2022 Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) winners

The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have selected their winners for the best in film for 2022. Everything Everywhere All At Once was chosen as the best film with a budget under $25M, also awarding the multiverse family drama best director, actress, supporting actor, original screenplay and editing.

Glass Onion and Avatar: The Way of Water were double winners and RRR was named best studio film (for budgets over $25M), best song and best stunts.

Here is the full list of winners.

Best Independent Film (budgets under $25 million): Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Studio Film (budgets over $25 million): RRR

Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
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 Original Screenplay: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Documentary: Fire of Love
Best Foreign Language Film: Decision to Leave

Best Ensemble: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Cinematography: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Editing: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Production Design: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Costume Design: The Woman King
Best Makeup: The Batman
Best Original Score: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Original Song: ”Naatu Naatu” from RRR
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Stunts: RRR

Breakout Artist: Austin Butler, Elvis

Sight Unseen Performance: Jenny Slate, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Impact Award: The late film critic Sergio Mims

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