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San Diego Film Critics Society announces 2022 award winners


Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh, San Diego Film Critics Society
Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin continues to rival Everything Everywhere All at Once for the claim of the critics' groups' favourite movie of 2022 with another Best Picture win. It takes both that prize and five more from the San Diego Film Critics Society's awards, including winning three acting honours. Everything Everywhere does rank as runner-up in the awards haul with three in total, while All Quiet on the Western Front maintains its surging status in the awards race with two. Elvis also wins two. Check out the SDFCS' awards nominations for 2022 at this link, and all the winners below.


Best Picture

The Banshees of Inisherin

Runner-up: Tar


Best Director

Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Runner-up: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)


Best Actress

Danielle Deadwyler (Till)

Runner-up: Cate Blanchett (Tar)


Best Actor

Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Runner-up: Austin Butler (Elvis)


Best Supporting Actress

Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Runner-up: Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)


Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Runner-up: Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)


Best Original Screenplay

Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Runner-up: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)


Best Adapted Screenplay

Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell (All Quiet on the Western Front)

Runner-up: Guillermo del Toro, Gris Grimly, Patrick McHale and Matthew Robbins (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio)

Runner-up: Samuel D. Hunter (The Whale)

Runner-up: David Kajganich (Bones and All)

Runner-up: Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews (Women Talking)


Best Cinematography

Linus Sandgren (Babylon)

Runner-up: Ben Davis (The Banshees of Inisherin)


Best Editing

Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Runner-up: Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn (The Fabelmans)

Runner-up: Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa (Elvis)


Best Production Design

Florencia Martin (Babylon)

Runner-up: Rick Carter (The Fabelmans)


Best Costume Design

Catherine Martin and Rachelle Mejia (Elvis)

Runner-up: Jenny Beavan (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris)


Best Sound Design

Top Gun: Maverick

Runner-up: Elvis


Best Visual Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water

Runner-up: Top Gun: Maverick


Best Use of Music

Elvis

Runner-up: Tar


Best Ensemble

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Runner-up: The Banshees of Inisherin

Runner-up: Women Talking


Best Animated Film

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Runner-up: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Runner-up: Turning Red


Best Documentary

Wildcat

Runner-up: Fire of Love


Best Foreign Language Film

All Quiet on the Western Front

Runner-up: Happening


Breakthrough Artist Award

Austin Butler (Elvis)

Runner-up: Danielle Deadwyler (Till)

Runner-up: Anna Diop (Nanny)

Runner-up: Taylor Russell (Bones and All)


Best Comedic Performance

Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)

Runner-up: Daniel Craig (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)


Best Youth Performance (for a performer under the age of 16)

Jaylin Webb (Armageddon Time)

Runner-up: Jalyn Hall (Till)

Runner-up: Banks Repeta (Armageddon Time)


Special Award for Body of Work

Colin Farrell (After Yang / The Banshees of Inisherin / The Batman / Thirteen Lives)

Runner-up: Ethan Hawke (The Black Phone / Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery / The Northman / Raymond & Ray)

Runner-up: Florence Pugh (Don't Worry Darling / Puss in Boots: The Last Wish / The Wonder)

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