Arguably the most prestigious awards of the critics' section of every awards season come from the New York Film Critics Circle, and they've well and truly kick-started the current season by announcing Todd Field's Tar as the Best Film of 2022. Its lead, Cate Blanchett, wins Best Actress, while Colin Farrell wins Best Actor for two titles: After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin. Controversially, Nope's leading lady Keke Palmer wins in a Supporting category here; even more controversially, S. S. Rajamouli wins the NYFCC Best Director prize for his unabashedly Hindu nationalist fictional historical epic RRR. A disgraceful look for this group, sullying each and every one of their other choices this year. All the details below.
Best Film
Tar
Best Director
S. S. Rajamouli (RRR)
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett (Tar)
Best Actor
Colin Farrell (After Yang / The Banshees of Inisherin)
Best Supporting Actress
Keke Palmer (Nope)
Best Supporting Actor
Quan Ke Huy (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Screenplay
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda (Top Gun: Maverick)
Best Animated Film
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Best Non-Fiction Film
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Best International Film
EO
Best First Film
Aftersun
Special Award
dGenerate Films
Jafar Panahi
Jake Perlin