Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ wins Best Picture

The Atlanta Film Critics Circle has chosen The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once as the best film of 2022, also awarding the pair Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor to Ke Huy Quan.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was a double winner, for Best Ensemble and Janelle Monáe as Best Supporting Actress, along with a Top 10 Best Picture mention. More double winners included #3 Best Picture The Banshees of Inisherin, for Best Actor (Colin Farrell) and Best Screenplay and Top Gun: Maverick for Best Cinematography and Best Stunt Work.

Cate Blanchett was named Best Actress for TÁR and Austin Butler won Breakthrough Performer for the titular role in Elvis.

The AFCC is comprised of 32 film critics from Atlanta-based publications committed to promoting film art and culture locally and nationally.

Here is the full list of winners.

Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once

2. The Fabelmans
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. TÁR
5. RRR
6. Top Gun: Maverick
7. Decision to Leave
8. Women Talking
9. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
10. Nope

Best Director: The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actress: Janelle Monáe, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Ensemble Cast: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best Documentary: Fire of Love
Best International Picture: RRR

Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Original Score: Michael Giacchino, The Batman
Best Stunt Work: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Breakthrough Performer: Austin Butler, Elvis

other nominees
-Danielle Deadwyler, Till
-Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
-Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans
-Amber Midthunder, Prey

Best First Feature Film: Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

other nominees
-John Patton Ford, Emily the Criminal
-Domee Shi, Turning Red

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