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AWARDS: Nominees for the 26th Annual OFCS Awards

The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2022; winners will be announced on Monday, January 23. Leading with a total of 11 nominations is Everything Everywhere All at Once. Other films earning multiple nominations include Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin (9), Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans (8) as well as TÁR (6), Aftersun, Elvis, Nope and Top Gun: Maverick (4 each).

Comprised of nearly 300 voting members from around the world who represent outlets including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Slant, Paste Magazine, AARP, Sight & Sound, Screen Anarchy, Collider, The Film Stage and many more, the Online Film Critics Society annually presents traditional awards including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Actress, among others. Founded in 1997, members of the OFCS explore the nature of film from historical, sociological, political, emotional, technical, and other perspectives, appreciating film as a medium for art and a mode of entertainment. Yours truly here at Every Movie Has a Lesson is a member of the OFCS.

The 2022 Online Film Critics Society awards honor a broad list of films and creators, including a number of box office blockbusters and independent gems alike, for a total of 40 films nominated across eighteen categories. With eleven total nominations, Everything Everywhere All at Once boasts recognition for both craft (Director, Screenplay, Editing and more) and the film’s entire lead ensemble, earning acting nominations for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu. Notable films earning individual nominations this year include Till (Danielle Deadwyler, Best Lead Actress) and breakout non-English feature films Hit the Road and No Bears.


The complete list of 2022 Online Film Critics Association awards nominees is as follows:

Best Picture

Aftersun, The Banshees of Inisherin, EO, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Nope, RRR, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick // Women Talking

Best Animated Feature

Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Turning Red

Best Director

Todd Field - Tár

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin

Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans

Charlotte Wells - Aftersun

Best Lead Actor

Austin Butler - Elvis

Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser - The Whale

Paul Mescal - Aftersun

Bill Nighy - Living

Best Lead Actress

Cate Blanchett - Tár

Viola Davis - The Woman King

Danielle Deadwyler - Till

Mia Goth - Pearl

Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Dano - The Fabelmans

Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin

Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway

Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Dolly De Leon - Triangle of Sadness

Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin

Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Nope, Tár

Best Adapted Screenplay

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, She Said, White Noise, Women Talking

Best Editing

Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick

Best Cinematography

The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans, Nope, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick

Best Original Score

Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, The Fabelmans, Women Talking

Best Production Design

Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans

Best Costume Design

Babylon, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Woman King

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Nope, RRR, Top Gun: Maverick

Best Debut Feature

Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

Emily the Criminal - John Patton Ford

Funny Pages - Owen Kline

Hit the Road - Panah Panahi

Saint Omer - Alice Diop

Turning Red - Domee Shi

Best Film Not in the English Language

All Quiet on the Western Front, Decision to Leave, EO, No Bears, RRR

Best Documentary Feature

All That Breathes, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, Good Night Oppy, Moonage Daydream


About the Online Film Critics Society

Founded in 1997, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) is a professional association for online film journalists, historians, and scholars with a mission to further the growth of an informed film audience, to promote awareness of the Internet as a source of news and commentary, to provide a forum for the OFCS members to communicate and discuss ideas about journalism and cinema, and to encourage a high standard of journalism across the online media. The OFCS consists of nearly 300 members around the world; nearly one third of the organization’s membership are based outside of the United States. The Online Film Critics Society explores the nature of film from historical, sociological, political, emotional, technical, and other perspectives and appreciates film as a medium for art and a mode of entertainment. Learn more at www.ofcs.org