Somehow I missed these, as they were announced earlier this week, pre-Oscar nominations. Anyway, the Kansas City Film Critics Circle has declared the results of its voting on the best in film for 2022, with a familiar face atop seven of their categories. Everything Everywhere All at Once wins Best Film, Best Director and five more prizes from the KCFCC, leaving mere scraps for its contenders: only Nope and RRR are able to claim more than one award each, and they have to make do with sharing one of their two apiece with each other. All the details below.
Best Film
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Director
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Runner-up: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Best Lead Actress
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett (Tar)
Best Lead Actor
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Runner-up: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
Best Supporting Actress
Janelle Monae (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Runner-up: Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Supporting Actor
Quan Ke Huy (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Runner-up: Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Best Original Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Adapted Screenplay
Women Talking
Runner-up: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Best Cinematography
Nope
Runner-up: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Original Score
Nope
RRR
Best Animated Feature
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Runner-up: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Best Documentary
Jackass Forever
Runner-up: Good Night Oppy
Best Foreign Language Film
RRR
Runner-up: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: Prey
Tom Poe Award for Best LGBTQ Film
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runner-up: The Whale