2022 Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) nominations

The Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) have announced their nominations for the best in film in 2022 where Everything Everywhere All At Once leads with 12, followed by The Banshees of Inisherin with eight.

The winners will be announced January 16, here are the nominees.

Best Picture

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
RRR
TÁR
Women Talking

Best Director

James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

Best Actor

Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Mia Goth, Pearl
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Ben Whishaw, Women Talking

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Original Screenplay

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd Field, TÁR
Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, The Menu
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

Best Adapted Screenplay

Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
David Kajganich, Bones and All
Rebecca Lenkewicz, She Said
Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Best Animated Film

The Bad Guys
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Best Documentary

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Good Night Oppy
Moonage Daydream
Wildcat

Best Non-English Language Feature

All Quiet on the Western Front
Close
Decision to Leave
EO
RRR

Best Comedy

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The Menu
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Best Sci-Fi/Horror

Barbarian
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Menu
Nope
Pearl

Best Score

Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans

Best Original Song

“Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR
“This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Visual FX

Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick

Photo by Jonathan Hession. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.

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