Arguably one of the more prestigious critics groups to announce awards each year in American cinema, the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, has just announced its 2022 nominees. The field here is led by two movies, each with 11 nominations: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. Very few surprises here, if any, so not much for me to comment upon! Winners are due to be announced two days from now, on 12 December.
Best Film
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tar
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Director
Todd Field (Tar)
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Sarah Polley (Woman Talking)
Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett (Tar)
Viola Davis (The Woman King)
Danielle Deadwyler (Till)
Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Actor
Austin Butler (Elvis)
Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick)
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Paul Mescal (Aftersun)
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Janelle Monae (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano (The Fabelmans)
Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Quan Ke Huy (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Ben Whishaw (Women Talking)
Best Original Screenplay
Todd Field (Tar)
Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Jordan Peele (Nope)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio)
Samuel D. Hunter (The Whale)
Rian Johnson (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Rebecca Lenkiewicz (She Said)
Sarah Polley (Women Talking)
Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins (Empire of Light)
Janusz Kaminski (The Fabelmans)
Claudio Miranda (Top Gun: Maverick)
Larkin Seiple (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Hoyte van Hoytema (Nope)
Best Editing
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn (The Fabelmans)
Eddie Hamilton (Top Gun: Maverick)
Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa (Elvis)
Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Monika Willi (Tar)
Best Production Design
Hannah Beachler and Lisa Sessions Morgan (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara (The Fabelmans)
Beverley Dunn, Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy (Elvis)
Kelsi Ephraim and Jason Kisvarday (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Elli Griff and Rick Heinrichs (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio)
Michael Giacchino (The Batman)
Hildur Gudnadottir (Tar)
Hildur Gudnadottir (Women Talking)
John Williams (The Fabelmans)
Best Acting Ensemble
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Women Talking
Best Animated Feature
Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Turning Red
Wendell & Wild
Best Documentary
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Descendant
Fire of Love
Good Night Oppy
Best International / Foreign Language Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Close
Decision to Leave
EO
RRR
Best Youth Performance
Frankie Corio (Aftersun)
Jalyn Hall (Till)
Gabriel LaBelle (The Fabelmans)
Banks Repeta (Armageddon Time)
Sadie Sink (The Whale)
Best Motion Capture Performance
Zoe Saldana (Avatar: The Way of Water)
Sigourney Weaver (Avatar: The Way of Water)
Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water)
Best Voice Performance
Rosalie Chiang (Turning Red)
Gregory Mann (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio)
Ewan McGregor (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio)
Sandra Oh (Turning Red)
Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On)