2022 Music City Film Critics’ Association (MCFCA) winners

The Music City Film Critics’ Association has announced its winners for the MCFCA Film Awards, where Everything Everywhere All At Once came out on top with six wins: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Screenplay and Best Editing.

Brendan Fraser was named Best Actor for The Whale and Janelle Monáe Best Supporting Actress for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, which also won Best Acting Ensemble and Best Comedy Film.

Other multiple winners included Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick.

The association is comprised of more than 30 professional film critics working in or near Nashville, Tennessee.

Here is the complete list of winners.

Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Director: The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actor: Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actress: Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Young Actor: Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
Best Young Actress: Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Best Acting Ensemble: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Music Film: Elvis
Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Documentary: Good Night Oppy
Best International Film: RRR
Best Screenplay: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Original Song: “Naatu Naatu” – RRR
Best Score: Babylon
Best Sound: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Cinematography: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Production Design: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Editing: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Comedy Film: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Horror Film: Nope
Best Action Film: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Stunt Work: Top Gun: Maverick
The Jim Ridley Award: Nicole Kidman – The Northman

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