The Phoenix Critics Circle proudly announces nominees for its annual awards.

Phoenix Critics Circle members have narrowed the films from 2022 to the top nominees in each category. Voting is underway for the winners and they will be announced the evening of Thursday, December 15th, 2022. You can find the winners posted on this site on Friday, December 16th.

The nominees are…

BEST PICTURE

  • AFTERSUN

  • THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

  • EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

  • THE FABELMANS

  • TAR

BEST COMEDY FILM

  • BROS

  • GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

  • JACKASS FOREVER

  • TRIANGLE OF SADNESS

  • THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM

  • BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

  • CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

  • EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

  • NOPE

  • PREY

BEST HORROR FILM

  • BARBARIAN

  • BONES AND ALL

  • PEARL

  • SMILE 

  • X

BEST ANIMATED FILM

  • GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

  • LIGHTYEAR

  • MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

  • TURNING RED

  • WENDELL & WILD

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

  • CLOSE

  • DECISION TO LEAVE

  • EO

  • RRR

BEST DOCUMENTARY

  • FIRE OF LOVE

  • GOODNIGHT OPPY

  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BLACK AND BLUES

  • MOONAGE DAYDREAM

  • WILDCAT

BEST ACTOR

  • AUSTIN BUTLER, ELVIS

  • ADAM DRIVER, WHITE NOISE

  • COLIN FARRELL, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

  • BRENDAN FRASER, THE WHALE

  • GABRIEL LABELLE, THE FABELMANS

BEST ACTRESS

  • CATE BLANCHETT, TAR

  • VIOLA DAVIS, THE WOMAN KING

  • ANA DE ARMAS, BLONDE

  • DANIELL DEADWYLER, TILL

  • MICHELLE WILLIAMS, THE FABELMANS

  • MICHELLE YEOH, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • PAUL DANO, THE FABELMANS

  • 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

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • HONG CHAU, THE WHALE

  • KERRY CONDON, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

  • JAMIE LEE CURTIS, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

  • JANELLE MONAE, GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

  • KEKE PALMER, NOPE

BEST DIRECTOR

  • TODD FIELD, TAR

  • DANIEL KWAN AND DANIEL SCHEINERT, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

  • MARTIN MCDONAGH, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

  • SS RAJAMOULI, RRR

  • STEVEN SPIELBERG, THE FABELMANS

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • TODD FIELD, TAR

  • DANIEL KWAN AND DANIEL SCHEINERT, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

  • MARTIN MCDONAGH, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

  • RUBEN OSTLUND, TRIANGLE OF SADNESS

  • JORDAN PEELE, NOPE

  • CHARLOTTE WELLS, AFTERSUN

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • JANUSZ KAMINSKI, THE FABELMANS

  • KK SENTHIL KUMAR, RRR

  • CLAUDIO MIRANDA, TOP GUN: MAVERICK

  • LINUS SANDGREN, BABYLON

  • HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA, NOPE

BEST SCORE

  • ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO

  • MICHAEL GIACCHINO, THE BATMAN

  • JUSTIN HURWITZ, BABYLON  

  • JOHN WILLIAMS, THE FABELMANS

The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and internet film critics from Arizona.


For questions, contact Phoenix Film Foundation Executive Director, Jason Carney at Jason@phxfilm.com or 480-513-3195.