” — Chloe Okuno
Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial
Breakthrough Artist Award
Jenna Ortega
“The Fallout,” “Studio 666,” “X”
NOMINEES:
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Frankie Corio — “Aftersun”
Amber Midthunder — “Prey”
Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
AUSTIN FILM AWARD
Glen Powell
“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Apollo 10½,” & “Devotion”
SPECIAL HONORARY AWARD
“Descendant”
Directed by Margaret Brown
Produced by Margaret Brown, Essie Chambers, and Kyle Martin
Netflix
NOMINEES:
“Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood”
“Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story”
“Shouting Down Midnight”
“There There”
Top Films of 2022
| 2. “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures) |
| 3. “Nope” (Universal Pictures) |
| 4. “Decision to Leave” (MUBI) |
| 5. “RRR” (Variance Films) |
| 6. “TÁR” (Foucs Features) |
| 7. “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures) |
| 8. “Bones and All” (United Artists Releasing) |
| 9. “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures) |
| 10. “Babylon” (Paramount Pictures) |
Austin Film Critics Association
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“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Michelle Yeoh — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — Rian Johnson
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Larkin Seiple
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Paul Rogers
“Babylon” — Justin Hurwitz
“Decision to Leave”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
Jenny Slate — “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
Nick Powell — “RRR”
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
Jenna Ortega — “The Fallout,” “Studio 666,” “X”
Glen Powell — “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Apollo 10–1/2,” and “Devotion”
“Descendant”
Austin Film Critics Association
Founded in 2005 by Cole Dabney & Bobby McCurdy, the AFCA has seen its membership grow from single digits to well over 20 members with a diverse roster of professional film critics who regularly review movies for national television stations, daily newspapers, weekly alternatives, local radio, monthly magazines, and websites with international prominence.
