2022 Online Association of Female Film Critics nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ leads with 11

The Online Association of Female Film Critics has announced their nominations for the best in film for 2022, where Everything Everywhere All At Once led 11, followed by The Banshees of Inisherin and The Woman King with seven and Women Talking with six. All were nominated for Best Film alongside Nope, which earned four nominations.

The OAFFC introduced five new categories this year, expanding their year-end awards from 12 categories (not counting special categories for Breakthrough Filmmaker and Breakthrough Performance, or the OAFFC’s signature award, The Rosie) to 17. They are: Best International Feature, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects and Best Stunts.

The Online Association of Female Film Critics is an independent organization consisting of female film journalists and critics from across the globe. The OAFFC serves to uphold the integrity of online film criticism, foster the growing field of female film writers, celebrate and recognize outstanding achievement in cinema through our annual “Best of the Year” awards, and provide professional support for our members.

Membership consists of women whose primary media affiliation is an online publication.

Full list of nominations below. Winners will be announced on December 20, 2022.

BEST FILM

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Nope
The Woman King
Women Talking

BEST DIRECTOR

Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley – Women Talking
Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King

BEST MALE LEAD

Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Park Hae-il – Decision to Leave
Paul Mescal – Aftersun

BEST FEMALE LEAD

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 MALE

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
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Jessie Buckley – Women Talking
Hong Chau – The Whale
Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Keke Palmer – Nope

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The Menu
Women Talking

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Cha Cha Real Smooth – Cooper Raiff
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Nope – Jordan Peele
TÁR – Todd Field

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Bones and All – David Kajganich
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale
The Whale – Samuel D. Hunter
Women Talking – Sarah Polley

BEST DOCUMENTARY

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

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

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

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

Corsage
Decision to Leave
EO
Holy Spider
RRR

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Batman – Greig Fraser
Decision to Leave – Kim Ji-yong
Empire of Light – Roger Deakins
Nope – Hoyte Van Hoytema
Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda

BEST EDITING

Decision to Leave
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick

BEST STUNTS

Everything Everywhere All at Once
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick
The Batman
The Woman King

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
The Woman King

BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER

Elegance Bratton- The Inspection
Mimi Cave – Fresh
Alice Diop – Saint Omer
Nikyatu Jusu – Nanny
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Austin Butler – Elvis
Frankie Corio – Aftersun
Mia Goth – Pearl
Thuso Mbedu – The Woman King
Daryl McCormack – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

THE ROSIE
The OAFFC’s signature award celebrates the film that “best promotes women, their voices, and the female experience through cinema.”

Call Jane
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Turning Red
The Woman King
Women Talking

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