2022 was a true blockbuster year, blessing us with Tom Cruise, the grand return of the Naavi, superheroes galore, a bang-up year for horror, and hot dog fingers. For the first time since the pandemic, 2022 felt like the movies were (briefly) truly back.

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BEST PICTURE

• AFTERSUN
• AFTER YANG
• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN **
• DECISION TO LEAVE
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• THE FABELMANS
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
• NOPE
• TAR

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BEST DIRECTOR

• Charlotte Wells – AFTERSUN
• Martin McDonaugh – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• Park Chan-Wook – DECISION TO LEAVE
• Daniel Kwan & Daniel Schienart – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• Todd Field – TAR **

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BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Daniel Gimenez Cacho – BARDO (A FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS)
• Colin Farrell – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN **
• Brendan Fraser – THE WHALE
• Jack Lowden – BENEDICTION
• Paul Mescal – AFTERSUN

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BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Cate Blanchett – TAR **
• Danielle Deadwyler – TILL
• Rebecca Hall – RESURRECTION
• Emma Thompson – GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
• Michelle Yeoh – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

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BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Colin Farrell – THE BATMAN
• Brendan Gleeson – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• Brian Tyree Henry – CAUSEWAY
• Barry Keoghan – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• Ke Huy Quan – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE **

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BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Kerry Condon – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• Dolly DeLeon – TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
• Stephanie Hsu – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE **
• Guslagie Malanda – SAINT OMER
• Elizabeth Olsen – DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE **
• THE FABELMANS
• NOPE
• TAR

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• AFTER YANG
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO **
• MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
• THE NORTHMAN
• WOMEN TALKING

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
• CLOSE
• DECISION TO LEAVE **
• PLAYGROUND
• SAINT OMER

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• CHIP ‘N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO **
• MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
• TURNING RED
• WENDELL & WILD

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED **
• FIRE OF LOVE
• NAVALNY
• SR.
• WILDCAT

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BEST CASTING

• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• THE BATMAN
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE **
• THE FABELMANS
• WOMEN TALKING

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BEST EDITING

• AFTERSUN
• ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
• DECISION TO LEAVE
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE **
• TOP GUN: MAVERICK

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• BABYLON
• BARDO (A FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS)
• THE BATMAN
• DECISION TO LEAVE **
• NOPE

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER **
• BABYLON
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• MAD GOD
• THE NORTHMAN

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
• ELVIS
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE **
• MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS
• THE NORTHMAN

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

• THE BATMAN **
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• THE NORTHMAN
• THE WHALE
• X

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BEST STUNTS/CHOREOGRAPHY

• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• JACKASS FOREVER
• MATILDA: THE MUSICAL
• RRR
• TOP GUN: MAVERICK **

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER **
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
• MAD GOD
• NOPE

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BEST SOUND EDITING

• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
• THE BATMAN
• NOPE **
• TOP GUN: MAVERICK

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BEST SOUND MIXING

• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
• NOPE
• THE NORTHMAN
• TOP GUN: MAVERICK **

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO – “Better Tomorrows”
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO – “Ciao Papa”
• RRR – “Naatu Naatu”
• TOP GUN: MAVERICK – “Hold My Hand” **
• WHITE NOISE – “New Body Rhumba”

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• BABYLON
• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• THE BATMAN
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO **
• NOPE

Agree or disagree? Share your picks in the comments! Thank you for reading. 2023 and 2024 lists can be found here. Hope to share my 2021 list soon.