2022 Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) nominations
The Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) has announced their 2022 nominations for film where The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once lead the way with nine mentions apiece. Women Talking was next with 7, then The Fabelmans and Top Gun: Maverick with six each. All are nominated for Best Picture alongside Elvis, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, RRR, TÁR and Till.
Winners will be announced on February 19, 2023, at the Society’s live awards gathering at the Midtown Arts and Theater Center in Houston , Texas. Here are the nominees.
Best Picture
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
RRR
TÁR
Till
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Director
Todd Field, TÁR
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Best Actor
Austin Butler, Elvis
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Jeremy Pope, The Inspection
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mark Rylance, Bones and All
Ben Whishaw, Women Talking
Best Supporting Actress
Jesse Buckley, Women Talking
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Janelle Monáe, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Screenplay
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, TÁR
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Best Animated Feature
Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood
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
Bad Axe
Fire of Love
Good Night Oppy
Navalny
Best Foreign Language Feature
All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Close
Decision to Leave
RRR
Best Cinematography
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Nope
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Original Score
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Empire of Light
The Fabelmans
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Women Talking
Best Original Song
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lift Me Up
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Ciao Papa
RRR, Naatu Naatu
Till, Stand Up
Top Gun: Maverick, Hold My Hand
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Stunt Coordination Team
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All at Once
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick
The Woman King
Best Ensemble Cast
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Women Talking
Texas Independent Film Award
Acid Test
Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood
Conception
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
Facing Nolan
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