2022 Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) winners

The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC), the 2nd oldest professional film critics association in the U.S., has announced its winners and runners-up for the best in film for 2022 with Everything Everywhere All At Once coming out on top with seven wins, including Best Film, director, actress and supporting actor.

Nope was a double winner with awards for cinematography and score, the latter of which was a tie with RRR, another double winner. Jackass Forever was the org’s top documentary of the year and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On was named best animated film.

Here is the complete list of winners and runners-up.

Best Film: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Director: The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans

Best Lead Actor: Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Runner-Up: Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Best Lead Actress: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Cate Blanchett – TÁR

Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Supporting Actress: Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Runner-Up: Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Original Screenplay: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Adapted Screenplay: Women Talking
Runner-Up: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Best Cinematography: Nope
Runner-Up: Top Gun Maverick

Best Original Score (tie): Nope and RRR

Best Animated Feature: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Runner-Up: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Foreign Language Film: RRR
Runner-Up: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Documentary: Jackass Forever
Runner-Up: Good Night Oppy

Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-Up: Prey

Best Tom Poe Award for LGBTQ Film: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner Up: The Whale

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