2022 Awards – Portland Critics Association (original) (raw)

Members of the Portland Critics Association are pleased to announce the winners of our annual awards, honoring the best films, filmmakers, actors and other achievements of 2022.

After leading the nominations, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All at Once was the big winner, picking up victories in 7 of its 14 nominated categories. Top Gun: Maverick also notched a trio of honors for Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, and Best Stunts or Action Choreography.

Elsewhere, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was awarded Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score, while Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion was honored for Best Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast.

2022 PCA Award Winners

Best Picture

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Runner Up: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Director

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Runner Up: Todd Field, Tár

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Runner Up: Park Hae-il, Decision to Leave

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Runner Up: Cate Blanchett, Tár

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Runner Up: Brad Pitt, Babylon

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Runner Up: Keke Palmer, Nope

Best Ensemble Cast

Glass Onion

Runner Up: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Ensemble Cast

Glass Onion

Runner Up: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Animated Feature

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Runner Up: Turning Red

Best Documentary Feature

Moonage Daydream

Runner Up: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Best Film Not in the English Language

Decision to Leave

Runner Up: RRR

Best Comedy Feature

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Runner Up: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Best Horror Feature

Barbarian

Runner Up: X

Best Science Fiction Feature

Nope

Runner Up: Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Screenplay

Rian Johnson, Glass Onion

Runner Up: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Cinematography

Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick

Runner Up: Kim Ji-yong, Decision to Leave

Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio

Runner Up: Michael Giacchino, The Batman

Best Costume Design

Catherine Martin, Elvis

Runner Up: Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Production Design

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Runner Up: Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Sound Design

Top Gun: Maverick

Runner Up: Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water

Runner Up: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Stunts or Action Choreography

Top Gun: Maverick

Runner Up: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Top 10 Films of 2022

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Tár

Decision to Leave

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Top Gun: Maverick

RRR

Avatar: The Way of Water

Glass Onion

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Whale

2022 PCA Award Nominees

Best Picture

Everything Everywhere All at Once Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Tár The Banshees of Inisherin Top Gun: Maverick

Best Director

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water S.S. Rajamouli, RRR Todd Field, Tár

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Adam Driver, White Noise Austin Butler, Elvis Brendan Fraser, The Whale Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin Park Hae-il, Decision to Leave Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett, Tár Margot Robbie, Babylon Mia Goth, Pearl Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Anthony Hopkins, Armageddon Time
Brad Pitt, Babylon Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once Paul Dano, The Fabelmans Rory Kinnear, Men

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness Hong Chau, The Whale Keke Palmer, Nope Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Ensemble Cast

Amsterdam Babylon Everything Everywhere All at Once Glass Onion Jackass Forever The Menu

Best Animated Feature

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Mad God Marcel the Shell With Shoes On Puss ‘N Boots: The Last Wish Turning Red

Best Documentary Feature

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

Best Film Not in the English Language

Athena Decision to Leave EO Happening RRR

Best Comedy Feature

Bros Everything Everywhere All at Once Jackass Forever The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Triangle of Sadness White Noise

Best Horror Feature

Barbarian Bones and All Men Pearl X

Best Science Fiction Feature

After Yang Avatar: The Way of Water Everything Everywhere All at Once Nope Prey

Best Screenplay

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once Jeong Seo-kyeong and Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin Rian Johnson, Glass Onion Todd Field, Tár

Best Cinematography

Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick Greig Fraser, The Batman Hoyte van Hoytema, Nope Kim Ji-yong, Decision to Leave Linus Sandgren, Babylon Russell Carpenter, Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio Justin Hurwitz, Babylon M.M. Keeravaani, RRR Michael Giacchino, The Batman

Best Costume Design

Catherine Martin, Elvis Mary Zophres, Babylon Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Production Design

Avatar: The Way of Water Babylon Elvis Everything Everywhere All at Once Glass Onion

Best Sound Design

Avatar: The Way of Water Babylon Elvis Everything Everywhere All at Once Nope Top Gun: Maverick

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Everything Everywhere All at Once Nope Top Gun: Maverick

Best Stunts or Action Choreography

Avatar: The Way of Water Everything Everywhere All at Once RRR The Batman Top Gun: Maverick

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