2022 Music City Film Critics Association nominations
The Music City Film Critics’ Association is proud to announce its nominations for the MCFCA 2023 Film Awards. The association is comprised of more than 30 professional film critics working in or near Nashville, Tennessee.
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads the way with an MCFCA record 12 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director – The Daniels, Best Actress – Michelle Yeoh, Best Supporting Actor – Ke Huy Quan, Best Supporting Actress – Jamie Lee Curtis, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Comedy Film, Best Action Film, and Best Stunt Work.
Babylon follows just behind with 10 nominations, which equals the previous nomination record set by last year’s The Power of the Dog.
The Banshees of Inisherin earned eight nominations while Top Gun: Maverick, The Fabelmans, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio each scored seven nominations.
Due to a tie in voting, 11 films have been nominated for Best Picture – the most ever in the association’s history. The winners will be announced on January 9, 2023. Here is the full list of nominations.
Best Picture
- Aftersun
- Babylon
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- The Fabelmans
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Nope
- RRR
- TÁR
- Top Gun Maverick
Best Director
- Damien Chazelle – Babylon
- Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
- S. S. Rajamouli – RRR
- Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
- The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Todd Field – TÁR
Best Actor
- Austin Butler – Elvis
- Brendan Fraser – The Whale
- Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Diego Calva – Babylon
- Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett – TÁR
- Margot Robbie – Babylon
- Mia Goth – Pearl
- Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Viola Davis – The Woman King
Best Supporting Actor
- Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
- Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
Best Supporting Actress
- Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Hong Chau – The Whale
- Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Young Actor
- Banks Repeta – Armageddon Time
- Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
- Gregory Mann – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Jalyn Hall – Till
- Mason Thames – The Black Phone
Best Young Actress
- Anna Cobb – We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
- Bella Ramsey – Catherine Called Birdy
- Frankie Corio – Aftersun
- Julia Butters – The Fabelmans
- Sadie Sink – The Whale
Best Acting Ensemble
- Babylon
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- The Fabelmans
- Women Talking
Best Music Film
- Elvis
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Roald Dahl’s Matilda theMusical
- Moonage Daydream
- TÁR
Best Animated Film
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- Turning Red
- Wendell & Wild
Best Documentary
- All that Breathes
- All the Beauty and Bloodshed
- Fire of Love
- Good Night Oppy
- Moonage Daydream
Best International Film
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
- Decision to Leave
- EO
- RRR
Best Screenplay
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- The Fabelmans
- TÁR
- Women Talking
Best Original Song
- “Ciao Papa” – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- “Hold My Hand” – Top Gun: Maverick
- “Lift Me Up” – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- “Naatu Naatu” – RRR
- “New Body Rhumba” – White Noise
Best Score
- Babylon
- The Batman
- The Fabelmans
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Women Talking
Best Sound
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Babylon
- Elvis
- Nope
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Cinematography
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Babylon
- Nope
- The Batman
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Production Design
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Babylon
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- The Northman
Best Editing
- Aftersun
- Babylon
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Comedy Film
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Confess, Fletch
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Best Horror Film
- Barbarian
- Nope
- Pearl
- Smile
- X
Best Action Film
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Batman
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- RRR
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Stunt Work
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Batman
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- RRR
- Top Gun: Maverick
The Jim Ridley Award
- Elvis
- Moonage Daydream
- Still Working 9 to 5
- The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile
- Nicole Kidman – The Northman
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