The 2022-2023 International Film Society Critics Association (IFSCA) Awards Winners
Earlier this week, one of the newest critics groups I'm a part of, The International Film Critics Society Association, which is now in its third year of operation, announced the winners of the 2022-2023 International Film Society Critics Association Awards.
Since I didn't get to cover the nominations (hey, I was sick!), let me set the stage. First, picking up the most nominations was the critical and audience favorite, and the latest from directing duo Daniels Everything Everywhere All at Once, with 19 nominations, leaving only ten categories where it is nominated. Next, two films are tied for second place: Martin McDonagh's Irish Black comedy, The Banshees of Inisherin, and the Tom Cruise-led box office juggernaut Top Gun: Maverick with nine nominations each. Next, Gina Prince-Bythewood's action epic depicting the Mahomey tribe, The Woman King, secured eight nominations, while the most-watched foreign language film of 2022, RRR, grabbed six nominations.
Now that we've familiarized ourselves with the most nominated films, let's familiarize ourselves with the winners. The results are as follows. Winners are marked in bold with runner-ups noted.
Best Horror/Sci-Fi Film
After Yang
Bones and All (runner-up)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (winner)
Nope
Pearl
Best Action Film
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All at Once
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick (winner)
The Woman King (runner-up)
Best Comedy/Musical Film
Babylon (runner-up)
The Banshees of Inisherin (winner)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion
RRR
Best Animated Film
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (runner-up)
Mad God
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (winner)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Best Documentary
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (runner-up)
Fire of Love (winner)
Moonage Daydream
Navalny
Best Picture
Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin (first runner-up)
Decision to Leave
Everything Everywhere All at Once (winner)
The Fabelmans
RRR
Top Gun: Maverick
Tár (second runner-up)
The Woman King
Women Talking
Best First Feature
Aftersun - Charlotte Wells (winner)
Causeway - Lila Neugebauer
Emily the Criminal - John Patton Ford
Smile - Parker Finn
Turning Red - Domee Shi (runner-up)
Best Director
Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
The Daniels - Everything Everywhere All at Once (winner)
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
Todd Field - Tár (runner-up)
Gina Prince Bythewood - The Woman King
Best Original Score
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon (winner)
Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Michael Giacchino, The Batman (runner-up)
Son Lux, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Women Talking
Best Sound Design
Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel, and Stefan Korte, All Quiet on the Western Front (runner-up)
Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson, The Batman
Kailand C. Reily, Andrew Twite, Brent Kiser, Ian Chase, Jacob Flack, and Alexandra Fehrman, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Johnnie Burn, Oleg Kulchytskyi, Jeff Smithwick, Max Behrens, Brendan Feeny and Ben Gulvin, Nope
Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor, Top Gun: Maverick (winner)
Best Original Song
"Lift Me Up" by Rihanna - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (runner-up)
"Vegas" by Doja Cat - Elvis
"Naatu Naatu" by M.M. Keervani - RRR (winner)
"Nobody Like U" by 4*TOWN - Turning Red
"Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga - Top Gun: Maverick
Best Costume Design
Mary Zophres - Babylon (winner)
Ruth E. Carter - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (runner-up)
Shirley Kurata - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jenny Beavan - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Gersha Phillips - The Woman King
Best Production Design
Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper, All Quiet on the Western Front
James Chinlund, Laura Ng, and Lee Sandales, The Batman
Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, Babylon (winner)
Jason Kisvarday, Amelia Brooks, and Kelsi Ephraim, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Guy Davis and Curt Enderle, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (runner-up)
Best Visual Effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett, Avatar: The Way of Water (winner)
Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, and Dominic Tuohy, The Batman
Evan Halleck, Matthew Wauhkonen, Zak Stoltz, Ethan Feldbau, and Jeff Desom, Everything Everywhere All at Once (runner-up)
Mike Chambers, Ed Bruce, Lindsey Adams, Tim Gathercole, Caroline Adams, Davina Gayle, and Kiera Harrell, Nope
Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Ltson and Scott R. Fisher, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Editing
Tom Cross, Babylon
Kim Sang-Bum, Decision to Leave
Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once (winner)
Monika Willi, Tár
Eddie Hamilton, Top Gun: Maverick (runner-up)
Best Hair and Makeup
Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, and Mike Fontaine, The Batman
Camille Friend and Joel Harlow, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti, Elvis
Michelle Chung and Anissa Salazar, Everything Everywhere All at Once (winner)
Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Annemarie Bradley, The Whale (runner-up)
Best Cinematography
Linus Sandgren, Babylon
Greig Fraser, The Batman
Kim Ji-Yong, Decision to Leave (runner-up)
Hoyte van Hoytema, Nope
Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick (winner)
Best Stunts/Choreography
Robert Alonzo, Jacob De Witt, and Steve Griffin, The Batman
Timothy Eulich, Andy Le, and Brian Le, Everything Everywhere All at Once (runner-up)
Ivan Kostadinov, Todo Lazanov, Nick Powell, and Vicky Arora, RRR
Casey O'Neill, Top Gun: Maverick (winner)
Filip Ciprian Florian, Johnny Gao, and Daniel Hernandez, The Woman King
Best Ensemble Casting
Louise Kiely, The Banshees of Inisherin (runner-up)
Sarah Haley Finn, Everything Everywhere All at Once (winner)
Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe, Glass Onion
Aisha Coley, The Woman King
John Buchan and Jason Knight, Women Talking
Best Supporting Actor
Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin (runner-up)
Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway
Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once (winner)
Paul Dano - The Fabelmans
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (runner-up)
Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin (winner)
Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dolly De Leon - Triangle of Sadness
Lashana Lynch - The Woman King
Best Lead Actress
Tang Wei - Decision to Leave
Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once (runner-up)
Emma Thompson - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Cate Blanchett - Tár (winner)
Viola Davis - The Woman King
Best Lead Actor
Paul Mescal - Aftersun
Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin (winner)
Austin Butler - Elvis
Gabriel Labelle - The Fabelmans
Brendan Fraser - The Whale (runner-up)
Best Youth Performance
Frankie Corio - Aftersun (winner)
Madeline McGraw - The Black Phone
Eden Dambrine - Close
Gabriel Labelle - The Fabelmans (runner-up)
Sadie Sink - The Whale
Kila Lord Cassidy - The Wonder
Best Adapted Screenplay
David Kajganich and Camille DeAngelis, Bones and All (winner)
Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (runner-up)
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion
Ehren Kruger, Christopher McQuarrie, Justin Marks, Peter Craig and Eric Warren Singer, Top Gun: Maverick
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Best Original Screenplay
Aftersun - Charlotte Wells
The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh (winner)
Decision to Leave - Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-Kyung
Everything Everywhere All at Once - The Daniels (runner-up)
Tár - Todd Field
Exceeding (One-Inch) Barriers
All Quiet on the Western Front
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Decision to Leave (runner-up)
RRR (winner)
Triangle of Sadness
Best Digital Streaming Platform
Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV+
Disney+ (runner-up)
HBO Max (winner)
Netflix
Body of Work (Legacy Award)
Hong Chau
Colin Farrell
Jenna Ortega
Mia Goth
Michelle Yeoh (winner)
Not including runner-up wins, the final win tally is as follows:
Everything Everywhere All At Once – 8
Top Gun: Maverick – 4
The Banshees of Inisherin – 4
Babylon – 3
RRR – 2
Aftersun – 2
Tár -1
Bones and All -1
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – 1
Fire of Love – 1
Avatar: The Way of Water – 1
Until next time!
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