Black Film Critics Circle names The Woman King as Best Film of 2022
The Black Film Critics Circle has announced its award winners for the films of 2022. Gina Prince-Bythewood's The Woman King is the top winner overall, with three competitive prizes including Best Film and Best Director; its co-lead, Viola Davis, also receives a special award. Everything Everywhere All at Once, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and The Whale also receive multiple prizes. Significantl, eight of the BFCC's Top 10 of 2022, including the entire top seven, are genre movies. All the details below.
Best Film
1: The Woman King
2: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
3: Top Gun: Maverick
4: Everything Everywhere All at Once
5: RRR
6: Nope
7: Avatar: The Way of Water
8: Women Talking
9: Till
10: The Batman
Best Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King)
Best Actress
Danielle Deadwyler (Till)
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Best Supporting Actor
Quan Ke Huy (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Original Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Adapted Screenplay
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
The Whale
Best Cinematography
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Ensemble
The Woman King
Best Animated
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Best Documentary
Fire of Love
Best Foreign Film
RRR
Pioneer Award
Viola Davis
Rising Star Award
Adamma Ebo
Special Mention
Nikyatu Jusu